Sentences with phrase «few highway drive»

I spent about 500 miles resolving a transmission issue and test driving, and just took the car for the first few highway drive tests.

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If anyone is still dreaming that all of the state's problems will be solved with a drive - by casino, legalized marijuana and a few highway toll cameras, they need to wake up.

Even though Otto's truck was driving itself on a public highway alongside other human drivers, the computers were crashing every few hours, these people said.

With Folsom now the marquee football program that Cordova once was back in the 1970s and 80s, the Lancers» numbers — of both players and wins — steadily decreased through the years as the best athletes in Cordova's enrollment area drove a few exits east on Highway 50 or simply abandoned the sport at the high school level.

Sure, the FJ does a few things wrong - visibility is terrible, the interior packaging stinks, and it's a bit of a chore to drive on the highway.

There are few cars on the market that are as well suited to highway driving as the CL.

I drove a few hundred miles of highway and was getting almost 26 mpg.

The Limited 2.0 T I bought has the turbo paired with a four - cylinder engine (245 hp), leather, heated and cooled seats, panoramic sunroof, navigation, great sound system and a bunch of safety features, including rearview backup camera, smart cruise (which works great and I use all the time on the highway), blind spot warning (which has saved me from a few possible collisions), lane departure warning and a cool brake hold button that in stopped traffic lets you keep it in drive and take your foot off the gas pedal.

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.

In our tests, we clocked in at about 22 mpg, which is just barely under the rated 23 mpg highway rating, and that was mostly highway driving back and forth to work and just a few miles of city driving.

Have driven it for 3 mths mostly in town with a few trips on the highway, and one in Rocky Mountain Nat.

My four - wheel drive tester averaged closer to 21, still impressive but likely bolstered up by a few long highway trips during my time with it.

It was 15 degrees and snowing when we took it out for a test drive and after a few short minutes on the highway my wife and I looked at each other and said «we love this car.»

The Prius Liftback is the only vehicle available today to offer 50 miles per gallon in combined city / highway driving, a distinction it will give up in a few months.

Those same modern EFI tricks mean the Camaro's big 6.2 - liter V8 is perfectly content puttering along in traffic, and huge torque reserves allow the car to be left in fourth gear for just about any driving over 15 mph; at the same time, a sixth gear means the SS cruises at 80 mph on the highway turning fewer than 2,000 rpm, so there's a tremendous amount of flexibility in the powertrain.

More information about the 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: The affordably priced, front - wheel - drive 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo is one of the few affordable luxury coupes to offer a V8, and the V6 models boast impressive fuel economy on the highway.

My driving was pretty highway heavy with many miles spend cruising in Eco Pro mode with a few extended sessions of Sport + mode corner carving when a particularly good back road opened up.

All three systems can be turned off, but when they're engaged, you can sneak a few moments of semi-autonomous highway driving, the Pilot steering itself through mild curves for about 10 seconds before going slack and imploring you to put your hands back on the wheel.

During my week, I averaged 23.2 during mostly city driving, with a few longer sprints on the highway.

Unfortunately, our drive route was primarily through suburban areas, and so I didn't get a chance to really open up the car (the next group of writers to arrive got the Sea - to - Sky Highway, dammit), but on the few twisties I was able to find, the 3 displayed the tossable nature that it's always had.

When the 2016 Acura TLX is configured as such, it's rated for 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway, which is a sacrifice of just a few highway miles from the front - wheel drive version of the car.

With its 23.5 - gallon tank, I was looking at just over 500 miles between fill - ups, which proved especially useful during the desolate drive through Nevada to Winnemucca, then up the lonely Highway 95 through Washington and into Idaho, where fueling stations were very few and far between.

The Audi Q7 is fully redesigned for 2017, and although it loses its TDI option, it's still one of the more efficient SUVs available, losing only a few MPG in highway driving as compared to the old turbodiesel model.

Perhaps keeping the mileage rating at an acceptable 17 mpg city / 22 mpg highway while offering four - wheel - drive is the reason the 3.5 feels as if it could use a few more horses up the inclines and, no doubt, when the SUV is full of people and their gear.

