Sentences with phrase «from standing start»

So we're talking about a sector that has generated many tens of billions of dollars over the last couple of decades, at least 1 % of global legal spend annually, from a standing start the year Titanic was released.

It has come from a standing start to what I would call an extremely highly - rated and high - performing function.

One of the main online marketing channels for law firms, especially the one's beginning from a standing start position, is Pay Per Click (PPC).

In less than three years the office has gone from a standing start to a team of more than 30.

Their big problem was that from a standing start it took several centuries of simulated time for an ocean model to settle into a realistic state.

From a standing start of zero certified Passivhaus buildings only a year or so ago, there are now six at the time of writing.

From a standing start knowing virtually nothing, I feel I am improving by leaps and bounds; and yet I want to go further and learn more.

But if you can strike up a relationship from a standing start, prosperity will naturally follow... Ben Kench - author of Selling for Dummies, the UK's bestselling book on sales technique - let me in on a few top tips for meeting people and being remembered.

Unforgivably, none of the Reasonably Priced cars featured throughout Top Gear's history were available, and you couldn't even perform a lap from a standing start like in the show.

As a relatively new brand, it's almost done this from a standing start,» said HMV's commercial manager for games Jonathan Hayes.

The four wheeled drive car has over 100bhp more than the Abarth which became all to apparent when accelerating from the standing start.

Munger has said that accumulating the first $ 100,000 from a standing start, with no seed money, is the most difficult part of building wealth.

He accomplished this from a standing start in 1986, and even now has a workforce numbering only 20.

The electric supercar needs 3.9 seconds to hit 62 mph from a standing start, while its top speed is electronically limited at 155 mph.

Rear - wheel drive and a seven - speed, dual - clutch automated manual transmission come with the Mercedes - AMG four - door, and it takes a mere 3.9 seconds to reach 60 - mph from a standing start.

The Audi RS7 Dynamic Edition counts on 560 horsepower and 516 lb - ft of torque from its twin - turbo, 4.0 - liter V - 8 engine, and seeing that an eight - speed automatic transmission and standard quattro all - wheel drive are also along for the ride, it should be no surprise that this four - door automobile can reach 60 - mph from a standing start in a very quick 3.7 seconds.

The Japanese brand also mentioned that the Civic Coupe will need only 1.9 seconds to hit 60 mph from a standing start.

The sedan needs 3.9 seconds to hit 62 mph from a standing start, making it a tenth - second slower than the S8 Plus, but tops out at 186 mph.

The V8 750i is a serious piece of work in terms of its acceleration — both from a standing start and from highway speeds.

A term used to describe a loss of traction when negotiating a curve or when accelerating from a standing start.

From a standing start 0 - 60 mph happens in 4.4 seconds; it's quick.

In addition, a launch control function offers virtually perfect acceleration from a standing start, with maximum turbo power and minimum wheel spin.

And the similarly - raucous, constant - rpm roar when the accelerator is flattened from a standing start.

The «cooking model» 4S launches to 100km / h in 4.2 sec with optional Sports Plus and gets to 200km / h from a standing start in 15.9 sec.

It might not be as powerful as the GLC43 and Macan GTS, but don't let the statistics fool you, this X4 is actually the quickest of the bunch, needing only 4.7 seconds to hit 60 mph from a standing start.

Coupled with a new ZF eight - speed close - ratio automatic transmission and state - of - the - art engine management software, the GT Speed despatches the zero - to - sixty sprint in 4.0 seconds (0 - 100 km / h in 4.2 s), reaching 100 mph (160 km / h) from a standing start in just 9.0 seconds.

Added to which, the electronics also provide a Launch Control function ensuring unbeatable acceleration from a standing start, Low Speed Assistance for easier low - speed operation and the Auto Start - Stop function for increased efficiency.

From a standing start, the STi launches as hard as any car I've driven except for a Super Comp dragster.

The only way I could get the car to really break traction was to dump the clutch from a standing start in a manner that was, well, pretty pointless.

The acceleration isn't as effortless as the electric torque supplied by the hybrid, but is still plentiful enough to reach 62 mph from a standing start in just 6.1 seconds.

The Cayenne S covers the same sprint in 5.2 seconds (4.9 s with the SCP) and reaches 265 km / h, while the range - topping Cayenne Turbo needs just 4.1 seconds to reach 100 km / h from a standing start (3.9 s with SCP), with a top speed of 286 km / h.

The Xtronic transmission includes third - generation D - step Shift logic, which creates a responsive acceleration feel both from a standing start and during reacceleration in situations such as passing slower vehicles.

The A6's throttle tip - in from a standing start is annoyingly abrupt, but once under way, the powertrain matches the rest of the car's substantial sophistication.

Complementing the V6 is a new, performance - oriented Xtronic continuously variable transmission featuring a wider ratio range, which allows for stronger acceleration from a standing start, and a new D - Step shifting logic that provides rapid shifts at high throttle openings.

Performance figures aren't yet available, but the wagon should be able to hit 62 mph from a standing start in less than six seconds.

The 2015 Porsche Cayenne is of course well known for its ability to cut through a slalom course with the poise of a sports sedan and for its ability to launch to 60 miles per hour from a standing start in just 4.5 seconds (when found in 520 - horsepower Turbo trim).

It's powered by a new 1.8 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engine that makes 280 metric horsepower and 390 Nm (288 lb - ft) of torque, allowing the compact hot hatch to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.8 seconds and complete one kilometer from a standing start in 25 seconds.

Getting the Mercedes - Benz SL55 AMG going from a standing start is much harder.

The Turbo needs 3.2 seconds to hit 60 mph from a standing start (3.0 seconds with Sport Chrono), while the S achieves the same benchmark in 2.9 seconds.

More impressively, AMG expects the sedan to hit 60 mph from a standing start in less than three seconds.

In the previous version of the Camaro ZL1, 60 mph arrived from a standing start in 3.9 seconds; it's very reasonable to expect the 2017 to beat that number, although there's no such data just yet.

Without the full control of a manual transmission, getting all of the Audi RS 6's tires to spin from a standing start is nearly impossible.

Torque was flat across a wider rev range in the «I» mode, and in some ways the Levorg got away from a standing start quicker in this mode than in either of the S settings.

There's good acceleration from highway speeds and even from a standing start turbo lag is minimised.

This means that its 510 - horsepower, 5.0 - liter supercharged V8 has the ability to sprint to 60 mph from a standing start in 4.6 seconds.

On - the - move responsiveness is very good: Just remember that it can take a while to respond from a standing start and darting in front of fast - moving traffic could be fraught.

The 2016 Mercedes - Benz C450 AMG 4MATIC's name takes more time to type than the car actually requires to scoot to 60 - mph from a standing start.

From a standing start, 60mph should arrive in just less than 8 seconds.

It is responsive, picks up well from a standing start.

Connected with a seven - speed automatic transmission instead of the nine - speed found in the GLE Coupe, the C450 AMG Sport 4Matic can hit 62 mph from a standing start in just 4.9 seconds, making it quicker than any of its rivals from this perspective.