Sentences with phrase «good road car»

It was meant to be a good road car, and a good road car it is.

I needed a good road car with a hatch for occasional supplies.

It is a very good road car and I do not feel «beat» to death after riding for several hours.

Having driven it, though, I can say that it stands on its own as a good road car — not just a bargain - seeker's substitute for the V (the price should help make it clear).

«The GT - R is actually a really good road car, one you can take on a really long trip and be pretty comfortable.

In truth it's not really a P1 rival, so the price does look somewhat high beside those lesser rivals, both of which are at least as quick as the GT in the real world, and make better road cars.

Henry is adamant that his one true love is the better road car.

The fourth - generation Prius is a much better road car, and that gives you a taste of what this TNGA platform can do.

Best road car I have ever driven.

During those years, the Corvettes competing on the track and those available at Chevrolet dealerships became more closely related, with racing elements adapted to make better road cars.

Never had a better road car and I have had many.

The astonishing track performance also makes for a better road car.

The brakes, too — carbon - ceramic discs specially developed by McLaren's Grand Prix partner Akebono — are outstanding, the best road car brakes we've sampled.

Not exact matches

I'm not really certain at the moment whether I think that smart cars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhcars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhCars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhere.

Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles in order to get self - driving cars on the road.

Terrafugia is a small American corporation that has developed a roadable aircraft called the Transition, best known for its ability for a vertical takeoff and landing and the fact that the cars are approved for both the road and air.

Both these results are likely, and either might well lead to fewer autonomous cars on the road instead of more.

Since GM's driverless cars are years away from hitting the road as part of Lyft's service, the automaker plans to provide short - term car rentals (for a day, week or month) to Lyft drivers in the immediate future, as well as lease financing through its GM Financial arm, said Ammann.

The drive lasted only a few minutes and lacked the physical sensation of road bumps, for example, so it's difficult to say how smooth a car is in reality while driving down the road or how well the car handles.

Jobs: At the Code Conference yesterday, venture investor Marc Andreessen argued that self - driving cars will actually create jobs, not kill them, just as cars led to jobs for road - pavers, as well as jobs related to the rise in restaurants, movie theaters, motels, and the suburbs more generally.

Every American car brand, including Tesla, has some kind of on - or off - road truck or SUV, and many of them are delivering higher transaction prices and selling better than companies expected.

But even the tiny cars use software and sensors that is similar to the technology used by big tech companies and well - funded startups road - testing full - sized cars, he said.

«I think the self - driving car has the opportunity to not only improve productivity for the people in the car, which will be a huge economic boost for those people; Not only has the opportunity to save lives — over a million people die worldwide in road deaths today caused by human drivers, and I think we can take that very close to zero, which is very good for both human welfare and for economic productivity — it's a very serious dent in productivity when people get killed; And then all the ancillary industries that end up getting built out.»

«Digital control of motors, brakes, and steering helps avoid collisions from the front and sides, as well as preventing the car from wandering off the road.

Those who are thinking to own a Tesla can get trained and tested in one, making them better - adapted with the features and mechanics of the car and thus ensuring their further safety on the roads, â $ Amer said.

Check out the video below which showcases how the Tesla vehicles will work on the roads, as well as how passengers will be able to interact with the car itself.

Tesla noted that data from its cars on the roads were being uploaded to its servers on a regular basis to help the company better understand what to do in order to refine the algorithms.

And if you have more cars on the road, then your pickup times are lower, your reliability is better.

The big news is that Waymo's self - driving cars — previously known as Google's self - driving project — navigated public roads without human intervention four times better than it did last year.

Apollo, which Qi launched in April, offers a platform for secure sharing in the mutual interest of better, safer cars on the road.

Driverless cars rely on lidar, which uses laser light pulses to detect road hazards, as well as sensors such as radar and cameras.

With the increasing power supply burden of electric cars on the road, I'm sure utilities will continue to do well.

I liken myself to an old car in winter that's cranky and hard to start but once I make it out of the driveway and get going down the road I get warmed up and can motor on pretty good.

Shamelessly getting into a car drunk and driving with no thought of the consequences for other road users while experiencing an absence of guilt — would that be a good thing?

Visionaries have long dreamed of leaving the road for the skies, and the idea of a flying car has fascinated pilots as well as Hollywood screenwriters (think Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Back to the Future, and The Jetsons).

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Harvick and Keselowski had the two best cars a year ago at Atlanta; Harvick won the pole and led a race - high 292 laps, while Keselowski took the checkered flag after Harvick was penalized for speeding on pit road during his final stop.

Peter Gregg has become the best sports car driver in the U.S. by finding fault, a road to the top that was certain to take him on a wide detour around popularity

Formula E becoming a lightning rod for car makers wanting a place to develop future road car technology should be a good thing for F1.

Road cars, supercars, hypercars, classic and modern racing beasts — the Goodwood Festival of Speed really is the best and biggest celebration of all things motoring and motorsport.

It's always a little bit odd to see an F1 car being driven by someone without a helmet, but it's even stranger when it's on the public road as well.

We already knew the Vakyrie was going to be something completely revolutionary in terms of road car production, but it's sound like it could be about enter into folklore on the race tracks as well.

If you can get past the slightly unusual looking cars you'll be treated to unpredictable racing around a good mixture of road courses, street tracks and ovals.

Using a race or road car as canvas to showcase the creativity and design of some of the world's best and most famous artists really is a wonderful thing.

The mini bar is well stocked — like most families with children we emptied the hotel supply's and purchased our own from the nearby supermarket (the nearest one is out from main reception - walk down the ramp to main car park — cross over road and walk to the left for about 20 yards — turn right and the supermarket is just ahead of you on the left hand side through a small car park area) The hotel aren't keen that you do this but to be honest didn't challenge us on most of the items we replaced in the fridge — they obviously realise that with small children you require things such as fresh milk, fruit, confectionary etc..

We packed up the car, (silently cursing at the size of the Christmas gifts that we had to bring with us) and I modified my road trip tips for a longer drive — the car was recently tuned up, I had a cooler bag and a snack bag within reach, as well as a bag of supplies close by with wipes, a stash of grocery bags to use for garbage and / or carsickness (we were blessedly vomit - free in both directions), and had all our documents and our map and directions info on my iPad.

It's fairly inexpensive and it's good to just have on hand also if your pump comes with a battery pack option put that on there as well because you may be in a situation where you can't get to your car for some other reason, maybe your car parks a mile down the road and you can't get down there to pump so the battery option is also good you know if you're just having the pump randomly on some place that you normally wouldn't have to.

We've been working with Maxi - Cosi and last week went on a mini road trip across south London with our new 2WayPearl car seat to find out if we'd installed it correctly and see what goes on behind the scenes at Good Egg Safety car seat safety checks.

Hopefully this is getting better and they will prove me wrong, but if you are in any doubt about what many North American cars vs their foreign counterparts will be worth down the road just take a scan through the auto trader.

The good news is, if you are planning a road trip or long car journey with your little ones, there are some simple things you can do to ease the stress.