Sentences with phrase «near redline»

Ford has given the 2019 Edge ST a new Sport Mode as well, which provides a more aggressive throttle response, sharper engine braking, shifting patterns that hold gears near the redline through cornering maneuvers, as well as a more resonant exhaust tone.

Cars tell you a whole lot about how well they're engineered and put together when they're skidding through corners, braking at threshold, and revving near redline for several laps.

At about 5200 rpm, when the U.S. - spec E36 is quickly nearing its redline, there's another cam phase shift, and this M3 snorts a metaphoric kilo of crystal meth, sprinting headfirst into its 7600 - rpm limiter with clenched teeth and dilated pupils.

Horsepower numbers were considerably higher, but the engine had to be revved near redline to get them, and most buyers seemed to prefer the older 2.4 engine (which had little in common with the World Engine).

It seems to run out of breath up near the redline too.

It the system holds gears near redline through cornering maneuvers, produces sharper engine braking, and has a more resonant exhaust tone.

A Sport mode calls up optimal engine and transmission performance to hold gears near redline when cornering and will rev - match for downshifts.

And of course, rather than the traditional 6 - speed auto in the ES350, the hybrid makes do with a CVT — it's not especially drone - y, this combo, but the 2.5 - liter four's engine note is not an especially sonorous one, so you'll probably want to spend less time near redline in it than with the 350's sweeter six.

As such, when under harder acceleration, the transmission hangs near redline for entirely too long.

It'll bang along near redline all day without complaint, too.

This is a massive benefit: The car shotguns out of corners, and while it's delighted to scream all day near its redline, sizzling revs aren't necessary to keep up a blistering pace.

It makes an exciting whine near redline, yet the engine note is never strained or loud, never tires you out with raging decibels.

Manually shifting the nine - speed transmission via those electroplated paddles might seem like the sportier way to swap cogs, but waiting a split second too long to shift near redline can result in frustrating lags.

Doing this at standstill with the stability control switch off and the engine buzzing near the redline results in a huge burnout and then startling straight - line acceleration once traction is restored.

Peak torque is available from just 1,500 rpm to give it good spring off the line and power remains strong through the middle of the rev range to taper off slightly near redline.

Sport mode lets you explore the full potential of the car and the exhaust sounds sweet near the redline.

HP got a healthy bump too with over 100hp more in almost all areas in the midrange and tapering off to about 50 more HP near redline.

On many CVT - equipped cars, the tach will just peg near the redline, until an acceptable speed is reached.

The mid-range is also peppy enough for quick bursts of acceleration but if you want to go all out, you will definitely miss the grunt of the older engine, especially near the redline.

But thankful to Porsche for still making high - revving naturally - aspirated engines, with peak hp near the redline.

I bet the last 500 rpm near the redline would feel awesome.

A shift light in the shape of the Styker logo appears near redline.

It's fast without even getting near the redline.

The low end is underpowered and feels disappointing but the mid-range feels strong and there is a lot of action near the redline.

Unlike CVTs coupled to small engines that moan and drone under hard acceleration, the creamy smooth V - 6 in the RX450h never protests as the transmission keeps it boiling near the redline.

Acceleration was fairly swift, taking a bit under 7 seconds to get to 60 mph, with the automatic, but it neither had brute - force instant - on power nor the need to stay near redline.

Power tapers off quickly near the redline and it's the mid-range that keeps the car «sailing» in full swing.

Peak power occurs at 6,100 rpm, near redline.

Dynamic mode gets your driving party started by permitting full manual upshifts, late upshifts, and early downshifts, and it lets you know where you are with a big, amber shift indicator as you near redline.

The 510 - hp V - 12 sounds gravelly but is remarkably smooth, and red lights on the dash come on as we near redline and shift to second.

The engine is bourbon - smooth at idle and makes a fantastic wail as it nears its redline, the twin turbos muting the exhaust note almost not at all.

There is no crescendo up near the redline, just one urgent and omnipotent surge of revs accompanied by a flat and rather nondescript blare of exhaust.

The V8 also has a beautiful and loud exhaust note and it turns into glory when you are nearing the redline.

In Sport mode, everything is turned up to eleven - the throttle is at its reactive best and the gearbox also hangs onto lower gears and shifts up above 6,000 rpm, near the redline.

However, unlike other Bimmers, the engine on the X1 is pretty loud with cabin insulation not being that great as you near the redline.

Filling it with more expensive 93 - octane bumps that number up to 250 ponies at 5,000 rpm, but it doesn't matter because the gains all happen up near redline, when all of the CX - 9's performance lives in that low - to - midrange rpm zone where most drivers actually do their driving.

It swapped cogs smoothly but while playing with the new paddle shifters in manual mode the automatic version changed up automatically when nearing redline.