Sentences with phrase «wheel drive cars tend»

Everybody knows that front - wheel drive cars tend to understeer (push on rather than turn) whereas rear - wheel drive cars tend to oversteer (turn more than the driver intended).

It finds tremendous traction, even away from the tightest corners, and it never tugs itself across the road in the way that some high - powered front - wheel drive cars tend to.

Not exact matches

Despite the traction issues inherent in a heavy, front - wheel - drive car, the Accord tends to encourage bad behavior, mostly because of how good the V - 6 sounds.

Purists looking for cars in this segment may ignore the S60 because it is front - or all - wheel drive, whereas enthusiasts tend to gravitate toward rear - wheel - drive cars like the BMW 3 Series or Mercedes - Benz C - Class.

Muscle cars are high - performance, have two doors and rear wheel drive, and they tend to be made in America.

Four - wheel - drive systems tend to be quite heavy and some of the engine's power can be lost through the various differentials in the car, in addition to the frictional losses of the powertrain.

Front - wheel - drive cars tend to spin their inside front wheels when exiting corners quickly, but the GTI's limited - slip diff helps you put the power down more effectively.

With less distance between the front and back wheels than you'd find on a compact hatchback or sedan, and a usually firmer suspension setup to prevent body lean in the bends, there's always the chance that compact crossovers tend to be noticeably worse to drive than more conventional cars.

The steering is precise and responsive, though the little car tended to lean over and squawk its wheels in quick driving on twisting roads in the hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.

On a front - wheel drive car, if you step on the gas too hard and spin the tires while going around a curve, you will tend to go straight instead of where your wheels are pointing.

Rear - wheel - drive cars tend to accelerate better on the straight line and around curves, so the Nissan 240 SX comes out slightly ahead of the Probe on that score.

You'll see Toyota Camrys and Chevrolet Impalas pretty much everywhere: Aside from the fact that exotic cars tend to show up at exotic locations, and minivans frequent soccer matches, and four - wheel - drive pickups seem especially prominent during deer season, this country's cars have become downright homogenized.

Characterizing the ES350's dynamics as «shortcomings» is probably overstating the case; although the sedan tends toward safe, progressive understeer in any fast - paced cornering moves, the goal of this car is not to indulge any red - mist fantasies like the rest of Lexus's rear - wheel drive lineup.

TOM: But most full - size cars (and most luxury cars are full - size) tend to be heavy enough so that they don't need all that extra weight over the driven wheels.

Statistical data concerning driving habits and claims rates has proven that male drivers tend to be more aggressive and more reckless behind the wheel of a car than women will be.

Sports cars and 4 - wheel drive vehicles tend to have the highest auto insurance.