Sentences with phrase «powering all wheels from»

The range extender on the BMW i3 works differently than systems on plug - in hybrids (that to varying degrees sometimes power the wheels from the engine).

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So, instead of building a website that is dramatic from a visual standpoint, but requires the equivalent effort of a million hamsters running on wheels to power up a switchboard to manage all of the data and bytes your site is throwing at the visitor, you should probably go with a more «minimalist» approach.

Bold Forbes accelerated smoothly to win the Wood and free - wheeling praise from Jockey Angel Cordero, who calls the high - powered colt a good Derby bet

Power will be boosted from 300 to 380bhp next year, with weight reductions and deregulation of aero components like the diffuser and wheel arches increasing stage times and performance by a considerable margin.

The onboard of Alexander Rossi chasing down Robert Wickens for the win was a flurry of corrections, from tiny steering wheel movements to full - on power oversteer.

Either way, the master at wheeling and dealing hasn't been able to put his powers of persuasion to good use, with Rovers only addition since last season being Mame Diouf on loan from Manchester United.

On the plus side: since there are no joints, nothing can wobble, power is transferred straight from your hands straight to the wheels, nothing needs maintenance and it makes the stroller really light!

A dozen protesters from Orange County attended the hearing and later waited for Percoco outside a courthouse bathroom and followed him to a nearby subway, objecting to his alleged acceptance of payoffs to help grease the wheels for a gas - fired power plant in Wawayanda in Orange County.

Using a combination of batteries and power generated from solar arrays, the six - wheeled ExoMars rover will be able to move autonomously around the Martian surface to target destinations designated from Earth navigating with the use of and optical sensors.

A statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Party said, «From the rascally attempt to overrun a court of competent jurisdiction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to halt the wheel of justice, the burning of their own secretariat in Owerri, Imo state, the gruesome murder of their own members in Lagos and Oyo States to the malignant disputation and lust for power by its leaders across the nation, it is clear that the APC is not organic but a soulless mob without any form of conscience and integrity; an «evil wind that blows no good».

Rather than generating their own power via water wheels or electric dynamos, companies can now plug into the newly built electric grid and buy electricity directly from power stations.

Even the oil sands ultimate consumption in a gasoline, diesel or jet engine only results in 500 kilograms of CO2 - equivalent per barrel of refined petroleum products, meaning total oil sands emissions from well to wheel are considerably lower than those of this nation's more than 500 power plants burning coal to generate electricity.

In the end, the driving personalities of the two test vehicles, with a few exceptions, were close enough to those of ordinary gasoline - powered cars that if buyers ultimately reject fuel - cell machines, it won't be because the cars seem unfamiliar from behind the wheel.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

But the motor - flywheel combination will also recover power during deceleration, through regenerative braking, which transfers rotational momentum from the wheels back into the flywheel.

Their tranquil lives will be shattered by the appearance of a flying saucer from another planet and a curious six - wheeled plutonium - powered beast trundling across the landscape.

When you press or disengage the clutch, you uncouple the transmission from the car engine, and no power is directed to the wheels.

For this power wheel workout, I've taken some of my favorite moves from Ab Wheel Workouts and incorporated them into a two - part interval rouwheel workout, I've taken some of my favorite moves from Ab Wheel Workouts and incorporated them into a two - part interval rouWheel Workouts and incorporated them into a two - part interval routine.

Power came from a 2.2 - liter turbocharged flat - four engine, officially sending 276 hp to all - four wheels through a five - speed manual transmission.

«From the driver's seat, you just drive, with no idea — and no real need to know — where the power's coming from and how, exactly, it made its way to the wheels,» summarized West Coast editor Jason CammFrom the driver's seat, you just drive, with no idea — and no real need to know — where the power's coming from and how, exactly, it made its way to the wheels,» summarized West Coast editor Jason Cammfrom and how, exactly, it made its way to the wheels,» summarized West Coast editor Jason Cammisa.

Standard features on the 2016 Lexus CT 200h include a 10 - way power driver seat, dual - zone automatic climate control, 17 - inch aluminum alloy wheels, and a six - speaker audio system with speakers constructed from sustainable bamboo and resin.

It's a seven - passenger, three - row model that gets plenty of power from a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder gas, direct - injection engine powering all four wheels.

Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.

A 7.0 - liter V - 12 engine sits up front, sending power through a carbon - fiber driveshaft encased in a magnesium torque tube to a six - speed sequential transaxle from Xtrac, where a limited - slip differential distributes power to the 19 - inch diameter, 13.6 - inch wide rear wheels.

Power will likely range from the Ghibli S Q4's 404 hp in entry - level rear - wheel - drive models to upward of 500 hp in all - wheel - drive variants.

Power comes from a naturally aspirated Subaru flat - 4 that sends roughly 175 hp to the rear wheels through a special four - speed manual transmission developed specifically for Baja.

