Sentences with phrase «steady highway speeds»

The car has gobs of power and impressive steering and brakes, balanced with the ability to approach 30 mpg at steady highway speeds.

With a V8 Silverado, it can cruise on as title as one to two cylinders at steady highway speed.

I did about half of my testing in either mode and found normal to be great for darting through traffic, passing, and maintaining a steady highway speed and Eco to be good for squeezing a few extra miles per kilowatt out of the battery at neighborhood, city, and parking - lot speeds.

Not exact matches

The drivetrain upshifts seamlessly and provides quiet, steady power, but it shows moments of confusion as you catapult to highway speeds — upshifting too soon from one gear, holding the next too long.

The 2014 - 15 Chevy Cruze diesel sedan, powered by a 2.0 - liter engine, was EPA - rated 27/44 mpg, with the «44» number being most salient — diesels do their most efficient work on the highway after their turbos get them up to steady cruising speeds.

To help maximize gas mileage, the V - 8 engine is equipped with cylinder - deactivation technology that operates the power plant on 4 of its 8 cylinders under certain driving conditions, such as when coasting down a hill or cruising at a steady rate of speed on the highway.

It even drives well, staying planted in its lane on the highway with minimal steering inputs, and steering is firm and steady at speed, but effortless at low speeds, making mall parking lots and school drop - off maneuvers a cinch.

It almost works too well, though: after about 20 minutes of driving at a steady speed on a straight stretch of highway with little steering input involved, this driver was advised to «take a coffee break.»

On the highway at steady speed, even a big car could get along on two, three, or four cylinders.

Using the cruise control on long stretches of highway can save fuel by helping your car maintain a steady speed.

It isn't too bad on highways, getting an average of about 20 to 22 mpg when driving long distance and maintaining a steady speed of about 50 mph.

The Dzire feels steady at highway speeds but lacks feel from the steering.

In addition to these, it is bestowed with cruise control for maintaining a steady speed on the highways as set by the driver, reverse parking sensors, opening and closing windows with key remote, all four power windows with up and down function, remote fuel lid opener and so on.

The Fit is fun to drive around town, energetic if not real quick to accelerate to highway speed or go up hills, and quite acceptable cruising on the highway at steady speeds.

When cruising down the highway, for example, the V - 8 would maintain a steady speed using only four cylinders.

I had hopes for the Chevy being my favorite, since I'm a big fan of diesels, but the baby Duramax has some serious turbo lag, which makes driving everywhere but in steady - speed highway cruising painful.

The shutters automatically close to improve aerodynamics when cruising on the highway at steady speeds - Active Wheel Shutters: Automatic shutters in the wheels are hidden to improve style at rest and low speeds, but automatically close at highway speeds to improve aerodynamics.

Fuel economy for the Volkswagen - which also offers the same pair of six - speed transmissions found in the Jetta - is listed at 31 - mpg city and 43 - mpg highway, numbers which can easily be bettered during steady - state cruising.

1) Driving at a steady speed of 55 - 60 mph on an open highway or interstate, I'm getting over 40 mpg.

When matched with either its six - speed manual or six - speed dual - clutch automated manual transmission, the Golf TDI is good for 30 - mpg in stop and go driving and 42 - mpg on the highway - and those are just the official numbers, as hyper - milers have been known to crest 50 - mpg during steady - state cruising in the VW.

Just hearing the names of these transmissions would put second thoughts into most people not serious about driving a 40 ton rig at highway speed, or through tight turns on a mountain road, or for that matter steady up and down shifting in a city.