Sentences with phrase «engine feels sluggish»

Having mostly driven six cylinder cars, a four cylinder like Sentra with a small engine feels sluggish at pickup, but well this car is for my college starting son, so perfect.

Thanks to the Reliant's and Aries» light weight, none of the engines felt sluggish with the three - speed automatic; hill climbing (gradability) was better than most competitors.

Not exact matches

It felt like my care was a little sluggish, but I don't know if that was an issue with the actual engine performance or pushing through all that water.

With the automatic, engine speed is around 1,700 rpm at those speeds and the small four - cylinder feels sluggish at that rpm.

Despite the additional power and torque and Mini's claim that the 2017 is faster than before (zero - to - 60 mph in 7 seconds versus 7.3 seconds), the Cooper S Countryman feels sluggish because it's using the same engine as the two - door Cooper S Hardtop but carrying around 900 more pounds (that's a lot of hamburgers).

It makes the car feel sluggish and takes away from the refined four - cylinder engine that powers this car.

Even with the bump up to the more powerful engine, the Encore felt sluggish.

Thanks to the 215 - horsepower engine, this minivan doesn't feel as sluggish and ponderous as the typical example of the breed.

Poking the accelerator, the Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel feels a tad more sluggish than its gasoline - powered equivalent, and the engine noise comes through in the cabin.

In truth, none of the Audi A6 engines feels the least bit sluggish, but the petrol S6 takes performance several steps beyond the diesel models.

It is a free - revving unit but does feel sluggish at lower engine speeds.

The 6 - speed automatic has plenty of ratios to keep the engine in the powerband, but when you try to accelerate there's a long pause while the car selects the right gear and it further adds to the sluggish feeling.

The speed - sensitive steering gets heavy in the hands once you get rolling, and the 2.0 - Liter SKYACTIV - G engine is called upon to haul a fairly - heavy AWD car around the acceleration, making it feel sluggish.

The engine and transmission work well together and it never feels sluggish or pushed when accelerating.

So, while the diesel engine is responsive even at low rpm, the petrol engine feels quite sluggish, and in case you're driving with a full house, the progress gets much slower.

The throttle felt very sluggish, not letting the turbo engine provide a rush of power.

The Santa Fe Sport isn't the most fuel - efficient vehicle in its segment, and the base engine feels downright sluggish.

The engine comes with a six - speed automatic transmission, which feels quite sluggish in comparison with similar units in rival cars.

Does the engine feel smooth and responsive or sluggish and «rough»?

Powered by the same 2.3 - litre engine found in the sporty Mazda3 GT hatchback, the Mazda5 gets four - cylinder economy without feeling sluggish.