Sentences with phrase «slow the vehicle making»

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Making the city more walkable and accessible to cyclists can help make alternatives to cars and other carbon - dioxide emitting vehicles more appealing, and slow down the rate at which our climate is changing.»

With body structure constructed entirely of aluminum, SVRs recently circled the Nurburging in eight minutes, 14 seconds, which make them only a tick slower than Porsche's Cayenne Turbo S — the vehicle most clearly in Land Rover's crosshairs.

Revealed at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, the 2018 Mercedes - Benz S - Class has made waves for its revamped Intelligent Drive semi-autonomous suite, which offers more adept lane - changing capabilities and Active Distance Assist Distronic, which uses map data (as opposed to solely relying on surrounding objects) to slow the vehicle for upcoming turns or roundabouts.

Hardest hit will be Newark, Del., where the company said it will close a plant that makes the slow - selling Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen mid-sized sport utility vehicles.

Front crash prevention systems with autonomous braking that can stop drivers from rear - ending another vehicle or slow them down enough to lessen the impact are making a measurable difference in insurance claims (see Status Report special issue: crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).

With the car unloaded, Audi quotes a zero - to -60-mph time of 11.4 seconds, which would make it one of the slowest accelerating vehicles on the market, according to a road - test list published in Road & Track magazine.

One platform and four derivatives optimizes production capacity and makes economic sense because if sales of one vehicle are slow, you increase production of another to keep the plant going.

The optional Adaptive Cruise Control system makes highway driving easier by automatically slowing the vehicle when radar detects traffic ahead.

People who have bought the CR - V sure do like it, so much so that they make all sorts of excuses for its shortcomings.The CR - V I tested in 1997 had an automatic transmission.It was slow and not much fun to drive.The column shifter, I thought, belonged in a»65 Buick, not a snazzy looking vehicle like the CR - V.

By making / selling more (VANs / SUVs / Pick - ups) ICE heavier vehicles, manufacturers are fighting (with success) to slow / delay the switch to electrified vehicles as much as they can.

Despite the slow migration of Canada's automobile manufacturing industry to places farther south, many of the top - selling new vehicles sold in this country are still made in this country.

Despite the slow migration of Canada's automobile manufacturing industry to places farther south, many of the top - selling new vehicles sold in this country are still made in this...

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]

First, on the highway, because it detects both fast overtaking vehicles and slow ones in the blind spot, warns the driver and thereby makes overtaking safer.

The car performs really well with the 1.5 - litre diesel engine that belts out 110 HP, pulling nicely and strongly all the way from lower RPMs but it's the slow AMT gearbox that makes this vehicle feel lethargic while shifting cogs is a very jerky process.

With Distance Control Assist, the vehicle slows down for you, keeping the right amount of distance between you and the car ahead, reducing stress while making the drive safer.

If a thief is determined, he or she will be considerably slowed by having to get past the locks, but, in most cases, unless the thief is desperate for your particular make and model, the thief will pass by your securely locked vehicle.

The Trump administration may be intent on lowering fuel economy standards for 2022 - 2025 model year vehicles, but automakers said last week that it won't slow the pace of their research and development to make internal combustion engines more efficient.

Your brake rotors are rotating discs that help slow or stop the vehicle when brake pads make contact.

Its 170 - horsepower V - 6, wedded to a four - speed automatic in the test XL - 7, made a good bit of noise when pushed to merge with traffic or pass another vehicle and could be frustratingly slow to come up to speed.

The system makes highway driving easier by automatically slowing the vehicle when radar detects traffic slowing ahead.

Index funds frequently occur in financial advice these days, but are slow financial vehicles that make them unsuitable for daily trades.

The vehicle ferry offers a slower, smoother ride than the other two, taking about 45 minutes to make the crossing.

It's a shame because there definitely seems to be an even greater emphasis on infantry combat that's largely in part due to slower vehicle respawn and repair times that have made tanks and planes less of a game changer than they once were when facing a coordinated team.

• A detailed hot rod world set in a 3D urban landscape • 13 different episodes to complete • Lots of crazy characters to encounter • Ground - breaking physics: crash into your opponent's car to slow him down • Different gameplay modes: dodge traffic cones, jump off ramps, avoid walls and more... • Upgrade your vehicle's components and aesthetics to make it look even cooler

As a result, the slow motion camera stuff makes the game much harder than it needs to be, and is only compounded by how the vehicles themselves drive.

What I most love about playing any Burnout game is the fact vehicles are so delicate, a slight touch of a wall or if you bump into another vehicle and it's all over, the sound of the impacts are cringeworthy, you'll see car fragments flying everywhere and time slows down for a split second making crashing fun as hell.

With the game hardly more than a week from release, the numerous bugs — everything from flying cars to vehicles being stuck at an agonizingly slow speed — would be more than enough to make fans wary.

Capital stock turnover is slow, with vehicles lasting a decade or more and power plants lasting on the order of half a century, which makes rapid market penetration impossible.

Though you might feel like your lifestyle is insignificant compared to things like vehicles emissions, the choices we make in our day to day life, what we eat, how we live those things play a major role in slowing climate change.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s North American President Jim Press, whose company has pushed fuel - efficient hybrid vehicles, noted that Toyota «has long been mindful of and accepts the broad scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and will continue unless there are significant and coordinated global efforts to slow the growth of man - made greenhouse gas emissions.»

Right now, electric vehicles are only 0.7 percent of the US car fleet, and turnover is fairly slow, but many analysts expect that falling battery prices should help speed up the shift by making EVs more cost - competitive with traditional vehicles.

Traveling at an unsafe speed reduces the time available for slowing or stopping and makes it harder to control the vehicle, especially in turns and curves.

If the driver has to make an abrupt correction or try to slow down and stop too quickly, a vehicle of this size and weight can jackknife and overturn resulting in devastating crashes.

Fatigue can slow drivers» reaction times and make them less likely to see road hazards and oncoming vehicles.

Your loan has a high APR or term: Similar to making a low down payment on your vehicle, a long term or high APR loan means that you're paying principal on your loan at a slower pace.

According to the CA DMV, «Any time your view is blocked by a hill or a curve, you should assume there is another vehicle ahead», so make sure you slow down, look for hazards, and stay to the right side of the road.

GEM was one of several companies making small, slow electric vehicles in the late 1990s to the early 2000s, vehicles like the TH!NK and the Chinese - made Zap Xebra.

In it, Google describes an out - of - the - ordinary scenario in which one of its Lexus - model autonomous vehicles was attempting to merge back into traffic at a slow speed when it made contact with the side of a public transit bus.

UPDATE: They made it worse, slowed progression even more, nerfed custom vehicles in general.

This feature recognizes when vehicles ahead are slowed or stopped and can automatically apply the brakes, helping to prevent an accident and making it a safer ride for you and your vehicle (avoiding accidents is one way to maintain your car's value).