Sentences with phrase «freeway speeds»

It's on the loud side at freeway speeds in the cabin, but that's expected for a car of this nature.

Even a car with an 1.0 liter engine with 70 hp can maintain freeway speed limits even when fully loaded.

There is enough power to reach freeway speeds and for passing, just reserve ample time for each.

Nowhere on this drive were roads suitable for freeway speeds, so I didn't get to test the car's highway performance, but it's top speed is only 73 mph.

Large gas tank plus high mpg means you can go 500 miles at higher end freeway speeds in comfort and safety.

With the gas pedal held down, acceleration continues all the way up to freeway speeds without a problem.

The X3 came up to freeway speeds easily, although we had to push it a little on the hills.

That's enough power to propel the car forward fast and get up to freeway speeds quickly.

Yes, that's a painfully slow freeway speed.

Not much wind noise at freeway speed and cruise control is a plus.

Over hills, merging into traffic, and maintaining freeway speeds, the power came in handy, driving the car with ease.

That said, the Civic travels well at freeway speeds of 70mph to 80mph.

The result is that you are likely go into uncontrolled hydroplaning at freeway speed with even a light rainfall, and the vehicle may be unusable in moderate to heavy rainfall unless you drive very slowly.

Then the revs build, the six cylinders unlimber and you're cruising effortlessly at high freeway speeds.

Hitting freeway speeds is no problem and our tester was all too eager to get up to speed.

But it is next to impossible to maintain freeway speeds on a level road in EV mode, and ascents will definitely require the gas engine to kick in.

Even compared with a gasoline - powered Smart ForTwo, which can hit comfortable freeway speeds and achieve high fuel economy, the Smart Electric Drive has a hard time justifying itself.

Freeway driving can be done in country roads or back roads and any street that will allow someone to practice near freeway speed will do.

Despite the 33 - hp and 15 - lb - ft disadvantage, the GLC250 is able to get up to freeway speed adequately, if not impressively.

In Texas, the maximum freeway speed limit ranges from 65 - 85 MPH, depending on where you are.

The torque rating is the same for both the 160 - and 164 - horsepower applications, but the gearbox is recalibrated for the engine, resulting in lower revs at freeway speeds compared with the NC Miata.

Our highway - only jaunts routinely see numbers north of 18 mpg, and that's at crazy California freeway speeds of 80 mph.

It's well sorted for wind and road noise at freeway speeds too, with surface noise only interrupting the diesel castanets on the coarsest of tar.

Overall, the SVR proved quiet enough to conduct a conversation at elevated freeway speeds until, of course, you open the taps.

You don't exactly get thrown into the back of your seat when you floor the 300 from a standstill but it builds up from there to get this big, heavy car to freeway speeds much more quickly than you'd expect.

The 4.4 - liter V - 8, which comes with the HSE and SE trim levels, moves the Land Rover LR3 nicely off the line and up into freeway speeds.

Due to the continually variable transmission, engine noise drones on until about 60 mph before a simulated shift occurs to adjust the gear ratio for freeway speeds.

That's enough oomph both for slogging up precipitous, mud - caked inclines and for pulling out to pass double - trailer semi trucks at freeway speeds without fear of additional gray hairs.

Maintaining freeway speeds of 65 to 70 mph, the instantaneous fuel economy hovered in the mid-20s, ultimately justifying my driving average of 24.3 mpg, a bit under the EPA highway number of 29 mpg.

At high freeway speeds it was very loud.

The one thing I always liked and relied upon was Infiniti's steering, it saved my life twice by enabling me to avoid flying debris at freeway speeds in the G coupes.

We could maintain freeway speeds, even up hills, but passing involves a lot of pedal mashing, with maybe dropping the shifter down to the three position, preventing the car from going into fourth gear.

The Transporter sits comfortably at freeway speeds with excellent sound suppression only adding to the comfort of the cab.

Honda's little hatchback is nimble and light on its feet and also feels stable at freeway speed.

When I nailed the throttle at freeway speed, little punch was left.

The economical four - cylinder, Euro 5 emissions compliant turbo diesel engine produces enough power to propel the bus at freeway speeds, and with a 100 - litre fuel tank has a huge operating range between refills.

At freeway speeds, the 2015 Infiniti Q70L hums along without much fuss, and its cabin proves well - isolated from the incessant buzz of L.A.'s clogged streets and freeways.

Our only reservation concerns the excessively tall top gear — it undoubtedly helps to save fuel but forces the driver to downshift frequently to keep up the momentum at freeway speeds.

It downshifts to climb small hills at freeway speed.

At freeway speeds, you begin to notice how precisely you can position the car.

As such, an impact at freeway speeds is going to be unpleasant, to say the least.

At freeway speeds, the engine barely makes any racket until you jump on it and it's fairly quiet in the cabin overall thanks to several noise - canceling enhancements.

This means the Ridgeline can add torque to the outside rear wheel in cornering to enhance rotation or to the inside rear wheel when changing lanes at freeway speeds to reduce yaw and enhance stability.

The ride at freeway speeds is a bit bumpy but then again I've been driving a Lexus for over 10 years so hard to compare.