Sentences with phrase «keep wheel spin»

Dodge provides electronic traction control to keep wheel spin to a minimum, but you will have to be careful with your right foot, as the amount of power on tap is enough to incinerate even the meaty 20 - inch tires which come with the SRT8.
There's launch control that affords blistering off - the - line acceleration and also makes use of a torque limiter to keep wheel spin at a minimum.
Just one of the acronyms that keep the wheels spinning...
All four wheels spin up, the car snaps sideways off the line, you apply half a turn of lock, ease the revs whilst keeping the wheels spinning all the way through first gear then time the flick of the right - hand paddle just before snagging the limiter at 8000rpm (no automatic upchange) and from then on it's easy, just watch the rev - counter, keep changing up and bingo you've got your figures!
A big patch will grip the road well, keeping the wheel spinning and allowing the brakes to use more gripping force before the wheel stops, skidding the tires.

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Always keep an eye out for the industry that needs disruption, or is simply filled with companies that are resting on their laurels or spinning their wheels.
I guess that's why they keep spinning in the hamster wheel — there's nothing really new to tell; no new defenses.
But while the same gyroscopic effect that lets a spinning top balance as it spins also helps keep a moving wheel upright as it turns, once the wheel stops, balance and control become much harder.
Push a bicycle over to the left and the rapidly spinning front wheel will turn left, potentially keeping the bicycle upright.
This is what keeps people spinning their wheels for 2 years.
To do that, let's look at why getting it is so hard... why so many people just keep spinning their wheels and NEVER get that Omega Body they're after.
Directed by Jay Roach (of Austin Powers fame), The Campaign keeps spinning its wheels but doesn't quite take to its destination.
You can almost hear the screenwriters» wheels spinning, entirely unsure of how keep the story moving along without shortchanging the audience.
The ongoing emphasis on charming musical numbers and oddball (yet funny) subplots effectively keeps things interesting, and yet it's worth noting that Trolls does begin to peter out once it passes the one - hour mark - with the movie eventually (and inevitably) progressing into a spinning - its - wheels third act that's rife with time - wasting elements (including an eye - rollingly ineffective melodramatic stretch).
Within seconds, these spinning wheels generate poems ranging from those published in ancient Greece to recent issues of Poetry Magazine that will keep you laughing or crying or raging.
Sample Activities: Keep on Doubling 2 - Digit Addition Split Also included in 2nd Grade Math Centers: 2 Digit Subtraction Split Base Ten Bag: Subtraction 2 Digit Addition Trains (v. 1 & 2) Doubles Plus One (v. 2) Doubles Plus Two (v. 2) Doubles Minus One (v. 2) Doubles Minus Two (v. 2) Four in a Row with Near Doubles Make a Ten Cover Up (v. 2) Make a Ten Path (v. 2) Number Wheel Spin (v. 2) Four in a Row with Near Doubles (v. 2 & 3) Close to One Hundred Close to Zero 2 - Digit Add.
After the sand was churned and loosened, the Q5 and the Outback had more trouble, mostly because the electronic nannies insisted on intervening even when we tried to disable them, cutting momentum and the wheel spin needed to keep the treads clean.
The Civic understeers where the GTI rotates, and its mechanical limited slip differential isn't as adept at keeping the inner front wheel from spinning as is the GTI's electronic setup.
His test car was equipped with the 250hp version of the fuel - injected 283 V - 8 and 4.11 gears — but no Positraction, equipment he said would have been a «welcome addition» to the drivetrain since he had to feather the throttle to keep the inside wheel from spinning in tight corners.
The resilience of the suspension keeps it beautifully under control through the compression and as you come up out the other side, with the now - unweighted car still turning, you can keep confidently on the throttle and enjoy the flash of oversteer as the rear wheels spin up.
Or the wheels might spin up on the broken surface, but not enough for the tail to get really loose or require any opposite lock, and you can keep them spinning on the edge of traction to ride out the nano - slide until the road surface improves.
