Sentences with phrase «quick in a straight line»

With less overall downforce than before, cornering speeds will be slightly lower (and more slidey) whilst the reduced weight and drag should mean they're actually quicker in a straight line.

With all that in mind, which will be quickest in a straight line?

With minus 150 pounds of lightness added (as Colin Chapman would've put it) versus the outgoing third - generation model, our 2016 Mazda MX - 5 Miata remains only adequately quick in a straight line, though to channel Lotus founder Chapman again, it's quick everywhere else, too.

The 570S feels quick in a straight line — how could a 562bhp car that weighs 1400 kg not?

It's not as quick in a straight line, less stable under braking, has less mechanical grip and doesn't flow along a road as convincingly as any of its price rivals.

The new engine makes more power than last year's optional V - 6, which is a pleasant surprise, but the Sportage isn't exactly quick in a straight line.

Strangely, it doesn't actually feel that much quicker in a straight line than a GTB because the engine is now working in a chassis that can cope with the power.

Not especially quick in a straight line, it's nevertheless mesmerising to drive with a smooth, free - spinning sewing machine of an engine, exquisite steering and miraculous levels of grip for something with such skinny tyres.

Although incredibly quick in a straight line, the SLR's GT aspirations meant it was not as sharp to drive as the Enzo.

While the M550i is supremely quick in a straight line and the gargling eight - cylinder mill sounds right at home flying down Big Willow's main straight, both the brakes and the suspension seem to be a step or two behind that boosted mill.

The more powerful 30d is quicker in a straight line too, accelerating from 0 - 100 km / h in 6.9 seconds, previously 7.6 seconds.

Anyway, no matter who's driving, the Senna should be sensationally quick in a straight line.

Despite an increase in size, the A3 Cabriolet is lighter than before, meaning it handles better, is quicker in a straight line and is more economical too.

The 2 - Series is thus able to out - handle most of its competitors in addition to being quite quick in a straight line.

The Porsche Panamera Turbo is roughly as quick in a straight line and nimbler going around corners, but it's more expensive and arguably less attractive.

The automatic edition of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is actually quicker in a straight line, reaching 60 - mph in three seconds on its way to a top speed past the 200 - mph mark.

Quick in a straight line, the Golf also used less fuel than the other two cars.

On the road, the GTI is plenty quick in a straight line, but the car is really at home on winding backroads.

Did we also mention they're bloody quick in a straight line?

Indeed, the Giulia QV's vast power reserves make it quicker in a straight line than BMW's famed M3.

Once upon a time, the fastest muscle cars only had to be quick in a straight line.

All models feature a 7 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission and rear - wheel drive, a limited - slip differential is also fitted with electronic control on the GT S and C. Gear changes are quick and unobtrusive and other than a slight hesitation in certain driving situations, the AMG GT feels extremely responsive and very quick in a straight line.

After a track battle between the two super saloons, it's time to see which one is quicker in a straight line.

The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is also quick in a straight line.

Unsurprisingly, with its six - cylinder turbocharged engine producing the same power and torque as the iconic 1M Coupé, the M140i is properly quick in a straight line.

Not exact matches

A week after the launch the car had a quick straight - line test at a very wet airfield in Leeds (a far cry from the glamour and sunshine of F1's Barcelona tests!)

I thought I would have a quick look on - line and that is where I came across your system - its looked very practical for a busy family and could be used by all the family (also the price seemed very good - same as two months supply of wet wipes in this house)- and ordered a pack straight away.

Despite its near 100bhp advantage and four - wheel drive, the Lamborghini can do little better in a straight line, although it was 1.6 sec quicker around the West Circuit despite some damp patches when it took its turn on track.

But whether we like it or not, on paper at least, Audi's current RS3 super-hatch is the quicker car in a straight - line.

It's not just fast in a straight line, it's blazingly quick around every degree of the friction circle.

Once the Tesla's launch advantage is used up, however, we have little doubt the Porsche is the quicker car — not just in a straight line but, more emphatically, on any fast, challenging road or circuit.

After a quick driver's meeting, we slotted ourselves into the GT3s thrumming in pit lane, lined up behind either Long's white 991.2 GTS or Haywood's blue Turbo S. I cut my Thunderhill teeth in a red PDK GT3, carefully probing the track under the speed allowed by Haywood until we exploded into full - throttle down the main straight that led to the end of the first lap.

The LP610 - 4's raw performance figures are only fractionally better than the Gallardo's — 3.2 - sec 0 - 62mph, 9.9 - sec 0 - 124mph and a top speed «better than» 202mph, but we're told the main target for the development team was lap time rather than straight - line pace, and that its «at least» 3 seconds quicker than the Gallardo around the handing track at the Nardo test site in Italy.

That Bugatti - Chiron - rivalling machine won't cut a lap as quick as the Senna, but will be faster in a straight line and cost about twice as much.

Honda promised that by putting the direct - injected 2.4 - litre four - cylinder gas engine and continously variable automatic transmission — the lone powertrain choice — from the Honda Accord into the CR - V, the compact crossover would be quicker in a straight - line and more miserly at the pumps.

Then again, it's still stonkingly quick, will smack past 62mph in 4.6 seconds, and leave those other two Germans behind in a straight line.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

The weight versus power argument isn't anything new, but we have a feeling this video will prove to you once and for all that a lightweight car is quicker than a powerful car, even in a straight line.

The former is a car developed to go fast in a straight line the latter has been honed on the Nürburgring Nordschleife to go stupendously quick through corners.

It felt worlds quicker than any Panther chassis to wear the Lincoln badge, and I'm pretty sure even the little aluminum V8 in mom's first LS wouldn't keep pace with the EcoBoost in a straight line.

A slower ratio provides maximum vehicle stability in a straight line, while quick ratio will allow the driver to negotiate tight turns better.

You already have the Sport supercharged version which, with 500bhp on tap is quick enough in a straight line.

They are a bit quicker than us in a straight line, so I was close but couldn't overtake.

BMW hasn't reduced the curb weight over the old M135i coupe, but it still has plenty of grunt to make it quick, both in a straight line and over challenging sections of blacktop.

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