Sentences with phrase «of the all wheel drive when»

transmission slips because of the all wheel drive when you punch it 5.

You are rewarded with impressive acceleration and the tenacious traction of All Wheel Drive when road conditions are less than ideal!

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When Piëch resurfaced in 1972 at Audi, by then owned by VW, he dragged it upmarket almost single - handedly with a series of engineering innovations, such as the four - wheel drive system for the Quattro.

For context, Level 5 is the highest stage of autonomy when a car can drive itself in any scenario, making steering wheels and pedals unnecessary.

The company also stayed with him when he was charged with driving under the influence when he was found asleep behind the wheel of his car.

With criticism of self - driving cars swirling, our hunch is that it's a staged video made in the hopes of driving the argument that autonomous vehicles are safe to get behind the wheel of, even when you're asleep.

The Volvo was in self - driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it hit 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking a bicycle outside the lines of a crosswalk, police said.

Through it, the occupants of the vehicle can leave the driving to the system, though the cars will still have steering wheels on the times when an occupant will choose to take control.

What is more, the drive cycles of trucks and their significantly simpler routes (when compared with passenger traffic) could lead to a faster adoption of autonomous technologies on the big wheels.

It was one of those moments when my clenched fingers were peeled off the steering wheel, and Grace came rolling in, driving a beat up ice cream truck, and peddling mediocre miracles for the price of giving up control.

When McLain was 15, his father, Tom, was driving to watch him pitch for Mount Carmel when he pulled off the road, slumped over the steering wheel and died of a heart attWhen McLain was 15, his father, Tom, was driving to watch him pitch for Mount Carmel when he pulled off the road, slumped over the steering wheel and died of a heart attwhen he pulled off the road, slumped over the steering wheel and died of a heart attack.

The biggest crisis of his film career came when he was cast as a cab driver; he was behind the wheel before the director discovered Abe didn't know how to drive.

Guide her, protect her when crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller - coasters, log flumes, or anything called «Hell Drop,» «Tower of Torture,» or «The Death Spiral Rock «N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,» and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.

Pros - Looks stylish especially brown leather detailing Very roomy, good for growing baby Easy latch system with isofix, good for car users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattling.

«Rather than hunching over your steering wheel when driving, tilt the seat back a little to reflect the natural curves and arches of the spine.

Driving a car at Indy — when there's no power steering — is where you need a lot of grip strength to hold on to that wheel.

While acceleration is a tad slower than some might want it is a large piece of machinery that you are driving and that is felt first thing when getting behind the wheel.

There's a clear lack of contents (but updating is constant), but when it's just you, the driving wheel and the never - ending battle with the track, you will feel the rally experience like in those sweet days of the Colin McRae saga.

The story goes that when Alfred Hitchcock conceived the idea for «North by Northwest» he really just came up with three action set - pieces — Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint hanging from the faces on Mount Rushmore, the cropduster chasing Grant through a cornfield and the sequence that has bad guys pouring liquor down Grant's throat until he's too drunk to drive, then putting him behind the wheel of a car that is sent careening down a mountain.

This is the first time BMW has ever debuted a car through a video game, allowing Need for Speed Payback players the first opportunity to get behind the wheel of the M5, the first M series to feature xDrive all - wheel - drive system, when the game launches on November 10th worldwide.

In order to exemplify what type of questions policymakers may be asking when driving such changes, Mr. Petrilli designed an interactive group exercise for panelists entitled, «The Wheel of Policy.»

The resulting ATTESA E-TS Pro — or Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All - Electronic Torque Split — would employ a number of sensors to monitor lateral acceleration and individual wheel speeds, enabling an electronically controlled, hydraulically operated multiplate clutch pack to send up to 50 per cent of the GT - R's drive to the front wheels when required.

As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.

When I slip behind the wheel for a blast down the road, he asks if he can come along (Simon's seven - year - old son Henry comes too)-- not, I suspect, in the hope of learning anything useful from my driving technique but to listen to the 4.2 - litre Ferrari - developed 90 - degree V8 when I give it the beWhen I slip behind the wheel for a blast down the road, he asks if he can come along (Simon's seven - year - old son Henry comes too)-- not, I suspect, in the hope of learning anything useful from my driving technique but to listen to the 4.2 - litre Ferrari - developed 90 - degree V8 when I give it the bewhen I give it the beans.

