Sentences with phrase «heavy cars powered»

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The Model X is about 600 pounds heavier than the Model S, but the two cars are built with nigh identical power plants.

Doing away with wires could also create new options for interior design and reduce weight in airplanes, cars, spacecraft or any other vehicle that today is laden with heavy power cables.

Adventurer and aeronaut Bertrand Piccard is poised to take to the skies in a sun - powered plane that's wider than a 747 but only as heavy as a family car

Research by an affiliate of the insurance group, the Highway Loss Data Institute, estimates that overall chances of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower in hybrids because their large batteries make them heavier than similar gasoline - powered cars.

Add the power of the Turbo S and you easily forget how heavy and large this car is.

While Goodwood features concours level classic cars and the best hill - climbing machines, South Africa's event features an eclectic gathering of cars, even by South African standards, and allows local grassroots racers to mix it up with well - funded pros and amateurs that bring heavy hardware such as the 1989 Dallara Fomula 1 car that won King of the Hill after wrangling up the 1.18 - mile course in just 37 seconds or the R32 1993 Nissan GT - R that was less than three seconds off the Ford - powered F1 racer's pace.

After heavy criticism from journalists of the car being too expensive was hit harder with the new Fiesta ST's aggressive sub - # 19k starting price, placing it barely # 1000 higher despite its more substantial package and 197bhp power output.

Give a big, heavy car enough power and torque, and providing it has sufficiently tall gearing and a decent drag coefficient, a high top speed is a given.

Overall, the car is 132 pounds heavier than the 360, but the power - to - weight ratio has improved from 7.1 pounds per horsepower to 6.2, thanks to the new, larger engine.

The 2015 Kia Soul EV's battery pack weighs 620 pounds, and the entire car tips the scales at 489 pounds heavier than its gasoline - powered counterpart.

Brake feel is good and there's plenty of stopping power, though the car does squirm under heavy braking.

While it develops more power than before and it's quieter too, it just doesn't feel strong enough to propel what is a relatively heavy car — up to 1605 kg with the dual - clutch auto.

While the relatively small power bump and large list of (heavy) standard features is not too exciting for the purist, we do look forward to feeling the chassis changes given Aston's impressive history of fine - tuning their cars throughout the model cycle.

We reckon this drop in economy compared to the 1.6 - litre diesel is acceptable, as the extra power makes it a far more relaxing car to drive and much better suited to towing or carrying heavy loads.

Four - wheel - drive systems tend to be quite heavy and some of the engine's power can be lost through the various differentials in the car, in addition to the frictional losses of the powertrain.

Overview The luxurious Genesis isn't a hardcore sports car, but that makes it easier to live with on a daily basis Pros Sound that commands respect, understated looks, luxurious and refined interior that's also user - friendly, V6 power Cons Droning sound on highway, too heavy to be really sporty, manual shifter is terribly vague Value for money Good What would I change?

The RL never had enough power or panache to compete with the heavy hitters, plagued as it was with a stubborn adherence to V6 - only power and an ultraconservative styling ethos, and the car's sales reflected its second - class status.

Ultra also offers a heavy - duty battery, an air filtration system with a filter that can be changed inside the car without having to lift the hood, wood accents on the door trim, automatic - dimming inside mirror, AM / FM with compact - disc player and three extra speakers (for a total of nine), heated outside mirrors, rear seat pass - through to the trunk to hold skis inside, heated leather seats, programmable variable - effort power steering that's set at the dealership for low - or high - effort steering response for the more aggressive driver, radio controls in the steering wheel, rear seat vanity mirrors in the roof and moisture - sensing wipers that go to work on their own.

Reliable and long - lasting diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of gasoline powered vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning and economical cars as their primary source of transportation.

Another oddity of this car was the heavy steering, which seemed to be a product of the all - wheel - drive system and the variable power steering, which is designed to adjust its assistance based on engine speed.

The specially designed, heavy - duty, four - speed automatic transmission lays down the power so delicately you can't even tell that the GTP is a front - wheel - drive car.

The Q7 is also a heavy car, weighing in at 5,269 pounds, a lot of mass for any power plant to push.

Torque vectoring shifts power to the wheel that needs it in combustion - engine cars using either a complex, heavy pack of clutches in the drivetrain along with electronics, or electronic torque vectoring does a credible job with electronics and selective braking of the wheels.

