Power and torque delivery borders on devastating, as a loud, glorious exhaust note roars throughout the rev range
on wide open throttle.
The enhanced dual - mode exhaust system features electronically controlled valves that can bypass the mufflers
on wide open throttle, providing a badass exhaust note along with improved performance.
Not exact matches
The
Wide Open Throttle regulars of Angus MacKenzie, Jonny Lieberman and Carlos Lago were joined again this week by the stars of Roadkill and Hot Rod Unlimited, David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan to add their hands -
on performance perspective to the conversation.
This leads us to your original question, the fact of whether stabbing the pedal to
wide open throttle (WOT) with no load
on the engine will cause problems for the engine.
At either partial or
wide open throttle, the DB11 responds quickly, its reactions rarely, if ever, raising the cover
on the forced induction occurring beneath the long hood.
Can you do some really hard starts like
wide open throttle then let it cruise for 20 seconds then slam
on the brakes and stop really fast?
TPS voltage at idle should be around.5 v and at
wide open throttle should be around 4.5 v. Key
on engine off should be 5v.
As long as you don't floor the car (sending the car into
Wide Open Throttle /
Open Loop mode), being «
on boost» won't negatively effect fuel consumption.
If I look at
wide open throttle (atmospheric pressure of 101.c kPa)
on a below freezing day of say -5 * C then the number jumps way up to 22kV + 2kV giving about 24kV.
When you want a little more control, the paddle - shift option is as entertaining and as responsive as an automatic of this nature can be (Chevy claims
wide -
open -
throttle upshifts are faster than Porsche's PDK), and I had great fun scaring various family members with stoplight launches and
on - ramp romps.
Also, the 1 - 2
wide -
open -
throttle upshift was quite harsh
on more than one occasion; the 2 - 3 shift was always nice and smooth, though.
For a four - cylinder, the engine doesn't sound half bad at
wide -
open throttle, and it's fairly fuel - efficient, netting EPA ratings of 23 miles per gallon in the city and 30 mpg
on the highway.
On the plus side, the exhaust note at
wide -
open throttle is magnificent.
With 400 horsepower
on tap, I feel like the car should be a step quicker at
wide -
open -
throttle.
High speed stability is good and the exhaust at
wide -
open throttle even with a bucket
on your head sounds great.
Also utilized
on the flagship Nissan Armada full - size SUV, DIG provides better
wide -
open throttle performance and improved fuel economy and emissions performance (versus a non-direct-injection system).
With the
throttle wide open there was a bit of a burp from the exhaust
on upshifts.
On the Equinox, the Teen Driver app rats out your kid if the car goes too fast, engages traction control, or uses
wide open throttle.
I drove continually in sport mode, not only because the cluster changed to a racy tachometer and a
wide -
open throttle gauge, showing how much my foot was buried
on the gas, but also because it's only in sport mode that all 170 pound - feet of torque are available in every gear.