Ford attributes this in part to a standard torque - vectoring feature that uses the traction control to brake the inside wheel when accelerating out of a turn, allowing the power to drive the outside wheel and maintain a tighter line.

Leave the «box in Drive and the shifts are intuitive and quick to shift to meet your needs, but it's when you opt to use the pair of metal look paddles attached to the back of the steering wheel that you can really get stuck in to the GTS's performance.

A follow - up to the mad, mad Gymkhana Seven, when Ken took to the streets of L.A. in his 845 - hp, all - wheel - drive 1965 Ford Mustang, episode eight centers around Ken's tire destruction on the wide - open areas of Dubai.

When you're in the McLaren 650S, every outing behind the wheel invites you to improve your skills and become a member of that very select group which can really drive.

While there are already two performance variants of the current, seventh - generation Golf — the 210 - hp, front - wheel - drive Golf GTI (220 hp with the optional performance pack) and the 292 - hp, all - wheel - drive Golf R — Volkswagen wants to add a third hot hatch to its lineup when the eighth - generation Golf comes out in three years» time.

Sure, the Cayenne would be handy when the snow piles to great depths, but 95 percent of the time, you'd be better off with the all - wheel - drive AMG grocery - getter.

There's a ton of turbo lag, but learn to drive around it and the 900 is a very quick car — and one with surprisingly little torque steer, at least when the steering wheel is pointed straight.

The BLSD system works when one of the driving wheels is spinning on a slippery surface.

The torque - vectoring rear differential remains, but the all - wheel drive brings the additional traction of driven front wheels, which receive up to 60 percent of the engine torque when needed.

The Q50's fast - acting AWD system defaults to 100 percent rear - wheel drive when the road is dry, but it will send as much as 50 percent of available power to the front wheels when its sensor array detects any loss of traction at the rear.

Cargo & Towing Speaking of performance specs, when properly equipped the two - wheel - drive Suburban with the 5.3 - liter V - 8 and 4.10 axle ratio can tow up to 8,100 pounds.

He's genuinely confused when I tell him it's a turbo - four making 310 hp, but he seems merry enough to have learned something new before spinning yarns of his Subaru Forester and its «unstoppable» all - wheel drive.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

The next M5 is also expected to be the first all - wheel - drive sedan for BMW's performance division, but the system will likely be modified similar to its key rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 S, which has a drift mode and can send all of its power exclusively to the rear wheels when the right mode is selected.

When four - wheel drive is needed, the system automatically shifts power so both sets of wheels share the load.

With traction control set to either its intermediate «R» mode or switched off entirely, it felt like a rear - wheel drive supercar, looking to break away at the slightest tickle of the throttle when the steering was loaded up.

The 2016 Acadia has a curb weight of 4,656 pounds when equipped with front - wheel - drive, whereas the equivalent 2017 GMC Acadia drops below two tons, to 3,956 pounds.

Your arms will get a workout until you perfect the art of driving at a crawl when trying to turn the wheel, which does make things easier than standing still and trying to crank the wheel.

The four - wheel drive system helps make the most of the Audi's 394bhp from its turbocharged five - cylinder and can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 3.4 sec, a whole 1.1 sec faster than the M2 when we timed them both.

Completely redesigned this year, the all - new 2015 Ford F - 150 pickup features a brand - new lightweight aluminum - alloy body paired with a 325 - horsepower, 2.7 - liter EcoBoost V - 6 engine which promises super fuel economy of 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway, and 22.3 mpg combined when equipped in SuperCab XLT trim with two - wheel - drive and 6 1/2 - foot box.

Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian warning that uses audible and visual warnings to alert the driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.

When power does pour on, the Haldex all - wheel drive has a way of pulling you through a corner as though an errant Galapagos finch momentarily distracted Mr. Darwin.

The all - wheel xDrive models initially react like their rear drive counterparts, but the front axle is called into play when a loss of grip is detected at the rear to neutralize the any oversteer.

The all - wheel drive takeoff is from a clutch pack in a transfer case at the back of the gearbox and although the car is rear - drive in most circumstances, in default all - wheel drive mode, torque can be sent to the front pre-emptively when the car thinks the extra traction will help, or in response to rear slip.

In fact, when you consider some of its competition, the new all - wheel - drive Volkswagen Golf R comes across as a bona - fide bargain.

When both of the clutch packs on the rear axle are open, and no torque is being sent to either rear wheel, the RS is essentially a front wheel drive car.