Sentences with phrase «tiny engine»

Such tiny engines could be designed to gauge voltage changes in neurons and could deployed directly into the brain to perform the job.

Nissan found the faked mileage tests because of a discrepancy with its own tests on Mitsubishi - manufactured minicar models with tiny engines that had been sold under the Nissan brand.

Beetles can skate across water by decreasing the surface tension - now tiny engines made from droplets, nanopowder and laser light are using the same trick

The turbocharger helps that tiny engine put out more power by forcing more air into the cylinders, but turbos notoriously take a little time to spool up, causing turbo lag, or a dead spot when you hit the gas.

Hmm... Could it be the Zoom - Zoom engineers somehow shoehorned the Mazdaspeed 3's engine into the 2's tiny engine compartment?

The 1.4's turbocharging and cylinder deactivation technology ensures the relatively tiny engine combines both reasonable performance with parsimonious economy, with a combined 57.7 mpg in manual form.

With its tiny footprint and even tinier engine, the Mitsubishi Mirage may seem like a throwback to the bad old days of tinny econoboxes.

The Prius c's tiny engine strained going up steep hills — as do many subcompacts, like those mentioned above — and mileage dropped significantly.

Those manual transmissions and tiny engines help the Picanto achieve excellent fuel economy.

With this little tiny engine under the hood, the Fiesta Sedan needs about 8.8 seconds to reach 60 mph from a standing start.

The only reason I want one is because it looks amazing and despite its tiny engine sounds and goes like a Porsche.

Testing procedures are mostly to blame, because straying even slightly from the ultra low - speed and low - revs methods used in official tests - as you need to, to get along at any sort of acceptable rate on real roads - and you wake up the turbochargers in these tiny engines, introducing more air and more fuel to go with it.

Chevrolet's 1.4 - liter turbo is exactly what we've been waiting for: technology making a tiny engine powerful enough and exceptionally efficient.

A tiny engine, 1713 - pound curb weight, and petite size were the HF's key attributes.

It would come with a tinier engine and better fuel economy.

Adding a turbocharger to a tiny engine is a popular way to better fuel economy without sacrificing any performance.

With its tiny engine, spartan interior, and plain styling, the Mitsubishi Mirage seems like a car designed 20 years ago, a super-cheap econobox meant solely to help drivers save money and gas by depriving them of comfort and power.

Even if this may look like a tiny engine it is capable to sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in just 6.5 seconds and up to a top speed of 130 mph.

This single mindedness does mean a lot of compromise in other areas and the tiny engine and overly firm suspension do make it less accomplished on longer journeys.

The tiny engine packs a respectable punch for its size, producing 123 hp and 148 lb - ft or torque (Specs may be different pending specific model the engine is in).

The tiny engine sends 89 horsepower and 100 pound - feet of torque to the rear wheels.

You won't reach your destination in a speedy manner, even if you flog the living daylights out of the tiny engine.

It features a single engine: a turbocharged, port - fuel - injected, 1.4 - liter four that produces 148 lb - ft of torque at 1850 rpm, not bad for a tiny engine.

A lighter kerbweight, and lack of weight in the nose thanks to the tiny engine, helps this particular model feel agile and keen to turn in.

Visually reminiscent of various economy hatchbacks of the past decade or so, Yugo is, essentially, a small car with a tiny engine and a four - speed - manual transmission.

This extra gear really helps maximize the breathtaking potential of this tiny engine.

From a stop, the Metro moves off well for a car with a tiny engine.

The tiny engine's impressive figures can be further improved by specifying a # 250 ECO pack, which adds longer gear ratios, low - rolling - resistance tyres and a lighter plastic tailgate.

Everything is crammed into a tiny engine bay, and the simplest repairs can be a pain.

Fiat were masters of efficient packaging, and while the tiny engine bay is tight, all major components are surprisingly easy to access for service and the engine on this example is very well presented with correct fittings and hardware.

Yes, that is the tiniest engine to be found in the entire Chevrolet stable, but keep in mind that it is charged with motivating an equally tiny car.

To hit 40 mpg, conventional wisdom says you need an exotic powerplant: a hybrid, a diesel engine, or a tiny engine bulked up with a turbocharger.

It sounds ridiculous to put such a tiny engine in a car that can carry seven people, but it's a fantastic thing, having done sterling service in the Fiesta as well as the Focus.

The Encore's 1,468 kilograms are a considerable load to put on such a tiny engine, and, indeed, its performance is lethargic.

Andy fires up the tiny engines of LittleBigPlanet Karting, revs and reviews it all for you here on the Arcade!