How to Use driveline in a Sentence

driveline

noun

• To remove any lash in the driveline and to preload the driveshaft and trans with torque, inch up to the line a bit while still holding the brakes.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 July 2017
• Best of all, the driveline is far less buzzy and markedly more refined.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 July 2022
• Feel free to choose the driveline setting for yourself, though.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2021
• The tires will break traction before the driveline is damaged.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2021
• When the car isn't moving, Porsche limits the revs to 3500 rpm to protect the trans and driveline from unnecessary abuse.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 18 June 2020
• Sure, the suspension and driveline are the same, and the optional six-cylinder (90 pounds lighter this year) is still the hot setup under the hood.
  — Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2020
• The driveline has been beefed up with a much stronger rear differential, prop shaft, and half shafts to cope with the torque, and the car wears special street-legal drag tires.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
• This engine feeds its output to the rear wheels via an all-new driveline that positions the transmission in the tail.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• Due to a driveline issue, the Camaro spent an hour getting worked on in the pits and eventually finished 39th in the 62-car field.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 June 2023
• Like its forebear, the Crown proves quiet and comfy enough to drive, but the new hybrid driveline brings little driving fun to the equation.
  — cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
• The transmission shifts with the precision of a Swiss watch and has built-in safeguards that limit torque in the first three gears to maintain traction and protect the driveline.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 Oct. 2017
• To protect the driveline from catastrophic abuse, Stuttgart limits the engine to 3500 rpm when the car is stopped.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2020
• If there's any amount of brake pressure detected, the computers tell the engine to stand down and reduce the amount of torque delivered through the driveline.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
• But the driveline wasn't developed for reaching 60 mph in second gear.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 4 Nov. 2022
• Shaft drive on some motorcycles can produce a clunky, jacking effect in the driveline, but the Ryker was easy.
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2018
• And so, unlike every other 4WD truck, there’s no mechanical link front to rear in the driveline.
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
• Toyota didn't mention the driveline, but a fuel filler was visible on the display.
  — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
• But the driveline's throttle response can be pretty dismal when merging with traffic or from a dead stop.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2020
• With power on and windows shut, the i3 eases ahead in eerie silence, save the faint driveline whine from the hybrid synchronous electric motor.
  — Basem Wasef, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2013
• That cash-and-stock deal, announced this month, would have created the world’s largest supplier of axles and other driveline components.
  — Robert Wall, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018
• The deal would add heft to heft to Dana’s driveline business as automakers seek to cut costs, while transforming the remainder of GKN into a pure aerospace business.
  — Benjamin D Katz, Bloomberg.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Skid plates protect the driveline, transmission, and transfer case, and there are Raptor-specific rock rails.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2022
• The very stout driveline is seemingly impervious to the engine's best efforts to destroy it.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 4 Nov. 2022
• Then step on the brake pedal while adding pressure on the gas pedal to preload the driveline, and right before the maximum amount of boost is available–this metric is displayed in the instrument cluster–release the brakes.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2021
• At tick-over there was no perceptible engine noise or vibration through the driveline.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2017
• Dodge is leaving the powertrain, driveline, and engine management to the customer.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2022
• In other driveline news, the ratio-hunting nine-speed automatic is now in the rearview, and an eight-speed autobox manages the shifting duties.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
• The defective driveshaft could also separate from the driveline, potentially then hitting the fuel tank and leading to a risk of fire, Ford said.
  — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 13 Nov. 2020
• The driveline is original, and the matching-numbers engine also attests to the car’s authenticity.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
• The wheel itself rotates on two large bearings, so using such a system significantly reduces driveline losses that occur with a chain, belt, or driveshaft.
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2024