Sentences with phrase «wheel spin while»

The A-TRAC system, or Active Traction Control, uses individual brake inputs to control wheel spin while feathering throttle input from the driver's right foot.

The Smokey Burnout function allows the driver to indulge in a degree of rear wheel spin while the car is moving at low speeds.

M DCT additionally features the Smokey Burnout function, which allows the driver to indulge in a degree of rear wheel spin while the car is moving at low speeds.

More features include launch control and a smoky burnout program — the latter permitting a degree of wheel spin while the car is traveling at low speeds.

Unfortunately the team was called for a drive - through penalty when the Corvette's wheels spun while it was still on its air jacks.

Round and round the wheel spun while Rita Marsh looked on, waiting to find out how much she'd pay to adopt the 6 - year - old Chihuahua.

Not exact matches

The tests are performed on platforms called chassis dynamometers, or dynos, where the car is locked into place while its wheels spin on rollers.

And while it's clear that building the 21st - century economy is inevitably about spinning the digital roulette wheel a lot of the time, we can't forget that capitalism isn't just a casino.

But after a while I was kind of spinning my wheels there.

Yet I'm watching his profits rise while I'm in a ditch with my wheels spinning.

Doesn't it seem like some people easily attract wealth while others are stuck spinning their wheels...

While he appeared to be spinning his wheels in corporate bureaucracy, Dilbert was embarking on an entrepreneurial quest to improve nutrition in the office.

Oh and while my 5 and 7 year old boys are spinning around on big wheels outside with me running to the window every couple minutes «everything ok?

You can also choose how much your tea cup spins by choosing whether or not to spin the center wheel while the ride is in motion.

To build the formula, Rutledge's team asked 26 people to undergo a functional MRI while playing a gambling game that required them to place bets, spin a wheel of chance and collect as many points as possible.

But while the same gyroscopic effect that lets a spinning top balance as it spins also helps keep a moving wheel upright as it turns, once the wheel stops, balance and control become much harder.

Singer singled out active learning as an educational strategy that research shows is effective, demonstrating the example of a bicycle wheel that could be held by its axis while being spun.

Spinning around a wheel - like axis, three of its elfin feet move slowly through the sand, while the others rotate quickly through the air to position themselves for the next step (see the video).

But work on the foundational stuff first, and then make sure while you're doing all that, you're not causing yourself to spin around in a rabbit wheel.

Excuse me for a moment while I spend the next five minutes staring a spinning rainbow wheel.

It spins its wheels while giving us the illusion of movement.

And while Willis» arrival at around the 30 minute mark temporarily injects the proceedings with some life, Perfect Stranger has been saddled with a hopelessly sluggish and curiously uneventful midsection that predominantly feels as though it's spinning its wheels - with the inclusion of one or two genuinely engrossing sequences (eg Rowena attempts to shut off her computer before Harrison sees what she's been up to) unable to compensate for the pervasively stale vibe.

The fifth episode, while not spectacular, offers hope of bigger - picture ambitions for Lucifer, since almost nothing could be smaller than the case - of - the - week procedural shenanigans plaguing the wheel - spinning earlier episodes.

Since Seven Psychopaths is about screenwriting and grappling with the conventions of genre filmmaking, it can still go places while spinning its wheels.

But neither one is prepared for the apathy and self - loathing that greets their cutesy little endeavours, and as they spin their wheels, they gravitate towards people who appear to «really have their shit together»: Sophie becomes attracted to a single father with a small business (David Warshofsky), while Jason regularly visits an old man (Joe Putterlik) who once sold him a used hairdryer.

That movie saw Greta Gerwig as a millennial archetype, stuck in a liberal - arts - enabled malaise, while Mistress America casts her as the polar opposite, a woman with so many ideas, so many ambitions, that she can only spin her wheels.

A Cure for Wellness mostly feels like a long process of delaying the answer, and while it occasionally does so with chilling style, it too often feels like wheel - spinning.

But while it's tempting to lob cheap shots along the lines of «Uncle Walt is spinning in his grave,» fact is Disney's frosty remains were already a veritable «Price is Right» wheel by the early»70s, and if he'd lived to see the digital revolution, he probably would've been one of its pioneers.

As it turned out, Sony don't really have much else for this year either, spinning their wheels while they prepare for the future.

While it's the same for the front wheel of my mother's car, its rear wheels seem to spin forever.

2WD mode seems to «feel» a bit lighter on the engine, but it tends to spin the front wheels on hard take offs, and give that oversteer tendency when turning while accelerating.

While it's up on its built - in jacks, a second technician fires the car up and works gently up and down the gears, all four wheels spinning as the engine and transmission warm through with zero loading.

The 4WD system sends power to each of the four wheels while ARB lockers lock the front or rear axle to force each tire to spin at the same rate of speed.

When you come to a stop in your vehicle, drivers with manual transmissions use a clutch to disconnect the engine from the transmission so your engine can continue to spin while your wheels do not.

One wheel spun with limited grip while the other wheel pushed me through the slippery patch.

This arrangement varies the percentage of drive torque sent to the front and rear wheels, while the driver - selectable X-Mode can reduce individual wheel spin.

McLaren's 4.0 - liter twin - turbo V8 spins the rear wheels, while electric motors power each front axle.

Opting for four - wheel drive gives this family crossover excellent grip in mud, snow or other rough terrain, while the system also softens throttle response to minimise wheel spin and helps the car to descend steep hills in a slow and controlled fashion.

Sand: Traction control and Quadra - Lift operate with sensitive response to wheel spin, and torque tuned for optimal performance in sand Mud: Traction control and Quadra - Lift operate with sensitive response to wheel spin, and torque tuned for optimal performance in mud Auto: Automatically adapts to any on - or off - road situation Snow: Vehicle traction adjust for ultimate performance over snow - covered roads Rock: Quadra - Lift air suspension system raises to maximum height of 11.3 inches, while the transfer case, differentials, and throttle coordinate to provide low - speed control

When the brakes are applied, a wheel cylinder pushes the brake shoe against the brake drums, which spin while the vehicle is in motion, and causes the vehicle to stop.

The gasoline unit will be in charge of the front axle, while the electric motor will spin the rear wheels.

If one of these wheels loses traction, the power, or the torque, goes to the path of least resistance and spins that wheel, the one that's not getting any grip, while the one that does have grip, since they're getting very little or no power, that's just not a good thing.

A limited slip differential is a purely mechanical system that transfers a relatively small amount of power to the non-slipping wheel, while still allowing some wheel spin to occur.

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.

Electronic line - lock is standard in both the variants which allows rear wheel spin (to warm up the tyres) while the car is stationary.

Relying on wheel spin and traction control sensors, Selec - Trac helps make driving in uneven terrain and nasty weather safer and smoother while delivering superior fuel efficiency when 4 - wheel drive isn't needed.

The inside wheel spins slower than the cage, while the outside wheel spins faster.

This has resulted in one wheel spinning on snow - covered surfaces while the other wheel doesn't help at all.

The unit spinning the rear wheels generates 470 horsepower and 443 pound - feet of torque, while the power unit mated to the front wheels sends 221 ponies and 244 pound - feet of torque to the pavement.

The lack of a limited - slip diff means the front wheels spin wildly, the chassis loses the poise offered by PerfoHub steering geometry and Ohlins dampers, while the Brembo-less brakes are less confidence - inspiring.