Sentences with phrase «exhaust crackle»

It's a shame then that niggles like an overly long gearshift, intermittent dash rattles in the car we drove, that awful seating position, uncommunicative steering and lack of exhaust crackle combine to detract from an otherwise compelling, fun and good - value hot hatch package.

In N mode, this system yields an exhilarating engine over-run exhaust crackle during spirited - driving upshifts and rev - matched downshifts.

In N mode, this system will make you happier with an engine over-run exhaust crackle during upshifts and downshifts.

But that didn't prevent the big RS 6 from delivering crushing performance in a practical five - door wagon body that would almost have gone unnoticed but for its lurid Vegas Yellow paint and spine - tingling exhaust crackle.

It looks badass but not overwrought, the V - 10 makes great sounds (particularly the wicked exhaust crackle on overrun), and its overall performance is beyond the realm of anything else with a cargo bed (notably the outgoing Ford Lightning).

I think the sound is mostly good; missing a bit of the ferocity of something like Project CARS (with its ear - bashing exhaust crackle and immersive chassis flex squeaks) but certainly leagues beyond Gran Turismo (though some cars are less convincing than others).

The 1.6 - liter turbo four's torque is ample, and the sports exhaust crackles and pops when you rev - match your downshifts.

No damage, though, and I continue to follow race driver Giacomo Barri into the braking zone, paddling away at the dual - clutch transmission — ziiing, pop - pop, ziiing pop - pop — through fifth gear, fourth, third, exhaust crackling.

Instead, I was treated to an intoxicating swell of revs, the exhaust crackling on the overrun, the motor practically begging me to get going.

The F - Type is huge fun out here, exhausts crackling and rear end stepping out easily if you're too aggressive on the throttle.

Speaking from experience, this car rides every bit as good as it looks, digging into corners with the exhaust crackling off the canyon walls.

Not exact matches

The exhaust note is both a bit loud and a bit boomy (Roush actually does the whang - crackle - thump small - block Ford noise a little better, and without the highway boom), and the shift linkage is a bit too notchy for my tastes (again, Roush's cue - ball, Hurst - copy lever appeals to me more here, with its lighter effort and equally short throws).

The combination of turbo whoosh, a loud blow - off valve, and the crackling exhaust is quite entertaining as well.

A firework of small explosions crackles from the exhaust as I back off to give a wandering sheep a wide berth.

Sorry, no crackling exhaust here.

With the soft top down (it folds away at the touch of a single button in about 20 seconds), all that Z51 - amplified V - 8 goodness floods the cockpit with a low - rpm boom and, at high revs, a crackling thunder that'll make you think you're riding a Saturn rocket yourself (when the exhaust ricocheted off the walls of a short Malibu tunnel, I nearly swooned).

Because even from the depths of the behemoth that is the S - Class coupe's body, it still manages to deliver one of the best V8 engine notes on sale today - accompanied, of course, by plenty of crackle from the exhaust as you bleed off the throttle.

Before we wrap up, the red 911 and the blue GT S trumpet down the hill in a loose convoy one more time, landing at the bottom of the valley with crackling exhausts and sizzling brakes.

Even the car's best feature — its maliciously evil - sounding exhaust note with a crackling overrun becomes neutered unless you use the slow - to - react paddles.

The exhaust is crackling through the huge «top pipes» that are mere inches from our heads.

And although they've not failed, it's really only when the exhaust pops and crackles on overrun when the engine makes anything but an ordinary noise.

It snarls and crackles without consideration for neighbors, especially with the active exhaust set to Track mode, although you can adjust the exhaust valves to a much - tamer Stealth mode.

The new 4B11 engine is deathly dull and no amount of fireworks popping and crackling from the exhaust can hide that.

You'll have a smile just like I did when I drove my Mini Cooper s convertible for the first time the crackle of the exhaust easy maneuverability thing rides like it's on rails.

The real fun begins when you slot second and then squeeze every last rev from the V12, then repeat the process in third before selecting fourth, throttling back and listening to the exhaust's crackling firework display.

