Sentences with phrase «low urban speeds»

More appealing than its brisk acceleration is its quiet nature, particularly at low urban speeds.

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«It will be a low - speed urban boulevard with a wide median.

In a test that Volvo set up for us during our first drive of the S60 in Portugal, we drove at about 15 - 20 mph toward a stationary dummy, to mimic low - speed driving in a crowded urban area.

The suspension upgrades, however, do little to help tame body roll or improve in - corner performance, although the revised setup does lend a feeling of urban zippiness, inspiring confidence to make quick low - speed lane changes.

In congested, low - speed urban driving, hydraulics efficiently recapture the vehicle's braking energy.

Medium - and heavy - duty BEVs have been predominantly used on urban or suburban routes, characterized by frequent stops and starts, high idle times, lower average speeds, and a daily range of 100 miles or less.

Particular objectives were to increase steering precision and agility at lower speeds, so that the car was more responsive and fun - to - drive in typical urban driving conditions.

The Good The 2011 Hyundai Elantra's low - speed manners make it a great car for urban environments.

At lower speeds, typical of urban driving, the system is disabled in order not to irritate or distract the driver with unnecessary warnings.

City Safety is meant to reduce the low - speed front - to - rear crashes that commonly occur in urban traffic.

You'll also note a bit of hesitation from the powertrain in typical low - speed urban environments.

City emergency braking automatically activates brakes at low speeds in urban situations.

Also, the light steering at low speeds will save you from fatigue - inducing arms workout sessions when you're carving a path through urban obstacles.

Ultimately, real - world mileage will vary depending on your driving habits — low, urban speeds will yield more range while highway speeds (over about 50 mph) will take more of a toll on the battery.

It'll go zero to 60 in 5 seconds, has a top speed of 165 mph for quickly crossing the urban jungle, and features a suspension that lowers and lifts for clearing those obstacles on the way to your private villa.

That top speed is pretty low as modern cars go, but the Focus Electric's strength lies not in high - speed Autobahn blasts, but in the sort of peppy low RPM urban driving that is so tricky for small displacement city cars because of their lack of torque.

At low speed, they steer counter to the front wheels to further increase the agility of the big coupe when parking or driving in urban traffic, for example.

Also at higher speeds, the electrically - assisted steering hardens while at lower, city speeds, it softens so tight urban setups are not something you should worry about.

The torque of the engine enables consumption - optimised «surfing «in high gears even at very low speeds and in urban driving environments.

In the Urban e-Truck, the original low - floor axle has been provided with a liquid - cooled high - speed asynchronous three - phase motor on each side.

In urban environments, the Vue Green Line is an adequate all - round performer: handling is tighter than that in the 2007 model, while throttle response at low speeds is passably brisk.

Combined with a lack of power steering, which makes for heavy going at low speeds, the 4C is more of a chore to drive on typical urban Sydney roads than any Porsche, including the 911 GT3 RS.

Whiplash is not uncommon in frontal and side impact accidents, but more often occurs in low speed, rear end collisions in urban environments.

There's also a strong possibility of reduced fuel consumption, particularly for motorists who do a lot of short, low - speed urban journeys where the plug - in hybrid system is in its element.

The Tundra's easy - to - drive character is particularly useful when it comes time to confront the urban jungle, with a light steering effort required for low - speed maneuvers.

Even within concrete urban areas you may stumble upon a raccoon trying to get into a garbage can, an opossum walking down a neighborhood street, bats flying low at an evening ballgame, even the occasional alligator can be spotted quietly gliding down a bayou with no regard for the traffic speeding over the bridge above.

Within the cropped frame, Orion captures the lower half of a man's torso juxtaposed with a similar piece of street art, in a wry commentary on urban speed in his native Brazil.

In our analysis we found that an urban development strategy focused on access for all, rather than for a minority who use cars, with congestion pricing, realistic parking charges, and speed limits low enough to stop the slaughter of pedestrians and cyclists would as a co-benefit also reduce oil use and CO2 emissions from cars to barely more than twice today's levels in 2020, way below the trends.

In fact, recent research indicates [pdf] that urban rooftops may not be ideal locations for turbines since wind speeds are often low.

This increases fuel economy to 90 miles per gallon on the first 47 miles on the highway, and more than 150 mpg in low - speed urban driving for about the first 30 - 35 miles.

Parallel hybrids, also known as «full hybrids», like the GS 450h are well - adapted to urban driving because the internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric motor can move the car independently of each other: The ICE is turned off when the car stops and stay off at low speeds for as long as the electric motor can handle moving the car.