Racing - style shift controls mounted on the perforated leather sports steering wheel allow the driver rapid access to the five «manual» gears offered by the standard five - speed tiptronic automatic transmission, and parking is simplified
by the standard front and rear Acoustic Parking System.
Not exact matches
As former Nixon economics adviser Herbert Stein observed, President Bush has made economic growth the acid test
by which every other policy is to be judged, believing that such growth will permit progress on other
fronts, including raising the
standard of living for the poor.
Conduct that is designed merely to put up a good
front is ill - mannered, no matter how correct it may be
by conventional
standards, for it is in effect a lie.
One of those responsible for that is Theo Walcott, but the England international was quick to acknowledge his failings in
front of goal so far, as reported
by the Evening
Standard, while also declaring with confidence that he is close to finding something like top form.
Bruesewitz, Wisconsin's senior forward and unquestioned team leader, fell on the back side of the basket
standard, his right
front leg sliced open
by metal that was a part of the base.
Rooney wants to be involved in the play, but he can not be the only man up
front,» as quoted
by London Evening
Standard.
We would have to have 3 or 4 long term serious injuries to our
front 4 players before he would get a look in imo — possible but even
by the
standards of our injury record, unlikely.
Experience a Jürgen Klopp team - talk in the dressing room and walking out from the players» tunnel in
front of the home crowd with «Inside Anfield» — a sneak peek into the stadium made possible
by Standard Chartered Bank using virtual reality technology.
It's easy to dump out into the toilet and great because the
front part easily detaches
by turning the red key in the
front and voila it's a
standard potty chair.
He will outline developments on the exam
front: «[I] t is fundamental that we have a set of examinations that are seen
by all as being of the highest
standard and which develop the relevant technical skills and knowledge for the many and varied tax related roles that people undertake... I am therefore extremely grateful to a past President, John Beattie, who has been leading a comprehensive review of our entire exam system to ensure it is as relevant as possible to the needs of today's tax professional.
Some figures (unofficial) on the first preferences won
by the two
front running candidates battling to take power Tower Hamlets (via Robin de Peyer of the Evening
Standard):
While with the
standard exercises the resistance is reduced as the hands approach the chest,
by flexing your shoulders, i.e. keeping your arms slightly in
front of the torso, you add to the resistance when you pull the cable towards your body.
Jumpsuit
by Closet, Done in one, Notch lapels, Cross-over
front, That's a wrap, Button fastening, Side pockets, Regular fit, A
standard cut for a classic shape.
The two discs are packaged on opposite sides of a
standard Blu - ray case and topped
by a stylish cardboard slipcover, of whose foil faces the
front is embossed.
The two discs are packed in a
standard Blu - ray case and topped
by a slipcover applying stylish foil effects to the
front and back.
Volume 1 is packaged in a
standard black keepcase and topped
by a cardboard slipcover whose
front is embossed and
front and back covers are largely holographic.
The insert-less
standard blue keepcase is topped
by a cardboard slipcover embossing the title and mildly reworking the keepcase's
front and rear covers.
Though the
standard eco-friendly blue keepcase holds two discs and a Digital HD UltraViolet insert like many new releases, it is topped
by a tasteful, embossed slipcover (with a sticker touting its three Oscar nominations, but not its one win) whose
front opens like a book (a glob of adhesive not so effectively holding it close) to display classy artwork of silhouettes outside Minnie's Haberdashery with drips of blood in the snow.
According to the Acoustics of Schools: a design guide, the
standard sound power output created
by speech is 10 microwatts, which amounts to a sound pressure level of 60 dBA at one metre in
front of the speaker.
Ongoing campaigns to drive
standards from figures such as Jamie Oliver, combined with frequent news items such as the shortage of free school dinners, and the little food eaten
by secondary school students means that there is little doubt that for parents, school dinners is likely to be one of the school - related issues at the
front of their minds.
It was a bit of a shocker, even
by New York City
standards: a
front - page story in the New York Times headlined, «A Mayoral Hopeful Now, de Blasio Was Once a Young Leftist.»
The PLDD crowd may have gotten almost all states to embrace Common Core
standards by dangling federal money and regulatory relief in
front of them in the midst of a financial crisis since, again, those
standards are just a bunch of vague words in a document.
The
standards covered in Unit 6 are: describe objects in the environment and the relative positions of these objects as above, below, beside, in
front of, behind, and next to, classify and sort, correctly name shapes, identify shapes as 2D or 3D (flat / plane or solid), analyze and compare two and three dimensional shapes, model shapes in the world
by building shapes from components, and compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
But support began to wane when critics from all sides of the political spectrum began to emerge with concerns on a variety of
fronts, including problems with the content of the
standards and the developmental inappropriateness of those for the earliest grades, the design of the new tests, how the new exams were written and
by whom, and the federal government's funding of new standardized tests aligned to the Core.
Although the C - Class is a relatively low - margin product
by M - B
standards, the company decided to spend an extra $ 350 per unit on making the roof, all four doors, the
front fenders, hood, and trunk lid of aluminum rather than steel.
