Sentences with phrase «sound of the diesel»

I love the sound of a diesel engine, and I appreciate the great fuel economy for a vehicle of its size.

It wasn't just its heretofore unfamiliar sounds of a diesel rumble backed by a turbo whistle that threw me for a loop; even with 800 lb - ft of torque at 1,600 rpm, there seemed to be a bit of a lag as the turbo kicked in.

In case you do not like the sound of a diesel engine, even moderate volume on the music system will cancel it out.

Males will threaten each other with the snort, a sound caused by expelling air though their probosces, and the clap - trap, a loud, clapping sound comparable to the sound of a diesel engine.

It seems the sound of that diesel engine kicking in just becomes a bit of a bummer when you've been driving emission free.

Not exact matches

When researchers conceived of turning algae into diesel fuel three decades ago, the idea sounded like something out of the old sci - fi movie Soylent Green.

We also pipe in sounds and smells: the call to prayer in Arabic, diesel fumes, even the body odor of the guy next to him.

It sounds like her own reverie, but in fact she's quoting an offscreen speech by her college - bound brother Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), who earlier in the film has a hushed alleyway talk with the «cool» teacher (Terence McGovern) who washed out of an artsy New England school and came back to shape young minds in his diesel - scented hometown.

Had the engine emptied of fuel and cleaned, diesel back in and it sounds fine.

It kind of sounds like a diesel as it rasps for a second when you accelerate, and it performs a bit like a diesel as well because the smooth but slow - shifting transmission keeps the rpms low to enhance fuel economy.

The SQ7's diesel does a fine job of sounding like a proper, performance V8, especially from the outside.

Other engines on offer include two petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 - litre and 118bhp 1.6 - litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6 diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only on list price with worse fuel economy than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.

More than one driver thought that the engine's gravelly idle sounded almost like that of a diesel, although most were not bothered by the powerplant's patter once underway.

I'm not afraid to get some dirt under my fingernails and enjoy the sound and smell of gas and diesel in the morning.

And its quite quiet to the point that it doesn't really sound like a diesel at all, so don't expect to pick one out of a lineup just by listening for the clatter.

The big V6 never leaves you in any doubt that it's using compression rather than sparks to ignite its fuel mix, but the noise it produces is a muscular multi-cylinder hum rather than the sort of industrial sounds you'd more typically associate with a diesel.

Sounds like a thermostat or temperature sender problem, but my knowledge of diesels only qualifies me to speculate from a great distance.

Yet still, in a world of digital sound augmented motors, whether you like them or not, modern diesels have become aurally bearable as well as getting increasingly more potent as you rev them.

It seems a truly bizarre sound for a 6 - litre V12 to be making, but cleverly it is also a very clean sound, which I'm sure is music to the ears of the boys and girls marketing diesel as the future...

In the meantime, check out the spy shots of this mule and imagine the diesel - like sound of its engine.

Durheimer admitted that he had been among the group of senior managers within Porsche that was sceptical of performance diesels, but said the rate of development of technical development — and the fact diesels can now «sound and feel» like petrol models — had won him over.

The Ford Focus ST sounds good and goes great, irrespective of whether you choose the petrol or diesel model

The engine sounds like it is a diesel, it is loud and shakes violently from time to time, all of which I was told his normal.

At in - town speeds the excellent sound insulation drowns out a lot of the diesel roar — it's a different story just standing on the street and listening to one of these roar by — and it remains so on the interstate, with the truck retaining the predictable response and handling characteristics.

Obviously, as all next - generation petrol and diesel engines, this six - cylinder is made entirely of aluminium to reduce weight particularly on the front axle of the car and make that genuinely Alfa Romeo sound.

The 2.0 diesel is disappointingly noisy and rough sounding, but it has plenty of performance, with very impressive midrange punch.

The advanced turbocharged petrol and diesel power units are both inherently quiet and smooth, but further careful optimisation of the engine installations has made it possible to reduce powertrain sound levels to best - in - class levels.

It doesn't sound like a big deal, but a common perk with diesel engines is their abundance of torque; the 2.0 in the Cruze puts out an impressive 264 lb - ft of grunt, for example, while still managing a fuel consumption of just 7.5 L / 100 km city and 4.2 L / 100 km highway, making the diesel the most efficient Cruze in the entire lineup.

There's barely a hint of additional noise or roughness, either; a modern diesel just doesn't sound that much different from a gasoline engine these days.

The 118bhp 1.6 - litre diesel model sounds a bit agricultural on anything more than half throttle, but a broad spread of torque means you always have power on tap, while the similarly 118bhp 1.6 - litre petrol engine sounds sporty and loves to be revved.

I'll certainly miss the louder roar of the E70's xDrive30d — it's a very special sound despite it being a diesel, because it's a six - cylinder; way better than say a 320d or 520d.

Sound insulation is much improved compared to the previous Discovery, but it can't hide the harsh tune of the diesel engine under heavy acceleration.

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The turbo four, called N20 internally, displayed no lag to speak of, but it did at times sound much like a diesel.

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Even the 258bhp diesel may sound as if it's going to struggle in an off - roader weighing nearly 2.2 tonnes, but the massive 580Nm torque output should provide plenty of reassurance.

Different engines come with different sound systems to either dampen down engine noise - in the case of the diesels - or enhance it, in the case of the petrols.

A nice sound is key to accepting diesel in this type of car.

Ruger has always reacted with great excitement to the sound of a healthy diesel engine.

From the barely - audible sound of the exhaust, we gather that Australia's forthcoming Ford Ranger Raptor will be powered by a petrol — not a diesel — engine, making one of Ford's turbocharged EcoBoost mills the most likely powerplant of choice.

These might sound like small gains, but given the ingredients of a four - cylinder diesel engine, heavy saloon body and automatic gearbox, the 5 - series does an amazing job of feeling like more than just the sum of its parts.

Outside the characteristic diesel sound can be heard, but whether this is of concern comes down to personal sensibility.

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This new complete system comprising exhaust, sound system and control unit was developed exclusively for diesel - powered vehicles of the current BMW 2 Series, 3 Series and 4 Series and is perfectly attuned to the basic acoustics of each engine.

In terms of power and performance, modern BMW diesel engines are on par with the brand's petrol engines — only with regard to the desired sound are there any noticeable differences.

And what's not to love about the sound of a 6.6 - liter V8 diesel rumbling under the hood.

The diesel's 242bhp at 4000rpm sounds a bit meagre by comparison to that titanic V8, but the twin - turbo diesel's 441 lb ft of twist is generous.

The combination of the BMW brand, diesel engines and an SUV body means the X3 is a sound investment.

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The XD doesn't have the top - end ability of the petrol engines, even if it does well by diesel engines to rev beyond 5000rpm, albeit sounding a bit like a vacuum cleaner via its synthesised audio.