Sentences with phrase «straight line driving»

While the V8 easily propels the car to high speeds without much effort, the chassis and suspension setup is better suited for laid back straight line driving.

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Sometimes you catch sight of a turn leading off into the distance, a dirt track or a county road at right angles to the highway you're on, as you drive along those straight, miles - long lines you find only in the West.
After a rather tedious drive half way round the busy and exhaust - scented M25, followed by a short straight line on the M23, I left the motorway and stepped into another dimension, or so it seemed.
Not in a «the lines have to be straight» kind of way but more «just fix that little bit, and that little bit, and that other little bit because they're driving me mad».
He's burned Draymond Green on straight - line drives and punished him for playing him loose, something Kevin Love simply can't do.
His analytics indicate he should be used as a defensive specialist who can drive possession (I'd have loved to see Hitch go Roussel - Faksa - Ritchie straight up against our opponents» top lines).
I do mind him being a non-dynamic player once he gets the ball — he'll shoot, drive right (straight line, dominant hand, only when he has space), pass from a stationary position (rarely when on the move), or hand the ball off.
The drive from Humboldt to Nipawin takes about two hours, and it's spent on that same straight - line, two - lane highway the Broncos» bus had taken.
The Russians hit back almost straight away with a catch and drive line - out from 5 metres out leading to Andrey Garbuzov diving over, Klyuchnikov was unsuccessful with his conversion attempt.
On the next drive, Philip Rivers drove the Chargers to the 2 - yard line before stalling out with three straight failed plays.
It also drives me nuts that the inner lining shrunk so much that the tummy panel can not be pulled up straight.
If someone was proposing to drive a ruddy great train line straight through my property, it's a surefire bonker certainty that I'd be a NIMBY too.
A team of researchers at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research is studying the motion of vortex domain walls — local regions of charge that collectively store information via their configuration — driven by magnetic fields in ferromagnetic nanowires, which are configured in a straight line with an asymmetric Y - like branch.
Start standing; drive right knee up to 90 degrees, keeping body long and in a straight line, with foot flexed (A).
Drive into the ground with your feet to raise your hips into the air until your shoulders, hips and knees form a straight line (when viewed from the side).
Drive through your heels and bridge your hips up until your body forms a straight line from your head to your knees.
Come into a bridge position, lifting your pelvis off the floor and driving your left leg in a straight line toward the sky.
It would probably drive my hubby nuts, but I don't like having every thing arranged in straight lines and squared off.
Burke seems unwilling to go full campy villain, instead playing it straight even though every other line of dialogue is him psychoanalyzing Shaun's mom drive.
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Despite its near 100bhp advantage and four - wheel drive, the Lamborghini can do little better in a straight line, although it was 1.6 sec quicker around the West Circuit despite some damp patches when it took its turn on track.
KW's three - way coilover kit for the BMW M2 amply illustrates this point, with 16 settings for rebound control, 14 for high - speed compression (straight - line driving and very quick corners), and six for low - speed compression (as you turn into sharper bends).
The Adaptive function not only measures how the car is currently being driven (for example, cruising in a straight line will call up Comfort Plus; steering and braking hard will call up Sport), but also uses information from the navigation map to proactively switch into Sport if the car is approaching a series of switchbacks, for instance.
In the hardcore GT3 and GT3 RS Porsche delivered thrilling driving experiences right out of the top drawer, while the Turbo models are consummate everyday supercars with enormous straight - line performance.
But anyone can drive fast in a straight line and go slow in the corners.
Drag Strip mode has been designed to provide maximum acceleration and performance for straight - line driving and is one of five driver - selectable modes available for 2018.
When you are driving in a straight line, the load on the front axle is shared equally between the two front hubs, so any noises will be low.
While the GSi might offer the same straight - line performance as other similarly - engined Insignia's Vauxhall says it's the GSi's underpinnings that have been fine tuned to offer a driving experience worthy of the badge.
Performance and 0 - 62 time > Sports and supercars alike should be worried because the four - wheel drive A45 AMG is staggeringly fast in a straight - line.
Full boost in a straight line on a dry road gives the four - wheel drive plenty to think about - you can sense clever diffs and electronic strategies struggling to cope.
The optional Dynamic Handling Package ($ 5150) continuously adjusts ride height and damping, along with a hydraulically actuated stabilizer bar that automatically disconnects during straight - line driving.
Rather like the chassis tweaks it's difficult to identify the ST200's shorter gear ratios in terms of straight - line acceleration — you'd need to drive it back - to - back with an ST — and there are actually occasions where the shorter gearing forces you to shift up between corners rather than being able to hold the lower gear.
I would never ignore a worn tie rod; you could be driving down the road, hit a serious bump, and suddenly lose your ability to steer in a straight line, or worse.
If you drive a naturally aspirated car hard for a good 10 minutes (red line every few minutes), is it bad to turn the car off straight away?
In straight - line driving, the system shifts up to 40 percent of the torque to the rear wheels to improve acceleration.
With the coupe, I'm confident enough to drive harder, braking in a straight line and then holding the throttle steady through a big downhill corner.
Subaru has said the car will weigh around 1220 kg, which puts it close in terms of straight - line performance and power to weight ratio with a Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup, though it's rear - wheel drive rather than front and both Toyota and Subaru possess a choice of 6 - speed manual or 6 - speed auto gearboxes.
During straight - line driving, the headlights perform like any others, but on entering a curve, the light grows larger as the inboard low - beam swings out to illuminate that television set the local kids placed in the road.
While driving about 40mph in a straight line I suddenly lost power steering.
Now I'm just a dude driving a car, noticing how the adaptive air suspension soaks up bumps quite nicely in straight lines, even bouncing a bit like a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance circa 1984.
Driving If you're the type who wants to go really fast in a straight line, the TSX isn't at the top of the class.
The Veyron was undoubtedly a technological tour - de-force — it might have been a less emotional machine to drive than those from the established Italian marques but it comprehensively outgunned them in straight - line ability.
And finally there's the driving experience, which is made up of shocking straight - line performance and a cornering attitude that feels as high stakes as any hyperactive, twitchy «ordinary» supercar you care to name.
But you emerge from it certain it would be a more rewarding car to drive if it had less grip and a chassis that enabled you to explore its limits, even if that meant less straight - line pace.
In theory this allows the car to drive in the straightest line possible for the longest time and this technique may still be best in something powerful and rear drive — and — when you're on your own.
With another splash of fuel and a quiet drive down the 12 - mile straight, Niklas was lined up once again, ready to make history.
Too much camber places all of the weight on a small section of the tire, making it wear out faster and reducing grip when you're driving in a straight line.
I can't remember ever having driven a car that demands so much forethought and consideration to simply drive it in a straight line.
It's extremely powerful and very satisfying to drive in a straight line.
The four - wheel - drive Subaru WRX STI faces the more powerful Jaguar F - type V6 S in a straight line drag race
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