Sentences with phrase «tall gearing of»

It's a great package for a daily driver, and while those of us who prefer naturally aspirated engines may miss the character of the old inline - five, the new turbo mill delivers 20 % better highway fuel economy without the ridiculously tall gearing of the most recent 2.5L - equipped cars.
The trip computer indicated 37.3 mpg on the highway, thanks partly to the wildly tall gearing of the Mini's six - speed manual.

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We come in a variety of sizes from short to tall, but most strollers seem geared towards average and taller moms.
You can't separate popular writing about health and diet from the enormous industry that already exists and is mostly geared toward women --- and that this industry is connected to the proliferation of images of tall, white, slender women.
This lifestyle is likely relatable for a number of his affluent clients — show opener Bella Hadid, for instance, is an accomplished equestrian — and the show mixed modern updates on classical, well - tailored riding style (quilted capes, tall boots, jodhpurs, slim - cut collared shirts and jackets) with slick athletic gear like skin - tight bodysuits, sporty bra tops, hot pants, anoraks and, of course, sneakers.
When you're ready to switch gears for evening, simply shed your jacket, pull on a taller shoe, and add a couple of special accessories.
Black Master with a tall slim smooth body uncut cock in search of a slave to train as my ponyboy and have pony gear to use on them
Several of the logbook entries expressed gratitude for the tall sixth gear, which at least let the over-caffeinated engine chill out a bit on the highway.
A tall final - drive ratio of 3.31:1 enables the car to reach 60 mph without grabbing for second gear and brings a very high top speed within reach, but it makes the car difficult to launch from a stop.
It produces 315 hp and 330 lb - ft of torque and is paired with the ZF eight - speed sport - automatic, which has a first gear short enough to easily smoke the 275 - section rear tires and a cruising gear tall enough to achieve 30 mpg on the highway (or so BMW estimates).
The shifter is tall, which puts it within reach of your right hand, and it slips easily from gear to gear.
The ratios of the 5 - speed manual transmission's lower gears are relatively tall, making for a leisurely launch.
-- Porsche fiddled with the gear ratios, but the 911 R still appears cursed with gearing that's far too tall, a problem that seems to dilute a bit of the fun in all modern Porsche models equipped with a manual gearbox.
Many of the brand's European models offer BlueMotion packages, which can include taller gearing, low - rolling - resistance tires, aerodynamic aids, even automatic start / stop and brake - energy regeneration.
Speaking of more torque from the new engines, it allowed Porsche to select taller gear ratios from third - gear on, improving fuel consumption but still providing quicker acceleration than the outgoing Carreras.
There's a little pop of power from the exhaust as we flick the shift paddle and select a taller gear.
The center stack accommodates the MMI and navigation controls, auxiliary instruments, a row of classic rocker switches, a push - button parking brake, and a U-shaped metal gear lever for reverse that stands up tall and is much easier to use than the push - button device in the outgoing Gallardo.
The gearing is tall, but more playful than a Cayman's, and you have the option of an annoyingly sweet rev - match mode that activates a throttle - blip function (something Nissan pioneered).
Combined with the six - speed's tall gearing, there's a bit of a learning curve to operating this gearbox.
A new, Escalade - specific, 6.2 - liter, aluminum - block V - 8 with variable valve timing wallops out a healthy 403 hp and 417 lb - ft of torque - 58 hp and 37 lb - ft more than last year - and it's mated to a new six - speed automatic with two relatively tall overdrive gears that help fuel economy.
But once the red LEDs atop the steering wheel become familiar (and you keep an ear open for the maximum tonal harmonics), well - timed taps of the tall carbon - fiber shift paddles make it easy to strategize gear changes.
There's plenty of muscle at low speeds, but the delivery goes a little flat in the mid-range — it feels as if the car's potential is being deliberately reined in so as not to tread on the toes of the Golf — although this reluctance could also be explained by the tall intermediate gears.
Gearing is slightly taller and more realistic than that of the STI, leading to less frequent shifting and certainty of which gear to choose when entering a turn.
