Sentences with phrase «as our test car»

Still, there are some nice elements in the interior, notably in Corolla models with the more expensive trim, such as our test car.

A Chevrolet Impala serves as the test car.

We can now confirm this as this test car is sporting Michelin Pilot Sport ZP tyres.

Meanwhile, a 2006 Ferrari F430 GT2 race car used as a test car brought $ 225,500, a Honda - powered 2011 Lola B1143 LMP2 IMSA car that won its class at the 2011 12 - Hours of Sebring and Road America brought $ 112,750, and a 2012 HPD ARX - 03 LMP2 IMSA car with several class wins to its name in 2012 fetched $ 110,000.

The F Sport trim adds a heaping of black trim, body cladding, and a more aggressive fascia than I think is necessary, but in standard base trim, as my test car was, it looks downright handsome.

You are going to have a hard time finding a similar - sized compact that, for the money, offers as many safety features, as much room and the same amenities as our test car, a sporty Cavalier Z24.

Back passengers will find Turbo Coupe cushy if snug, while front passengers will have it made in their plush buckets, particularly if the car is fitted, as the test car was, with optional electrically adjustable seats ($ 476) that can be fine - tuned a half - dozen ways.

Both version «Drive» (as our test car) like the «Emotion» includes automatic air conditioning.

GM uses cabs as test cars here in pittsburgh so maybe GM put the 2014 impala in the taxi fleet as a test car.

The powertrain remains the same — a 3.2 - liter, 215 - horsepower V - 6, with either a six - speed manual transmission or, as the test car had, a five - speed automatic.

Although independent suspension and tachometer alone do not a sports car make, Topaz is at the threshold of being a sports sedan, even when fitted with slippery vinyl upholstery, as the test car was.

That source quality was especially important here, as our test car had the Bang & Olufsen audio option, with 19 speakers and 1,400 watts.

In all, 11 - 12 hours of driving should be ahead of me as I test this car's limits.»

When the 300ZX Turbo is equipped with a four - speed automatic - overdrive transmission, as the test car was, it's a blur without noticeable transitions.

We'd probably stick with the same SV trim level as our test car, which covers all the bases in terms of standard equipment.

Boot Fiero hard, and it goes like a muscle car as well, even when equipped with a three - speed automatic transmission, as the test car was.

These help to give it an aerodynamic»80s look; but the 300ZX Turbo is definitely understated, especially when painted a dark - pewter metallic paint as the test car was.

The plastics are all on the harder side, and if you order the entire interior in black, as my test car's was, it's going to be a bit drab and cavernous.

These help to give it an aerodynamic»80s look; but the 300ZX Turbo is definitely understated, especially when painted a dark - pewter metallic color as the test car was.

The Pratt & Miller spare Corvette C7.R chassis, originally made as a test car, appears to be the choice for the FIA World Endurance Championship with the drivers yet to be determined.

Land Rover's position is uncertain, as this test car lacked the latter and was heavily optioned to obliterate the base price.

A seven - speed M Double Clutch Transmission (M - DCT), as our test car had, is also available.

At city or highway speeds, road and engine noise is subdued, even while rolling on winter tires, as our test car was.

If all Avengers are screwed together as tightly as our test car, I would expect the new Dodge to become one of the highest - quality vehicles in the Chrysler lineup.

It becomes something else when equipped, as the test car was, with the gutsy V - 6.

Even when equipped with the V - 6 and automatic transaxle, as the test car was, it manages a respectable 20 mpg city and 27 highway.

When additionally equipped, as the test car was, with a package that includes leather, a power sunroof and a premium sound system, the 2000 Camry XLE's bottom line ascends to a rather steep $ 28,071.

Leave it in comfort mode - assuming you have the Dynamic Ride Control option ticked, as our test car did - and it rides smoothly and comfortably.

The automatic gearbox results in a steep dive in the fuel efficiency figures though, as our test car returned around 9 km / l under mixed driving conditions.

Not exact matches

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He got in his car, which he now refers to as his «test lab,» and drove nearly 15,000 miles across the United States.

In addition a car model certified as compliant in one EU country must be accepted as compliant in all others — a situation that can lead to shopping for the most lenient testing service.

In 2011, after government researchers conducted a series of those tests, the European Commission found that diesel cars were spewing as much as seven times more NOx on actual roads than they were in the lab.

Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.

BMW AG's new U.S. subscription pilot will put drivers into the brand's top performance cars for as much as $ 3,700 a month as the German automaker tests a new ownership model with its most exclusive customers.

Many traditional car companies are testing this technology including Ford, Audi and Daimler's Mercedes - Benz as are upstarts like Google (GOOG) and Tesla (TSLA).

Though the 2016 GLC300 4Matic starts at $ 40,950, our options - laden test car left the showroom with an as - tested price of $ 64,530.

But experts have noted that, at least as far as the test is concerned, Apple's autonomous car seems to be built from off - the - shelf parts, including a lidar (light detection and ranging) unit from Velodyne Lidar, at least two radar units and several cameras.

The company needs time to build up its fleet from the two cars it has now and go through the various regulatory requirements such as getting the vehicles smog tested and registered, the spokeswoman added.

As companies continue to increase the number of tests they conduct in cities, their vehicles are facing the kinds of challenges — like pedestrians and intersections — that are more difficult for self - driving cars to handle.

As AR glasses gain mass adoption, automakers will be able to capitalize on their investments in digital reality and models by letting prospective buyers customize and virtually test drive cars before stepping onto the dealer's showroom floor.

Fisher admitted, though, that in complaining about the instrument panel he was getting picky about a car Consumer Reports owns and will likely continue to test, as Tesla improves the Model S with over-the-air software updates in the future.

The request asks for a 24 - month extension of the license in Mountain View, Calif, and Austin — where the self - driving cars are currently being tested — as well as four additional cities.

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As the investigation into last week's fatal crash where an autonomous Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., the state's governor has suspended Uber's permission to test its cars there.

Things just went from catastrophic to apocalyptic as Volkswagen just admitted that the emission test cheating engine management software at the center of the Dieselgate controversy is installed in 11 million Volkswagen Group cars worldwide.

The ride - hailing company's testing methods are now questioned as the accident marks the first ever recorded fatality caused by a car autonomously driven by the new technology.

Moreover, of all the cars that NHTSA has ever tested, Model S and Model X scored as the two cars with the lowest probability of injury.

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will test out the cars to see if it would be feasible to launch them as taxis in the future.

Originally, as sources told Recode and we reported earlier, the ATG's plan was to begin testing its self - driving cars in Arizona before California, and it had already begun mapping parts of the state.