Sentences with phrase «highway at steady speed»

On the highway at steady speed, even a big car could get along on two, three, or four cylinders.

The Fit is fun to drive around town, energetic if not real quick to accelerate to highway speed or go up hills, and quite acceptable cruising on the highway at steady speeds.

The shutters automatically close to improve aerodynamics when cruising on the highway at steady speeds - Active Wheel Shutters: Automatic shutters in the wheels are hidden to improve style at rest and low speeds, but automatically close at highway speeds to improve aerodynamics.

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The car has gobs of power and impressive steering and brakes, balanced with the ability to approach 30 mpg at steady highway speeds.

To help maximize gas mileage, the V - 8 engine is equipped with cylinder - deactivation technology that operates the power plant on 4 of its 8 cylinders under certain driving conditions, such as when coasting down a hill or cruising at a steady rate of speed on the highway.

It even drives well, staying planted in its lane on the highway with minimal steering inputs, and steering is firm and steady at speed, but effortless at low speeds, making mall parking lots and school drop - off maneuvers a cinch.

It almost works too well, though: after about 20 minutes of driving at a steady speed on a straight stretch of highway with little steering input involved, this driver was advised to «take a coffee break.»

With a V8 Silverado, it can cruise on as title as one to two cylinders at steady highway speed.

I did about half of my testing in either mode and found normal to be great for darting through traffic, passing, and maintaining a steady highway speed and Eco to be good for squeezing a few extra miles per kilowatt out of the battery at neighborhood, city, and parking - lot speeds.

The Dzire feels steady at highway speeds but lacks feel from the steering.

Fuel economy for the Volkswagen - which also offers the same pair of six - speed transmissions found in the Jetta - is listed at 31 - mpg city and 43 - mpg highway, numbers which can easily be bettered during steady - state cruising.

1) Driving at a steady speed of 55 - 60 mph on an open highway or interstate, I'm getting over 40 mpg.

Just hearing the names of these transmissions would put second thoughts into most people not serious about driving a 40 ton rig at highway speed, or through tight turns on a mountain road, or for that matter steady up and down shifting in a city.