Sentences with phrase «of wheelspin»

Taking off, we didn't get a lot of wheelspin from the Coopers, except for when we spun out and had to get pointed in the right direction.

There's the faintest hint of wheelspin and the engine strains at 5000rpm for a split second as it tries to overcome the car's inertia, and you're off.

It's so informal as you line up: no red lights to watch for, just a casual «Off you go» from the marshal, then a flurry of wheelspin.

The manual Porsche actually steals an advantage to 30mph, yelping off the line with a bare minimum of wheelspin, but once the others find traction the Panamera is helpless against such a torrent of torque.

With the traction and stability control in Sport mode, there's a fair bit of wheelspin at launch, but the car quickly grabs hold as I approach the first right - hander.

I once described Evil Dead 3 (a.k.a. Army of Darkness) as «the cinematic equivalent of wheelspin», and this film does clearly go in circles until its audience is exhausted.

You squeeze the throttle waiting for a fury of wheelspin and ESC controlled nannying to tame the rear Pirelli Trofeo R tyres, but the 675LT just hooks up and goes.

Sometimes traffic is clear enough to allow for a dab of wheelspin exiting the numerous switchbacks, the Bentley is never really anything but neutral through it all.

The only real improvements I noticed driving the R around town were its much meaner exhaust note and, more important, its lack of wheelspin on hard launches.

There's very little in the way of wheelspin, putting its 316bhp to good use in all circumstances, even when it's cold and wet.

With not a chirrup of wheelspin and scarcely more than a sci - fi whir from the motors, the P100D takes off.

Using the same wheel - speed sensors as the Antilock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Program (ESP ®), 4 - ETS can detect the onset of wheelspin and rapidly pulse the brake at the slipping wheel.

* «Holy Mother of Wheelspin!»

This reduces the occurrence of wheelspin and routes power to the wheel with the most traction.

In the M5's default 4WD mode, all drive torque goes to the rear wheels until the system detects the slightest trace of wheelspin.

Instead of the expected lengthy squeal of rubber and a pile of wheelspin, there's a chirp from the...

Each mode features a different front / rear axle power distribution ratio, and each mode allows for different amounts of wheelspin to handle various types of off - road driving.

So a 0 -60-mph sprint starts with a brief burst of wheelspin at launch as the turbo boost rises but is quickly shut down by the electronic watchdogs.

Another integrated feature is the Smokey Burnout function, which allows the driver to indulge in a degree of wheelspin while the car is moving at low speeds.

Mine would be a basic GTI with sunroof and convenience package; the leather trim package the Autobahn gets is nice, but not worth the extra scratch; if you're going to get into the low $ 30s, spring for a Golf R and get rid of the wheelspin, too.

For example, sand mode allows for lots of wheelspin, keeping the truck moving forward in loose sand and preventing it from getting buried.

The S1 will never take an oversteer stance under power, instead firing away from corners without a hint of wheelspin.

Attempting to follow virtually any other Fleeter saw me falling back in a flurry of wheelspin, but if you could deal with the dents to your pride, it was still a pretty fun way of getting somewhere.

For this you simply must get the car slowed neatly and without locking wheels, smoothly select second (or in a race car, first) gear, then drive out with the minimum of wheelspin.

Body control is good and the car doesn't fall to pieces, it's just the limits are a bit lower than you might expect and when you breach them there's not much more than mild understeer and lots of wheelspin to discover.

With very little wheelspin (Buick) and a lot of wheelspin (Lexus), both cars climbed the hill.

The Quattro all - wheel - drive and sport rear differential expertly mete power to the road without a hint of wheelspin.

But once the turbo starts spooling in from above 1500 RPM, the motor gets super aggressive, resulting in a lot of wheelspin and torque steer while taking off on full throttle.