Sentences with phrase «of speed on the highway»

To help maximize gas mileage, the V - 8 engine is equipped with cylinder - deactivation technology that operates the power plant on 4 of its 8 cylinders under certain driving conditions, such as when coasting down a hill or cruising at a steady rate of speed on the highway.

I was pleased to find that the M5 — which felt so casually removed from the sensation of speed on the highway that I kept accidentally speeding — could also feel so connected to the road and alive with the touch of a button and a flick of the wheel toward an apex.

Also makes a downshift required to gain any type of speed on the highway.

How often am I going to be needing that kind of speed on the highway?

I really like the driving GTA V... It gives you a great sense of speed on the highway, and off - roading is an absolute blast.

Not exact matches

Instead of investing in highways, ports, high - speed rail projects, and modern utilities, the U.S. has for decades continued putting new coats of paint on the same cracked wall.

On a stretch of Highway 101, east of downtown San Francisco, Vogt had clicked a button between the front seats, turned a dial to adjust the speed, taken his hands off the wheel, moved his feet back from the gas pedal and brake — and then turned to look me straight in the face, while, at 60 miles per hour, the scenery ticked by.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the car will now reduce its speed in anticipation of curves on the highway, but added he was not aware of any accidents caused by the earlier version of the software.

Autopilot allows drivers to maintain the speed of their electric vehicles relative to the other vehicles on the highway, while keeping the vehicle in its lane.

A massive, long - range infrastructure commitment on the part of the federal govt to support building / rebuliding highways and bridges, interstate train service and hi - speed rail, city mass transit systems, and ports and airports, over minimum 10 years and even better 20, with requirement that majority of manufactured metal components be US - made.

And while you may assume that most of these tragedies resulted from fiery, high - speed collisions on a highway, the reality is that most car crashes involving children happen 10 minutes or less from home.

Along the drive, the first two hours of which was on a reasonably fast highway, we stopped for peanut porridge, jerk chicken, more beef patties — and everyone, no matter where we were, estimated we still had about three hours of driving ahead of us (including the two speed - gun - happy local cops who pulled us over).

Professor Graham Parkhurst of the University added that autonomous vehicles on highways may need to slow to a safe speed — lower than 70 or even 50MPH — before handover is attempted.

----------------------- State Police arrested 33 year old Howard Archer of Unadilla for operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and criminal possession of marihuana 5th, they also arrested 58 year old John Barkman of Sidney for unlawful possession of marihuana, after a vehicle stop when Archer was observed speeding on State Highway 8 in the Town of Unadilla.

------------------------------- Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 40 year old Gloria Prott of Southhaven on charges of unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a controlled substance, driving while ability impaired by drugs, speeding at 80 miles an hour in a 55 zone and operating a motor vehicle with an open container of an alcoholic beverage, following a traffic stop on State Highway 17 in the Town of Hancock.

«Hayatu and Adesanmi were on their official duty as part of the highway patrol team before they were hit by a driver who was on high speed to evade the arrest of the FRSC officers», he said.

A car traveling at highway speeds would not linger on any single charging pad for more than a fraction of a second, so the pads would need to be placed every few meters to provide a continuous charge.

With assistance from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Praveen Edara, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the MU College of Engineering, tested the use of variable advisory speed limit (VASL) systems and the effect they may have on lessening congestion and reducing rear - end and lane - changing accidents on a fairly dangerous stretch of I - 270, a major four - lane highway in St. Louis.

You can also think of the superconducting electrons like cars on a highway, all moving the same speed and direction, the picture of efficiency.

If you're speeding 30 miles over the speed limit today on the highway, reducing that, you know, all of these lifestyle things that we're going to recommend you anyway, go ahead and get started on some of those now.

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For example, a biker man will ride out without any hesitation if he just want to enjoy the intense emotion of fast speed on the highway.

This is the terrain for which Foley, at his best a slinky genre stylist with a tobacco - acrid edge, was presumably brought on board, and he gives it a bit of vim: A luxury - vehicle car chase, screeching and weaving at arrogant speed along the highways of Seattle, is a set piece that rattles in the mind longer and louder than the who and why of it all.

Pull off insane stunts on top of skyscrapers, speed down busy highways and take an intense ride through the suburbs while competing with others to get to the top of the leaderboards.

David Bowie's «Heroes» comes on the radio, and as they fly through a tunnel on the highways around Pittsburgh, Sam climbs into the back of the pickup, stands up, and raises her arms, with the music and the wind and the speed all combining for that particular teenage euphoria at the endless possibilities of the world.

Yet 2K Games apparently thought I'd feel differently when designing Mafia II, since going over the speed limit in the presence of police officers (40mph on regular roads, 60mph on bridges and highways) will immediately lead to hot pursuit and, if you're feeling too lazy to ditch the cops, a $ 50 fine.

