Sentences with phrase «of a skidding car»

Besides, not only is there seven, yes seven, Fast and Furious movies now, there have been many other major motion pictures that utilize stunt racing to bring the art of skidding a car at high speeds in a barely controlled choreographed maneuver.

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That doesn't include a 2005 episode in which one of its jets skidded off a snowy runway in Chicago and onto a road, killing a 6 - year - old boy in a car.

HITTING THE SKIDS: Tesla tumbled 6.6 percent to $ 281.86 after the electric car maker said it lost $ 745 million in the first quarter as it is still struggling to produce more of its lower - cost Model 3 sedan.

Almirola was trailing and appeared to go into a skid while attempting to avoid the accident, but he lost control of his car and slammed into the cars of Logano and Patrick.

It involves the deliberate loss of rear wheel control, enabling drivers with the right combination of speed, accuracy, fearlessness, and disdain for the longevity of their tires, paint jobs, and mortal souls to send their cars skidding sideways at high speeds, perpendicular to their tires, two or more cars traveling the same course at the same time, not racing, but earning style points.

He was on his way to a practice at the Wolverine Aquatic Club in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he was coach, when his car skidded out of control in icy conditions.

Last winter we did the same thing we always do to get relief from Chicago's murderous winter: we chipped our car out of its ice block, skidded into O'Hare, and flew to Disney.

My husband yesterday skidded with our car at a speed of 60 - 70 km / h (38 - 45 mph), spun around and hit the front wheels in the snow which led to the car flying through the air landing on drivers side at a ditch on the side of the road.

Reports indicate that the driver tried to overtake a car, but in an attempt to dodge another oncoming car in the opposite direction to prevent a head - on collision, the car skidded off the main road and somersaulted, resulting in injuries and the loss of lives.

Cars were stranded on the Long Island Expressway and others skidded and slipped off the road as conditions deteriorated, Mr. Cuomo said, creating a «significant issue of public safety.»

The car ahead of him hit a patch of ice and skidded into a ditch.

Fears that the Tesla Roadster electric sports car had hit the skids because of the financial crisis have been eased by its billionaire founder and chief executive, Elon Musk.

«When this happens, the rear end of the car swings around and sends you into a skid,» Clark says.

The back end of my car kicked out on the motorway at 100km / h, and I skidded sideways along the highway several seconds before hitting the grass verge, which set the car spinning.

BMW argued the ASA's description of «skidding» was incorrect, saying «the term «skid» suggested that the driver had lost control of the car, which did not occur during the ad».

BMW added: «The ad did not show the cars skidding, but a slight reduction in traction, which highlighted the technical capability of the xDrive system to react to a change in grip on each wheel.»

Under the car are composite skid plates, front and rear, and on top of the car is a huge, dual - pane, panoramic sunroof that comes standard on SE and SEL models.

I would even think that the car that has the bulk of its weight up front would be least inclined to skid or overstear.

The car was / is awful and incredibly dangerous in the snow; I found myself skidding across lanes and incapable of maintaining traction whenever there was snow on the ground.

A session in a tired Omega drift car — sorry, skid car — proves to be equal parts educational and fun, while performing a series of emergency stops on the Mile Straight is a serious eye - opener.

These additional features are made available in order to assist the driver maintain perfect control of the car and at the similar time also lower the odds of skidding off the streets.

If you're in a safe place and want to experiment, any abrupt or excessive control input (accelerator, steering, brake, or combination at some level) will induce a skid or spin of some form; understanding what inputs will or will not produce what result can be very helpful in knowing what not to do when you need to keep the car under control.

Under a steely gray sky that sometimes emitted frozen pellets, we shuttled to the skid pad, climbed into Focus ST school cars shod with Michelin Pilot Sport tires, and practiced maneuvers that suggested a few cases of moonshine were onboard.

Now, you've just driven a WRC car with your name on the side of it, do you just give up now, say you've ticked the box and go back to doing big skids in Subarus?

As James's car proves, if the model can take six months of skid - pan punishment, it can take anything.

In terms of safety the car is loaded with features like seven airbags, ABS, ESP, attention assist, hill start assist, brake assist, acceleration skid control, electric parking brake, tyre pressure loss warning and bi-xenon headlamps with adaptive brake lights.

An increased ride height of 20 mm means it can traverse rougher terrain, while skid plates protect the underside of the car if it does make contact with the ground.

All versions have Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to counter any tendency of the car to skid out of control because of bad weather or over-exuberant driving.

