Sentences with phrase «wet pavement»

It isn't severe, but it's annoying, especially on wet pavement.

Test drove it for about 2 hours over all different types freeway and road conditions except wet pavement.

What's the best type of tire for wet pavement?

With no traction control, though, 460 horses can be a handful on wet pavement.

As a sky the color of wet pavement starts yielding rain, Amish teens sell fresh produce from a stand near the barn while a pair of bulky sheriff's deputies march the perimeter, eyeing incoming vehicles.

Michelin's more - scientific internal testing reveals the PS4S beats the Potenza by 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) when braking on wet pavement from 80 km / h (just under 50 mph).

The well recognized sound of a Star War's TIE Fighter zipping through space was created by combining the sound of an elephant call with a car driving over wet pavement.

Yes, after toppling the two - wheeler, Super City Cycle Girl has returned to the lab to get a closer look at an eco-vehicle which can skid across wet pavement without tipping.

Traction The tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled conditions on asphalt and concrete test surfaces.

Yessir, with all - season tires and a little wet pavement, you can do a fairly respectable burnout in an affordable EV.

After first getting my Ram and still getting used to it, I stomped the gas when yielding onto a main road and was thrown sideways on the somewhat wet pavement by lack of traction.

Props also go out to the Quattro all - wheel - drive system for helping me stay surefooted on very wet pavement, never once feeling out of sorts.

Bumbling about along a bumpy dirt road is radically different than the feel of wet pavement beneath your wheels during a stormy night race.

Also, be alert for road surface hazards such as loose gravel, wet pavement depressions, glass and other sharp debris, raised surfaces, and holes.

If conditions like wet pavement affects your brakes» ability to stop your car, give them more time to do their job.

I was expecting the explosive, yet linear, power of the twin - turbo engine to overwhelm the rear tires on wet pavement on a regular basis, but that only happened when I started playing with Sport and Sport + modes.

TOSS A PACIFICA INTO A NARROW, undulating bend of wet pavement, feel the agile suspension at work, and you'll know that Chrysler's much - ballyhooed merger with Daimler - Benz is finally beginning to...

Without warning, a Jeep skidded on the wet pavement and slammed into the back of my Mazda sedan.

But on wet pavement, a slick tire hydroplanes, or rides up onto a film of water, and loses contact with the pavement.

Depicted in blues and warm brown tones, the exquisite Street Reflection Canvas Wall Art by Marmont Hill features a quiet urban street on a rainy day with lights reflecting on the wet pavement.

It's nicknamed «The Shimmer,» a filmy permeable dome, swimming with iridescent colors like a splash of gasoline on wet pavement.

The lighting is dark but the colors are supersaturated, especially in scenes with a lot of blood, neon, or wet pavement.

But it's not only the sheer stopping power that impresses, it's also how the car copes with split - friction turf, hot brake discs, and wet pavement.

90 % of my driving in the winter is either on dry or liquid - wet pavement; it is rare when I drive in the snow or ice.

The 18 - inch Goodyear Eagle F1 rear tires shuddered and skidded and protested at the very notion that they were being asked to provide grip and propulsion on this cold, wet pavement, sending the rear end of the car toward the curb.

The xdrive tracks well, especially on wet pavement.

And we're told the very lightly treaded Kumho Ecsta V720 tires can actually be driven on wet pavement, but if you encounter standing water, expect to hydroplane into the next zip code.

Backing over the wet pavement at 20 mph, we were to crank the wheel, depress the clutch pedal, and pull the handbrake.

Things got a little hairier when senior editor Chris Nelson tricked me into driving the car through a rainstorm for a photo shoot, and I thought I was going to spin off of the road as those insane Trofeo R tires slithered and skated on the wet pavement.

On wet pavement the front tires lock up easily and the car slides helplessly.

The car's back end seems to skitter and slide upon quick acceleration on wet pavement (Back end feels light).

Because it is a V -8-powered, front - wheel - drive car, things could get a little loose on wet pavement.

Buick's standard StabiliTrak system helps drivers control their vehicle on wet pavement and uneven road surfaces.

I tested them on wet pavement.

Along with standard rear - wheel - drive, the Sport Trac Adrenalin offers an all - wheel - drive system that's more suited to wet pavement that off - road trails.

On wet pavement, it was easy to spin the front tires in the first two gears.

The pedal has little free play, and even on wet pavement the XLT stops quickly.

But it's just as much an advantage on wet pavement, and — in case you haven't noticed — it rains a lot in Florida.

This vehicle occasionally slides around on wet pavement.

The cabin is surprisingly quiet, even over transitions between the snow pack and wet pavement.

At that two year, 24,000 mile range, I was getting stuck in a couple inches of snow and had to be pushed out several times, was sliding on wet pavement, etc..

If one driving wheel is on wet pavement and the other on dry pavement, and you stomp on the gas pedal, the difference in available traction might make the steering pull to one side.

Unlike most AWD setups, the Impreza's is permanently engaged, sending power to whichever wheel or wheels need it most and providing excellent traction on dry and wet pavement.

A very dangerous car especially on wet pavements.

But a sharp turn at moderate speeds on wet pavement can cause the Eldorado's tires to lose traction.

Some rain also gave us wet pavement to work with.

I stepped on the brake pedal hard several times on wet pavement and found that the 13 - inch tires lost their grip easily.