Sentences with phrase «by class standards»

Overall room for passengers is also pretty good by class standards.

Fuel economy's pretty decent by class standards, if perhaps not as exemplary as the rest of the powertrain.

The rear seats can fold to create a virtually flat load deck up to the backs of the front seats, although the width of the floor isn't especially great by class standards.

Plus, it's also fairly efficient by class standards, with claimed city and highway mpg figures of 22 and 31 respectively.

These are respectable enough stats by class standards, but they say little of the tiny turbocharged triple's real world attributes.

But it is still a shame that the engine a majority of buyers will go for isn't particularly potent by class standards.

It's the trunk, though, that really excels by class standards.

The windshield is of a good size, so there's a decent view out, and the rear window's also fairly broad and tall by class standards.

That's competitive by class standards and just 25 litres less than in the 3 - series Touring.

In fact, it's downright aggressive by class standards, and I like it.

Overall storage capacities are fairly good, abundant and spacious (the front door bins, for instance, should easily be able to swallow a 1 liter bottle), and all - round head and leg room is very impressive by class standards.

It's also worth highlighting that those improved economy gains still aren't amazing by class standards — though, due to the 2.7 - liter's superior flexibility, we feel it's definitely worth the extra $ 2,000 if your budget stretches that far.

Cubby spots like the door bins and glove box are of a useful and decent size, and the trunk capacity of 15.2 cubic feet on the regular model is pretty good by class standards too.

The 12 cubic feet trunk, for instance, was already small by class standards when the car went on sale in 2010, and it's only become less impressive over that time now newer rivals are on the market.

Sadly, the fuel economy isn't great even by class standards, with the claimed fuel economy of 13mpg in the city and 17mpg on the highway being amongst the worst you'll find in this segment.

The pillars aren't that chunky by class standards too, so you likely won't feel like you're missing out if you don't go with a Nissan Sentra model that has the blind spot warning system installed.

A tad disappointing, then, that the trunk is on the smaller side by the class standards, with the 36.3 cubic feet capacity being behind the 39.6 cubic feet capacity of the Nissan Murano.

Fuel economy was always going to be a bug bear for the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV, though the claimed figures of 17mpg in the city and 24mpg on the highway aren't bad by class standards.

Finally, trunk capacity is also good by class standards at 15.9 cubic feet, with a fairly broad opening and a boxy enough shape to accommodate larger items with relative ease.

Trunk space is also very generous by class standards, with the 19 cubic feet capacity being substantially more than what other vehicles in this segment offer (for reference, the Mercedes - Benz E-Class and Audi A6 offer just 12.9 and 14.1 cubic feet respectively).

At 38 cubic feet, the space on offer is okay by class standards, and the back row folds down completely flat to add another 35 cubic feet to the mix (again, good, but still short of what a Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander can achieve).

Likewise, the trunk's also of a decent and useful size by class standards: at 15.3 cubic feet, it's roughly above average when compared to rivals; ahead of the 14.1 and 14.3 cubic feet trunks available in the Mercedes - Benz E-Class and Lexus GS respectively, but a considerable margin behind the 19 cubic feet on offer in the Jaguar XF.

That said, the BMW 4 Series is far from perfect and — as we'll discuss in detail throughout this review — there is a case to be made that the car is incredibly expensive by class standards.

Safety-wise, the Nissan Sentra fares fairly well, if not amazingly by class standards.

Both have decent practicality for a supermini, with plenty of passenger space both up front and in the rear, and a good - sized boot by class standards.

With 390 - hp and 394 lb - ft of torque to play with, the Nissan Armada has enough grunt to drag this huge and heavy SUV up to speed fairly promptly by class standards.

Inside, the 2008 feels very upmarket by class standards, although you'd be forgiven for thinking you were inside a pre-facelift 2008.

Despite being smaller, it's more powerful at 123 - horsepower and 125 lb - ft of torque, and 31mpg city / 43mpg highway economy is incredible by class standards.

Body lean is present, but relatively minimal by class standards, giving the Focus a settled feel when cornering.

That's still not especially sprightly by class standards, but a perky initial launch promotes a lively feel around town.

Though the space itself is average by class standards at 14.1 cubic feet (the class - leading Jaguar XF, for examples, is rather impressive at 19.1 cubic feet), the boxy shape of the Audi A6's trunk does deserve some brownie points, as do the broad trunk opening and the very shallow by sedan standards load lip.

The Lexus GS also doesn't suffer from much wind noise and tire roar by class standards either, which further emphasizes its more laid - back credentials.

Running costs are also pretty disappointing by class standards, with Audi claiming an above - average 20 / 28mpg in the city and on the highway respectively.

In Edmunds brake testing, a Maxima SR with all - season tires stopped from 60 mph in 123 feet, an adequate showing by class standards.

That firm ride we mentioned earlier also means the car isn't quite as composed over rougher road surfaces than its substantially newer competitors, and overall wind and road noise is quite substantial by class standards.

That strong sturdiness record explains why residual values are strong by class standards, too.

With claims of 22mpg in the city and 30mpg on the highway for rear - wheel drive models (all - wheel drive E-Classes are just as efficient in the city, and sacrifice only one mile per gallon to the rear - wheel drive version on the highway), the Mercedes is fairly frugal by class standards, if not amazingly so: a Jaguar XF with a larger and more powerful six - cylinder gasoline engine, for example, can return 23mpg and 29mpg in the city and on the highway respectively.

Thankfully, fuel economy fares much better: whilst not exemplary by class standards, the claimed consumption rates of 27mpg in the city and 31mpg on the highway are pretty good in comparison with the best in the compact SUV segment.

Rear - seat passenger space is laughable with anyone of average height installed in the front chairs and despite the fact its 278 - litre boot capacity figure seems middling by class standards, it is a strangely shallow and feeble - looking cargo area, that can take two carry - on flight bags at best.

It's not brilliant by class standards, but the Nissan Murano is commodious and comfortable enough to regularly ferry about adults on your average drive.

At least residual values are fairly strong (if not outstanding by class standards), and the array of standard - fit safety equipment does at least mean the Jeep Cherokee is a safe car regardless of which version you end up selecting.

The gear changes, whilst smooth, aren't exactly the fastest by class standards, and having «just» six forward speeds is a tad unusual considering cars of this type are now adopting automatics with seven - speeds.

A lot of that comes about via the rather impressive refinement levels, with high speed wind and road noise suppression being exceptionally good in the Kia Optima by class standards.

Also, being a Land Rover, the Discovery Sport is also pretty impressive by class standards as an off - roader.

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Whilst some cars in this class do limit the view out as a result of their sedan bodystyles and often chunky pillars, the Hyundai Elantra is easy by class standards to see out of.

Granted, the trunk opening is a bit narrow by class standards, and it's a shame that the rear seat backs don't fold down completely flat if you need to lug about larger items, but the low load lip does go some way to reclaiming some of that lost ground.