Sentences with phrase «engine hums»

Noise is also at a minimum, but the diesel engine hums a little bit too much for our taste.

Instead, the 1.8 - litre Atkinson Cycle four - cylinder petrol engine hums away discreetly in the background — a bit like your fridge compressor at home.

When you press the accelerator, the engine hums nicely as it winds up.

The Diamante's engine hums, and only when it's really pushed do you hear the engine rumble - a rumble that sends chills down your spine..

In fifth gear at 65 mph the engine hums.

I buckle in, insert the key and the 2.0 L twin - scroll turbo - charged BOXER engine hums to life.

The engine hums beautifully.

Oddly enough, the best thing it does is cruise down the freeway, where the engine hums along relatively quietly and responds quickly with the little bursts of acceleration you need to keep pace with traffic.

The Cruze feels like the slowest car in our group, but on the highway, the engine hums along with a quiet, refined, and effortless lightness.

The engine hums along without fuss, and when we need to haul the big boy down, its hydraulic - assisted front brakes offer up better - than - expected stopping power.

Help comes, Engine hums.

While these giant firms look at startups as takeover targets — to keep their innovation engines humming.

Here are strategies for getting the money - making engine humming again.

His desire to consolidate control however may not help his plans to keep the Middle Kingdom's economic engine humming.

As marketers, we're always looking for ways to build brand loyalty, nurture relationships, and keep the sales funnel engine humming.

Muscle is an active tissue which burns calories / energy all the time even when you sleep, it's kind of like an engine humming in the background.

Unless you're listening for it, though, the engine hum disappears behind conversation or the radio.

Under the hood, there's a panel between the engine and dashboard made from aluminum and composite material that keeps the engine hum contained.

In Drive, the transmission used its eight gears to keep the engine humming along at a sedate 2,000 rpm until I kicked down the gas pedal.

The CVT works beautifully with the new 1.5 - liter turbocharged four - banger, keeping the engine humming right where the torque curve is fattest to ensure good throttle response.

Photo Credit: (Derek Gee / Buffalo News) The beautiful sound of that Corvette Stingray engine humming down the highway could well be the theme song for the...

With Sport mode off, the transmission reaches for its highest reasonable gear, keeping the engine humming below 2,000 rpm to save gas.

It happens subtly, so that it takes a moment to notice the lack of vibration and engine hum.

They're also helping to get local economic engines humming again.

Not exact matches

Now that General Motors has given the Wankel its seal of approval by indicating that some versions of its Vega subcompact will be sold with rotary engines as early as Spring 1974, there is little question that automobiles of every size and nationality will be humming along under «R.C. Power» by the end of the decade.

As the film opens, a small boy is romping across farmland when he hears the hum of an airplane engine.

The flight to New York was only an hour each way (and luckily the hum of the jet engine lulled him to sleep on both flights!)

The hum of an engine, vibration of the road, and the snug feeling of the car seat all work together to have a calming effect for many babies.

Certainly test any rattle out first, but in my experience, I've found that most baby rattles will not make enough noise to be heard over the hum of airplane engines.

The new sights and calming hum of the engine could be a good experience for your child.

Yesterday's storm has moved on, leaving behind an unearthly stillness broken only by the calls of snow petrels and the engine's throaty hum.

So that by the time its energy reaches your ear, the sound you perceive is more of a whisper than a shout — or an airplane engine's roar is more like a quiet hum.

When you are waiting with a friend to cross a busy intersection, car engines running, horns honking and the city humming all around you, your brain is busy processing all those sounds.

Notice the sounds that you hear: The words people are saying to you, the sounds around you, the sound of your breathing, the hum of the engine of the car you are driving, etc..

The included 7.0 DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack is similarly impressive, maintaining a fine balance between the show's endless streams of dialogue and the steady hum of background ambience (the ever - present engine noise is smartly relegated to the sub).

I first thought about putting a V6 in it, since 158HP being the maximum horsepower the best engine can deliver is a bit, hum, low.

As previously alluded to it's at its best on the motorway, where the engine fades to a background hum and wind noise is minimal despite the traditional upright windscreen.

There's a burble from the exhaust at idle that sounds like it's been carefully modelled on an i20 WRC in «road mode», but for the rest of the time the engine is the model of restraint, rarely rising above a background hum and only making itself known via its effortless mid-range urge.

Long - distance journeys were effortless, the engine gently humming at a relaxed 3000rpm at 80mph in sixth, with no obtrusive exhaust or wind noise.

Hindered by a ho - hum drag coefficient of 0.37, the final 15 mph takes a while to materialize, and there's also a fair bit of hunting going on inside the transmission, which keeps the engine far from its 6500 - rpm redline in sixth.

70 mph, a quick pass in sixth is no sweat and the engine, spinning at just 3250 rpm, hums with the polish and calm of the six in the 7 - series.

There was also a low harmonic hum from the engine compartment most noticeable at idle — switching the A / C on and off and loading the electrical system seemed to have no impact on the noise so I'm still not sure what it was and whether or not it was normal.

Earlier we'd cruised up the freeway from Las Vegas in blissful, quite comfort, riding smoothly over the concrete joins, the engine and tyres a distant hum.

Granted, its new engine lacks the characteristic induction hum and hard mechanical edge at certain points within the rev range that made the old naturally aspirated unit so invigorating.

In the Caprice, the fuel - injected, 5.0 - liter engine makes a faint humming sound under heavy - duty acceleration; otherwise it is practically silent.

The supercharger - an engine - driven pump that stuffs more fuel and air into the engine - makes a lovely hum as it winds up.

Under normal use, though, the engine settles down into a quiet hum, while the gearbox changes gear smoothly.

The humming sound from the engine.

«The GT3 rides beautifully in the slow but steady autobahn traffic, its engine no more than a pleasant hum in the background.

If it's out and out thrills you're after then the petrol - powered model delivers scintillating pace and a special sound symposer delivers a rasping exhaust note under acceleration, yet reduces engine noise to a background hum when cruising.