Sentences with phrase «mountain grades»

Do you know how to properly drive through very steep mountain grades?

Your vehicle should also have enough performance power to climb mountain grades without losing speed excessively.

It has no problems going up and down steep mountain grades / passes.

Otherwise, you'll find the car easy to live with, because it feels responsive in urban and suburban environments, merges onto most freeways without drama, and easily climbs mountain grades at a steady 80 mph because the automatic transmission kicks down a gear or two and stays there.

Honda engineers tested the Ridgeline in some of the toughest towing conditions found in America, included hauling a large boat up a steep 14 - degree launch ramp for over half a mile in temperatures over 100º Fahrenheit, and climbing mountain grades pulling the maximum trailer weight (5,000 pounds, or 2,268 kg, AWD), maximum interior cargo (100 pounds, 45.4 kg) and two passengers.

There is even some skepticism that the Precision Railroading model — that is, planning each individual customer's shipment by using more precise time calculations — that Harrison used at CN would offer a solution for CP, with operations in the Rocky Mountains that contend with the uncertainty of steep mountain grades and severe weather.

Similarly, the four - cylinder engine tries hard but begins to feel winded during aggressive passing maneuvers or when climbing mountain grades.

It is even capable of towing up a mountain grade with a heavy load.

Out on the trail, the engine and transmission combo pulled with confidence up steep mountain grades, and ground clearance (at 9 inches) was never an issue.

You can even power up a mountain grade in a higher gear without worry that the car will lose momentum.

Our Four Wheel Drive Hybrid gathers the best of today's technology and still manages mud - rutted back roads, steep mountain grades, towing your boat, or hauling stacks of drywall.

Motivated by a 3.5 - liter V6 good for 280 horsepower and 262 pound - feet of torque, the engine had more than ample oomph for highway merging, and enough power to blast up steep mountain grades.

Instead, you should use the pulse braking method — the same method used by truckers carrying 80,000 lbs down steep mountain grades.