Sentences with phrase «wheel drive gearing»

Stick with the standard Wrangler's short wheelbase for better maneuverability on the trail, and see if you can find a model that offers ultra-low-range four - wheel drive gearing (like the Rubicon edition) if you plan on getting serious.

For off - roading in four - wheel - drive models, a special four - wheel drive gear selector includes four modes: two - wheel - drive high range, four - wheel - drive high range, neutral, and four - wheel - drive low range.

Unlike the Land Rover Discovery or Lexus GX, the 2018 MKT is not meant to be an off - roader, its available all - wheel drive geared more toward foul - weather situations.

The US - bound Armada sadly does without all the Patrol's fancy four - wheel drive gear.

Not exact matches

Luxury partnerships like this one might have a more niche market — those who already drive new BMWs — but that market can afford to match their gear to their wheels, making this feel like an authentic partnership for the design - minded.

The rover will be delayed to address a «backlog of unresolved work» and undiagnosed problems with the rover's actuators, motor - driven gears that move the spacecraft's wheels, bend its robotic arm, and drive its drill, NASA administrator Mike Griffin told reporters.

In the new type of driving simulator, all displays in the cockpit can be activated for real - time interaction: In case the driver moves the steering wheel, if he / she presses the pedal or changes the gear, the pressurized air system equipped with a special force feedback technology will ensure that road bumps or accelerations can be felt.

What if your driving instructor told you to take the wheel from the get go and that he'll tell you about the traffic rules and gears later?

In many ways the Aston and Corvette are the most comparable cars here, with oversize engines in the front driving the rear wheels, but the Aston feels slightly short geared where the Corvette is long and the Vantage is compact and confidence inspiring where the ZR1 is intimidating.

The Problem: After numerous customer complaints, Hyundai discovered that certain two - wheel drive Santa Fe SUVs with the automatic transmission and 2.4 - liter engine have a misaligned intermediate shaft and right side output gear.

If you leave the car in gear, and depending on if the vehicle is front - wheel, rear - wheel drive, don't jack both front wheels up if front - wheel drive, etc..

Audi Q5 Audi's Quattro all - wheel drive is based on a torque - sensing center differential, with the bias controlled by two sets of planetary gears and several friction discs.

It's the extra confidence you get when you lift off in traffic and the gears tug against the driving wheels and assists you in slowing the car effectively.

The ring gear is again fixed for a low overall drive ratio between the motor and the half shafts powering the Volt's front wheels.

Here it drives all four wheels through a seven - speed S - tronic dual - clutch paddleshift gearbox with a steady - state torque split of 40/60 front to rear, a crown - gear centre differential and Audi's torque - vectoring Sport rear diff.

If you do not keep the overall diameter of your tire the same (wheel diameter + sidewall height) you will be altering your final gear ratio which will make your speedometer incorrect, alter your fuel mileage (better or worse depends on driving behavior and altered size), impacts your acceleration, what speed you can reach in which gears, your effective power band, etc..

Torque surges to 516 lb - ft of torque, up from 502 lb - ft in the V8 S. Shorter gearing for the ZF eight - speed automatic also improves acceleration, while a new torque vectoring capability for the all - wheel - drive system enhances handling.

For this you simply must get the car slowed neatly and without locking wheels, smoothly select second (or in a race car, first) gear, then drive out with the minimum of wheelspin.

The Trailhawk V - 6 accelerated through the mountains with little struggle, kicking down a gear aggressively when needed, and didn't make me think the added four - wheel drive and off - road equipment was a hindrance.

Acronym for All Wheel Drive - Usually referring to vehicles which can apply power to all wheels, with power being transferred through a single speed transfer gear box.

STANDARD FEATURES: 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine 40 / 20 / 40 - split front bench seat Dual - zone climate control 6 - speaker audio system Tilt steering wheel Cruise control Trailer sway control 18 - inch steel wheels Part - time four - wheel drive w / electronically controlled transfer case Fully boxed front frame section Automatic limited slip differential 4.10:1 rear differential w / 10.5 - inch ring gear Control - arm front suspension Leaf - spring rear suspension

On four - wheel - drive vehicles, the transfer case contains gears that connect a second drive shaft to send power to all four wheels instead of just the front or rear ones.

The car has a battery pack connected through associated electronics to an electric drive motor that powers the front wheels through a few reduction gears and a differential.

Finally, «Track» mode is meant to deliver the fastest lap times and changes the brake response, gear shifts, and all - wheel - drive system accordingly, while the stability and traction control programs allow the driver more freedom.

