Sentences with phrase «steep grades»

While this model is ideal for riders age 12 and up and travels at 15 mph, it won't perform at its top speed on steep grades.

Available hill descent control helps make going down steep grades more manageable by automatically adjusting your speed and brake pressure to help keep you going at a controlled speed.

The system increases grip significantly for the front end of the truck and allows it to pull itself over obstacles and up steep grades, even when traction is split between the front tires.

To test the acceleration, we pulled over on a relatively steep grade and performed a standing - start run.

Once off - road, you can place the two - speed transfer case into low and have plenty of power and traction to deal with surprisingly steep grades and rugged terrain.

The motor strains some while passing up hill or really steep grades.

NOTE: If you feel that you own or operate a vehicle that is affected by this condition, use the parking brake without fail and avoid parking on steep grades.

Press a dashboard button, and it will slow the SUV to a crawl down steep grades.

Despite this, the Lexus RX350's 3.5 - liter V6 never broke a sweat even when climbing steep grades in the mountains.

I'd hate to have to drive this thing up one of San Francisco's notoriously steep grades when it's loaded with four adults and their cargo.

Trailhawk models deliver greater ground clearance and a true low range, while Jeep engineered this funky rig to tackle steep grades with short front and rear overhangs.

Since pulling up a long steep grade while towing a trailer can really tax power output, the 2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain features enhanced cooling airflow, which enables the 6.6 L Duramax turbo diesel or 6.0 L gas engine to better maintain full power, even under heavy loads and high ambient temperatures.

The mostly - flat, hard - surface trails are suitable for many fitness levels, except for steep grades at the trail connections to the Turkey Mountain parking lot and to the Katy Trail at Gilcrease Museum Road.

We had no problem hauling a 5,000 - pound Airstream trailer up steep grades with the 5.3 - liter engine, and appreciated that the available trailer brake controller is within easy reach of the steering wheel.

On the trail, this new confidence made descending steep grades a breeze and kept the Jeep stuck to the side of rocks like a scared gecko, where in the past we'd be lucky if the binders held at all.

(Other modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for pure electric driving for later, such as when they are in the city.)

Out in the desert near Nevada's Valley of Fire state park, I'm scaling steep grades and jagged rocks with confidence.

The power is omnipresent, never leaving you wanting more, no matter how steep the grade.

Sierra AT4 also includes standard off - road tuned Rancho monotube shock absorbers, a locking rear differential and Hill Descent Control, a driver assistance feature that leverages the anti-lock braking system to enable smooth, controlled descents on steep grades without the driver having to touch the brake pedal under certain conditions.

If you plan on actually taking one of these brand - new rigs off road, it does come standard with Hill Descent Control, which should make tackling steep grades even easier.

As a result, the ZR2 offers greater wheel travel and stability while traversing steep grades.

The bike includes «a small battery» for optimal operation, and to provide some electricity «in the absence of sunlight» as well as to handle the bike's initial acceleration needs and to handle steeper grades.

But what nobody seemed to realize is the way a footlong seedless cucumber chassis can glide, the way four well - chosen Granny Smith apples can handle the transition from steep grade to level terrain, and the...

On a particularly steep grade I'm forced to demur.

Nevertheless, Volkswagen felt confident enough in the capability of the all - new 2018 Tiguan to have journalists navigate steep grades, ford mud puddles, and plow over soft sand.

We turn out of the tree - lined neighborhoods of old Santa Barbara and onto the long, steep grade into the San Marcos Pass, put the right pedal on the floor in that familiar way, and wait to see what transpires.

In the off - road environment, the Crawl Control feature made tackling steep grades as simple as setting the cruise control.

We didn't really miss the feature on this drive, but if we were regularly towing up and down steep grades near this truck's max trailering capacity — we might.

Hill descent control helps make going down steep grades more manageable by automatically adjusting your speed and brake pressure to help keep you going at a controlled speed.

Following the I - 79 corridor through West Virginia gives every car and truck a good workout as the Interstate climbs some fairly steep grades and snakes down the opposite side, heating up brake rotors.

Thanks to a potent 270 - horsepower V6 engine, accelerating and passing are never a worry, and the efficient 5 - speed automatic always feels sure of its gear selection even when negotiating steep grades.

The Freedom Drive II Off - Road Package is a four - wheel - drive system that includes the second - generation CVT2L that makes it easier than ever to navigate off - road situations like steep grade and rock or log climbing.

Hill Descent Control allows drivers to descend shockingly steep grades just by steering, and keeping feet clear of the pedals.

This very winding bearing of Highway 4, which features very steep grades, continues for 23 km (14 mi) before reaching the southeast shore of Kennedy Lake.

The Army had previously created a route to the area, but the old road had exceptionally steep grades, and in places it directly surrounded the ocean, which would block the road with two to three feet of sand after a storm.

Worked as a member of the CAT team, part of the marketing / business development team, often selected for high roof and steep grade roof inspections, trained in identifying roof types

We will be hiking 2 — 5 hours per day (2 — 6 miles), on moderate to steep grades at low elevations.

When it came to towing, however, our Sierra had no problem whatsoever lugging a 5,000 - pound Airstream trailer up steep grades.

Climbing steep grades takes a little coaxing.

No matter how steep the grade, the Hummer won't be deterred.

The system regulates throttle and brake inputs helping the LX creep down steep grades while you focus on avoiding damaging obstacles.

In the off - road environment, the Crawl Control feature made going up and down steep grades without having to touch the throttle or brakes as easy as setting cruise control.