Sentences with phrase «with slick performance»

The Nokia 5 isn't going to blow you away with slick performance, and that's no surprise considering the price tag, but what it does offer is a pure Android experience.

The design can be personalised, the camera experience is improved over the last generation, and the minimal bloatware on board makes for a solid handset with slick performance as mid-range handsets go.

Very impressed with its slick performance and styling.

Not exact matches

Sticking with stars of the Premier League now and a Chelsea attacking midfielder who is being touted as a future Ballon d'Or winner for his slick performances for club and country.

Quite frustrating indeed... The slickest thing that Arsene's teams do when he is under fire is that they make up for bad losses with delightfully graceful performances that make you go, «Hmmmm, this is the Arsenal we like!

tread A racing slick with no tread pattern puts the most rubber on the road and thus delivers the best performance.

Mr. Clooney not only looks like Clark Gable, with his hair slicked against his scalp and his carefully etched Art Deco mustache, but he also gives the kind of detached, matinee - idol performance that used to be Gable's trademark.

Filmmakers Daley and Goldstein have infused Game Night with a very slick, very fast - paced sensibility that is, at the outset, impossible to resist, with the compulsively watchable vibe heightened by a series of uniformly affable performances.

Cameron Crowe's film about a blacklisted sports agent was arguably Cruise's first great performance as a grown - up, a supremely nuanced turn expressing love and loss — with a layer of slick professionalism that slides on and off at will.

I beat up a bit on Jack Palance in my first installment of this column, which addressed his Oscar win for 1991's City Slickers, but I have no quarrel with his iconic performance in Shane as psychopathic gunslinger Jack Wilson.

Just as concurrent with the brothers Coen is Saulnier's slick sense of jet - black humour, exploiting Macon Blair's endearing everyman performance to the magnificently macabre end of sanguine slapstick and aggressive absurdism.

ust as concurrent with the brothers Coen is Saulnier's slick sense of jet - black humour, exploiting Macon Blair's endearing everyman performance to the magnificently macabre end of sanguine slapstick and aggressive absurdism.

While the older movie was grittier, with arguably smarter dialogue and sharper performances, Spielberg's creation is just what you would expect: brilliantly shot, tightly edited, entertaining and insightful, but perhaps a bit too slick.

The luminous performance of Aiysha Hart and Khan's slick style make the film more than just an action flick with a message.

Ex Machina is a clever movie with slick production design and strong performances.

From an American perspective, the project certainly looks great, blending slick Hollywood - style technique with that restrained sense of storytelling so heartily encouraged among Euro auteurs, though the truth of the matter is the same film wouldn't necessarily stand out if unveiled at Sundance, despite a pair of punchy lead performances from young hotshots Adele Haenel and Kevin Azais.

My test car came with the slick - shifting manual transmission; the Golf R is one of the few cars left in the performance realm to offer a shift - it - yourself option.

Straight - line performance is actually quite punchy, throttle response is much improved over the standard model and the manual gearshift is slick and precise, but the engine labours its way through the rev range rather than picking up with any discernable fizz.

Slick racing tires are of course part of the formula for the improved performance in the McLaren P1 GTR, along with a widened track, and aerodynamics improvements that give the body even greater downforce.

When we say «slick,» we mean that the MDX has always been, and will continue to be, an inoffensive SUV that mixes handsome styling (nothing brash here) with good performance and commendable driving dynamics and convenience.

Specific changes include new settings for all - wheel drive vehicles, heating performance changes for cars with slick tyres, and even engine performance differences depending on temperature and air density.

With 148bhp and 251 lb ft of torque, the 2.0 - litre unit's straight - line performance is more than adequate and, thanks to a slick DSG gearbox (a six - speed manual is also available) with well - spaced ratios, the engine is kept suitably quiet at cruising speWith 148bhp and 251 lb ft of torque, the 2.0 - litre unit's straight - line performance is more than adequate and, thanks to a slick DSG gearbox (a six - speed manual is also available) with well - spaced ratios, the engine is kept suitably quiet at cruising spewith well - spaced ratios, the engine is kept suitably quiet at cruising speeds.

With its stiffened chassis, uprated suspension set - up, slick five - speed manual transmission and choice of 147bhp and 107bhp 1.5 - litre powerplant, Colt CZC delivers the dynamic performance to match its head - turning panache.

The Aurora led the charge with its five - passenger seating (gone from Oldsmobile is the traditional domestic standard of six - passenger seating, courtesy of a front bench), good performance, slick styling and import build - quality.

Every ILX compact sport sedan comes standard equipped with a potent engine producing up to 201 horsepower that is connected to a slick, 8 - speed dual clutch transmission (DCT) that provides the efficiency and performance of a manual gearbox with the convenience of an automatic.

