Sentences with phrase «on pavement»

2006 Range Rover Sport All new for 2006, the Range Rover Sport could just as easily be called the Rover GT, as it's built with the «Grand Touring» concept in mind: smaller, lower, cozier inside, and sportier on pavement than the Range Rover.

Back on the pavement, it offers about as cushy a ride as you'll get in this class.

The Power Wagon feels stiffer on pavement, but its modified front suspension, hill descent control, electronically disconnecting sway bar and locking differentials significantly increase off - road performance.

Jeep's engineers wanted the Cherokee to be as capable as a rear - drive - based SUV in off - road situations (with the rear wheels getting as much torque as the front wheels), but on pavement they wanted to cut off power to the rear to maximize fuel efficiency.

Two - Lanes And Green Laness On pavement, simply put, the newest Range Rover is far and away the best riding, best handling, best performing incarnation of this storied marque to date.

The 2015 Ford Explorer prefers to stay on the pavement when discharging its seven - passenger SUV duties, and its car - like ride and copious amount of cargo space (up to 80 cubic feet with the rear rows folded) make it an urban performer par excellence.

On pavement this Wrangler is sure - footed, quiet, steers easily, accelerates confidently, and does not beat you up like many of its predecessors did.

While the full - time all - wheel - drive isn't enough to make the X3 a particularly effective off - roader, on pavement, the AWD adds significantly to your sense of safety and stability.

Because it prevents slippage at each wheel independently, brakes - only traction control also can aid directional stability if you find yourself with, say, one wheel of your vehicle on the pavement and the other on a gravel shoulder.

The system will identify pedestrians, will indicate when it is safe to cross the street and will display a virtual zebra crossing on the pavement.

Over the course of its history, the Nissan Pathfinder has alternated between serving the needs of those SUV buyers seeking genuine off - roading capabilities and those looking for a practical family vehicle driven primarily on pavement.

The four - wheel independent suspension system keeps the car planted firmly on the pavement, even in sharp, fast cornering.

With its turbocharged four - cylinder, the Renegade offers confident performance on the pavement as well.

This suspension is smooth enough on pavement, and anything but mushy off - road.

The original Cayenne became Porsche's best - selling vehicle and allowed entire families to experience Porsche dynamics not only on pavement but off road as well.

They do, however, work very well on the pavement, which is where 99.9 percent of the Sport's driving time will be spent.

With its generous suspension travel (7.3 inches with the front McPherson struts and 8.2 inches with the back's multi-link system) and forgiving P235 / 70R16 radials (steel wheels on the LX, alloys on the EX), the Pilot rides smoothly on pavement and is more athletic off - road than might be expected of a car - like SUV.

During my time with the truck, which included a 600 + mile drive on the pavement, a few hours toddling around town as well as some off - road hijinx, I came out with a combined rating of 17.8 mpg.

That said, the Golf Alltrack made it back on the pavement under its own power for the ride home.

Spending a few hours driving the Armada on pavement, I like how the shorter wheelbase makes handling feel more car - like.

On pavement, however, driving a Wrangler can elicit laughs and irritation, or depending on your outlook, a perpetual sense of adventure.

The combination can light up the tires at will, whether in the dirt or on the pavement.

You'll have to suffer when driving on the pavement.

The Bad You'll have to suffer when driving on the pavement.

On pavement, the Pathfinder's suspension does a good job soaking up bumps and road irregularities to create a smooth, stable ride.

Put it on the pavement and the last generation was no fun.

Visibility out of the truck was also limited on the pavement and on the trail.

The Grand Cherokee CRD also boasts spirited performance on pavement.

Our time in the SUVs was brief, just a High - end Denali versions of the few hours in each model, all on pavement.

On pavement, the Evoque accelerates to 60 mph in 7.1 seconds, according to Land Rover.

The difference on the pavement is a tenth of a second in the typical 0 - 60 time, as the GLE63 clocks in at 4.3 seconds and the upgraded GLE63 S at 4.2 seconds.

Or are you interested in heading off - road on the weekends while still preserving respectable driving dynamics on the pavement?

I couldn't slip a wheel or get it wrong even when I tried, and on the pavement the X-REAS does an admirable job of controlling unwanted motions.

The carbon - fiber body composition, with dual aluminum crash - box design for added safety, combined with the high - double wishbone front and McPherson rear suspension systems allow the 2015 Alfa Romeo C4 to seemingly melt into the curves as car and driver virtually become one being dancing effortlessly in a precisely choreographed series of movements that decree nothing less than an all out assault on the pavement below.

If you drive a lot on the snow and not much on pavement, the Nokians are our choice.

On pavement, the Explorer is quiet, reasonably smooth and thoroughly competent.

As a bonus, that air suspension gives the Grand Cherokee a particularly comfortable ride on pavement.

Though developed to excel on pavement, the Porsche Cayenne is also adept at towing heavy trailers and traveling fairly far off the beaten path.

With an extra-wide stance, specially - engineered suspension and oversized tires, the SVT Raptor is just at home on the pavement as it is careening across the desert, where it can travel at nearly triple - digit speeds through terrain that would tear lesser trucks apart.The cabin features a grippy, SVT - exclusive leather - wrapped steering wheel with an orange on - center marker.

Driving down a dirt road, for instance, is almost the same as driving on pavement.

A traditional midsize SUV with three rows of seating, the 2016 Lexus GX 460 is capable off - road, yet manages to coddle its occupants on pavement.

My 2017 model didn't have a dash light to indicate four - wheel drive status, and I once found myself in four - wheel drive on a pavement transit section, having accidentally hit the damn knob with my knee as I entered the truck.

The old four - link solid rear axle is also revised, with a fifth, lateral link — essentially a Panhard rod — intended to maintain better wheel alignment on pavement under higher lateral g loads.

Eventually the car will start going forward, or possibly sideways depending on pavement conditions and steering - wheel angle.

The self - leveling air suspension varies ride height up to 1.6 inches, dropping the Macan lower on pavement than the standard suspension and increasing ground clearance to 9.06 inches off road.

The tires, P265 / 65 HR -17 mud and snow radials, have a fairly aggressive tread pattern, given the expectation that they'll spend 99.9 percent of their time on pavement.

All four tires stay planted firmly on the pavement regardless of how hard you throw it into a curve.

The Range Rover Sport seemingly defies physics, shedding its bulk in corners while maintaining a ferocious grip on the pavement, despite a relatively soft ride.

More About All Four Choosing between AWD and 4WD used to be fairly simple — one was for sporty cars on pavement and the other for trucks and SUVs on rugged mountain trails.

AWD systems typically are used for cars and crossovers and are most efficient on pavement and well - maintained dirt and gravel roads.