On another attempt, the engine actually revs for a bit and your heart slows while you breathe a sigh of relief.
Color wide color gamut system, 10-bit 1080p panels, Bravia Engine upscaler, the oh-so-popular XMB crossbar interface, and compatibility with Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link to stream HD video directly to your set over the 'net.
ENGADGET: Sony releases nine new Bravia LCDs with XMB and Internet Video Link
Well, this bit of mysticism comes down to an engine that has been rethought.
The innovation and wealth graph tilts up a bit during the Renaissance and again after the steam engine launched the first Industrial Revolution.
Also, the six-speed automatic transmission in my test car (no manuals available in the U.S.) was a little bit fussy, and there were occasions when the engine-transmission software was momentarily stymied as to which gear to jump to.
One way to increase the efficiency of a high-bypass jet engine is to turn the fan into an open rotor, a bit like returning to propellers, but using two rings of stubby counter-rotating blades.
This is a bit lazy of me, as more useful tools than a search engine are available.
It requires a bit of new plumbing and a few extra lines of code for the engine's control computer.
Even China which has been for a long time considered a growth engine, its economy isn't shrinking, but it has gone down quite a bit.
Driving the rear wheels via a sophisticated seven-speed automatic transmission, the two power sources make the S400 feel every bit as lively as the conventional S550 version with its 382-horsepower V8 engine.
Additionally, the TV's picture engine employs multi-frame analysis to help create missing resolution, and Sony's Super Bit Mapping technology incorporates 14 bit up-scaling, processing and pixel mapping to smooth gradation and improve the quality of low-tone pictures.
ENGADGET: Sony sets US pricing for 55-, 65-inch HX950 HDTVs: $4,499 and $5,499
The GTS's star attraction is its torque-rich 4.8-liter V8, the same dry-sump, alloy-block engine as in the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S but let off the leash a bit, with a higher redline (7, 100-rpm fuel shut-off), lumpier cam-lift logic, more aggressive transmission software (quicker, harder shifts available from the dual-clutch PDK gearbox), and additional cold-air boxes with active shutters behind lower lateral bumper intakes.
WSJ: 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Review: The Car for Today's Jay Gatsbys? | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil
应用推荐