Sentences with phrase «in normal drive»

This third step up the engine ladder was welcome, but frankly, a bit more than anyone needs in a normal drive around town.

The first 20 or so miles was accomplished in normal drive mode on straight roads with a fair amount of morning traffic, when suddenly the road did a wonderful thing: It curved.

Honda says its testing was done in Normal drive mode, so the Eco mode might run the mileage above 40.

We did feel that in normal Drive mode, upshifts are set a little low, occurring at about 2,300 rpm.

People still look at you in normal drive modes.

With the instrument cluster showing a bluish cast, indicating I was in normal drive mode, the Equus felt like a luxury cruiser.

The rear wheel will get 100 percent of torque in the normal drive but as much as 50 percent will go the front wheels when needed.

In its Normal drive mode, the Leaf accelerates smoothly and builds speed quickly enough.

While there's an impressive sense of grip and traction when driving the M5 in isolation, following in close company with the Lamborghini is a stark illustration of just how much restraint you have to practise in normal driving, and how little of the V10's 501bhp and 383 lb ft you're able to use before cracks start showing in the M5's impressive dynamic facade.

Our colleagues at Motor Trend clocked a 2017 M2 with a dual - clutch hitting the mark in 4.2 seconds even though it's significantly less powerful, making 365 hp and 343 lb - ft in normal driving or 369 lb - ft in overboost.

Turbo lag is, of course, present, but a loose torque converter masks it almost completely in normal driving.

The V6 makes its presence felt on startup with a rich whoop of revs, but while it's quiet in normal driving it finds a clear voice when you up the pace.

A lot of modern cars have an ecu - controlled temperature gauge as well, which means it tells you what the ecu wants you to see, not an accurate reading of the temperature (often characterised by the gauge constantly pointing to the same point in normal driving rather than fluctuating slightly with driving conditions)

Even around town, the E250 feels surprisingly quick in normal driving.

Kuss - maul explains: «In normal driving conditions, you get all the benefits of an excellent all - around tire, with strong wet grip and benign breakaway characteristics.

The 250d also sends more power rearwards in normal driving — up to 67 per cent).

Torque - split for U.S. market cars is up to 50/50 front / rear in low - grip situations and 90/10 in normal driving; Japanese versions were more rear - biased.

In normal driving, the wheel's weight wears on you, and the feedback that impresses during spirited, higher - speed driving comes across more as a jitteriness that requires frequent correction.

The Audi TT doesn't offer a manual transmission and the drivetrain lags in normal driving modes.

Engine noise is a friendly burble in normal driving, only changing to «Can you freakin» hear me now?»

Since the regen slows the car at a rate of about 0.2 g, you don't use the friction brakes often in normal driving, but I finally gave the AP Racing brakes a workout tearing down the back roads.

The V8 is present but relatively subdued in normal driving, but in Sport and Corsa there's a boisterous blare and crackle on the overrun as accompaniment; sturdy paddles behind the wheel allow you to shift gears manually.

That would not only help at the track — where the additional output could be matched by gripper tires and still maintain that near - perfect balance or power and handling, but it would go a long way to make this very special sports car as good in normal driving as it is at its limits.

We used the EV drive exclusively through the small towns along the coast and found the car's projected EV range estimates to be relatively accurate in normal driving.

Cars like the Mazda Miata offer up a more engaging experience in normal driving (with the benefit of an open roof and at the expense of rear - seat and cargo - carrying practicality, of course).

Add people, stuff, and hills into the mix and you might want to start in first, but because first is such a low gear it is almost never needed in normal driving.

In normal driving through parking lots and interstate roads, it won't be an issue, but when trying to negotiate switchbacks or mountain twisties, it becomes more apparent.

DPC works at all speeds, not just during insane cornering, and it helps steer the car using the rear wheels even in normal driving.

You MUST always change the pads on both sides of the car at the same time, otherwise you could end up with a dangerous mismatch between them - which might not be obvious in normal driving, until you have to do an emergency stop... Bad bearings should show up when you span the hub before refitting the new pads (hence why I asked that originally).

In normal driving the GRMN is surprisingly undemanding, with a ride that, while possessing an underlying firmness, is far from uncomfortable.

Even in normal driving, there's a very sports - car - like exhaust note, with gentle burbles and pops each time the transmission shifts.

The engine seems to run in SPCCI the majority of the time, giving a very wide window of efficiency in normal driving — Mazda says it's as fuel - efficient as its current range of Skyactiv - D diesel engines.

The EPA says that the system was then turned off in normal driving conditions, allowing the vehicles to pollute more heavily.

I was convinced that the pedal didn't normally do that, but the reality is that in a normal driving situation, you are not pushing on the pedal that hard.

And while those seats are fairly comfortable in normal driving, they offer no side support whatsoever, so you'll find your limbs splayed like a spider's in an attempt to brace yourself through a series of turns.

It doesn't step out, not in normal driving anyway, but you can feel it take an attitude.

Once battery power is depleted, the ELR's gas engine is rated to get an average of 33 mpg in normal driving (on premium fuel), a figure I was also able to achieve.

4MOTION four - wheel drive is standard fit; in normal driving, 90 per cent of power goes to the front wheels, but should conditions require, nearly all of it can be sent to the back by a Haldex clutch taking up torque at the rear axle.

In normal driving 60 per cent of the engine's power and torque is sent to the rear axle, with up to 85 per cent able to be sent to the rear or 70 per cent to the front axle in extreme conditions.

Its 2 - litre VVT engine pulls cleanly from 2000rpm, with a torquey delivery that makes it feel quicker than the 197 in normal driving.

The saddest thing is, turbo motors usually use more fuel than their n / a counterparts in normal driving... Only at very low, test - friendly engine speeds (when the turbos aren't spinning) do they actually reduce consumption, but I don't know many people who drive below 1,000 rpm.

It never feels like the sharpest or most detailed of steering racks, though, and the lasting impression is that it's been tuned to filter out all road noise in normal driving rather than to connect the driver to the front axle in more committed driving.

Available on all of the M3's body styles (coupe, sedan, and convertible), BMW's brand - new dual - clutch seven - speed transmission shaves 0.2 second from the M3's 0 - to -60-mph time and performs near - instantaneous, barely perceptible shifts in normal driving.

In normal driving, the Speed proudly demonstrates everything that's made us praise lesser 3s — from the fantastic hatchback usability to the commendable interior quality, Mazda's little hatch is always one of our top compact - car picks.

Only thing I've been able to come up with is that one tire might lose traction before the other leading to some type of unexpected loss of control, but the grip on these is so high already that I've never managed to skid or break traction in normal driving.

In Normal driving mode, Clarity Hybrid operates on battery power until the battery is depleted, and the switches to conventional hybrid operation.

«I'm surprised at how docile it is in normal driving,» my dad says, «and how a few inches of throttle pedal travel can totally transform that perception.»

Mini says the ALL4 uses front - wheel drive in normal driving conditions but adapts instantly to different driving conditions as its control unit continuously calculates the ideal distribution of power between the front and rear wheels.

A quick note on the updated xDrive, which is lighter and more efficient with torque losses in normal driving reduced by around 30 %.

In normal driving, though, there is extremely smooth shifting from the seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox.