I have a 06′ Hyundai Sonata kept in excellent condition, regular services. When I back out of the driveway in the morning, the second I put the car in reverse, no acceleration, a high pitched whine happens. It gets louder when I put the pedal down. Put the car in drive and once ...
There's virtually no motor whine when accelerating up to motorway speeds and once you’ve reached 70mph, it produces less wind and road noise than a BMW i4 or Tesla Model 3. And while the ID7’s brakes are not the most progressive, we do like its adaptive regenerative braking mode (...
and the whine completely ceases. It doesn't slip the slightest bit, but it does however, like to kick back into first when turning left, causing it to surge forward, and depending on how fast I'm accelerating, kick the rear end loose and I fishtail some. This all started about a ...
As far as accelerating up to that speed, it’s all about wheel torque. I’ve done the maths based on gearing, and the eight-speed Vanquish tops out at 201.5 mph in 6th gear. But you wouldn’t want a gear this aggressive to be in the car for highway driving, so higher gear...
there’s a slight whine from the electric motor when it’s running on electricity. If the battery is low, the engine will kick in quite loudly to top it up, which can take you by surprise in traffic. The E-Tech engine is smoother than the Yaris's, but can sound coarse when you st...
has been replaced by the subtle whine of a battery-powered electric motor. (Ford will add an artificial sound for the benefit of unwary pedestrians and U.S. regulators.) It’s expected to retail in the $40,000 range with a $7,500 federal rebate, a substantial premium over the $27,000...
(1,240 mph), all he could hear was the whine of the turbines. The roar of the engines was behind him, and the sonic boom was travelling with him. For everyone else, however, the noise was deafening. Ten miles away in the town of Gerlach, the sonic boom knocked pictures off walls,...
The aerodynamic shape of the EV6 appears to help keep the cabin hushed. Even at faster highway speeds there’s very little wind or road noise. You only hear some motor whine (more in front) when accelerating rapidly. 2022 Kia EV6Safety ...
It’s easy to catch the slush box out when accelerating slowly, as it holds on to gears a bit too long when you want it to shift up and cruise. And when you’re hustling and using the wheel-mounted paddles instead, it’s not much better. Shift down before it’s happy and it’ll...
Since the torque fluctuations - as when the driver of a conventional car "rows" through the gearbox while accelerating - are not present, many people gain the false impression that this is a slow car. Gradually declining torque as you accelerate rather than in chunks that rock you around is...