Sentences with phrase «stoplights with»

Indeed, several times during the weeklong test drive, I caught drivers of sports cars napping and left them at stoplights with a clear view of the Regal's taillights.

Around town the car muscles away from stoplights with authority; on the interstate, a tap of the accelerator downshifts the transmission and sends the car bolting past slow - moving traffic.

The forthcoming Focus RS and Volkswagen's Golf R both have gobs more power and torque, albeit at a slightly higher starting price, but then so does the cheaper Focus ST.. The JCW has size on its side, though, and the resulting power to weight ratio makes for a city car that can squirt out of bends and away from stoplights with as much alacrity as far more powerful sports cars — up to a certain speed.

The combination of a lower beltline and a more open, inviting cockpit has done wonders for the «Vette's curb appeal; you no longer sit at stoplights with the car's door tops up around your ears, wondering why people are telling their children to «not stare at the strange hairy man in the Corvette.»

Display on a classroom bulletin board a stoplight with four colors: green, yellow, orange, and red.

Surround the stoplight with numbered pockets, one pocket for each student.

I haven't yet had the opportunity to drive a wagon with the base 3.0 - liter V - 6, but I feel safe in saying that the 3.6 - liter's 304 hp is a necessity if you want the wagon's 3850 pounds to hustle away from a stoplight with any authority.

This 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine with its twin - scroll turbocharger has been revised for much improved response at low rpm, so the car surges away from a stoplight with more authority than before.

When I followed a line of cars up to a stoplight with cruise control engaged, I didn't find the system as refined as what I've used in Mercedes - Benz vehicles.

Not exact matches

As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).

A one - stoplight town with a couple of banks, a few grocery stores and a decent German deli, Markdale used to be a small industrial hub, with a furniture plant and footwear manufacturer alongside Chapman's.

Dozens of companies will need to work together to make sure you can travel from one point in a city to another (safely and securely), feeding data from the stoplights, handling the commerce between apps, and even communicating your location with a future car traffic control center.

That's the word from the geniuses at MIT, who have figured out a way to eliminate the stoplight — that annoyance of modern life — and replace it with something called «slot - based intersections.»

If you want a more academic authority, Kansas State University has assembled studies that — like the Mythbusters — found traffic flows through roundabouts 20 percent more efficiently than it does through intersections with stoplights or stop signs.

What do they want from us as they hold their sign at the stoplight while we fiddle with the radio knobs on our car dashboard?

The mighty will fall to ragamuffins from obscure compass points, an adenoidal ball peen head will go nutso on cable, and some guy with acne from a town with no stoplights will find his three - point stroke and enjoy a Warholian quarter hour of fame.

He was a thin, middle - aged Asian man, always clad in a heavy wool jacket, who alternated between staring at a stoplight and arguing loudly in a foreign language with an invisible entity.

Originally from Northern California, Ms. Biddle grew up in a small mountain town with one stoplight.

And the Bentley's steamship force, with bowels - deep thrust to a mere 4,500 - rpm redline, elicits chuckles anywhere from a stoplight to its 190 - mph peak.

A 112 - hp Atkinson - cycle version of the engine has been matched with an electronically controlled CVT, and a battery - powered 105 - kilowatt electric motor pulls you away from stoplights and then supplements the engine occasionally.

The clutch is only one of the ills — the 6 - speed stick has no positive action required to go into reverse, and that coupled with the high clutch take - up and resultant paranoia of stalling the car, forces the driver into a panicky scramble at stoplights, where one accidentally chooses third or reverse at takeoff almost as often as first.

The view in any direction is outstanding, with one exception: The high seating position can hide stoplights behind the roof if you stop too close to them.

When you come to a stoplight (which you can not fail to do in this beach town with its famous harbor and equally attractive surf beach), you sit in eerie silence.

Its massive sunroof had me sitting back in awe at the stoplight as I soaked up the sun kissing my face... that was until the idiot behind me decided to break the mood with his horn.

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.

The Quattro combined surer grip from its 18 - inch wheels (19s are available) with the lovable 2.0 - liter engine, which rockets the A3 from stoplight to 60 mph in about 5.8 seconds.

Closer to Al - Jazeera Tower, a roar went up on Corniche Street: a Mustang and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT - 8 took off from the stoplight, with the SUV winning by a nose.

