It is difficult to drive smoothly in first gear. Use second gear unless you are absolutely at crawling speed or descending a steep slope. If it is very slippery, and the car starts to slide under engine braking, you may have to be brave and apply light acceleration to re-match the speed...
How to drive on ice The advice for driving on ice doesn’t differ too much from driving in snowy conditions. If possible, avoid driving, but if you must drive, make sure to prepare well before you set off – check your fuel and make sure your mobile phone is fully charged (in case ...
All-wheel drive is a drive system automatically sending engine torque back and forth between the front and rear wheels. The idea is to maintain optimum traction. When the AWD system senses wheel slippage on one or both primary drive wheels, it shifts some engine power to the other set of w...
Check out this handy list of suggestions that ought to help you better assess the vehicle you take on a test drive. It's time to go beyond kicking the tires.
WHAT VEHICLES CAN DRIVE THE F-ROADS? Only 4-wheel drive vehicles (sometimes called AWD or 4WD ) can drive on the F-road. This is due to the rough road conditions and changing weather in the highlands. Three mountain roads are not prefixed with an F but also require a 4WD vehicle. Th...
12. Carry the Right Supplies There've been times—usually when we're halfway through relocating a snowbank with our hands—that we've declared that we'd pay $500 for a snow shovel. The better solution is to throw one in your car before you leave, along with a bag of salt and a ...
How to drive on black ice Black ice is a thin coating or a glaze of ice on any surface, but in this case we are talking about the road. Although it’s completely clear, it’s called black ice as you can see the black road below. ...
While it will take a person three days to drive a truck from Los Angeles to Dallas, a self-driving truck will complete the journey in 24 hours. And it will be nearly twice as cheap. The per-mile cost would drop from $1.76 to $0.96 if the truck drives itself. Alex Rodrigues, CEO ...
model name means that it is a plug-in hybrid, as is the case with our BMW 745e PHEV (➜ Read more:All types of EVs). All-wheel drive vehicles have xDrive attached to their name. sDrive stands for front-wheel or rear-wheel drive, but is only referred to in the X and Z models...
(if you have four-wheel drive, please read the owner’s manual). 4. Lay car mats or something similar that you can kneel on in front of the tire. 5. Mount the tire chains according to the instructions. 6. Drive about 200 feet (50 meters), then check to see how they fit and ...