Sentences with phrase «straight line performance»

Like the good straight line performance, the car's nimble handling is limited in speed range.

As pure straight line performance goes alone it is not the fastest car for the money but as a total package goes there is no better sports car.

Unfortunately, manual buyers will pay a small price in terms of straight line performance and efficiency.

If you look deeper than power - to - weight, though, you'll find a lot more variables determining straight line performance.

3 powerful twin - turbo engines offer G - Class buyers potent straight line performance.

Straight line performance figures sees 5.9 seconds for the 0 - 100 km / h sprint while top speed, in true German fashion, is limited to 250 km / h.

As for straight line performance, Sport is outstanding, going zero to 60 mph in 6.4 seconds and running the quarter mile in 14.8 seconds.

There really isn't a bad choice in the range, the standard cars offer more than enough grunt while the Bathurst editions add some dynamic prowess and in the case of the S, an addictive supercharger whine into the mix as well as enough straight line performance to keep those pesky modern sports cars choking on your tyre smoke.

We'll get on to straight line performance in a moment but the P1's number one target was overall performance — measured most accurately in terms of lap times.

Downright blistering straight line performance is no longer reserved for low - slung, two - seater supercars these days.

Aside from straight line performance the Audi doesn't do anything better than the Porsche.

The 0 - 62mph dash takes a scant 4.2 sec, while electronics call time on straight line performance at 155mph.

Tesla's P100D, which undercuts the Japanese supercar by a few thousand pounds offers stratospheric straight line performance purely under electric power - oddly addictive, it's a wholly different proposition but one that shouldn't be discounted.

Output and straight line performance remains the same, with 246bhp and 266 lb ft of torque enabling a 0 - 62 dash of 6.5 sec and top speed of 154mph.

The range extender engine adds 120 kg to the i3 and the rear wheels are a little wider, so straight line performance is dulled a tad.

In addition to this is an STI - designed front tower strut brace and flexible draw stifferner which Subaru claims will enhance straight line performance whilst allowing the driver to make «precise and quick» mid-corner adjustments.

Most of the extra straight line performance over a standard 12C (which hits 60mph in 3.1 sec) comes from the reworked engine, which has new pistons, cylinder heads and exhaust valves and revised cam timing.

Torque delivery is good, making for satisfactory straight line performance.

Translated into straight line performance these upgrades result into a 0 - 100 km / h sprint of 4.2 seconds (0 - 60 mph in 3.8 s).

This results in mind numbing straight line performance.

This means that the Giulietta QV not only offers excellent straight line performance — the 0 - 100 kmh time is 6.8 seconds and it maxes at 242 kmh — it also provides a quality of in - gear performance that is more redolent of performance provided by a 3.0 litre V6 engine.

Additionally, the system delivers electrified torque vectoring for improved straight line performance and cornering precision in combination with all - wheel - drive power application.

The Fiesta ST isn't the most powerful car in its class — the Renault Sport Clio 220 Trophy is 20bhp up on even the ST200 and Peugeot's 208 GTI by Peugeot Sport is 8bhp ahead — but on the road it has enough straight line performance to keep pace with its rivals.

The 0 to 100 km / h sprint feels as quick as 5.8 seconds make it, but blistering straight line performance is just a tiny fraction of the Megane RS» character.

According to Shelby, the 2017 Super Snake Wide Body offers more grip on all four corners thus emphasizing handling much more than its predecessor, which was optimized for straight line performance.

Of course, straight line performance is almost irrelevant in Hawaii, where everything runs on Island Time and even the freeways have 45 mph speed limits.

It has the straight line performance to live with that company — in fact Rimac has released a video of the Concept One out - dragging a LaFerrari — but it's unlikely to match those more conventional hypercars for lap time because it lacks downforce and outright mechanical grip.

Until Mazda develops a new MPS model there's little of interest in the range when it comes to straight line performance, but against conventional mass - market rivals the Mazda3 fares well enough.

To me the straight line performance doesn't feel as crazy as, say, a Radical SR8, but the downforce level feels higher and because it's so tiny you can cut cleaner, more efficient lines around the circuit.

But as real enthusiasts know, more power does not a better car make; and the marginal difference in straight line performance is likely not an indication of the Renault Clio RS TROPHY's prowess.

The criticisms primarily concern its ride — which remains no better than mediocre, even with the optional Skyhook electronic damping system fitted, as it was to the test car — and perhaps more surprisingly its straight line performance.

-LSB-...] who don't need the straight line performance but still want a track ready Corvette.

When it originally came out, everyone was impressed by its power and straight line performance, but as seven years flew by and other monstrous creations came forward, they started to fade.

Do check out this straight line performance comparison video between a manual transmission Volkswagen Golf GTI and a Volkwagen Golf GTI equipped with a DSG transmission.

As good as the straight line performance is, the handling is quite clumsy.

Straight line performance is certainly not one of its strong suits — even the claimed figure for 0 - 100kmph is a fairly sedate 9.2 seconds compared to its petrol - powered peers (for eg, the Mercedes - Benz GLC: 6.5 seconds).

The rear wing and front flaps work together to boost handling, braking and straight line performance.

However, straight line performance is top notch.