Since it's unlikely you'll be able to sustain the speeds necessary during normal city driving, you'll want to take your car out on the highway a few times as the test nears.

We did the majority of our driving in San Francisco during the week that we had the Journey, with a few short highway blasts to gauge road feel at speed, so our particular real - world use was certainly not conducive to good mileage.

With daily recharges and about 50 miles driven per day, I averaged at between 80 - 90 mpge for the week though, with more consistent charging or a commute with fewer highway miles, I could probably do much better.

The gas mileage though is very poor and I was hoping for a few MPG better than I'm getting with mostly highway driving.

Then we kept driving for a few more miles and turned onto another highway (I - 237) and took that until we found yet another highway (I - 680).

I achieved about that during my few hundred miles behind the wheel in a solid mix of city and highway driving.

However, Honda and the EPA claim the CR - V gets 20 city mpg and 26 highway mpg in with the 4WD drivetrain, so perhaps there are a few more miles per gallon to be claimed through more economical driving.

Over the course of our testing, which included an equal mix of city and highway driving, we attempted to keep the Insight's speedometer glowing green with thrifty driving techniques, but we must admit to taking a few hasty trips in Sport mode.

This is a nice highway cruiser; in fact it's a nice cruiser in all conditions in terms of comfort, a well - appointed interior, big 8.4 - inch Uconnect screen on the dash (the graphics, while I don't find them dated per se, are somewhat silly but don't really bother me) and an outstanding driving position, just to name a few.

We averaged about 23 mpg during our drive, which included city driving, highway driving, and a few miles» worth of the New York area's finest traffic jams.

Take your hands off of the wheel and feet off of the pedals while Smart Cruising on the highway with the Lane Keeping active and the Genesis will practically drive itself for a few moments — steering, braking, and accelerating without your intervention — until it realizes that you're not touching the wheel and throws you a warning message.

Instead of driving up the highway to cottage country, we go to Paris or Capri for a few days.

You'll drive along Highway 101 and pass through a few cities, each with its own charms and vibe.

Where: Springfield, Illinois Miles from highway: < 1 The historic Route 66 Drive - In Theater is still open for business and a great place to pass a few hours.

Hop on the highway and you can get to many of Los Angeles» best attractions about 40 miles away: Hollywood, Rodeo Drive and downtown L.A. to name a few.

Few things satisfy me as much as driving on certain stretches of Pacific Coast Highway, a road that is easily the best in America, and that I can't imagine being equaled elsewhere.

Fraser Island, measuring over 120 kilometers (75 mi) long and 24 kilometers (15 mi) wide also houses the country's only all sand highway / airport runway where you can drive 80 kilometers an hour on the beach only a few feet from the crashing waves.

Surrounded by picturesque orchards, olive groves and cool climate vineyards, the establishment is quickly and easily accessible from the main N2 highway, with the Grabouw town centre only a few minute's drive away.

From Highway 1, turn west on Elm Street (Denny's is on the corner) and drive a few blocks to Glass Beach Ddrive a few blocks to Glass Beach DriveDrive.

But don't worry if you just pick a few as you drive up Highway 1.

Those visiting Manuel Antonio, have the option of taking coast highway 34, a scenic drive, or utilizing a domestic airstrip just a few minutes away from Quepos.

A great location, only a few minutes walk from the Playa de la Marina, 10 minutes walk to the train station and downtown, 5 minutes drive to the highway that will take you to Barcelona and 20 to 30 minutes drive to Barcelona's International Airport El Prat (30 km).

However, a few weeks of training is not enough for a driver who is responsible for a 26,000 pound truck driving through the public highway system.

Drive just a few miles outside of the Chicago suburbs during harvest season and motorists will more than likely encounter farm equipment on public roads and highways here in Illinois.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety notes that teenagers have a higher crash rate despite driving fewer miles than adults; the probability of dying in a crash is higher for teenagers than it is for drivers just a few years older.

Glenn Listman has a few things to say: Judging from some of the questions students ask me in class, I get the impression they think Defensive Driving instructors get some sort of special pass to drive on a secret system of highways where no one cuts you off, all the lights are green, and we...