Sentences with phrase «wheel speed like»

TPMS provides a more accurate tire pressure reading because it measures actual tire pressure as opposed to wheel speed like the Low Tire Warning System

Not exact matches

Like a big, heavy wheel, Vanguard needed to be pushed forward until it picked up speed and began to turn really fast.

The church was sidetracked like an old boxcar without the wheels to match speed with God's modern supertrain.

I overtook people watching them flail at the wheel, desperately trying to grind some speed out of their cars, much like myself yesterday, whilst I floated by.

The jogger contains special features like the front locking swivel wheel which allows the user to lock the front wheel in a still place and its reverse for easy low speed strolling.

16» semi-slick, air - filled tires on lightweight aluminum alloy wheels mean that this stroller is built for speed just like a road bike

► In 3D, we see a number of large objects thrust toward the audience: a sledgehammer, a fist, a spearhead, flaming arrows, feather - like daggers, fireballs, a flaming cannon ball, a grimacing panda face and animals and vegetables thrown up in the air by a speeding 2 - wheeled cart.

Sure steers like a hybrid, at least at speeds below 30 mph, where the wheel spins as freely as a tetherball.

It accelerates much like the Bugatti, too, with just enough torque to slip all four wheels at launch but the grip to reach triple - digit speeds in the time that a quick sport sedan hits 60 mph.

Like many custom trucks, an LS3 E-ROD V - 8 was swapped in, sending 420 hp to the rear wheels through a four - speed automatic transmission.

To sit in a Ferrari's sumptuous driver's seat, savoring the aroma of leather and the voluptuous view over the hood; to press the red starter button on the steering wheel and hear the V - 8 light off with a cannon - fire report through quad exhausts; to flick one of the big shift paddles at redline and feel the 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission crack off an upshift so fast the M80 - like tailpipe explosion that follows seems at least a city block behind you... these are merely a few of the sensations that delight and excite and bedazzle any soul lucky enough conduct a Ferrari with his or her own hands.

It's coming from the dashboard, and is correlated with wheel speed, and it sounds like the noise at http://youtu.be/ICiJuEBbf6A, except it's more consistent once it starts.

Getting on for 14 years old and with 87,000 miles on the clock, it nevertheless seems like a remarkably honest, unmolested example, carrying a predictable ragbag of minor niggles that would be easy to put right: a dodgy sunroof seal that generates a gale of wind - noise at speed (alleviated by raising the tilt action of the sunroof an inch or so); an adjustable steering wheel that seems to be stuck in a rather low - slung position (not a problem for me or, presumably, for Mark as it's his daily driver); and, perhaps unsurprisingly, a slightly tappety tickover.

They include 19 - inch tires (235 - section fronts, 255 - section rears) and lightweight alloy wheels, an aluminum hood with two new cooling grilles like on the C63 AMG Black Series, and a top speed of 174 mph.

Top of a range which begins with a front - drive 177bhp 1.6 turbo, in current downsizing fashion, is the 2.8 V6 Aero with two turbochargers, a six - speed auto, «XWD» four - wheel drive, DriveSense adaptivity for steering, dampers, throttle response and torque split, and non-turning front struts with separately pivoting hub - carriers for optimum offset (like the Focus RS's RevoKnuckle or Renaultsport Mégane's PerfoHub).

Like the standard mid-engine 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C coupe that we've already seen and sampled in Europe, the 4C Launch Edition employs a peppy, all - aluminum, 237 - hp, 1.7 - liter direct - injection turbo - four that drives the rear wheels through a 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

Standard Equipment: 3.7 - liter V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode Power sliding / tinted glass moonroof Bi-Xenon HID headlamps 18 - inch aluminum wheels Power windows / locks / mirrors Heated mirrors Rain - sensing wipers Leather - appointed seats Power tilt / telescoping steering wheel 7 - inch color display XM satellite radio AM / FM audio system with 6 - speakers Single CD player USB / iPod adaptors Rearview camera Bluetooth connectivity Dual - zone automatic climate control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Options on this vehicle: Sport package — $ 3650 20 - inch aluminum wheels Sport front fascia Sport suspension 4 - wheel active steer Sport brakes Paddle shifters Sport seats, steering wheel and shift knob Premium package — $ 3350 Infiniti hard drive navigation system 8 - inch color touch - screen display XM traffic / weather / sports Zagat Survey, restaurant reviews Infiniti voice recognition Bose 10 - speaker premium audio Streaming audio via Bluetooth 9.3 GB music box Climate controlled seats Heated steering wheel Technology package — $ 3000 Eco pedal Intelligent cruise control Blind - spot warning Blind - spot intervention Lane departure warning Land departure prevention Distance control assist Intelligent brake assist Forward collision warning Front pre-crash seatbelts Active trace control Adaptive front lighting system Sport touring package — $ 2000 Bose digital 16 - speaker premium audio Forest air system Power rear sunshade Illuminated kick plates — $ 350 Trunk mat, trunk net, first aid kit — $ 195 Key options not on vehicle: Deluxe touring package — $ 3800 Sport touring package plus: Semi-aniline leather seating Quilted seat pattern stitching White ash silver - powdered wood trim Suede - like headliner Premium soft - touch interior materials Rear decklid spoiler — $ 440

And unlike the Renegade, the six - speed manual will be available with all - wheel - drive as well as front - wheel - drive models, just for automotive luddites like me.

