Sentences with phrase «nearer idle speed»

An eight - speed torque - converter automatic should also help, routing the power to the 275 mm rear tyres and keeping the engine nearer idle speed during motorway slogs.

Lift off the throttle for just a second, and the revs drop back to near idle speed until you get on it again, and the process repeats itself.

Not exact matches

Endless low - end reserves allow you to romp around in 6th gear as low as 45 mph, letting the V - 8 muscle things forward from near - idle engine speeds.

Some newer cars are tricky as they have low speed economize features that reduce pressure on compressor near idle.

The «Rocks» setting on the Terrain Response dial radically remaps the Sport's throttle and gearing algorithms - you can rev the V - 8 up to nearly two grand in 1st gear, and still keep vehicle speed at near - idle levels in low - range.