Sentences with phrase «keep in the power band»

The cars worked very well with stick shifts because without a manual transmission the engines were impossible to keep in the power band.

Not exact matches

If you do not keep the overall diameter of your tire the same (wheel diameter + sidewall height) you will be altering your final gear ratio which will make your speedometer incorrect, alter your fuel mileage (better or worse depends on driving behavior and altered size), impacts your acceleration, what speed you can reach in which gears, your effective power band, etc..

The auto trans is using hydraulic clutches to keep the engine in the highest torque / power band and changes rapidly between the gears - why there are now 5,6 or 7 speeds available also cvt (constant variable transmission).

I put the tow car in 1 in order to keep the torque and speed up, instead of allowing it to shift into second and dropping the engine out of the power band.

The wonkyness is not as pronounced in sport mode because the transmission will have already shifted down during braking to keep the engine in the optimal power band.

Power is available in just about any situation, and the eight - speed easily keeps the X5 in its power Power is available in just about any situation, and the eight - speed easily keeps the X5 in its power power band.

A five - speed automatic transmission keeps the engine in the heart of its power band and the VTM - 4 all - wheel drive system is fully automatic, putting torque where it needs to go, even on soupy surfaces.

Admittedly, as the peak outputs are higher up in the rev range, you do need to work the engine a bit in order to extract the most from it, but the smoothness of the engine and linearity of its power delivery means this 3.6 - liter powerplant never feels stressed when you do so — plus, as we'll go into shortly, the transmission does do a good job at keeping the engine in the optimum power band.

I found ample power in this four - cylinder version, and though the CVT can run up the power (rubber) band, if you keep the car in Sport mode it reasonably mimics a stepped automatic so the motorboating isn't quite so evident.

Both vehicles will feature GM's 10 - speed automatic transmission, which will have extra short steps between the gears to keep the V8 in the optimal power band at all times.

The difference between Comfort and Normal is nominal, though Sport mode keeps the engine revs more centered in the power band.

It could use more power, but it has a decent shifter that makes it enjoyable to keep the car in the fat part of its power band, and the chassis is solid enough to make flinging this car around a hoot.

That's plenty, and given the truck's performance aspirations, giving drivers a gearbox that can keep it always in the power band is important.

There is a Sport Mode that does its usual tricks of keeping the engine in the power band and making the throttle more sensitive.

There's not much passing power in reserve, especially up grades and at altitude, but the CVT does a good job of keeping the engine in its power band without the elastic, rubber band feel of yore.

In Sport mode, the car did not fully exploit its power band unless we really stepped on the gas, instead keeping engine speed between 3,000 and 4,000 rpm.

We created a Y shaped strap that combines the stretch characteristic of elastic, with the staying power of Velcro and they work so well that you can keep a diaper or a belly band in place even overnight, which is a monumental task given how much dogs roll, move, burrow etc..

Australia's dwindling band of wind industry spruikers keep telling us that the answer to cheaper power prices is out there blowin» in the wind.