Sentence examples for road speed from inspiring English sources

However, new six-speed gearboxes should help, by matching the engine's speed more closely to the vehicle's road speed.

Both can store power readings, heart rate, pedal speed, time and road speed for downloading later to a PC.

I found simple pleasure in accomplishing gear changes and matching engine r.p.m. with road speed for smooth downshifts.

The engine will run at about 2,000 r.p.m. with throttle inputs controlled exclusively by the engine-control computer, producing a road speed of 15 to 20 m.p.h.

The Tiger had a top road speed of 38 km (24 miles) per hour, but it could travel only about 20 km (12 miles) per hour cross-country.

It weighed about 20 tons, had a top road speed of 40 km (25 miles) per hour, and carried a crew of five.

But like the MX-5, the 2 can translate even prudent road speeds into outsize kicks.

American half-tracks had shorter tracks and tended to be capable of faster road speeds.

After World War II, the nascent hot rod culture flirted with phenomenal road speeds.

Limiting road speeds would reduce transport emissions considerably, but would also reduce accidents.

Jackson followed the Caprice onto a service road, sped past, and cut it off, forcing it to a stop.