Sentences with phrase «first few miles»

Earth's first few miles of bedrock teem with life, but scientists had long assumed that only simple, single - celled organisms could survive there.

There's no denying that the sensations you feel in first few miles are a little unnerving.

Hartley racked up 93 laps on a drama - free day for Toro Rosso as they pumped the first few miles into the Honda engine which suffered countless reliability issues with McLaren, especially at last year's winter testing where the team managed just 425 laps over the course of eight days.

In the first few miles a lead group soon formed, comprising Mokoka, two - time world champion Abel Kirui, Olympic bronze medallist Tariku Bekele, European silver medallist Daniele Meucci, two - time European cross silver medallist Ayam Lamdassem and Britain's Andrew Lemoncello.

Then the device collects personal driving - habit data during the first few miles of your trip.

I managed to make it through the first few miles without much trouble, but the final couple of miles really tested me.

There were 15,000 people running in the New York City Half - Marathon, so I was mentally preparing my race day strategy, knowing the first few miles would be crowded, and I would have to fight for my space.

Even though it drizzled on us for the first few miles, we ended up having one of those perfect bike rides that gives you a bit of a high.

Leave them on for the start and the first few miles.

The first few miles flew by.

For the first few miles, we wondered why the gasoline engine refused to turn off at stoplights.

A measly 252 miles had passed under the Nissan's Bridgestones when it first rolled into evo's car park and so the first few miles were taken frustratingly steadily and softly.

The first few miles are instructive.

For the first few miles everything feels jumpy — lightweight in terms of feedback and agitated as the ride is always busy.

For the first few miles the GT feels ten - foot wide.

Sadly, the overwhelming initial thought during the first few miles is «just where have a sizeable proportion of those JCW horses disappeared to».

If you haven't driven a 208 before, then the thing that will almost entirely occupy your thoughts for the first few miles is the tiny steering wheel.

Parked up in our usual spot near the top of the Triangle mid-morning, it feels like an age since those first few miles the day before, and in some ways I don't feel any closer to choosing between the two cars.

Within the first few miles, you'll notice the F - Type's stiff body structure, for sure, as there's virtually no cowl shake or undue bending or flexing.

The name «Zion» means «heavenly city,» and as I aim the Tacoma into the first few miles of park, it's like entering a natural cathedral: serrated peaks soaring straight up from the roadside, flying buttresses of red sandstone.

For the first few miles you're in wonderment of the suppleness of the damping and the minimal input and effort required to make the car respond with exacting accuracy.

Those first few miles, when everything is new and vying for your attention, they are some of my favourite miles in any car.

It's actually not quite as hyperactive as a 458's helm, for instance, but for the first few miles you do find yourself dialing in a little too much lock for a given corner.

Even in the first few miles you can tell the R8 Spyder shares the Coupe's beautifully engineered feel and responsive - yet - progressive feel to all the major controls.

The gearshift is the focus of attention in the first few miles, partly because it just feels exciting to be using a Ferrari open-gate» box and partly because you need to concentrate to use it.

«It's clear within the first few miles that Ferrari's decision to use a double - clutch gearbox was the correct one.

With sufficient battery charge, our first few miles are on electric power.

Electronic controls also make for a smoother ride during those first few miles, when the diesel's superhot compression chamber is warming up.

Certain cars reveal their nature in the first few miles, but that has never been the Bentley way, and by calling this one Supersports, Bentley has clouded its character further.

During my first few miles with it, I found myself pushing too hard on a clutch pedal that didn't need anything close to a Herculean stomp.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: On paper, and after the first few miles of driving, the 2014 Honda Accord EX-L V6 coupe with a stick shift comes across a bit like a bargain Audi S5.

In my first few miles, it was a challenge trying to find the bite point, and that coupled with serious rev - hang, makes smooth operation a challenge.

For the first few miles, the tossable chassis and new xDrive all - wheel - drive system (now a standard feature on the X1) made short work of the gravel and stones layered over the asphalt, keeping the nose pointed where steered, applying a bit of torque vectoring to rotate the chassis around bends and generally helping the vehicle to feel more controlled.

Off the line, the diesel seems to pull harder for the first few miles per hour, but then the truck starts to feel less lively at speed than I remember the gasoline model being.

«The value of plug - in hybrids is they can dramatically reduce gasoline usage for the first few miles every day,» Gremban said.