Sentences with phrase «kind of acceleration»

This kind of acceleration approaches supercar - like performance, and is typical of an Audi S model.

I wouldn't bother with the non-S Paceman, as its 122 - horsepower engine would likely struggle to achieve any kind of acceleration.

Experiencing this kind of acceleration in a car this big, and which still boasts such a majestic driving position, feels ever so slightly surreal to begin with.

Time to hit the Sport button, which triggers the kind of acceleration only F1 drivers are familiar with.

At idle, the diesel clatter is almost nonexistent, but under any kind of acceleration, it makes itself heard.

As for grade skipping, studies of moderate skipping show that this kind of acceleration has beneficial effects and is not harmful socially or emotionally.

Worthy of envy is the Hemi and its 375 pound - feet of torque; it can tow 7,200 pounds and has all kinds of acceleration.

Not exact matches

«Ninety percent of the energy that was used for acceleration can be recovered when the vehicle slows back down, kind of like stepping on the brakes of a Toyota Prius with regenerative braking that can capture some of that acceleration energy.

This provides you with a great balance of smooth acceleration and sturdy turns for all kinds of terrain.

Anderson's review of the biomechanics literature suggests that the motion has the highest acceleration and power output produced per kilogram of muscle mass by any reptile, bird, or mammal and is the second most powerful among any kind of vertebrate (only a salamander outdoes it).

The sharp acceleration turns the traveling electron wave into a plane wave, like a nice regular pulse of an electron beam with an extremely short wavelength — exactly the kind of beam useful for imaging.

While I wouldn't say that Acceleration of Suguri X Edition has any kind of staying power as a fighting game nor even the content to hold anyone's attention for more than a few hours, at least it is an interesting mix of genres and occasionally a visual treat with flashy, screen - filling attacks.

I've been roaming the globe in search of effective strategies for educating high - ability youngsters, particularly kids from disadvantaged circumstances who rarely have parents with the knowledge and means to steer them through the education maze and obtain the kind of schooling (and / or supplementation or acceleration) that will make the most of their above - average capacity to learn.

Providing students with a deep understanding of specific learning intentions and success criteria brings a type of clarity that results in just that kind of exponential acceleration.

During my weekend with the car, I achieved an indicated 24 mpg with no highway driving and frequent hard acceleration, which is pretty good for something with this kind of performance.

The V - 8 delivers adequate acceleration in the city and at highway speeds, but it doesn't produce the kind of thrust you'd expect from an engine with 360 horsepower and 390 pounds - feet of torque, which makes you wonder, «Is that all you've got?»

Under this kind of life - or - death pressure, the Tiguan's leisurely acceleration didn't exactly feel sports car - like, but the VW maintained near - triple - digit speeds comfortably.

In higher gears and constant acceleration, the Smart has no trouble with 75 mph, and easily keeps up with surrounding traffic (I laugh when people ask me if it's highway - legal, like its some kind of golf cart!)

Surprisingly, not the kind of immediately unsettling acceleration that might put me in danger of swallowing my tongue.

The 20098 Hyundai Azera equipped with the 3.8 - liter engine has the kind of remarkable acceleration that can get you going quickly and easily.

However, the transmission lacks proper response when the back of the gas pedal meets the floor: the only repercussions here are clattering sounds, vibrations but no sign of acceleration, kind of like Toyota's CVTs.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

All of this means performance of epic proportions: 0 - 60 mph in the 4 - second range, 1.1 g of lateral acceleration and the kind of handling and road feel that makes grown men behave like 12 - year - olds at a slumber party.

The Malibu can jump off the line quite quickly with all that electric torque behind it, but in the end the 122 horsepower isn't enough to maintain that kind of rapid acceleration.

Basically, this fully automatic gearbox mode uses sensors for longitudinal acceleration and braking, plus lateral forces, and plugs them into some kind of equation to figure out which gear you should be in.

Sharp throttle response and explosive but refined acceleration propels the car forward with the kind of compelling haste that becomes addictive.

TFL Car got a Dodge Hellcat, the Jeep Trailhawk and a BMW M5 together for some acceleration testing, but since it was winter and the Hellcat is rear - wheel drive, it quickly fell out of the running; any kind of launch from it degenerated into a messy burnout.

Nissan's Xtronic CVT is quieter and better modulated than many of its kind, which makes for near - seamless acceleration, and very prompt reaction to requests for «kick down» at highway speeds.

The biggest improvement Mercedes could make to the B250 is a middle - ground transmission calibration that allows the kind of firm, but moderate, acceleration used in most passing situations.

It can also make use of hardware video acceleration through VA API (kind of like Microsoft's DXVA but for Linux and UNIX).

It would be natural to have some kind of price appreciation as earnings accelerate, but since 2008 (or even the peak prior) the acceleration in price far exceeds the acceleration in earnings power.

Particularly I am the kind of driver that tries to drive as smooth and as controlled as possible so I upgraded with increased suspension, and acceleration.

Acceleration is on the cross-button, while the triggers control air brakes, so you'll need to get used to double tapping them for a kind of insta - shift if you need to get out of danger quickly.

This kind of fast flipping and such exuberant price acceleration is something new.»

WE also know, due to the recent acceleration of the earth's magnetic pole drift, that there is some kind of storm going on in the earth's core, causing a realignment of that huge mass of molten metal.