Sentences with phrase «sedate driving»

Braking performance has been excellent on our test car and while I drive a bit fast usually, I find the Elantra to be more suited to sedate driving and hence I've been taking it easy these days.

The engine uses port injection for slower speeds and sedate driving, because it produces less noise and vibration, and switches to the more powerful direct injection when you're keeping the revs high and slamming through the corners.

The 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe requires real skill to enjoy the extent of its capabilities, but its performance is exhilarating, while advanced cabin electronics help the driver under more sedate driving conditions.

The system's power output and drive characteristics are also flexible due to selectable drive modes: Eco / Normal and Sport modes and EV which is activated by a button assuming battery charge and sedate driving.

The Bottom Line The 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe requires real skill to enjoy the extent of its capabilities, but its performance is exhilarating, while advanced cabin electronics help the driver under more sedate driving conditions.

The AMG RIDE CONTROL sports suspension copes equally well with the agile manoeuvres of the racetrack and more comfortable, sedate driving.

One can easily extract 20 - plus km / l fuel efficiency numbers and those with a sedate driving style will be happy to post a thoroughly impressive 22 - 24 km / l.

Dynamics are average and this sedan is more suited towards sedate driving rather than pushing it aggressively around corners.

With its smooth and liner power delivery, the refined 1.8 litre engine has a temperament that is matched for sedate driving but that does not mean it is slow by any definition.

You really do feel the difference and each high rpm upshift sends a pleasant jolt through the entire car - this is not present in the more sedate driving modes, but that's just fine for smooth day - to - day driving offering supreme smoothness; it's a great setup.

This is not the norm in the compact SUV market, and both the new CR - V and Hyundai Santa Fe I recently tested delivered much more sedate driving experiences.

With the stick, you can put the car in its relatively sedate drive mode, its superaggressive sport mode, or its manual shift mode.

Big screen For those more sedate drives in the M6, it comes loaded with BMW's most cutting - edge cabin tech, the same equipment we saw in the 640i Gran Coupe.

This will be a sedate drive, though, until you crush the throttle pedal, summoning the total power of 170 hp and accelerate to 60 mph in 8.6 seconds, good for an efficiency - focused car.

Not exact matches

But why should we find tittle - tattle about the private lives of minor celebrities, royalty and politicians of such overwhelming interest that it can drive the starving children of Somalia and the war - ravaged cities of former Yugoslavia off the front pages of even the most sedate of newspapers?

Fasten your seat belts and hold on white - knuckle tight as writer - director George Miller invites you to an orgy of high - octane auto mayhem that makes Fast & Furious 7 looks like a sedate Sunday afternoon drive.

Driving the Ioniq Plug - In is a sedate experience — this may be one of the first vehicles with an electric - assisted powertrain that I've not found to be entertaining.

Add in the six - speed manual transmission and our test model's all - wheel drive, and the Cooper S Countryman is a riot compared with the stately - but - sedate Audi Q3 or bone - crushingly stiff Mercedes - Benz GLA - Class.

Interior & Cargo It bears repeating that this is a VW Golf, and almost all interior dimensions are identical to the two - or four - door versions of the sedate compact hatch your little sister drives.

Despite this sedate performance, the 5008 is an enjoyable car to drive: the raised gearlever makes changing gears easy, while its steering is accurate and body lean when cornering is well controlled.

Acceleration in the standard drive mode feels sedate, but greatly improves in the sport mode.

The only gearbox option is an eight - speed automatic by ZF, and there's no other way of putting it: it's excellent for both sporty driving and sedate cruising, as well.

In Drive, the transmission used its eight gears to keep the engine humming along at a sedate 2,000 rpm until I kicked down the gas pedal.

On show at the 2015 Bangkok International Motor Show is the Toyota Corolla Altis ESport Nurburgring Edition — a really odd special edition for a sedate front - wheel drive sedan with a CVT, but there is -LSB-...]

The car is relatively engaging, and enjoyable enough as is, and its superlative efficiency means its 124 miles EPA rated range can be attained, even beaten assuming sedate enough drive cycle.

BMW's dual - clutch transmission is even worse during sedate daily - driving activities.

We've seen north of 50 mpg in the Accord Hybrid, and in extreme cases of sedate intentional driving, over 60 mpg and more can be achieved on the way to hyper - miler territory.

The whole point of the S8 is sport performance, a leap ahead of the more sedate A8, and Audi offers a raft of customizable settings in its Drive Select system.

This said, being part of the Hybrid Synergy Drive family, the Camry Hybrid was designed to reward sedate drivers, and offers three modes including Toyota's fuel - saving Eco mode and EV mode which allows short stretched of all - electric driving below 25 mph under mild throttle.

Real world fuel efficiency ranges from a low of around 27 mpg — for heavy footed, jack - rabbit starting drivers who like to speed — to upwards of 58 mpg we observed during very sedate and smooth driving.

Being more sedate to drive isn't a bad quality to have in this class.

Handling is perfectly fine (we don't all drive like a Formula One driver) and performance is sedate UNTIL you put it in «sports» mode, after which it goes very very well.

I noticed that while the flat, leather - surfaced wireless charging pad was great for more sedate excursions, the phone can slide out of the sweet spot during more «spirited» driving.

The sedate interior makes you forget you're driving something that looks and drives like nothing else.

This mode may not be ideal to use when wanting to drive in a sedate manner; nor when road conditions are very slippery, due to ice, snow or torrential rain — because loss of tire traction may be experienced (wheel spin during acceleration, and may also result in road wheel locking during downshifts at high engine rpms under closed throttle).

Drive it in a sedate manner though and you will enjoy the RX450h.

After several hours» drive in an Impala LTZ it sure felt like there is more room and less wind - and road noise in the Impala than in competitors, while ride is nicely controlled and handling is demure and somewhat sedate.

It's always fun to drive, but that chassis rigidity means a driver should not expect a ride as sedate as the competition — the air suspension on Benz's E-Class, for example, offers more comfort and about equal sportiness, depending on vehicle mode.

Behind the wheel the Corolla drives just like you would expect: businesslike and sedate with an emphasis on efficiency over fun.

The early shifts almost encourage you to drive in a sedate manner and that's not quite sporting.

As we discussed after first driving the i30 N in Italy earlier this year, the newbie has to fend off a bunch of very well - established rivals, from the no - holds - barred Honda Civic Type R right down to the more sedate VW Golf GTI.

There's not a car passing on Memorial Drive, and the elegant river dorms are darkened to silent hulks, the most hyperkinetic of undergraduates sedated to purring girls and boys.

The clacking sound was still there when he breathed hard or got excited so we really had to keep him sedated until the hospital opened at 9 am and my husband, who had to come back to Glastonbury from work in London to help me with this, to drive him to Langford Animal hospital near Bristol.

Terriers and high - drive dogs of a feisty nature can be more difficult to socialize in families with small children and those with a sedate lifestyle.

Take a scenic, and sedate, ride along Marine Drive past the surf and beach hot spots, and on towards the Cape Recife nature reserve and lighthouse.

The Volt gets bonus points for the sportiness of its drive compared to more sedate plug - in hybrids — that have gas engines that fire up too easily — and smaller pure electric cars, that feel less substantial on the road compared to the Volt.

Although it may not be as exciting to drive a four - door sedan as a sports car, you may find that the savings on premiums is enough to keep you happy with a more sedate vehicle.

Women also tend to be less aggressive, and drive in a far more sedate and defensive manner than men.