The 1M's short wheelbase and lack of roll mean that it can feel quite a snappy car over the limit, but with the throttle set to Sport (the one and only setting you can change) you have the perfect tool to keep the rear wheels spinning just as much as you want - once sideways it seems to stabilise sweetly, albeit with a lot of tread being shed from the tyres.
Traction and stability control off, we kept the truck in 4WD - High because Toyota suggested rear - wheel - drive would have us spinning in circles.
Models equipped with a V8 engine feature Launch Control, which uses Performance Traction Control to keep the rear tires spinning at the correct speed and allows you to adjust both your launch rpm and wheel slippage through the Driver Information Center.
Electronic Transverse Differential Lock (XDS) System anticipates inside wheel spin, actively directing power to the outside wheel, for tighter, sharper cornering to keep your Alltack on track.
It's also rocking an engine skid plate and a set of beadlock wheels to keep the tires from spinning around the rim: for those times when you're actually rock crawling and drop the tire pressure.
Traction Control System (TCS) Helps to keep driving wheels from spinning during acceleration from a stop or during slow speeds by applying individual brakes alone or in combination with engine torque limitation to prevent wheel slip.
The Crosstrek has an ace up its sleeve in the form of all - wheel drive, allowing it to keep driving long after other cars would have spun into a ditch.
If you tramp the accelerator mid-corner, the stability control — which is dealing with excessive front wheel drive torque — will keep the X2 tracking in the right direction, but with enough retardation to avoid wheel spin, axle tramp and power - induced understeer.
There's also an electronic traction control to keep the rear wheels from spinning on slick roads.
The Land Rover Defender DC100 is also equipped with an intelligent all wheel drive system that decouples the rear axle when the environment does not require all four wheels to spin, in order to keep fuel consumption levels as low as possible.
One wheel might start spinning, but if you kept the boot in it, each vehicle would do what it took to crest the rise.
StabiliTrack Stability Control with Rollover Mitigation Technology: Keeps the wheels from spinning and also prevents rollover.
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A «sand launch control» feature helps keep the wheels from spinning when starting from a dead stop or when increased control is needed in low - speed driving.
While traction control keeps the rear wheels from spinning when they lose traction — don't worry, you can turn it off for dramatic, rubber - burning starts — stability control improves safety further by reducing power and applying the brakes to any given wheel, keeping the car from spinning out of control.
The engine's power and 390 pound - feet of torque are kept useful by Infiniti's vehicle dynamic - control (VDC) and traction - control systems, which can both brake spinning wheels and reduce engine output to regain traction.
So, there is not as much weight over the rear wheels to keep them from spinning on wet roads.
The drive gets peppier, and you eventually notice that the system chooses its eight gears efficiently to spin out the torque to the wheels to keep you going.
The all - wheel drive GSR only gets better when the roads get slick as it is able to keep traction long after others would have spun out of control.
If, however, there is wheel - spin, the system keeps all four wheels engaged up to 60 km / h.
Ray: And how do traction control systems keep the wheels from spinning?
It also features a snow setting to help keep your wheels from spinning like tops in bad weather.
And when more gas was needed and wheels began to spin, automatic brake actuation on the offending wheel (or wheels) would send power to the wheels getting better traction, thereby keeping the Compass moving down a rugged path that I suspect few owners would ever dare to tackle.
Saturn was among the first small - car makers to offer traction control, which helps to keep wheels from spinning on slippery surfaces, and it is still one of the few with this feature.
Working with VDC, TCS can sense rear - wheel spin and reduce throttle to help keep you on your steered path.
«Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin» who That it's namin».
Self - published authors are proactive and keep all the wheels spinning by using a self publishing checklist, because they know that if they skip just one point on the checklist, it could affect the schedule, timeline and end results of publishing their book.
To keep kids motivated, there is a virtual prize wheel kids can spin to earn and collect fun rewards.
7 ULTRA CHALLENGING MODES Spin your crazy wheel in harmony with the song and keep dodging left and right avoiding obstacles at high speed.
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