With its overhead cam, four - cylinder engine and slick - shifting, five - speed manual transmission, the original Miata offered peppy performance in a classically styled package.

From a performance standpoint, the car was on par with the class with a high - revving four - cylinder under the hood and one of the slickest manual transmissions available.

Our Ford F - 150 is among the most car - like of the full - size pickup trucks, with slick looks, pleasing performance, a comfortable cabin, and a proven powertrain.

With 2052 horsepower and 174 lb - ft3 of torque on tap, a slick shifting close - ratio 6 - speed manual transmission and sport - tuned suspension, the 2015 Civic Si Coupe and Sedan are primed for performance fun.

Additionally, the test car was fitted with Chevrolet Performance air induction and exhaust systems, as well as a «small» brake system that features small - diameter brake rotors that fit inside the test car's 16 - inch rear racing wheels and slicks.

Once the driver knew to ignore the tachometer (or for that matter the sound of the engine, which always hinted at more performance to come with yet higher revs), the shift paddles provided fast, slick response at the «near enough» point.

This week's test car is an LE coupe with the same 3.1 - liter V - 6, but instead of the three - speed automatic, it sported a five - speed manual transmission.With Pontiac's trademark snarling exhaust sound, mag wheels, a slick - shifting gearbox, excellent handling, snappy acceleration and a full gauge package, the sporty Sunbird LE offers a lot of fun, performance and even a bit of luxury for the price.

With 90 BHP and 200 Nm on tap, the Tata Zest should offer slick performance and the AMT version should become very popular as the Zest will be the only diesel car in the country in that segment to come withWith 90 BHP and 200 Nm on tap, the Tata Zest should offer slick performance and the AMT version should become very popular as the Zest will be the only diesel car in the country in that segment to come withwith it.

Coupled with a slick eight - speed automatic transmission that offers manual shifting via wheel - mounted paddles, the XF 20d R - Sport provides satisfactory day - to - day performance without being spectacular.

Shift performance in Cadillac is pretty good, but the ZF - unit in the BMW is better, in my opinion, with slicker shifts and snappier response to manual shift commands.

Paired to two new transmissions, a slick - shifting 6 - speed manual or a sporty and fuel - efficient Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) with available paddle shifters, the Fit powertrain offers superior acceleration and passing performance and is anticipated to have class - leading3 EPA - estimated fuel economy ratings of 33 city / 41 highway / 36 combined4 (CVT - equipped models).

Audience - suited performance The engine under the Mazda's bonnet has the necessary mid-range torque and naturally - aspirated response to work well with the slick - shifting adaptive six - speed automatic.

With Pontiac's trademark snarling exhaust sound, mag wheels, a slick - shifting gearbox, excellent handling, snappy acceleration and a full gauge package, the sporty Sunbird LE offers a lot of fun, performance and even a bit of luxury for the price.

Lest you think that performance testing is inconsistent with the careful driving necessary to survive on slippery roads, consider this: Reduced traction on slick surfaces makes at - the - limit situations likely in everyday driving.

The first gen Nexus 7 proved to be the perfect combination of good design, excellent display, and slick performance, which together with an affordable price tag ensured it was among the highest selling Android tablets.

The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is one of the most powerful Android tablets out there, offering a slick performance in a slim design with the benefit of waterproofing.

The combination of solid build quality, a slick UI with a good selection of apps, backed by very solid processor performance is actually quite astounding.

Its display isn't as good as the Air 2 with Apple getting rid of the fully laminated element, but its design is still lovely, it offers an easy to use interface and its performance is both slick and reliable.

BlackBerry aced the optimization game with the Z10 two years ago and delivered absolutely slick performance from the relatively modest internals.

That's just a small illustration of everything that's wrong with the financial media (& so many of its devotees): Obsessing over short - term investment horizons & performance, masking & mistaking ignorance with confidence, being ruled by fear & greed, running with the herd chasing hot new fads & stocks, and always always looking for the slick salesman, the shortcut, the sure thing...

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The action moves at a slick 60 fps on Sony's console, in line with performance seen on most 16 - bit sprite - based titles of the era.

Microsoft are touting performance gains of up to 50 % with their new API, and they actually showcased a tech demo 3DMark running in crummy old DirectX 11, and then in slick new DirectX 12.

Her work is strict, slick and abstract as well as emotionally involved, performative and overly literal; the intersection of form, structure and rhythm with the messy, perturbed and oddly sentimental is the underlying tone in her work, be it video, performance, sculpture, text or photography.

Beyond the super slick pairing with iOS devices, the Beats Solo 3 also exhibit excellent wireless performance.