Driving at any speed on a foggy highway, when visibility is just beyond the end of the car, is scary.

At Coalinga, I head west on Highway 198, which features a long stretch of rising and descending switchbacks, with a handful of long straights for carbon - clearing blasts at exorbitant speeds.

Until 2007, Australia's Northern Territory had no speed limits on most of its two - lane highways.

«Eco-minded drivers keen on switching to electric [vehicles] would do well to buy a Leaf or Volt for highway driving, instead of a low - speed vehicle (like a GEM, Wheego, or another neighborhood electric vehicle),» says Nolan.

At low speeds, the power assist finds pockets of sudden stiffness; on the highway, it feels over-assisted and jittery.

But by the time the rubber began to voice any protest, I was far exceeding the speed limit on the highway ahead and my driving partner was looking faintly concerned about his choice of companionship for the day.

It produces 315 hp and 330 lb - ft of torque and is paired with the ZF eight - speed sport - automatic, which has a first gear short enough to easily smoke the 275 - section rear tires and a cruising gear tall enough to achieve 30 mpg on the highway (or so BMW estimates).

It gets me out of tight spots on the highway easily but if that is not good enough you can switch to Sports mode with increased speed and handling or down to Eco mode which feels a little sluggish at the starts and gear changes but helps to conserve gas and overall economy of the vehicle and environment - and adds to safety, I believe.

The ability of Cadillac to shut off several cylinders, plus the super-low cruising rpm enabled by its eight - speed transmission, versus the six - speed in the Lincoln, actually allows the big V - 8 to score 1 mpg better on the highway than Ford's downsized V - 6.

In less happy news, deputy editor Joe DeMatio received the honor of receiving the first speeding ticket in our Q5: 75 mph in a 55 zone on a two - lane highway.

Variable Cylinder Management, now standard across the board, is capable of turning the six - cylinder into either a four - or three - cylinder engine during low - load cruising, and with the Touring models» six - speed automatic (a five - speed is standard on other trim levels), the Odyssey returns the best EPA fuel economy at 19/28 mpg city / highway.

BMW claims a zero - to - 62 mph time of 6.1 seconds with a six - speed manual, and while the company isn't talking about fuel economy numbers, we expect the X1 with an eight - speed automatic to return about 22 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway.

With artificial intelligence Traffic Jam Pilot, the A8 can fully drive itself at speeds up to 37 mph on highways with a physical barrier separating opposing lanes of traffic.

MSRP (with destination): $ 31,970 PRICE AS TESTED: $ 37,805 ENGINE: 3.6 - liter DOHC V - 6 Horsepower: 285 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque: 260 lb - ft @ 4800 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited model.

With a roll on the throttle, we're roaring through the gears of McLaren's seven - speed dual - clutch transmission and onto the highway, eyes wide and palms dampening the cushy, blessedly button - free Alcantara steering wheel.

I am a fan of the manual gearbox, especially in situations where downshifting becomes necessary for passing, but I realize that the six - speed dual - clutch transmission probably comes into its own on the highway.

1994: Dickmanns demonstrates a robotic Mercedes - Benz 500 SEL with humans in the front passenger seats for more than 620 miles on Paris multi-lane highways at speeds of up to 80 mph.

The third, meanwhile, will allow the A8 to drive itself through traffic at speeds of up to 37.3 mph on freeways and highways with a central divider (by comparison, Cadillac's upcoming Super Cruise functions at cruising speeds).

There's also a Driver's Assistance Package that offers semi-automated driving for speeds up to 130 mph that's super fun to use on long stretches of less engaging highway.

The G20 3 Series will continue to offer lots of optional extras, including bespoke driver - assistance systems that should include active lane - keeping assist, automatic braking, self - parking via remote control, automatic overtaking under certain conditions, and semi-autonomous driving both on the highway and in stop - and - go traffic at speeds up to 40 mph.

I gave up on this A / C system and suffered slow - moving, 45 minute commutes home in 95 + degree weather, with an outlet temperature of around 65 degrees, until I could finally hit highway speeds.

They make sense in low - speed and self - contained environments where vehicles can simply come to a stop if something goes wrong and on smoothly flowing stretches of highway.

That's just 2 - mpg shy of the city number for the Ford F - 150 4 × 4 with 2.7 - liter turbo V - 6 and six - speed automatic, and matches the Ford on the highway.

Blame goes to the transmission that — because of its infinite amount of ratios — keeps the engine running a high revs when under load on the highway; the Cruze uses the same engine but doesn't sound nearly as bad thanks to its six - speed transmissions.