Sentences with phrase «engine over the driven»

However, since front - wheel - drive cars have the weight of the engine over the driving wheels, the problem only applies in extreme conditions such as attempting to accelerate up a wet hill or attempting to beat another RWD car off the line.

Not exact matches

He shared driving duties with DTM frontrunner Lucas Auer, who took over in the afternoon and was ninth — separated by Renault's Nicholas Latifi and Toro Rosso's Sean Gelael (who missed a large chunk of the morning due to an engine problem).

The broader chemistry enterprise directly employs well over 800,000 people in the United States and serves as an important component of our nation's innovation engine, helping drive job creation and economic growth.

For example, photonic crystals could funnel excess heat from a power plant's generator and release it over a much smaller band of frequencies to drive engines — such as those in electric - powered cars that can absorb energy only within a small range — much more efficiently.

As the centerpiece of the medical innovation ecosystem, NIH not only supports the research that leads to treatments and cures for our most devastating diseases, but drives the life sciences economic engine, annually sustaining over 400,000 jobs and nearly $ 60 billion in economic activity nationwide.

Therefore, if automobiles could be equipped with «low - cost, ultimate - efficiency engines,» reaching a stand - alone thermal efficiency of 60 % or higher over a wide range of driving conditions, it is believed that a substantial fuel consumption superior to that of current hybrid system automobiles could be a reality.

From diesel engines to electric drives, from alternative fuels to control software, from transmissions to batteries, we have been working in partnership with companies all over the world for more than 60 years.

And just talking over the boat engine about how we saw this character; we were already driving out to where we were going to shoot.

Standard Equipment: 3.0 - liter turbo - diesel V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission 4Matic permanent all - wheel drive 4 - wheel Airmatic suspension Hill start assist Speed sensitive power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy glass

Toyota offers a four - cylinder engine rated at 19/24 mpg, but that's only a 1 - mpg advantage over the V - 6 Sienna, and a previous drive with the 187 - hp engine confirmed that it's a powertrain best avoided.

One of the most extraordinary and beautiful cars ever to reach production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.

News BMW spills the beans on its new M4, while Audi moves forward with its new Quattro plans First drives Lotus Elise Club Racer, Rolls - Royce Wraith, BMW 328i GT, Vauxhall Insignia VXR Supersport, Mercedes S63 AMG, BMW X5 and a host of other new cars get the evo once - over Columns Harry reckons electric vehicles have an image problem, while Porter fears for the V8 engine Letters Last month's Future Icons stirred you into action to point out the potential gems we missed

A 321 - hp, 3.6 - liter V - 6 engine will be available as an upgrade, and although Cadillac has not announced full pricing for the ATS Coupe, expect this bigger engine to carry a premium similar to the $ 6000 cost of the 3.6 L sedan over the 2.0 T. All - wheel drive will also be available for both versions of the ATS Coupe, and should carry a $ 2000 premium just like it does on the sedan.

Brooks Brierley tells the sad story of America's most expensive vintage thoroughbred / Driving a boat - tailed AC — The Editor gets to grips with a rare Anzani - engined survivor from the early days of the Thames Ditton marque / Magic Morris Minor — Alec Issigonis's postwar masterpiece is as collectable today as ever — Michael Worthington - Williams inaugurates our new series of expanded and very comprehensive Buyer's Guide / Wizardry in the land of Oz — There may not be many bushes in the Bush but you can trust Nick Baldwin to find a rusting relic / Prescott in 1950 — It's spot - the - celebrity time as Brian Heath pores over a newly discovered hoard of old hillclimb photos / Brighton revisited — Tom Threlfall describes the other Brighton Run while Peter Corrana gives us his driving impressions of one of the most covetable contestants in the main event / Immortal Austin 7 — Bill Boddy (who has owned nine of them) tells what it is about Herbert Austin's little wonder that keeps it at the top of the old - car parade / A summer affair For Vitoria Ainsworth — marriage meant an adventurous initiation into the joys of owning a Roesch Talbot / The real McCurd — Michael Worthington - Williams researches yet another obscure but fascinating UK motor manufacturer of the 1920s / Styled by the Wind — Touring 4 - seater lightweight bodywork on the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia was one of the first attempts at introducing aero technology to automotive coachbuDriving a boat - tailed AC — The Editor gets to grips with a rare Anzani - engined survivor from the early days of the Thames Ditton marque / Magic Morris Minor — Alec Issigonis's postwar masterpiece is as collectable today as ever — Michael Worthington - Williams inaugurates our new series of expanded and very comprehensive Buyer's Guide / Wizardry in the land of Oz — There may not be many bushes in the Bush but you can trust Nick Baldwin to find a rusting relic / Prescott in 1950 — It's spot - the - celebrity time as Brian Heath pores over a newly discovered hoard of old hillclimb photos / Brighton revisited — Tom Threlfall describes the other Brighton Run while Peter Corrana gives us his driving impressions of one of the most covetable contestants in the main event / Immortal Austin 7 — Bill Boddy (who has owned nine of them) tells what it is about Herbert Austin's little wonder that keeps it at the top of the old - car parade / A summer affair For Vitoria Ainsworth — marriage meant an adventurous initiation into the joys of owning a Roesch Talbot / The real McCurd — Michael Worthington - Williams researches yet another obscure but fascinating UK motor manufacturer of the 1920s / Styled by the Wind — Touring 4 - seater lightweight bodywork on the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia was one of the first attempts at introducing aero technology to automotive coachbudriving impressions of one of the most covetable contestants in the main event / Immortal Austin 7 — Bill Boddy (who has owned nine of them) tells what it is about Herbert Austin's little wonder that keeps it at the top of the old - car parade / A summer affair For Vitoria Ainsworth — marriage meant an adventurous initiation into the joys of owning a Roesch Talbot / The real McCurd — Michael Worthington - Williams researches yet another obscure but fascinating UK motor manufacturer of the 1920s / Styled by the Wind — Touring 4 - seater lightweight bodywork on the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia was one of the first attempts at introducing aero technology to automotive coachbuilding.