Unveiled at the 2014 Geneva motor show, the stunning 2 +2 coupe harnesses power from a 3 - litre V6 available with three power outputs driving either the rear or all - four wheels.

It channels that power through a new nine - speed automatic transmission to all four wheels with permanent all - wheel drive and a system that offers three electronically locking differentials, controlled from the cabin.

It gets a supercharger and a remapped ECU, boosting power from 122bhp to 197bhp and torque from 128 lb ft to 158 lb ft. Buyers will be able to choose from a whole range of other Mugen modifications too, including stiffer springs and dampers, larger wheels, bigger brakes and replacement carbon bonnet and doors.

Power comes from a 1.0 - liter four - cylinder engine, routing roughly 38 hp to the front wheels through a four - speed manual transmission.

That's to accompany another difference from its Scirocco sibling — the Golf will be four - wheel drive, with the «Roc's power going through the front two wheels only.

Title is clean and aside from a few minor dings, a quarter - sized rust blister in front of the right rear wheel well, a non-working air conditioner, and a sticky passenger power window — it looks really good.

An eight - speed automatic transmission delivers power to the concept's all - wheel - drive system, which helps the Prologue Avant scoot off the line on its way to a 5.1 - second sprint from 0 - 62 mph, and a top speed of 155 mph.

The grip is absolutely massive, and the electronic - locking rear differential, coupled with the ability to shift power to the front axle (but not from wheel to wheel) further helps the beast bite into the tightest of corners.

From the moment we rolled out of the hotel parking lot in Whistler, British Columbia, it was evident that the electric power steering in the NX is tuned for greater heft than the Lexus norm, and the fat - rimmed, flat - bottom steering wheel feels great.

Power came from a hopped - up 3.8 - liter flat - six, putting down around 295 hp to the rear wheels.

The Rotsun is powered by a Chevrolet 4.3 - liter V - 6 force fed via a turbocharger from a Ford Powerstroke turbodiesel V - 8 making 320 hp and 420 lb - ft of torque at the rear wheels.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

Proud Proboscis — Ronald «Steady» Barker pays tribute to one of motoring's most magnificent white elephants the 50cv Renault and its successor the 40cv / The Healey Heritage — Malcolm Green traces the development of the big Austin - Healeys from Donald Healey's Riley - powered cars from Warwick to the Mark III 3000 that was built at Abingdon / Back on the Road — Michael Ware reports on some recent restorations by readers of The Automobile / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Batteries — Workshop / Enfield Underslung — Michael Worthington - Williams relates the story of the Adamson cyclecar / Swooping Kestrel — Brian Heath experiences the pleasure of preselector gear changing at the wheel of a 1937 Riley 12/14 Kestrel / Butler's Babies — The American Austin was one of the first attempts to popularise the European small car in the USA Kit Foster tells its story / Commercially Speaking — Panels & Parts

From there, we selected the aforementioned Soul Red Crystal Metallic paint, a rear bumper guard ($ 125), a retractable cargo cover ($ 250), and Mazda's Premium package ($ 1,830) which bundles a two - position memory driver seat, six - way adjustable power passenger seat, heated rear seats and steering wheel, an active head - up display, and a windshield wiper de-icer for those long and frigid nights it will spend in Detroit under the watchful eye of road test editor Eric Weiner and Detroit bureau chief Todd Lassa.

Once on the power though it can't stop the inside front wheel from spinning.

The top trim joins the base Stelvio and Stelvio Ti trims, which get power from a 280 - horsepower, turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine, eight - speed automatic transmission and all - wheel drive.

It finds tremendous traction, even away from the tightest corners, and it never tugs itself across the road in the way that some high - powered front - wheel drive cars tend to.

Power comes from Mercedes» ubiquitous 4.0 - liter twin - turbo M176 V - 8, pushing 416 hp and 450 lb - ft of torque to all - four - wheels.

Roughly 50 cars from the collection are displayed in a renovated streetcar maintenance shed, and they run the gamut from Mazda's first vehicle, the three - wheel Mazdago, to a rotary - powered Mazda Parkway bus.

The turbo's waste gates are also electric rather than pneumatic, and feature machined - from - solid compressor wheels, rather than cast items, to maximise air - flow into the compression chamber and deliver cooler air for improved efficiency and more power.

For example, the Audi Quattro AWD system appears to direct power to the front wheels directly from the transmission.

Built upon the front - wheel - drive Patriot, power comes primarily from a lithium - ion battery pack, which drives a 150 kW (200 hp) electric motor.

Power comes from turbocharged four - cylinder and six - cylinder engines, and rear - and all - wheel - drive versions are available.

Sitting at the top of the new GLE range, it's powered by Mercedes» 5.5 - litre twin - turbo V8, which pushes as much as 560 lb ft of torque to all four wheels from just 1750rpm.