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With the launch control engaged, helping to mete out the torque output and wheelspin on the 19-inch Pirelli PZeros, the Boss 302 can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in the low 4's, so say the buff books, and cover the quarter-mile in about 12 seconds.

A Boss on the Road With a Peon's Interior Dan Neil 2011

For example, when you climb a steep offroad trail, you often get a lot of wheelspin, which generates extra heat in the transmission fluid.

The Simple Guide to Maintaining and Upgrading Truck Transmissions 2009

Tales of derring-do included ridiculous claims of getting it over 55mph, a bit of wheelspin on a roundabout and being overtaken on a slight hill. on October 20, 2009 at 8: 26 am PC A N OTHER

Essex Boys (Loose Cars and Fast Women) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Marcus thinks that an analogy can be made with the question of whether the KERS boost button should be used on the slow part or the fast part of a circuit, but in practice, it can only be used to benefit on the straights; if used in the corners it would simply result in wheelspin.

Archive 2009-05-01 Gordon McCabe 2009

That same system acts to control wheelspin on a hard launch, contributing to a manufacturer-reported 3. 8-second 0-to-60 MPH time, eventually reaching a limited top speed of 197 MPH.

HW Cars: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG WestSide Highway Bound « 2010

Front differential has electronic locking feature to limit wheelspin.

Mini Cooper convertible is cute but quirky 2010

Anti-lock brakes prevent wheelspin, and power is seamlessly transferred to any wheel that needs it.

2007 Mercedes Benz GL450 Michael Frank 2006

I'm told it corners like a go-cart (that is to say, well) and with a Suzuki or Kawasaki 1100cc engine driving a wide, sticky DOT drag radial car tire and only 900 pounds of weight, it's not lacking in the power department (particularly since the risk of wheelspin or wheelies is virtually eliminated).

kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2002

'Anywhere here,' I told Frome and he pulled up on the churned surface of a truck exit to minimize wheelspin later.

Quiller Meridian Hall, Adam 1993

She heard the rubbery screech of car tyres as somebody attempted a wheelspin in the frosty morning.

Dangerous Lady Cole, Martina 1992