Sentences with phrase «like electric boost»

The i8's yee - haw acceleration doesn't seem to compute with 357 on - paper horses, until you consider the slender 3,455 - pound curb weight, nitrous - like electric boost, and a ruthlessly effective six - speed automatic transmission.

Not exact matches

This twin - turbo engine with electric powertrain boost — said to be 500 hp altogether — sounds like something you'd expect to hear at full cry on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

The center display shows more in - depth info, like the amount of power heading to the drive and the electric boost.

Mercedes notes it's slightly more efficient, measured by parasitic loss of engine power, but the real driver is obvious: The electric boost enables semiautonomous features like park assist and lane keeping.

That said, the Versa — either model, with the CVT or the four - speed automatic — does not feel like an entry - level car with one exception: The electric - boosted power steering acts as if there's a rubber band wrapped around the steering column.

My biggest complaint is the same for a lot of GM cars right now: The electric - boosted power steering has zero road feel — it's like one of those arcade games.

On hills or when accelerating, the electric assist smoothly comes online to give the engine a little boost, and the drivetrain acts like a generator to charge the battery pack during braking.

This is the plug - in hybrid sports car that operates on battery for 20 miles and then on a three - cylinder turbocharged engine with boost from the electric motor, much like a very sporty Chevrolet Volt.

It's quick off the line like most electric cars, and if you floor it the engine does come on to boost things, but it switches back once you hit cruising speed.

The new petrol engine will usher in electric boosting via an integrated starter motor for added performance potential and is Mercedes» answer to the likes of the upcoming second - generation Audi S7 and recently introduced BMW M550i.

On the freeway, we found it easy to run the car up from 60 to 80 mph, the gas engine getting a turbo - like boost from the electric motor.

The regular V - 6 Accord has 240 horsepower; Honda says this engine, plus the electric boost, totals 255 horsepower, and it feels like it.

The final step is the boost mode at «10»: marked like a traditional redline, this demarcates the point when the electric motor and gasoline engine are working together to achieve full system output.

«Like me, but not like the Province of Ontario where I live, he sees a big difference between a little boost to a bike and a big electric scooLike me, but not like the Province of Ontario where I live, he sees a big difference between a little boost to a bike and a big electric scoolike the Province of Ontario where I live, he sees a big difference between a little boost to a bike and a big electric scooter.

If Gore gets his way, we'll all be cast into mediocrity or even poverty while the rich elitist class (like Gore) who can afford $ 10 a gallon for gas, or a 200 % boost in their electric bill, keep living the lifestyle they enjoy.

And if you have to dress like this to go to the office, an electric boost makes a lot of sense.

It's unusual in racing for design changes to be made purely for aesthetic reasons, but with its electric cars and gimmicks like FanBoost (which lets fans vote to give a driver a temporary power boost), Formula E isn't like most race series.