Sentences with phrase «split second the car»

Almost as if for a split second the car lost fuel to the engine then kicks back in.

Not exact matches

In the split second before the Maserati could hurtle, brakeless, out of control, Moss coolly jammed the shift lever into low gear, bringing the compression of his eight cylinders against the speed of the car.

But in the split - second it took to process Osborne's message, Bowman had closed the gap and was now to the inside of Kenseth, who then moved down the track and clipped the frontend of Bowman's car.

McGrath added: «If a car is coming at you and you have a split second, you know a 3,500 - pound machine, again, I wasn't there but I know speaking of myself I would do everything I possibly could to make sure that I survived a situation like that.»

After a split second that seems like 10 minutes, your car lurches to a halt against the curb.

And almost everything you will see here actionwise is like nothing you've ever seen before, even when it kinda is: precariously choreographed fisticuffs high in the backstage rigging of the Vienna opera house (while an opera is being performed below, natch) are gripping; a car + multiple - motorcycle chase does things to vehicles that they shouldn't be able to do; and I'm pretty sure that split - second computer shenanigans and underwater antics have never been combined like this before.

It's a thrilling, track car - like experience — ferocious engine, split - second turn - in, lightning shifts, stupendous braking, massive cornering power.

The split second I was completely off the brakes and the car was almost finished rotating, I mashed the gas.

I steer, release the gas, take my hands off the wheel for a split second as the car rotates, then straighten the car and get back on the power.

The Quattro hardware is similar to that in other Audi cars — a hydraulic clutch pack sends torque forward and aft and a mechanical differential directs it to individual rear wheels — but the software has been improved such that it recalculates the proper torque split every hundredth of a second and can send up to 100 percent of its torque to the rear wheels.

When impending wheel lockup is detected, the computer signals the hydraulic control unit to apply and release (automatically «pumping») the brakes several times per second with split - second timing, providing a level of braking efficiency that even professional race car drivers can not duplicate and resulting in shorter stopping distances and greater braking and steering control

For a split second I thought, «Uh oh, not sure we're going to make this», but the car was really good and planted under me so I was able to make the pass stick and pulled away.

In 2014, Wolfgang Ziebart, the then group engineering director, hinted at JLR's electrification plans, predicting that the market for EVs was going to split into inner - city vehicles and a «second or third car for a wealthy family».

I took the test car on a dirt road, stopped, floored the gas pedal and discovered that the tires would lose traction only for a split second or two.

However, a Safety Car intervention followed the first round of pit stops and brought Gavin to within striking distance of first position, six seconds splitting the British ace and Nicki Thim in the class - leading # 95 Aston Martin at the restart.

The A8 progressively tugs the driver's seatbelt with three quick pulses, the audible alert becomes piercing, and the car initiates a trio of split - second brake applications to jolt the driver back into awareness and compliance.

Our test car included the second - row split - bench package, a no - cost option replacing the standard two captain's chairs and console, making comfortable leather - clad seating available for eight.

That's also further evident in the design of the second row of seats, which splits / folds with the larger two - seat component on the passenger side of the car, when the reverse is preferred for RHD models.

The dual - clutch transmission shifts gears in split - seconds, adding its share to the show car's impressive acceleration.

The seating configuration in our test car was simple and flexible, thanks to the $ 1,220 option with a split - folding third row of seats, a 40/60 split second row with a special tilt - and - slide feature for third - row access, and three - zone climate controls to keep everyone comfortable.

Launch the car using the Race Start function and the driveline seems to hesitate for the briefest of instants as you lift your left foot off the brake pedal — as if deciding afresh every time exactly how many engine revs to use; how much torque to allow into the driveline in the opening split - seconds of your run; how much to send to each axle; and finally, how to split what's under the loaded rear axle between the individual rear tyres.

Whether its to place tires on the car, pull them off, fuel the car, clean the windshield or assist the driver when swapping out with another, there is a crew member there doing it in split seconds.

But following this transcendence, your mind becomes a supercomputer capable of calculating the gyrations of your car, multiplying that by the speed of the fall over the angle of descent, factoring in Newton's laws of motion and, in a split second, coming to the panicked conclusion that this is gonna hurt like hell.

Night races, are particularly taut, forcing players to make split - second decisions when illumination is limited to their car's headlamps.

The only power up in the game is essentially a blue shell, but it's also a shock when five cars whip around you at the end at the last split second.

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.

Driving a car was one of those tacit tasks; that the sheer range of processing that goes on in the brain, the number of stimuli coming in from all directions, and often in split seconds too, could never be broken down into mere lines of code.

After all, if you have been involved in a car crash, you know how much a split - second decision can affect the outcome on the road.

You'll have to make split - second choices when it comes to taking cover, destroying police drones and driving cars through walls, with every decision sending a ripple throughout the entire story.