Too much power when driving in icy conditions or wet mud will simply cause the wheels to slip, so you might want to put the gear in to 2nd and then drive with low revs.

The V8 is present but relatively subdued in normal driving, but in Sport and Corsa there's a boisterous blare and crackle on the overrun as accompaniment; sturdy paddles behind the wheel allow you to shift gears manually.

Four - wheel - drive systems are typically designed for moderate to severe off - road driving, with a low range set of gears as well as a manual or automatic 2WD - to - 4WD transfer case.

On a vehicle with drive [electric] motors at the wheels (e.g. Tesla) there probably is no need for any selectable gearing at all.

The seats, and potentially the steering wheel and gear shifter, were as warm in seconds as they would be after ten to fifteen minutes of driving.

With traction and stability control working overtime, the rear - wheel - drive P1 whips us through the gears in a raucous, time - warp, wham - bang sequence.

The traction of that all - wheel drive system means the E43 feels brisk off the line, but acceleration through the gears never quite has the punch you expect of something carrying the AMG badge, nor the drama associated with AMG's usual rear - wheel drive offerings.

You can probably tell just from trying to roll the car or move a drive wheel — now I would think it would move pretty easily even if it is «in» gear.

Fourth gear — and therefore the front - wheel drive — is good for 133 mph, and that's likely fast enough for even the most insane snow drifters.

With everything ready to go, we switch the 2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk's Selec - Terrain knob to the Sand mode, which changes the throttle response, the nine - speed automatic's gear selection, and the four - wheel - drive system's torque distribution.

The DSG gearbox works extremely well, giving a decent impression of a conventional automatic under gentle use while seamlessly swapping between its seven ratios, but offering near - instant changes when driven a bit more keenly — or when over-ridden with wither the push - pull gear selector or (optional) steering wheel paddles.

The running gear is less revolutionary but just as radical: a V - 12 good for 691 hp and 509 lb - ft, a seven - speed automated manual, and the usual all - wheel drive.

Obviously you can't push it with the transmission in park, and if you tow it with the transmission in gear or in park and the drive wheels are in contact with the ground, you'll ruin your transmission or your tires or both.

It and its two - wheel drive S sibling are almost supercar fast as you lay into the gas pedal and run through the PDK's gears, achieving preposterous speeds on confined stretches of pavement.

Four wheel drive and an automatic gear box?

A uniquely tuned all - wheel - drive system, strengthened shell and chassis, new electronic power - assisted steering with a faster, linear - geared rack, better aerodynamics, cooling and shot through with a dynamic quality so far beyond the ST, it unquestionably lives up to the RS billing.

We, however, eventually will receive a front - wheel - drive EV based on Nissan Leaf running gear.

Oh, and unlike a certain present - day supercar whose name rhymes with «poo - potty,» the magnificent Mac reached warp speed without four turbochargers, seven gears, all - wheel drive, ABS, power steering, power brakes, or a rich German parent.

The driving position is suitably low and from behind the new 918 - inspired steering wheel, the dash layout has plenty of traditional Porsche touches like the high mounted gear stick and a rev counter right in the centre of the dials.

If all four wheels are on the ground, the drive shaft turning is also turning gears in the transmission.

The rear - drive 550 - 2's steering has more clarity than a four - wheel - drive Gallardo's, but there is still some weight to it (something you notice in your left hand, which bears the loadings when you change gear).

Developed specifically for the Regera is a new «Koenigsegg Direct Drive system» which can send power to the rear wheels without the need for gears or traditional variable transmissions.

The Mercedes - Benz E550 is the same way, starting at $ 62,325 and featuring standard all - wheel drive, but with a V - 8 that's only just as powerful as the turbocharged Maserati V - 6 and with one fewer gear in its transmission.

With rear wheels on stands off ground, pressing brake pedal does not stop wheels when in drive gear at idle.

OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: F Sport package - $ 5690 16 - way power sport driver seat 19 - inch staggered width split five - spoke wheels Sport - tuned variable suspension Larger front brakes w / hi - friction pads Rear lip spoiler Sport interior, front bumper, and rear lower valence Unique mesh grille inserts Variable gear ratio steering Navigation package - $ 1735 Hard - drive navigation w / traffic and weather updates 12.3 - inch split - screen display Blind spot monitoring system - $ 500 Trunk mat - $ 105 Cargo net - $ 64

Power is metered out via Audi's quattro all - wheel - drive, with a crown - gear centre differential and torque vectoring.