Not exact matches
How It
Drives The Equus» 429 - horsepower, 5.0 - liter V - 8 and eight - speed automatic make a decent combo, with short gearing
around town and
smooth, powerfu... Show full review
It's
smooth when you're puttering
around town, and blindingly quick when you're
driving it hard.»
Now the latest dual - clutch transmissions have caught up with the single - clutch design on the performance side, while they continue to offer
smoother clutch engagement while you
drive around town.
Even
driving around town, one can appreciate the tactile, lively steering and unflappably
smooth ride from its magnetic dampers.
The only available transmission, ZF's Touchtronic III eight - speed automatic, has also been recalibrated for increased shift speed when
driving quickly and
smoother shifting
around town.
Even though the six - cylinder uses two turbochargers to make its 300 horsepower and 300 pounds - feet of torque, the engine doesn't display any of the negative characteristics in
around -
town driving — like power lag — that you might associate with a turbocharged engine; you just get
smooth power when you press the gas pedal.
The up - to - date technology features,
smooth ride, and incredible gas mileage will have you wondering why you ever even thought about
driving another vehicle
around town.
Cruise
around, and the Civic returns a
smooth and quiet ride
around town, plus excellent fuel economy that hovered in the 31 - 32 mpg range despite our lead - footed
driving.
The Cooper S has a 2.0 - litre four - cylinder engine with 189bhp that's very willing to rev and has lots of power available even from a light touch of the accelerator, making it
smooth to
drive around town.
The automatic is less engaging, but it bangs off quick shifts during aggressive
driving and is
smooth and docile
around town.
The continuously variable transmission keeps things nice and
smooth, with simulated gear changes in
around -
town driving to make it feel a bit more «natural.»
Around town the Hybrid has a
smooth, fairly well damped ride and it's easy - to -
drive and easy - to - park.
Smooth power delivery and near - silent
driving around town go some way to redeem the Q50 Hybrid, as does its decent handling, with suspension able to provide crisp responses and soak up most bumps.
It's a very well - judged set - up for people who'll mostly use the car to
drive around town or
drive across the countries on relatively
smooth highways.
It's a little quieter and
smoother than the diesels, and more relaxing to
drive around town.
Around town and highway
driving is
smooth and easy; we never felt we needed more power.
The engine runs
smooth and shifts flawlessly, MPG is right
around 24 - 26 for me
driving my two kids
around town, and can get 36 mph on the highway (going 60 mph).
I will concur with Wes that Honda's V6 remains one of the
smoothest powerplants in the business, and during my mostly
around -
town driving it also returned exceptional fuel efficiency.
It's a very nice engine to
drive around town because the power comes in from very low in the rev range and stepping on the throttle in third or even fourth gear from as low as 1600rpm brings about
smooth acceleration.
I've
driven this same basic powertrain previously in Hyundai's Tucson Eco, an application I disparaged for its poor overall refinement — particularly at
around -
town speeds, where I found the transmission was prone to less - than -
smooth gear changes.
When you are just
driving around town the automatic mode works well, with
smooth and unflustered changes.