Thanks to a relatively tall top gear and decent suppression of wind and road noise the Swift Sport is surprisingly composed on the motorway.
The company claims a mileage of 11.72 km / l which is very much achievable considering the fantastic engine and tall seventh gear.
The wider spread of ratios allows the engine to run at lower speeds, often in the «tallest» gear, 8th.
The key to this is tall gearing to make the most of the huge reserves of torque.
Although, in testing the JCW hardtop, I discovered the gears are matched very well to the available power and that great economy does not come at the expense of unnecessarily tall gearing.
The manual does have tall gearing in its first two ratios (second is good for 81 mph), but the GT3 spends so little time in those gears that it's less of a criticism and more of a warning.
Its 1.3 - litre, four - cylinder, turbo - diesel engine makes the same power and torque as on the old car (75hp and 190Nm), but with gearing being significantly taller here (the final drive is different) in the interest of efficiency, there are no performance gains borne out of the weight reduction.
Part of the problem is because Honda has used taller fourth and fifth gear ratios in the interests of fuel economy, which on the petrol - manual is improved by around 10 percent to 19.5 kpl.
The first part of that is due to its faster shifting and shorter gearing in its first four gears (both gearboxes are direct - drive in fifth) and the second part is due to its far taller top gear.
Tall gears bolster highway numbers to 24 mpg, whereas more choices of gears allow the engine to operate more efficiently through its range of speeds.
A «steep» first gear and a «tall» overdrive top gear to achieve a wide ratio spread of 6.14:1.
Built for your lifestyle, the interior is incredibly spacious with plenty of room for your tallest friends and all their gear.
The gear ratio is 3.42, which seems tall until you consider that the powerband of the Duramax diesel is considerably lower than a gas engine.
The tall 8th gear takes advantage of the diesel's low - end torque for exceptional fuel economy.
This is possibly due to the lack of weight transfer that comes with the interruption of power between gear changes — because the Soul EV uses a single - speed transmission between the motor and the front wheels — and possibly due to the 620 - pound battery pack mounted under the floor, lowering the tall, compact crossover's center of gravity.
The transmission offers smooth shifts and a wide spread of ratios that ideally suit both engine's characteristics including a tall - overdrive sixth gear for quiet, efficient highway cruising.
While the lower gears of the tiptronic are closely spaced for sporty response, eighth gear is tall like an overdrive to reduce fuel consumption.
Eight speeds Similarly, although the eight - speed automatic works well as an all - purpose transmission, with smooth shifts and very tall gears to improve freeway fuel economy, it falls just a little short of full sport performance.
The new eight - speed has a wider spread of ratios and is better able to use the high torque gears for quicker launches, as well as taller gears for greater fuel efficiency on the highway.
[MUSIC][SOUND][MUSIC] Here are the $ 20,000 Volkswagen Golf We're not expecting a lot of power and we're not getting a lot of power, Especially with this tall gearing it makes it very awkward on the Auto Cross course.
While the lower gears of the tiptronic are closely spaced for sporty response, eighth gear is tall to reduce fuel consumption.
A sport mode for the transmission and paddle shifter helped with on - road performance, allowing me to bypass some of the six - speed automatic transmission's tendency to find itself in too tall a gear, but ultimately this is neither a sports car or a true off - roader, so I found myself grateful and impressed by the Escape's modest abilities in either of these areas.
It's now even better thanks to taller second and top gear ratios in the LC70's sole five - speed manual transmission, which extracts more of the significant torque available at low speeds and reduces engine speed to less than 2000rpm in top at 100km / h.
It includes taller gearing to take advantage of the new engines» greater torque output and an updated lock - up system to further reduce fuel consumption.
The position of the cupholders prevent you from shifting gears if you have a tall drink in the cupholders.
Peak torque of 530Nm arrives at a pretty high 4250rpm, but this engine still doesn't mind digging out by its boot straps in a tall gear.
Like many economy cars before it, the SX4 Sport suffers from an automatic transmission that always seems to be in too tall a gear to really take advantage of the 2.0 - liter's power.
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