Other options include a power sunroof ($ 1,000); 16 - inch tires and alloy wheels, replacing 15 - inchers ($ 400); XM satellite radio ($ 375); and electronic stability control, a steal at $ 450 — which allows an onboard computer to sense whether the car is skidding out of control, and applies brakes to one or more wheels to bring it back in line.

Skid pad: Any time a car manages over 1.0 g of grip, it's impressive.

If the car goes into a sideways skid, powerful computers basically take over operation of the car, shutting down the throttle and applying the brakes at any one wheel and with varying degrees of strength to bring the body back in line with the direction of the front wheels.

The hatchback receives plastic mouldings throughout the lower part of its body, while silver skid guards are seen at the front, rear and sides of the car.

The slim roof rails and the soft creases on the bonnet and the doors add to the sleek profile of the car, while the massive skid plates, the large fog lamps and the pronounced wheel arches add the necessary muscle.

Being a luxury vehicle, Mercedes has kitted the car with all the anagrams of alphabets it can find to make up its list of safety features, such as four disc brakes with Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill Start Assist, Acceleration Skid Control (ASR) and Brake Assist (BA) systems.

Other safety features include an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) to avoid skidding in the event of sudden emergency braking and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) to ensure that the correct amount of braking power is sent to the correct wheels according to the current weight distribution of the car.

Over $ 17,000 Aftermarket Receipts Aftermarket Receipts: - BBS FI - R Wheels - Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires - AWE / H & R McLaren 570s Springs - Fabspeed High Flow Cats - Fabspeed X Pipe - Fabspeed Skid Plates - Euro Clear Reflectors - Roof Wrapped Grey The entire front end of the car is covered with a clear bra!

Instead of ripping off the skid plate, the car has been put on a lift to actually attach zip ties and they stopped working too.

The 2012 Z06 also posted a 1.13 g average around the skid pad, besting the 2011 Z06 by 0.05 g and the combination of the PS cup tires and the Brembo brakes brings the sports car from 60 mph to 0 in just 94 feet.

The rear part is clean and lack frills of any type, split tail lamp, and faux silver skid plate provide attractive looks to the car.

The car's Super All - Wheel Control (S - AWC) integrated vehicle dynamics control system was tuned for competition use to provide better traction; other modifications included the installation of a roll cage and underbody skid plate, the use of a lighter hood, tailgate and interior parts, additional sealing and a snorkel for water crossings.

The obligatory faux silver skid plates, tall roof rails, 210 mm of high ground clearance and plastic cladding make up for the SUV look of the car.

For $ 23,950, which includes shipping, you get an excellent stereo with a six - disc CD changer, a big power sunroof, supportive leather - covered bucket seats, lots of aluminum trim, including the pedals; fog lamps, side air bags, anti-lock disc brakes, full power and air conditioning features and an Electronic Stabilization Program, which uses computers to sense when the car is skidding, and helps the driver regain control by modulating brake and throttle input.

The car's driving capabilities are also put to the test under the cold conditions, checking to see how the ForTwo and ForFour can handle while skidding across a sheet of ice.

The American tuning company hasn't forgotten about handling, and is including suspension upgrades; 20 - inch forged aluminum wheels; and sticky performance tires in the Super Snake package, granting the sports car impressive lateral grip to the tune of 1.2 Gs on the skid - pad.

From the development facility in Arjeplog in Swedish Lapland, Kia is honing the car in a range of low - grip driving environments, including a skid - pan, handling circuit and slalom test on the surface of the frozen Uddjaure Lake.

We grew fond of the SUV styling elements, the silver skid plates, roof rails and black cladding which really give the car some SUV DNA.

It also includes all - terrain tires, more ground clearance, red tow hooks, different front and rear fascias to improve approach and departure angles, and skid plates to protect the underside of the car, and of course, the instantly recognizable matte - black hood decal to reduce hood glare at high hill - climbing angles.

But a lack of real get up and go hasn't stopped other SUV makers creating a sporty veneer for their cars, so Ford has added gloss black highlights, colour - coded bumpers, cladding, mirrors and handles, skid plate and rear diffuser, sports tail pipes, 20 ″ dark alloys, sports seats with carbon fibre effect inserts, silver highlights in the cabin and a piano black finish for some interior trim.

No surprises so far, but the thing that makes the Cross Country unique (at least in 2016 — let's be honest, the AMC Eagle did this in the 70s) is the 7.9 inches of ground clearance, skid plate and polymer fender flares that make this car Linda Hamilton - «T2» - strong.

Additionally, a new bumper and skid plate give the CR - V a wider appearance and hint at its improved stability, while also lowering the car's visual centre of gravity.