Because they're so small, you'll experience «scale speed» — 40 mph feels like 80 when you're behind the wheel of a car that's so much smaller than everything else on the road.

While it looks like Hello Kitty might drive this car, with its four - wheel independent suspension, 76 hp, and 78 lb - ft of torque, this puppy has a top speed of 106 mph and would make a solid — and adorable — daily driver.

Given that the 928's engine was choked down by early emissions technology to a mere 219 hp and 245 lb - ft of torque, while the Panamera's sends a thundering 550 hp and 567 lb - ft of torque to all four of its wheels via a lightning - quick eight - speed dual - clutch automatic, the difference feels like it should be even greater.

Like automatic versions of the 3 Series, the XE uses a ZF eight - speed automatic transmission, in this case sending 340 hp and 332 lb - ft of torque to the rear wheels unless the system detects slip, in which case it can engage the front wheels as well.

In some vehicles, especially high - performance Audis, it's nice to have the lighter response in the steering wheel during slow maneuvers, like in parking lots, with a firming up when you increase speed.

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.

Although it can't produce 550 hp like the F - Type R, the new model delivers a more - than - healthy 296 hp and 295 lb - ft of torque via an eight - speed automatic that routes power to the rear wheels.

Like other second generation Panameras, an eight - speed PDK transmits power to the adaptive all - wheel drive system.

Typically, Audi aims for an extremely loose wheel at low speeds, so if you're navigating a parking garage you have to turn the wheel around like it's attached to a 1980s arcade game.

It likes to move around, four - wheel slides at speed, and as you get comfortable with it, trust in the car, you use it to your advantage.

After using the factory scanner to monitor the wheel speed, I felt like I was getting nowhere.

The steering wheel is offset far to the right, and despite the fact the Apollo is fitted with unassisted steering and an extended pitman arm to effectively speed up the ratio, it still responds like a Kennedy - era Buick.

Like before, a five - speed manual transmission is available with front - wheel - drive four - cylinder models, and it does even better than the automatics at the pumps: 22 mpg city, 28 highway.

Like the IS, the Lexus RC 200t uses an eight - speed automatic transmission to send its power to the rear wheels.

(At those speeds it sounds more like a ticking sound because of the wheel speed.)

It not only keeps you in line in any traffic at any speed, it also will actually steer the car like autopilot for short, extended periods of time, until it asks you to grab the wheel.

The turbo - four is only available with the eight - speed automatic, and like all Wranglers since 2011, only offered with four - wheel drive.

WHEN 2012 THE HARDWARE»S ALL THERE The RS5 sounds like a sweet machine: All - wheel drive, a torque - vectoring rear diff, a seven - speed dual - clutch Automatic, and a screaming 4.2 - liter V - 8 that hits its 444 - hp peak at 8250 rpm.

Like other AMG 43 Benzes, the GLC43 sports an AMG - tuned 3.0 - liter, twin - turbo V - 6, here offering 362 horsepower and 384 pound - feet of torque, and its nine - speed automatic and full - time 4MATIC all - wheel - drive system were finessed by Affalterbach's finest as well.

Much like its rivals it has a turbocharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine, a six - speed manual gearbox and front - wheel drive.

Ditto to everything Phil said, but let me also mention what I like about the Dodge Caliber SRT4: the handsome, nineteen - inch wheels; the very comfortable and sporty, Recaro - style front seats; and the powertrain, with the 285 - hp turbo four mated to a reasonably decent six - speed Getrag manual with a good clutch pedal.

Like the European - spec car, the U.S. - spec TT RS will be powered by a 2.5 - liter I - 5 that makes 335 horsepower and 332 pound - feet of torque mated to a six - speed manual transmission and Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive system.

Like all A6s it sends power to all four wheels, though unlike the 40 TDI and 55 TFSI, it uses an eight - speed Tiptronic torque converter automatic, and unlike the 55 TFSI, its quattro system uses a self - locking centre differential, rather than a multi-plate decoupling clutch.

Both engines are now mated to the increasingly ubiquitous ZF eight - speed automatic transmission, which can be controlled either by a circular knob that rises from the center console like the one in the Jaguar XF and XJ or via steering wheel paddles.

At low speeds the Nissan's twin - clutch gearbox clunks and thumps as it engages ratios, and the tightly wound diffs mean its wheels seem to claw at the surface of the road just like a barely concealed race car.

That power goes through either just the rear wheels, or all four with the optional all - wheel - drive system, using a ZF eight - speed transmission like the ones found in Chrysler's large rear - wheel - drive cars.

It transmits its power through Benz's nine - speed gearbox (like the C300) and comes with all - wheel drive as standard equipment (optional on the C300 and not available on the C63).

Underneath it's a «normal» Aventador - a 690bhp, 6.5 - litre V12 engine powers all four wheels via a seven - speed «ISR» gearbox, while there's racing car - like pushrod suspension.

It can park itself automatically via a remote - control app, allow the driver to briefly take hands off the wheel at speeds up to 130 mph, adapt to what the vehicle in front is doing, steer itself through obstacles like a narrow construction lane at speeds up to 80 mph, and overtake traffic automatically.

There's nothing quite like a car that can spin its wheels in a straight line at beyond motorway speeds to grab your attention.

Like the Super Trofeo, the Squadra Corse is fitted with the six - speed semi-automatic e-gear transmission, and four - wheel drive.

When parking or driving at low speeds in town, I felt like I had to expend considerable effort and turn the wheel lot to maneuver.