Sentences with phrase «getting up to highway speed»

«If I drive very carefully I can get it up to highway speed.

The oversized steering wheel starts out heavy with little power assist, but get up to highway speeds and it lightens into a sloppy, meandering helm — the sort you'd get in a bygone era.

Certainly not sport - sedan territory but how long did it take the 50 - mpg Geo Metro to get up to highway speeds?

Couple that with our tested truck's 3.31:1 axle ratio and the truck gets up to highway speed, but you won't find your head snapped into the headrest.

The acceleration is more than adequate to get up to highway speeds when merging into traffic.

It's certainly quicker than the Fiesta and while it's no sports - car it certainly gets up to highway speed quickly and without drama in my opinion.

In fact, the Discovery can get up to highway speeds quickly and execute overtaking with ease from say 80 to 90kmph.

Hopelessly underpowered, it takes forever to get up to highway speed, and merging into highway traffic is a religious experience.

Its a great feature when you need to pass somebody or if you need to get up to highways speeds.

The car is quick and gets up to highway speeds without impeding traffic.

That's all thanks to an uprated 6.0 - litre twin - turbocharged W - 12 engine with 626 horsepower and all - wheel drive, which also helps it get up to highway speeds in the low four - second range.

The combined 200 horsepower doesn't exactly make the Avalon peppy, but it's no slouch either and getting up to highway speeds in a hurry is no problem.

The CX - 9 accelerates strongly with only slight turbo - lag, but easily gets up to highway speeds to merge into heavy traffic.

Not exact matches

Otherwise, the direct - injected 2.0 - liter Skyactiv four - cylinder felt peppy around town and had enough power for getting up to speed on the highway.

The twin - turbo V - 6 gets the Navigator up to highway speeds easily, and if you need to make a quick pass there's good reserve power.

Once you get up to midrange and highway speeds, however, the driving experience evolves into something more contemporary.

If she gets it going up to highway speeds a gas odor is detected inside the car.

The 2014 - 15 Chevy Cruze diesel sedan, powered by a 2.0 - liter engine, was EPA - rated 27/44 mpg, with the «44» number being most salient — diesels do their most efficient work on the highway after their turbos get them up to steady cruising speeds.

If she gets it going up to highway speeds...

In the back, I was thrown around on a twist and then a turn while the driver got up to speed approaching a highway on - ramp.

The four - cylinder gets the car up to highway speeds reasonably well, but like other compact - car engines, it has modest power to spare for high - speed passing.

Offering up to 37 MPG highway, † the available 1.4 L turbocharged engine and available 6 - speed manual transmission help you squeeze all the fun you can get out of every mile.

So at highway speeds, when you have to brake and get back on the accelerator, the Accord's electric motor helps get it back up to speed a little quicker and in a smoother fashion.

It will be fine for basic errands around the city or for lazy highway commutes, but we had to regularly mash the pedal to pass slower traffic or get up to speed on short freeway onramps.

The turbo engines have great throttle response, deliver plenty of kick to get up and go, and are remarkably efficient, rated at 35 miles per gallon on the highway with the 6 - speed manual transmission and 34 mpg with the 6 - speed automatic.

And while the car's 1.6 - liter engine and continuously variable transmission (CVT) earned an impressive 40 mpg highway rating from the EPA, this tandem's performance is distinctly underwhelming when you're trying to get up to speed in a hurry.

While 245 hp doesn't sound sky - high on paper, it's more than enough to get the Sonata up to highway speeds in short order.

I always take the long way back home, because driving this car is an endless joy, and it gets 26 to 31 MPG on the highway at speeds up to 80 - 85 MPH!!!.

New for 2015, the Dodge Viper gets an 8.4 - liter V - 10 engine and Tremec six - speed manual transmission good for 645 horsepower and up to 20 miles per gallon on the highway.

The standard 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine works alongside the standard eight - speed automatic transmission to get up to 30 highway mpg.

The 3.6 L Pentastar V6 engine is standard and is paired with an eight - speed automatic transmission to get up to 30 highway MPG and produce up to 300 horsepower and 264 lb - ft of torque.

It takes its time getting up to speed and passing on the highway is a challenge.

Though the 164 lb - ft of torque that's available from low down in the rev range is certainly appreciated, the 134 - hp the 1.5 - liter has on tap doesn't quite feel enough to get the Mini Clubman up to speed sufficiently — and especially on areas like highways.

You don't get the same get - up - and - go as the 2.7, but there's still power enough here to keep you comfortably at highway speeds, with better fuel economy to boot (Ford claims 13.6 and 9.8 L / 100 km for the Sport in city and highway conditions respectively, and 11.8 / 8.4 for the Titanium with the 2.0).

Passing in traffic and getting up to standard highway speeds is relatively painless; even if the V4's accelerator isn't up to snuff for you, a zippier engine option is available.

Those are small numbers and it shows with acceleration that is fine on city streets, but lacking on uphill stretches and getting up to speed on the highway.

Choose from a choice of 3 engines including a 160hp turbocharged 1.5 L ECOTEC engine with fuel - saving technology like Automatic Stop / Start to help you get up to 36 MPG highway, a turbocharged, 250hp 2.0 L ECOTEC engine with a 9 - speed automatic transmission and up to 33 MPG highway, or a hybrid model with a 1.8 L engine capable of up to 49 MPG city.

Compared to the non-turbo, you can get up to speed very quickly on the highway.

Our Camry is powered up with Toyota's reliable 2.4 Liter, 158hp, 4 Cylinder that should get you over 30mpg on the highway while connected to fun to drive 5 Speed Manual transmission.

An all - new four - cylinder engine raises horsepower by 10 % to 130 hp and with a six - speed manual or CVT you can get up to 41 mpg highway.

It's got plenty of pep and despite being a cargo van, not a sports car, it got up to speed admirably and was easy to work into heavy highway traffic.

It's not so much an issue driving in the city, but on the highway it is frustrating trying to get up to speed and merge with the rest of traffic.

The V6 engine has enough power to get it up to speed on the highway, but it lacks punch and can feel strained during passing maneuvers, especially when full of luggage and passengers.

A new 4 - cylinder engine option and a new pair of 6 - speed automatic transmissions means the 2011 Sienna gets even better fuel economy than 2010 - up to 26 mpg on the highway.

I didn't dirve it at highway speeds so I don't know how the power is at 70mph but I got up to 50 and it felt more than adequate for a car of its class.

Getting up to speed wasn't an issue, and upper highway speeds were achieved without me even noticing we were above the limit.

It's wonderful fun getting it quickly up to highway speeds and then merging smoothly into traffic.

Despite the low on - paper output, the strong torque output means getting up to speed isn't an issue, and the almost silent drivetrain makes it an even more suitable companion on highways and more open stretches of road.

When idling, the engine is a bit nosier than its rivals, but once you get up to speed, the cabin is pleasingly quiet, even at highway speeds.

It's exhilarating merging into highway traffic where it's no problem at all getting up to speed.