Then start the car, and drive back and forth several feet (using quick taps on the gas and not just idling) over and over, and let it rest at idle a few seconds before turning off the engine.

So I was driving the other day, right before my engine over heated (I don't think its relevant to the noise or it might be) and my engine started kinda knocking sounds kinda like a clacking noise.

Vintage Armstrong - Siddeleys — Bill Bishop writes about these high quality Coventry - made cars of the 1920s / 1938 Rootes Talbot — The restoration of a 3 - litre sports tourer is described by David Hawtin / «It was fun then» — Part one of an article by Bill Boddy recalling motoring memories from over fifty years ago / VSCC Wessex Trial — Tom Threlfall reports this event in his «Diary of a dilettante» / Retromobile Show Paris — Peter Russell drove to Paris in February to bring us his report / Invicta S - type in the rain On his rain - soaked excursion this month — The Editor drove an open 1931 4 1/2 litre / Vulcan in the twenties — Michael Worthington - Williams describes the diversity of engines used by this Lancashire - based manufacturer / Austin Seven sports re-creation — John Williams tells about the rebuilding of a 1924 «works» two - seater.

I don't understand why we don't see the MR2 Spyder on these lists more?!? I know the earlier ones were plagued with oil / engine - eating problems, but the later models are reliable to 100k + miles and cost similar to the same aged Smart Roadster above... but compared to the Smart, for your # 2k - # 5k you get a 6 speed manual gearbox, over 70 % more power (~ 20 % more weight) but this is packaged in a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, normally aspirated car with no traction control and a LSD as standard:)

The next day I went to drive it to the mechanic and the engine would not turn over.

My latest an e60 550i I've just clocked over 200,000 ks and still loving it (original engine and trans) and i drive em hard like there built to do Anyway go on your ignorant silly ranting ways and I'll enjoy my ultimate driving machines BMW

We averaged an indicated 2.2 L / 100 km over about 30 miles of mixed driving, equivalent to an astonishing 107 mpg, but only because the majority of those miles were covered in E-Power mode with the engine switched off.

Once you get over the age of 25 most adults don't race off traffic lights doing full bore launches as you tend to see a few crashes from that sort of behaviour - driving without due care and attention versus speeding;) There really wouldn't be much in it tbh and with the 63 you have better styling, a better engine, a nicer interior and a much more practical car for everyday usage.

when I am driving (over 60 km in speed), I feel like the engine is holding back and loosing power or about to stall.

Despite some night - before anxiety over driving solo into an unfamiliar and remote area, come morning, I enthusiastically settled into the plush heritage - tan leather driver seat and started the eight - speed - automatic Wrangler's 3.6 - liter V - 6 engine.

Prices for the Ateca start at an incredibly low # 18,675, but it doesn't take long before it becomes an over # 30,000 car when you start adding four - wheel drive, a diesel engine and an auto gearbox.

With its new 2.0 - liter turbo - four engine, the 2016 Lexus IS200t sees ratings of 22/33/26 mpg (city / highway / combined), big increases over the departing IS250's 21/30/24 mpg, when equipped with rear - wheel drive.

When the new Cherokee was announced, Jeep traditionalists were up in arms over this transverse engine, front - wheel - drive / four - wheel - drive crossover, which replaces the Liberty.

The Durango offers a best - in - class tow rating of up to 7,400 pounds when equipped with the V - 8 engine and rear - wheel drive, a big jump over the Traverse's 5,200 - pound maximum tow rating, the Explorer's 2,000 - to 5,000 - pound rating, and the Pilot's 2,000 to 4,500 pound rating.

Possibly one of the motor mounts has let lose, then when it's put into drive, the engine rolls over a little bit, which pulls on the linkage.

