Sentences with phrase «wheel drive cars as»

The predecessor of modern electronic traction control systems can be found in high - torque, high - power rear - wheel drive cars as a limited slip differential.

I suppose you have a very strong opinion that we should all drive four wheel drive cars as they have more traction?

This enables the SUV to become a four - wheel drive car as a result and when driven in pure electric mode, the vehicle has a range of about 70 kms.

Not exact matches

From electric cars that can drive themselves to modernized public transport such as the Hyperloop to human - sized drones and hover boards (real ones, not those silly two - wheeled contraptions that catch on fire), we are entering an era of potentially dramatic change on the transportation front.

From being fastest by 11 seconds in a wet practice session, to driving his car flat out with three wheels, to managing to win races with an absolute dog of a car (and so much more), Gilles cemented his place as an all - time great.

With the car falling apart, Villeneuve was essentially driving on two wheels as the right front was in the air for most of the lap.

No, the surprising twist is that Montoya will not be doing so as a member of Chip Ganassi Racing, but instead has signed to drive a third car for Ganassi's open - wheel rival, Roger Penske.

Pros - Looks stylish especially brown leather detailing Very roomy, good for growing baby Easy latch system with isofix, good for car users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattlicar users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattliCar seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattling.

But the list of beneficiaries of end - of - service benefits that was published after 7th January 2017 included names of officers who were not even entitled to saloon cars but had managed to loot four - wheel drive vehicles as part of their benefits.

Sand Flea is a four - wheel, five - kilogram dynamo that drives like a remote - control car on flat surfaces but can jump as high as nine meters to overcome obstacles (see video).

Cars have a nice weight to them and the physics are very pick - up and play, although with more assists off you'll really notice the impact of sloppy and aggressive driving as wheel spin ruins your flow and quick steering corrections might result in an unrecoverable spin - out.

Alfa Romeo's version of the car — ostensibly called the Alfa Romeo Spider, a name long tied to sporty, spritely rear - wheel drive roadsters until it was applied to a front - wheel drive car in 1995 — won't necessarily use the same engines as its Mazda sibling.

Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.

As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.

Developed in - house, the system weighs just 165 pounds and is intended to help the Genesis appeal more to Snowbelt customers, as Hyundai believes the fact the old car was offered only with rear - wheel drive may have turned off buyers in northern states.

Fortunately, buying a car with all - wheel drive doesn't have to break the budget, as we've proven here with a list of the ten most affordable cars with AWD.

But they said my car's alignment has issue (which I kind of feel and the driving wheel is slightly misaligned as well), and the tires threads are almost gone, so I led them replacing the tires and fixing the alignment.

The base Impreza 2.0 i with a five - speed goes for $ 18,245, making it one of the nicest all - wheel - drive cars for under 20 grand, as well as one of the only all - wheel - drive cars for under 20 grand.

As a result, it behaves like a rear - wheel - drive car until you find yourself in trouble.

Pressed on whether the alliance with Mazda on its next - generation Miata rear - wheel - drive architecture (a prototype of the car is pictured) is still on, Marchionne said, «It's potentially part of the Alfa plan, as it's potentially part of another brand.

Actually, it's fair to say that the current Art & Science design vocabulary at Cadillac also has its roots in the front - wheel - drive Eldorado, as a look back at the hard - edged abstract geometry of the 1999 Cadillac Evoq concept car confirms.

Expect the 2017 Kia Cadenza to remain similar in size as the current front - wheel drive sedan, which competes with cars like the Toyota Avalon and Buick LaCrosse.

With a combined economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.

The LP580 - 2 benefits from retuned springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, a revised steering set - up that's said to provide more direct feedback and the weight distribution is slightly different at 40:60 rather than 42:58 as with the four - wheel drive car.

This however does not hold true for rear wheel drive vehicles which can have a strong weight transfer (high, soft - suspension cars, as most US vehicles), as the added braking force on the rear wheels without added (weight - transfer caused) friction could cause wheel lockup and possibly loss of control of the vehicle.