Steering remains dead on - center, and the SX4t's
standard all - wheel - drive system doesn't seem to be up to the task of handling the extra power, as evidenced
by excessive
front wheel spin.
Stopping Porsche's monster are
standard carbon ceramic brakes, the
front being directly cooled
by NACA ducts in the car's hood.
Both versions feature subtle creases on the hood, v - shaped snouts centered
by the Toyota logo that dip into each lower grille area, and trapezoidal headlamps that venture into the
front fender (LEDs are
standard at the rear and at the
front on most trims).
Other aerodynamic changes include a new fixed rear wing that sits 3.9 inches higher than that of the
standard P1, which, along with the new
front splitter and flaps, is said to improve downforce
by 10 percent to about 1455 lb at 150 mph.
By the EPA's numbers, the
front - wheel drive Pathfinder Hybrid only achieved 1 mpg better on the highway compared to the
standard front - wheel - drive V - 6 Pathfinder, 28 mpg to 27 mpg.
Suspension is
by McPherson strut at the
front and a multi-link rear and VW's XDS electronic
front diff is also
standard.
MSRP (with destination): $ 31,970 PRICE AS TESTED: $ 37,805 ENGINE: 3.6 - liter DOHC V - 6 Horsepower: 285 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque: 260 lb - ft @ 4800 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (
front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited m
front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (
front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited m
front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black
STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge
Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited m
Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated
front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited m
front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price
by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited model.
They're wider than the
standard CTS's
by 36 mm in the
front and 34 mm in the rear, for «an incredible footprint,» Leone says.
It rides on 20 - inch wheels and Pirelli PZero Nero tires, and comes
standard with the largest
front brakes that the SRT division has ever offered: 15.4 - inch Brembo rotors gripped
by six - piston
front calipers.
Available in both
front - or all - wheel - drive and powered
by a
standard 3.6 - liter V - 6 rated at 305 horsepower and 264 lb - ft of torque, or high - performance Twin - Turbo 3.6 - liter V - 6 that delivers 410 horsepower and 369 lb - ft of torque, the XTS is also the only luxury sedan with
standard Magnetic Ride Control for an incredibly smooth ride.
The driver's comfort is further aided
by a cushy, supportive
front seat with
standard 12 - way power adjustment, including lumbar support.
The race cars go on a diet though, before a roll - cage is fitted, the
standard dual - clutch gearbox is swapped for a proper racing sequential «box, and the
standard suspension is replaced
by a fully - adjustable setup, with options to change toe and camber at the
front and camber at the rear with shims.
In either powertrain, torque steer is conspicuous
by its absence, banished with the help of Volkwagen's XDS differential, which brakes an individual slipping
front wheel to mimic a limited - slip differential, and which is
standard on the Golf (again, in Europe).
The
front brake calipers are quite visible through the spokes of the
standard 17 -
by -8.0-inch aluminum wheels.
The
front - or all - wheel - drive midsize SUV has room for up to eight occupants and is powered
by a
standard four - cylinder engine, available V - 6 and hybrid V - 6 powertrain.
By installing an extra rubber bushing and link in the usually solid
front control arms, Ram engineers allow the Power Wagon's
front live axle to twist more than in a
standard 2500, again providing more articulation.
Audi says it lowered the RS 5 Sportback
by about a quarter - inch and redesigned the
standard sports suspension's
front end to improve both steering and handling.
The
standard setup is supplemented
by one that has stiffer damping and stiffer anti-roll bars, and it's designed to get the most from its Pirelli P - Zero tires, 18s in
front and 19s in the rear.
Up
front, both the base 230i and mid-level M240i gain
standard bi-LED headlights with a new hexagonal shape surrounded
by daytime running light rings and capped
by a revised «eyebrow» integrated into the housing.
The
standard brakes are huge, with 15.9 - inch
front and 13.2 - inch rear rotors; the optional carbon ceramic brakes increase rotor sizes to 16.5 and 14.0 inches while also decreasing weight (and unsprung mass)
by some 44 pounds.
The steering is still ultra-quick
by most
standards, but the
front tyres have little trouble obeying the demands put upon them, and the rear of the car feels in tune with this scalpel - sharp set - up.
Combined with the hefty negative camber angles — just over 5deg at the
front and 3deg at the rear — it possesses a fantastic bodybuilder physique, one accentuated
by the fact the bodywork and aerodynamics are
standard.
The trouble is, the affordable two - door Wranglers are still not very safe
by modern car
standards — they come only with
front airbags and perform poorly on side - impact tests.
Tires are,
by today's
standards, shockingly skinny, 5.00 - 15 at the
front, 5.50 - 15 in back, both mounted on rims only 3.5 inches wide.
The Huracan Performante's underpinnings are a hybrid of aluminium and carbonfibre, and
by forging the
front and rear spoilers, engine cover, rear bumper and diffuser out of composites the Performante manages to shave 40 kg off the weight of the
standard car.