Ford's EcoBoost - powered Interceptor has already won favor with some police departments thanks to its improved fuel economy compared to other squad cars with V - 8 engines; however, AN claims that police agencies generally prefer rear - wheel drive configurations, giving the Caprice a leg up over the front - or all - wheel - drive Ford Interceptor.

Usually when I hear something like this, I wonder if the throttle linkage isn't being manipulated some how when the engine is put over in drive.

- Before the neutral switch was installed, I had to drive over 53 mph for more than a mile AFTER at least 17 miles since cleared codes before the check engine light flipped on.

I purchased my 2014 in Feb this year, and was surprised at the poor build quality, A very plastic steering wheel poorly trimmed seats and a headliner that started to hang after one week, a seat - belt that didn't work out of the factory and paint peeling of the front bumper, Oh yes, Loud cabin (engine noise) Now it does have its good side, Great road holding and accurate breaks, This car will give you over 30 mpg, I drive it hard, Just install a K&N filter and its good, Nice try ford but no cigar, I payed my $ 22k and could have done much better and got more for my money,,

Porsche say (of course) that the new models are an improvement over the six cylinder cars, but the EU has driven them to smaller turbo engines to save the planet, and Porsche Marketing has driven them into four cylinders to stop the Cayman / Boxster line from stealing 911 sales (why pay so much when you could get a 911 engined Boxster for so much less money)?

If the battery's SOC is over approximately 80 percent, as it was when we drove the Karma, the engine will switch off when the Karma comes to a stop.

Put down a # 6,329 deposit, and over a three - year term you could be driving this stylish machine with its punchy but efficient diesel engine for # 305 a month.

Slow driving will cause greater heating as there's less airflow over the engine to cool it, and if the air temperature is hot to begin with the air will cool it less.

That's thanks to four electric motors — two front and two rear, to give the E-tron a novel take on quattro all - wheel drive — which produce a total of 309bhp and 3319 lb ft.. While the former is over 100bhp off a V8 - engined R8, the latter is a stonking ten times bigger than the petrol car's torque output.

Longitudinal mounted engines are preferred for front - engine, rear wheel drive, the boxer engine's lower mass probably does not provide enough advantage over the simpler straight - 4 or V6.

The Twingo represents better value for money, undercutting the Brabus Forfour by over # 3000, but Smart's offerings are better to drive, exhibiting more of the characteristics of their rear - engined layout than the ESP - strangled Renault.

As soon as you pull away it feels involving — the steering is positive, the 172bhp engine feels like it's bubbling over with more energy than the front wheels really need, and there's a healthy positivity to the controls that makes you feel like the Mini wants to be driven.

The engine makes passing on the highway a breeze, and the sport suspension isn't too firm for fast driving over bad roads.

The technology that the Elise pioneered — the bonded aluminium structure that's so strong, light and versatile — has been carried over (albeit totally redesigned), and the two share transversely mounted engines that drive the rear wheels through manual gearboxes, as well as double - wishbone suspension all round.

This right - hand - drive 1990 Honda NSX has just over 49,000 actual miles and is powered by a 3.0 - liter 6 - cylinder engine and automatic transmission.

This study measures car reliability by analyzing problems experienced over the past 12 months of ownership in such areas as: features and controls; engine and transmission; entertainment and navigation; heating and cooling; the overall driving experience, and more.

7th and 8th gear have a long ratio, which helps to keep engine revs low even at high road speeds — for efficient and comfortable driving over long distances.

With a highway driving range of over 500 miles in every engine configuration you can get both by driving the always versatile Dodge Journey.

The Yukon is equipped with an all - new 6.2 - liter ExoTec3 V - 8 engine with an automated suspension system to ensure a smooth ride on whatever surface you drive over.

Alright, let me be honest and tell you a few things that I dislike about this car: - Gas Mileage (Hyundai claims it gives you 25 mpg in the city, which is not true, I get not more than 23 mpg in the city for sure)- Traction Control (The traction can not handle the acceleration and the wheels would start spinning, even on the dry roads, not sure what to blame)- USB port - The built in USB port does not support android, at least not in my case, therefore I have to rely on Bluetooth or AUX)- Dull Alloy Wheels - The dullness of alloy wheels for the SE trim does not compliment the car over all, but eh, I can't complain much as it is a BASE model Now, the things I absolutely love about this car: - Great Turn Radius - Beautiful LED lights (even with base model)- Highway mileage (35 mpg even driving at 75 miles an hour, you might get better than 37 mpg if you drive at 55 miles an hour)- Spacious trunk - Great leg room for rear seats - Just enough power to accelerate quickly and merge on to the highways / freeways - Amazing Brakes - Sports, ECO and Normal Mode (For those who do not know, once switched to SPORTS mode, the car's steering becomes stiff as well as the engine along with the help of transmission helps you accelerate the car faster, you actually feel like driving a sports car.

At the very least, you can expect to spend just over $ 46,000 for a 2016 Audi A6, which includes the 2.0 - liter turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine and front - wheel - drive configuration.