Sentences with phrase «rather than passenger cars»

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«If you are in a car and want to stop within a certain fixed, short distance — without too much jerk — it's best to apply the brakes evenly rather than all at the end so passengers feel a constant deceleration force,» he says.

There are also a few cameos from Nick's friends — Ray Winstone (who starred in the video for «Jubilee Street»), Kylie Minogue and Blixa Bargeld (longtime guitarist for the Bad Seeds) explaining why he left the group in 2003 after 20 years with the band — who appear as hallucinations in the passenger seat of his car, rather than through a standard interview segment.

Yet I couldn't shake the feeling that this is one of the few cars in which I'd rather be a passenger rather than the driver.

Compared to the Mazda5, the Kia Rondo suffered because it is classified as a passenger car rather than a truck and so must meet a higher mpg threshold (which only the four - cylinder version does) in order for buyers to collect clunkers cash.

Speaking of the Swift's passenger compartment, while it may not be up there with the best in class, it's much better than before and with the optional touch screen infotainment, it looks rather smart - oh, and the steering wheel design is really quite attractive, and it's covered in leather on all but the base cars.

At times, coming up a car ahead with the ACC set to maximum following distance, rather than slowing gradually, the initial braking felt abrupt to the passenger.

Also during the 1950s, Mercedes - Benz introduced the first car with crumple zones designed to absorb impact energy in a crash, rather than transmitting it into the passenger compartment.

Rather than the smooth, rounded contours commonly associated with aerodynamic design, carefully angled body panels are designed to give the six - passenger Precept far less wind resistance than a Corvette sports car.

This is where the luxury car vibe comes in once again by coddling passengers and keeping the outside on the other side of the glass rather than letting it intrude into the relaxing interior.

Adding substantially more power to M passenger cars means more of them could join the new M5, which launches in Australia early in 2018, in having all - wheel drive rather than rear - wheel drive.

Ride quality takes priority here, so the BMW is the runner - up, but if you're a driver rather than a passenger then the 7 Series could be the car for you.

It's similar to Honda's LaneWatch camera system, but Hyundai's BVM works on both sides of the car, rather than just the passenger side, and displays its blind - spot feed in the instrument cluster rather than the center display.

The Exiga's trump card, if it has one, would be a car - like rather than crossover profile and interior layout, with a lower ride height and greater outward visibility for the passengers.

Optional Curve Control tilts the entire car into a turn, so that passengers are pressed into their seats rather than being pushed up against the side bolsters by inertial force.

The hardtop 500 left passengers feeling like they were sitting on the car rather than in.

Rather, the company will continue to offer its UberTAXI option in Athens — this service allows passengers to order a local cab from their phones, rather than attempting to flag down a car on the sRather, the company will continue to offer its UberTAXI option in Athens — this service allows passengers to order a local cab from their phones, rather than attempting to flag down a car on the srather than attempting to flag down a car on the street.