Sentences with phrase «jack rabbit starts»
I consistantly get 40 - 41 mpg whether in the city or cruising at 70 mph on the interstate; sure I avoid jack rabbit starts and «panic» stops, but that just means I am a careful and aware driver.
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I can get 27 mpg on the highway if I drive 55, don't use the AC (during warm months), and drive decent (no jack rabbit starts and stops).
I don't consider myself an aggressive driver (no jack rabbit starts, no flooring the gas pedal, no hard braking, etc.) and I don't remember these things happening before so when it happens while driving, it's a little scary.
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Jack - rabbit starts are impossible, and the driver soon learns to allow extra time for maneuvers such as a left turn across oncoming traffic.
That means jack - rabbit starts are easy, whether driving a Civic Si with the typically smooth continuously variable automatic transmission or five - speed manual.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Cooper S Convertible's Green mode, an eco setting, detunes the throttle to prevent fuel - wasting jack - rabbit starts and applies an idle - stop feature, shutting down the engine at traffic stops.
Real world fuel efficiency ranges from a low of around 27 mpg — for heavy footed, jack - rabbit starting drivers who like to speed — to upwards of 58 mpg we observed during very sedate and smooth driving.
The only car worth buying has the styling of something like the Cadillac SRX: big enough to carry a few passengers (but not too many), room in the back for a few bookbags (but not everyone's luggage), and a drive that seems at once sure and secure but not so sporty that you'll do an unwanted jack - rabbit start.
Maximizing efficiency with this sizable sedan takes a steady hand in EV or Eco mode, no jack - rabbit starts, no high - speed running — in other words, no «fun» as we've unofficially established the definition to be.
The Whippet is an amazing athlete and its acceleration ability gives it jack - rabbit starts, covering 183m in 12 seconds and being clocked at more than 59.5 kmh!