Proper rear - wheel drive, naturally - aspirated, manual - gearbox sports cars are few and far between as it is these days, even if you completely ignore unique aspects like the RX - 8's Wankel rotary engine and its coupe-esque, suicide - doored body style.

I've fantasized about running an all - wheel - drive Porsche sports car as a year - round driver ever since the Porsche 959 first appeared at the 1985 Frankfurt Auto Show.

Honda isn't the first company to have to ditch all - wheel - drive in order to enter into GT3, Audi has had to do the same with its new R8 race car, as has Bentley.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

But again, it is not easy to judge if a wheel is slightly seized, as the temperature depends on drive behavior, weather and the car itself.

Essentially, this makes the 919 all - wheel drive, as well as being the most complex racing car Porsche has ever produced.

The low - slung Porsche sports car has rear - wheel drive, a flat - six engine in the middle of the car, and as many trunks as it has seats.

The STI should always have been a sub - # 30k car, and its price cut puts it in the same price bracket as front - wheel - drive hot hatches with much less power, as well as the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ.

And although Audi's S cars — the S4, S6, and S8 — have always been as capable as their rear - wheel - drive competition, they've also been missing something.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

As with the rear - wheel drive 991, this is not a car that immediately wants to begin a dialogue with the driver, like say a 997.

Despite the size increase, Audi claims that the new car has maintained its weight (although the company is not yet publishing final figures for the U.S. - spec model); if so, then the A8, tipping the scales at some 4400 pounds, will keep its position as the trimmest entry in the all - wheel - drive, ultra-luxe sedan class.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

This is an idiot - proof performance car, as the clever transmission and torque - vectoring all - wheel drive eliminate wheelspin and send you hurtling forward.

There are drawbacks to the car as well (iDrive is a little clunky with no Bluetooth streaming for 06», all - wheel drive changes the steering feel a little, and it takes a bit to learn the controls by feel as cruise control and the blinkers are right next to each other on the left side of the column).

This performance car will boast a range of 310 miles, which is the same as the current Model 3 with a single - motor, rear - wheel - drive variant with the long - range battery.

I don't understand why we don't see the MR2 Spyder on these lists more?!? I know the earlier ones were plagued with oil / engine - eating problems, but the later models are reliable to 100k + miles and cost similar to the same aged Smart Roadster above... but compared to the Smart, for your # 2k - # 5k you get a 6 speed manual gearbox, over 70 % more power (~ 20 % more weight) but this is packaged in a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, normally aspirated car with no traction control and a LSD as standard:)

The NSX's $ 157,800 starting price with $ 1,800 destination charge puts it in a league with high - end sports cars such as the Audi R8 and Porsche 911 Turbo, though the hybrid system and electrified all - wheel drive also parallel the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid, which lives in this price territory.

As the standard car is based on the same MQB platform as the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive systeAs the standard car is based on the same MQB platform as the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive systeas the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive system.

But that's okay — you shouldn't be on your phone or drinking anything while driving the 4C, anyway, as that would require having one hand off the wheel, which is not what you want to do in a car this razor's - edge.

It isn't as heavy as its sibling X3 crossover I tested the week prior, and during high - speed driving the steering wheel feels incredibly natural and intuitive — like a good sports car's.

Nonetheless, we still expect a non-hybrid version when the car reaches American dealerships; both front - and all - wheel drive should be available, as is the case for most of this car's competitors.

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Always one of the more captivating and enigmatic Pre-War cars, the L - 29 is best known as the first American front - wheel - drive car offered to the public.

Packing an all - new 2.9 - litre twin - turbocharged V6 it also offers greater performance than its predecessor, while a rear - biased all - wheel drive system, an optional locking differential for the rear axle and a 60 kg weight reduction compared to the old model give the latest RS5 extra credibility as a driver's car.