Standard all - wheel drive removes all the drama from a stoplight sprint and the overall refinement is right in line with that of the A7.

The one problem I had with the stop - start system is that the climate control's fan speed slows when the engine is in auto - stop mode, which noticeably reduced the system's cooling effectiveness while I waited for a stoplight to turn green.

The forward view is acceptable, with a low hood, but there's also a low roof that can make seeing stoplights a challenge.

Leaving Birmingham, I soothe myself with a few stoplight brawls — easy knockouts for this torqued - up brute — on Woodward Avenue.

A «high - speed» track simulates a four - lane highway, with mobility circles on each end, and the other track represents an urban area, with stop signs, stoplights, simulated pedestrians and bicyclists, and simulated city building facades.

The 2016 Prius» 95 - hp, 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine shuts down at a stoplight in that familiar way, and when the light turns green, there's that familiar moment of silence as the car begins to accelerate with its battery - powered 53 kW motor, then the engine lights off, and the car accelerates smoothly as it swaps gear ratios.

When you want a little more control, the paddle - shift option is as entertaining and as responsive as an automatic of this nature can be (Chevy claims wide - open - throttle upshifts are faster than Porsche's PDK), and I had great fun scaring various family members with stoplight launches and on - ramp romps.

In combination with the smooth, quick - shifting dual - clutch transmission, the smaller, torquier engine actually makes the Eco model feel peppier than the standard car, both when accelerating from a stoplight and while passing or merging at highway speeds.

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.

This seems like a bad deal on paper, yet we liked this 2.0 T engine's notably quicker, quieter response while accelerating away from stoplights in metro driving, and the engine made great use of the 2.0 T's six - speed automatic with its shift paddles on the steering wheel and a set up of shorter ratios in first through fourth gears for quicker acceleration.

I drove the car for 30 minutes with this engaged, and it would shut down the engine at stoplights every time, then restart as intended when you were ready to go.

And, ensuring that the CS is not just a demon at the Stoplight Grand Prix, its suspension largely mirrors that of the M3 with Competition Package.

With 241 hp and close to 2 tons to move around, the RC200 isn't a stoplight rocket, but it is a very nicely equipped sporty coupe with good looks and outstanding build quality; chances are it'd be fun at a track day too, while still netting high - 20s fuel economy on the way there and bWith 241 hp and close to 2 tons to move around, the RC200 isn't a stoplight rocket, but it is a very nicely equipped sporty coupe with good looks and outstanding build quality; chances are it'd be fun at a track day too, while still netting high - 20s fuel economy on the way there and bwith good looks and outstanding build quality; chances are it'd be fun at a track day too, while still netting high - 20s fuel economy on the way there and back.

Among them are dual - zone climate control, rain - sensing windshield wipers, 12 - way - power driver's seat with memory and a brake - hold feature that applies the brake for you at stoplights.

Though not overpowering, the Prizm moves away from stoplights and past slower traffic with verve.

Not only does the CLA perform powerfully (with a 208hp Turbo Inline - 4 motor), but it's environmentally friendly, shutting down the engine at stoplights to conserve fuel.

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.

The M - Class comes standard with a number of around - town driver - aid features, including downhill speed regulation and an adaptive brake system that automatically dries the rotors when driving in wet weather, assists on hills by holding the brakes for a few seconds, precharges to reduce reaction time when lifting quickly off of the accelerator, and uses a Brake - Hold feature that lets you relax your feet at long stoplights without worrying about the vehicle creeping forward until you hit the gas pedal.

When they are just rolling around town with the top down, it will take off from stoplights in a much more comfortable and instant manner than a dual - clutch.

In contrast with other soft - top (and some hard - top) convertibles we've tested, the A4's roof takes a conspicuously long 20 seconds to open and close — a fact that we found out when we tried to open the top while at a stoplight, only to find the light turning green before the roof had finished its two - stage opening process.

It's a loud, boisterous brute whose primary mission is to fend off Ford Mustangs and - with old - fashioned American muscle - squash the latest four - cylinder imported gnats buzzing around stoplights.

In this generation, the car is equipped with auto stop / start to shut off and restart the engine at stoplights, and with the driving - dynamics control system.

First, we drove a 10 - mile stretch of open road, with no stoplights or stop signs, at 55 - 60 mph, then 65 - 70 mph.