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This car was given the full monte, 9:1 compression pistons, 2» HD8 SU carburettors, special induction manifold, Barwell gas flowed and ported head specially for coombs, D - type camshafts, larger inlet valves, modified distributor, special straight through competition exhaust system centre exit, lead - bronze main and big end bearings, lightened flywheel, high ratio steering box, koni shock absorbers, modified suspension including stiffer anti-roll bar / stiffer coil springs to front / heavy duty leaf springs to rear, extra wide track chrome Dunlop wire wheels, E type all synchromesh gearbox with Laycock de Normandville overdrive, Power - Lok 3.73 ratio rear axle, front and rear arches modified by Coombs to accommodate wide track wheels, E type wood rim steering wheel, wooden gear lever knob, push button radio with twin speakers / balance control and roof aerial, reclining seats, heated rear window, foglamp covers and «Sundym» tinted glass.

The car immediately took over driving chores and changed the steering feel from moderately light to what I'd call heavy for a power - steering - equipped car; you could override Pilot Assist, but it took some effort.

While there's more power than there used to be, it's masked by a heavier car.

Not anyone can afford a BMW and that's because BMW are strong heavy power cars with a relatively high fuel consumption.

The power output looks good on paper but you have to bear in mind that the EcoSport is a heavy car (1250 kg for petrol MT, 1320 kg for petrol AT and 1300 kg for diesel MT, as tested) and this puts demand on each and every horsepower.

The heavy car has power - limiting traction control which contributes to its economy but relegates straight - line burnouts to an impossibility.

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Batteries performance will improve at about 10 % / year (average) and by 2015 or 2020 their energy storage and power gains will be 50 % to 100 % and even more, making a multi-speed transmission extra luggage, except for race cars and heavy trucks / buses.

Least power, heaviest car, Least Fuel?

This car has power to spare, and although 200 pounds heavier than our wagon, it's still very light on its feet and a crisp handler.

The four - wheel power - assisted disc brakes also felt a bit heavy, but when called upon for emergency stops, they react quickly and stop the car easily.

Two quibbles: The «speed sensitive» power steering lacks feel, and although the overall weight of about 3,800 pounds isn't excessive, the car feels much heavier in sharp corner.

Now Mazda is doing some heavy breathing on the rotary - power car with the introduction of a special edition RX - 8 called the «Circuit Trial» at the Tokyo Auto Salon (January 9 to 11).

Kerb Weight: Supposedly the kerbside weight of the car in running condition with fluids and fuel excluding driver and passengers Kickdown: Is the phenomenon of the automatic transmission shifting down one or two gears suddenly in response to a heavy prod of the accelerator pedal Kilowatt: The metric unit of power Knock Sensor: Specific shock sensors to detect the characteristic shockwave of two flame fronts clashing due to pre-ignition or detonation.

So, in theory, we're dealing with a handful of blistering quick cars here, which although rather heavy, know how to put the power down with maximum efficiency.

There was also a hybrid powered vehicle, a car that provided BMW with the insight and experience in developing dual mode solutions for such large and heavy vehicles.

Initially, engineers considered building the car out of steel, but found that its weight would've necessitated the use of a larger, heavier engine to hit performance targets, and the jettisoning of the creature comforts the team wanted to incorporate — power windows, automatic air conditioning, traction control and ABS — in pursuit of superior handling.

However, at over 2.1 tonnes for this petrol - powered version, the Disco is still a heavy car.

That highway figure looks pretty good for a car this heavy with this much power, and that is largely due to the seven - speed automatic transmission.

The F - Pace may look like a big, heavy car, but it only weighs 1,775 kg, thanks to the aluminium intensive iQ platform, so it is no surprise that the performance figures are impressive for a V6 diesel - powered SUV.

The S6 is a heavier car and it definitely feels heavier with quattro driving all four wheels — the deep rumble of the exhaust while sitting in traffic remains about the only reminder of the power underhood.

Military needs during World War II for easier steering on heavy vehicles boosted the need for power assistance on armored cars and tank - recovery vehicles for the British and American armies.

for the basic Pacer when we first wrote about the car, and that already seemed quite heavy; but when we weighed the test car (whose air conditioning, automatic transmission, power steering and so forth would not account for the full difference) it registered an astounding 3425 lb.»

If that wasn't enough pick»n' mixing»n' matching, as per most modern M cars there are also three independently adjustable modes for the power steering, engine / throttle map, dampers and gearshift speeds (from light to heavy, economical to responsive, cushiony to firm, gentle to ferocious — you get the idea).

At a similar price, the Mustang's 2.3 - liter EcoBoost turbo four and the Camaro's 3.6 - liter V6 offer more power and torque (310 hp and 350 lb - ft for the Ford; 335 hp and 284 lb - ft for the Chevy) but both are bigger, heavier cars.

Chevy is the highest ranked automobile company in initial quality for midsize sporty car, large car, large CUV, large heavy duty pickup and large light duty pickup, according to JD Power.