Sentences with phrase «motorway speeds»

In my car, 6th gear at motorway speeds runs at about 2,200 rpm which is hardly doing any work.

The Panamera has no problem breaking motorway speed limits regardless of the motive power, yes, it's a Porsche; it goes like stink.

The vestigial aeroscreen maximises the intensity of the driving exprience, but fitting the optional (detachable) full - width windscreen allows you to cruise at motorway speeds with minimal buffeting.

It works adequately well at high motorway speeds, and always makes the 340i feel directionally stable.

The Skoda is just as happy cruising at motorway speeds as it is tackling the cut and thrust of urban driving.

The system gives gentle steering inputs to keep the car properly aligned within lane markings up to motorway speeds of around 130 km / h and no longer needs to follow another car.

On the move, the engine is responsive and free - revving, and the performance is nothing short of rapid, zinging along up to and beyond motorway speeds with minimal effort.

It's a bit growly around town and even at motorway speeds there's quite an audible gravelly diesel noise, but it's only a small niggle.

Roof down and (optional) wind deflector up, you can sit at typical motorway speeds listening to the radio in plentiful comfort.

BMW admits it is re-evaluating the gearing of the variable steering so there won't be such a massive difference between the gearing at parking speeds and motorway speeds in the future.

For a V8, the SL 500's 31.4 mpg combined is still fairly impressive (and better still, attainable - we managed similar figures cruising at typical UK motorway speeds) while you'll drop to 28mpg and 23.7 mpg combined for the SL 63 and SL 65 respectively.

I have the 120 bhp diesel engine so it is quick enough to accelerate out of trouble but the 6 speed gear box makes it economical on the motorway

It's comfortable enough, and better mannered at motorway speeds now.

Not so the R32, which never feels unduly stressed at motorway speeds thanks to a long sixth gear.

It features high - pressure common - rail fuel injection for maximum efficiency and a variable geometry turbocharger to enhance low - speed driveability while ensuring strong top - end power for the high motorway speeds common in Europe.

The Panamera can cover ground faster than most will ever need, while our 70mph motorway speed limit should hardly trouble a car designed for the derestricted Autobahn.

Mine is not a multi air engine but is perky enough and handles motorway speeds with ease.

Soundproofing is better than in any other midsize pickup, but when you reach motorway speeds the wind noise makes you believe you're going faster than you are.

It does shine the most in Sport and Comfort, especially at motorway speeds where its ninth gear ratio of 0.60:1 and 3.07:1 final drive do wonders for the GLC's cruising ability.

For a heavy car it accelerates well and cruises at motorway speeds quietly and without any vibration.

The van can become noisy and strained at motorway speeds partly due to the manual gearbox only having five ratios and the lack of a more substantial bulkhead.

There's also quite a lot of engine noise, whichever engine you choose, and at motorway speeds crosswinds generate a whistling sound in the cabin.

Leaving Dunedin City behind, the Southern Motorway speeds you out of Dunedin, passing Lake Waihola and the townships of Milton and Balclutha.

Motorway speed limits could increase from 70mph to 80mph in a move which has been criticised by road safety campaigners.

It gets a little noisier at motorway speeds as the lack of a sixth gear means the engine has to work quite hard, but it's not overly intrusive.

A strengthened body is 20 percent stiffer than the Ghibli's and the Levante feels very solid, something that's palpable at high motorway speeds.

That's because you can fit a wind deflector across the back seats that allows you to travel at motorway speeds with practically no wind buffeting.

There's nothing quite like a car that can spin its wheels in a straight line at beyond motorway speeds to grab your attention.

The suspension - a five - link design both front and rear - features air springs with both adaptive damping and a self - levelling function to automatically lower the body in two stages by up to 30 mm for improved aerodynamic efficiency at constant motorway speeds.

Comfort is first rate, although at motorway speeds there's a fair amount of wind and tyre noise.

An ultra-tight turning circle, light, direct steering and short initial gearing give it the upper hand in town too, and while there's still plenty of noise at motorway speeds it's far less prone to wandering than before.

It certainly highlighted her thinking on many of the topical transport issues, such as motorway speed and the Olympics.

In 2015 there was some discusion in the UK about raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph (about 130 km / h).

The government's proposal to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph and its drive to give local authorities more responsibility to deal with road safety issues are not helping, MPs warned.

In 2015 there was some discusion in the UK about raising the motorway speed limit to...

Immediately in government he showed his populist side, declaring Labour's mythical «war on motorists» to be over and proposing to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph, until the extra death toll this would have caused prompted the plan to be scrapped.

The pushrod suspension might make for a jarring low - speed ride, but once above 40mph it smooths out beautifully and at motorway speeds it's more supple than, for example, a Renaultsport Mégane Cup.

The diesel engine tested here doesn't feel as keen as its torque figure suggests, but as a cheap to run company car choice it's hard to fault, with little fuss at motorway speeds and just enough grunt to make the odd country lane interesting.

And even at motorway speed, heavy crosswinds don't affect the BMW i3.

The electric B - Class or Golf annihilate the BMW in that regard and while the i3 feels stable and comfortable at motorway speeds, around town the large wheels seem to pick up every little imperfection in the surface underneath.

The only trace of three - boxiness runs along the trailing edge of the rear window where a large boomerang - shaped tail spoiler extends at motorway speeds.

The length of the upper ratios in particular is such that at motorway speeds, the ninth ratio seems to require only around 1500rpm.

The 1.5 is quieter than its 1.4 predecessor, and remarkably refined at motorway speeds, but it doesn't sound quite as sweet as the old engine when you aim for the red line.

On the move, the Octavia is as comfortable as you'd hope, with supple suspension and annoying tyre roar and wind noise kept to a minimum, even at motorway speeds.

The sound of the motor is drowned out by wind and road noise at motorway speeds, but anything other than gentle acceleration anywhere else brings with it a coarse, loud rattle.

The most notable thing about the Golf Cabriolet is the incredible refinement, even at motorway speeds.

At motorway speeds, the buffeting is acceptable inside, although it would be dramatically improved by a wind deflector.

The adaptive dampers have the usual «Normal», «Sport» and «Track» modes, but leave them set in the first of those and the 570GT rides uncannily well at motorway speeds.