Sentences with phrase «stoplight racing»

Instead of stoplight - to - stoplight racing, the GLI is built for high - speed cruising and occasional canyon carving.

That's plenty quick, but don't stoplight race any V6 Camrys because that level of performance is common now in mainstream, affordable cars of all types.

It can roar to 60 mph in well under 5 seconds, winning most races in the ongoing stoplight - to - stoplight race series.

Against them, the Mazda won't win many stoplight races.

Just get the optional V6 and go looking for stoplight races with BMWs and Audis.

The days of having your SUV being beaten at a stoplight race by a Ferrari are over — at least, they are if your sport utility is the new HPE1000 - spec Grand Cherokee tuned by...

Not exact matches

Instead of failed burnouts and stoplight drag races, my first encounters with the joy of driving consisted of hypermiling in EV mode and maximizing regenerative braking.

One wouldn't take a refrigerator to an autocross, or drag - race a washing machine from a stoplight.

This car is plenty quick enough to toss into corners and have a good time with, but it's not going to win too many stoplight drag races.

That isn't to say it lags in city stoplight drag races; the Sienna is surprisingly manoeuvrable for its size, and I was able to keep up with the antsy Bimmers and Audis that zip around the geriatric drivers.

Your mileage will vary, probably for the better, unless you drag - race away from every stoplight.

Dodge knows that the first thing you do after you buy a Charger R / T, SRT or Hellcat is drag race it from stoplight to stoplight.

If you race a Mazda CX - 3 from a stoplight you just might lose to a vehicle looking a lot like the Q3 and costing about 15 - grand less.

It was kind of funny driving the Dakota R / T around town and having young men in low - rider Honda Civics pull up beside me at stoplights, race their anemic little four - cylinder engines, and act as though they wanted to race me.

After all, hatchback car guy is grumpy when trouncing big Audi's or Porsche's in stoplight drag races.

For example, the Beetle lacks a traction control disabling button, so stoplight drag races won't be able to take advantage of the launch control program present on the DSG - equipped GTI.

Really, though, does it matter much to the average, sensible driver who doesn't want to race from stoplight to stoplight?

Not just the horsepower, the engine sound, the great Brembo brakes or the fact you can dust 90 percent of the cars on the planet in a stoplight drag race.

The normally aspirated 2.5 is still perfectly fine for all but your stoplight - drag - racing needs with 170 hp and your choice of five - speed manual or four - speed auto.

It also feels better suited for low - rev cruising and confident towing than high speed thrills and stoplight drag races.

The howling, growling exhaust lets others know that they most likely wouldn't stand a chance in a race from a stoplight.

He braked for a stoplight and cross traffic at the bottom of the hill, pulled around a pickup truck that was in his way, turned on his flashers, then raced across a stretch of flatland and under a highway overpass.