Sentences with phrase «surprisingly quick car»

Go for the even more powerful 237bhp twin - turbo diesel, however, and you've got a surprisingly quick car on your hands.

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There's a ton of turbo lag, but learn to drive around it and the 900 is a very quick car — and one with surprisingly little torque steer, at least when the steering wheel is pointed straight.

With a torquey electric motor in place of the engine, you have the makings of a surprisingly quick little city car.

The V - 6 makes this big car so surprisingly quick that I had to double - check that this wasn't the new 5.0 - liter Genesis.

I'm all for cars that move about underneath you, but the GT86 can feel nervous in quicker corners even if you're not pushing particularly hard, as if the rear tyres are planning on breaking free, while in slower ones the front end can wash wide surprisingly early.

Not surprisingly, our test car is quick off the line with peak torque available from just 1,600 rpm with no turbo lag to really speak of.

Handling is pretty good and the ride is decent, and somewhat surprisingly the Accent is reasonably quick for a car at this price point, but it still isn't anywhere close to a speed demon.

On the road, the combination of a hushed cabin and quick - revving V8 allows the S63 to mask its speed better than nearly any other car — especially as the engine has a surprisingly subdued exhaust note.

The electro - mechanical steering is reasonably fluid, linear, predictable and surprisingly quick for such a long wheelbase car.

Surprisingly, the DSG - equipped car is fractionally quicker, accelerating from 0 to 62 mph in 6.9 seconds, versus 7.2 for the regular manual.