Even better, the V12 Vantage S lets you hear the engine's voice, as the powertrain's Sport mode lets the exhaust system bark, and you can hear the crackle from this V - 12 with its unique, uneven - fire cylinder timing.

Martinelli's V - 6 is a rare vocal talent, its crackling call amplified by a two - mode exhaust whose pneumatic valves route from each cylinder bank.

Speaking of sporty, the F - Pace also now has a variable valve active exhaust similar to the F - Type so you can snap, crackle and pop around town.

The exhilaration as this beautiful little engine burst into life emitting a familiar crackle from the albeit smokey exhaust before settling into its idle.

It's no free - breathing, high - screaming V - 8 — indeed, it offers an entirely more soft - spoken quality — but at least the V - 6 produces refined audio and, in sportier modes a huskier tune and a satisfying off - throttle crackle uncorked via an exhaust valve.

Instead, I lowered the roof and enjoyed the burbles, pops, and crackles emitted by the exhaust when the car is in Sport mode.

The titanium exhaust, however, does give the M4 GTS an entirely different sonic character to the base model with a loud, crackling exhaust note under full throttle.

One thing we noticed — and this is more of a personal preference — is the array of engineered pops and crackles from the optional sports exhaust, which was on every car we drove.

Granted it's not the most charismatic - sounding engine, even with the added crackle of the optional sports exhaust, but the combination of 369 lb ft of torque from just 1650rpm and the effortlessly quick and smooth eight - speed PDK transmission mean it can cover ground alarmingly quickly.

Audibly with the sonorous growling, wailing, snapping, popping, crackling, and barking of the intake and exhaust of the V - 12 and the fantastic Bang & Olufsen audio system.

All that torque literally hurls you along the road as though you've been fired from a cannon, while the crackling, booming from the quad exhausts allays any fears of those turbos muffling AMG's trademark soundtrack.

On the over-run, and occasionally with some gear changes, there's a pop and crackle from the exhaust.

Thankfully there are a couple of spots during my commute where I can let the F - Type's exhaust expel the crackling fury of its 380 - horsepower, supercharged six.

To compensate for any lack of drama, the sports exhaust — controlled via a Bluetooth button on a fob within the car — adds a heap more noise, and off throttle there is a cacophony of bangs and crackles.

Admiration time over, I thumb the Jaguar's start button and shatter the silence with the crackle and snarl of dual exhausts before setting the navigation to Albuquerque, where we bed down for the night.

It doesn't crackle with the venom of the old K - series, but it still sends sharp stabs of rage from the side - exit exhaust when you blip the throttle, and the noise is still pure race car.

A deep, crackling exhaust note sings through northern Sweden's endless sea of snow and forest, and mounds of snow and ice are rising in swirly puffs.

In fact the VXR - R is far more exploitable than it has any right to be and fizzes down the straights thanks to the remap, a new intercooler, race injectors that are 40 per cent larger than standard and a Milltek Sport 70 mm exhaust system that, although obviously very effective, doesn't pop and crackle quite as much as the pyrotechnic Remus offering on the 888 Corsa.

The Hyundai gets a short - throw, close - ratio six speed manual transmission with downshift rev - matching, and a sport exhaust system which allows for some over-run crackle during upshifts and downshifts.

It also sounds the part with a glorious exhaust tone that burbles and crackles at just the right time.

Maximum exhaust noise for bangs and crackles.

The central silencer has been replaced with an X-piece and near straight - through rear pipes combining to provide an enhanced exhaust note with the added benefit of a motorsport - style crackle on the overrun.

It does sound like Chevy has designed this engine to produce exhaust pops and crackles off throttle, something that's increasingly common in modern performance cars.

Its exhaust makes similar crackles and bangs as its more powerful sibling, but can be optioned with a six - speed manual.

Once engaged, there's now a sportier exhaust sound and a sharp lift of the throttle yields an amusing pop and crackle — but only in the dual - clutch DSG version as curiously the manual petrol refuses to take part in anything so childish.