Sentences with phrase «began rating vehicles»

In 2012, IIHS began rating vehicles for protection in small overlap crashes, which involve just the front corner of the vehicle, bypassing the main structural components.

That's why we can't rely on visual analysis but need to monitor this issue and possibly begin rating vehicles for passenger - side protection.»

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As SpaceX and Boeing race to begin test flights of their crew - rated vehicles by year - end 2018, all eyes are on the commercial launch providers ---- and what their success will mean for the American entrepreneurial space industry.

In autos, the blinders began to come off in the mid-1950s, when physicians suggested that vehicle design was as much to blame for high fatality rates as bad drivers.

October's annualized sales rate of 15.2 million vehicles was not as good as we saw during the torrid summer months, but it's better than almost anyone was predicting at the beginning of the year.

The side impact crash test ratings also apply to Jeep Compass, a vehicle similar to the Patriot but with a different roofline, beginning with 2007 models.

Horsepower ratings continued to drop, not only due to lower compression and tighter emissions controls but, beginning with the 1972 model year, a switch from gross (on dynamometer) to net ratings based on an engine in an actual vehicle with all accessories installed.

It begins with a choice of 3 wheelbases, 4 body lengths, 2 roof heights and 3 Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings.

Features included with or exclusive to Colorado diesel models: Smart diesel exhaust brake system that enhances vehicle control and reduces brake wear on steep grades Standard Hydra - Matic 6L50 six - speed automatic transmission matched with a Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorber (CPVA) in the torque converter, which reduces powertrain noise and vibration The Z82 trailering package is standard and includes a hitch receiver and seven - pin connector An all - new integrated trailer brake controller is standard and exclusive on diesel models The G80 automatic locking rear differential is standard A 3.42 rear axle ratio is standard A new, electronically controlled two - speed transfer case is included on 4WD models Maximum trailering rating of 7,700 pounds (3,492 kg) for 2WD models and 7,600 pounds (3,447 kg) for 4WD GVWRs of 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg) for 2WD and 6,200 pounds (2,812 kg) for 4WD «A diesel engine was part of the Colorado's portfolio plan from the very beginning, meaning the chassis, suspension and other elements of its architecture were engineered to support its capability,» said Scott Yackley, assistant chief engineer.

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In the nearly 20 years since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began publishing crashworthiness ratings for consumer information, great progress has been made in reducing the toll from motor vehicle crashes in the United States.

By year's end, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to finalize the changes and begin ratings under the new system in 2018 for model - year 2019 vehicles.

The IIHS vehicle ratings program, which began in 1995, complements NCAP and has grown to include offset front, side, rollover and rear tests, automatic braking tests and, now, headlights.

«When the Institute began conducting frontal tests for consumer information in 1995, few vehicles earned top ratings.

In 1995 the Institute began to rate head restraint geometry, finding only 3 percent of vehicles had good head restraints while those in 82 percent of new passenger vehicles were poor (see Status Report special issue: whiplash injuries, Sept. 16, 1995).

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began rating the geometry of head restraints in 1995, finding only 3 percent of vehicles had good head restraints, while those in 82 percent of new passenger vehicles were poor.

The plug - in hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (below) has been a big success story, becoming the UK's biggest selling plug - in vehicle, helped largely by the government plug - in car grant scheme, which has recently switched to a lower - rate, tiered scheme from the beginning of March 2016.

IIHS began headlight ratings last year, but many vehicles have multiple headlight systems with varying ratings.

A retirement vehicle that offers a guaranteed minimum interest rate and the ability to begin taking withdrawals at any time.

This makes for a very expensive vehicle and before you know it, you find yourself in difficulty making the monthly payments and thus begin your credit rating journey.

With a Pave loan, all of these various credit vehicles can be rolled into one, with a low interest rate beginning at 5.99 %.

The 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report further noted that to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California must begin reversing the current 2 percent annual growth rate of vehicle miles traveled.

The 2007 fatality rate of 1.38 deaths for every 100 million vehicle miles travelled was the lowest recorded fatality rate in Pennsylvania history, since PennDOT began keeping records in 1935.

The crash fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled is the lowest it has been since record keeping began 30 years ago, registering at 1.46, and remained below 1.50 for the second consecutive year in a row.

However, before you begin the process of requesting rate information, you need to determine how much protection you must purchase to ensure that the vehicles you own are completely covered.

Finding the best free auto insurance rate begins and ends with finding the best level of vehicle insurance.

As you begin the process of requesting vehicle insurance quotes, you will likely notice that the rates vary between providers and may be wondering which factors are influencing the 3 month car insurance quotes that you are receiving.