To accomplish its goal, Jaguar engineered the all-wheel-drive system to behave like rear-wheel drive most of the time.
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We tested the all-wheel-drive version that upgrades the V6 to a 3.7-liter version with a nominally quicker 305 horses and 273 pound feet.
We're no strangers to the electric sedan, having spent some quality time with it along the way, but never behind the wheel -- until now.
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The new SYNC AppLink will seamlessly integrate apps using the vehicle's voice and user interface controls, including buttons on the steering wheel, increasing eyes-on-the-road and hands-on-the-wheel time.
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If the carmaker offers a turbocharger, say, on its all-wheel-drive version but not on the front-wheel-drive version, well, sorry, they're probably not going to custom-build a car for you.
As before, the 2012 Acura TL remains one of the few cars in its class to offer a manual transmission as a no-cost option on the all-wheel-drive version with the larger V6.
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.
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The all-wheel-drive Liberty currently gets 22 miles per gallon on the highway, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, making it one of the worst performers among midsize SUVs.
As soon as the driver starts the SUV, the round-shaped controls for the lights, climate control, and the four-wheel-drive system emerge from their flush resting positions.
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The new optional engine on Silverado and Sierra also beats out the 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway yielded by the 5.0L V-8 engine in two-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and the 14 mpg in the city and 20 on the highway provided by a 4.7L V-8 engine in two-wheel drive versions of Ram.
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Chrysler found cracks in a circuit board that turns the four-wheel-drive system on and off.
It's a supercharged version of the rear-wheel-drive IS and will come with a 5.0-liter V-8 that delivers more than 400 horsepower.
This should retain some of the rear-wheel-drive feel that some drivers prefer.
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They could send me the all-wheel-drive-package car, while they're at it.
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The Electric Defender retains the four-wheel-drive hardware and differential lock of the standard Defender.
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Prof Petri Kallio from the University of Helsinki suggests that several cognate words describing technological inventions - such as the wheel - are evident across different languages.
It's not a case of re-inventing the wheel - it's just Jamie has come in with a few new and different ideas.
The signature piece in this car is the all-wheel-drive system, which can shunt most of the engine torque to the rear wheels as necessary and will direct more torque to the outside rear wheel in a corner to help null out understeer.
Titan generally manufactures both wheels and tires for these markets and provides the value-added service of assembling the completed wheel-tire system.
The engineers have further dialed in the cornering dynamics of the Evoque as compared with the front-wheel-biased LR2 on which it is based.
The 5.3L EcoTec3 two-wheel-drive mileage compares with 16 in the city and 22 on the highway for the Ford F-150 two-wheel-drive version equipped with an EcoBoost V-6 engine.
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But the digital gauges are functional and allow the flexibility to display more information, such as navigation directions or information about the all-wheel-drive system.
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The ultra-precise wheel, featuring 16-bit performance for more than 65, 000 values on the wheel's steering, allows players unparalleled control in turns.
Suddenly, a convoy of four-wheel-drive vehicles - the kind used by Iraqi officials - swerves madly through the traffic, sirens blaring, and a voice from a loudspeaker telling drivers to get out of the way.
Silverado and Sierra will accomplish its new mileage pinnacle with a 5.3L EcoTec3 V-8 relying on direct injection, cylinder deactivation and variable-valve timing to achieve EPA estimates of 16 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway with two-wheel drive, or 16 in the city and 22 on the highway with four-wheel drive.
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Certainly more classroom time and behind-the-wheel training would be a plus.
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The decision follows a public inquiry in Edinburgh into the wheel-loss incident, which occurred as the HGV driver was heading from his home in Dunfermline to the Avondale landfill site off the M9.
The weight advantages achieved through the carbon-fibre battery monocoque are reflected in the agility of the SLS AMG E-CELL and, in conjunction with the highly innovative wheel-selective four-wheel drive system, ensure true driving enjoyment.
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He is trying the same re-branding technique with the open-wheel racing series, which reunified with Champ Car in 2008.
It was not the only incident involving Schumacher in the race, as the German also went wheel-to-wheel with Kubica when coming out of the pits on lap 13.
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