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- noun Plural form of
powerslide .
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Examples
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I think I'd rather play the Saturn version right now -- the sounds are different in this one, the music is different, and those powerslides on the Saturn were great (despite the tap-tap-tap digital-only control), plus you could free run with opponent cars (who seemed more cunning) and no time limits.
kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2003
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What's more, the more aggressive with the throttle, steering and brakes I was, the more fabulous this 1,880kg supercar became, settling into flattering powerslides which, thanks to a well-timed injection of the FF's not inconsiderable 504lb ft of torque to the front wheels, always ended up back on the straight and narrow.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Huge V8 torque, enormous noise, enormous powerslides
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Racing appropriates the gleeful, exaggerated powerslides of the latter and pilfers almost everything else from the former.
WN.com - Articles related to Street riots greet Kashmir peace talks 2010
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Racing appropriates the gleeful, exaggerated powerslides of the latter and pilfers almost everything else from the
WN.com - Articles related to The banks now have a moral duty to save the public sector 2010
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Suddenly the steering becomes stiffer, the suspension firmer, the engine noise a good deal louder and sharper-edged, and the electronic nanny backs off, letting the car get seriously sideways before it steps in, permitting long, lurid powerslides under perfect control and letting you steer this 2. 3-ton beast on the throttle like a kart.
Motoring 2010
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Steady-state circles evolve into massive, snow-spewing powerslides as you gradually up the power, sense the slightest loss of traction and keep your foot planted to the floorboard.
Autoblog Damon Lavrinc 2010
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Then, as befitting their aesthetic, they've taken them out in the snow to do fat powerslides.
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So, some of the arcade powerslides of old have been replaced with a slightly more simulation approach with tangible understeer and oversteer noticeable in each of the cars.
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There's a meter on the left hand side of the screen, and as you do powerslides, collect gems, ram opponents, and more, the meter will fill up.
Destructoid 2009
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