Sentences with phrase «in production vehicles»

According to Car and Driver magazine, the software, which was able to activate emissions - control devices when a testing environment was detected and deactivate them during normal driving, somehow ended up in production vehicles.

So far, the system is not efficient enough to be cost - effective and implemented in production vehicles.

Delphi plans a 2019 debut for CSLP, ahead of appearing in production vehicles in 2021.

Audi is developing Matrix OLED technology for use in production vehicles and is showing it for the first time in the concept study at the IAA.

Notably, the components for this one - off electric car's drivetrain have their roots in production vehicles.

Although concept cars are rarely put into production without major changes (the Dodge Viper is a recent exception), automakers often use some of the shapes and styling cues in production vehicles.

(In production vehicles, G - Vectoring Control is always on, and there is no activation button.)

«We want to be the first to launch autonomous functions in production vehicles.

Audi are vehemently working on utilising E-boosting in production vehicles, as are Subaru, and with each new engine developed by a multitude of brands, turbo - lag is reduced ever so slightly.

In a six - month span, the prediction we heard at MIT from a Toyota team member working on future system designs was validated by Tesla in its production vehicles.

This innovative technology has previously been used in production vehicles for tail light functions, brake lights and daytime running lights.

As we reported here, four deaths have been attributed to defective components found in these airbags which were used extensively in production vehicles from virtually every major automaker from 2000 through 2007.

Hyundai sources say the vehicle won't go into production but was developed to show features that could wind up in future performance cars and perhaps even in production vehicles.

Electric steering (as opposed to servo - assisted steering) is now offered in production vehicles.

Chrysler and Hughes Telematics displayed some high - tech vehicle diagnostic and in - car telematics systems with a cool factor challenging Ford's SYNC system back at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it seems they'll never actually appear in production vehicles.

This is a much more complicated (and rare, in production vehicles) approach.

In essence, the transmission is similar to that of dual - clutch gearboxes used for years now in production vehicles.

To be eligible, a new or significantly improved engine or propulsion system must be on sale in a production vehicle during the first quarter of 2014.

He made a couple of rough sketches, and even though trucks weren't his business, his idea was picked up in the creative ferment of the Bob Lutz / Tom Gale era at the old «New» Chrysler Corporation, resulting in the production vehicle that debuted at the Detroit auto show in 1993.

of torque, the ZZ6 delivers more power than any 350 Small - Block ever installed in a production vehicle.

For the first time in a production vehicle, luxury brand Infiniti has removed the mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and the front wheels in its Q50 sedan.

Years ago, an engineer might of spit you in the eye for suggesting such a concept in a production vehicle, but Volvo seems pretty keen on making it happen.

Audi likes to underline that because the second - gen R8 was developed concurrently with its race car variant, many of the pieces — up to 50 percent — from the R8 Le Mans GT3 car wound up in the production vehicle, too.

The first successful usage in a production vehicle began in Japan by the mid-1990s.

Specifically designed for transverse applications, it is one of the most efficient and technically advanced ever used in a production vehicle.

This initial application of Mazda's SKYACTIV engine and transmission technologies — their first application in a production vehicle — will realize higher torque at low - and mid-range engine speeds resulting in better drivability with less fuel consumption in everyday driving.

The British automaker says the 9HP is designed for tranversely mounted engines, and will be one of the most advanced and most efficient transmissions in a production vehicle when the 2014 Evoque hits the market this fall.

The inâ $ «house developed connected infotainment service, «QorosQloud», from new international car brand, Qoros, will introduce several capabilities never before seen in a production vehicle, bringing a new perspective to the way motorists interact with their cars.

The 9 - speed automatic transmisson is one of the most efficient and technically advanced transmissions ever in a production vehicle.

There's no hotter name in production vehicle performance right now than Dodge's SRT line.

Cadillac took its time in the rollout of Super Cruise, following automakers such as Tesla and Volvo in introducing a semiautonomous system, it also beat other companies to demonstrating the first coast - to - coast hands - free drive in a production vehicle on U.S. freeways last year.

Though Cadillac took its time in the rollout of Super Cruise, following automakers such as Tesla and Volvo in introducing a semiautonomous system, it also beat other companies to demonstrating the first coast - to - coast hands - free drive in a production vehicle on U.S. freeways last year.

With the 2018 Mercedes - AMG GT R, you are essentially getting a racecar in a production vehicle, and the AMG coil - over suspension reflects that.

The head curtain air bags are among the longest air bags in any production vehicle.

Audi introduced the quattro all - wheel drive system in a production vehicle in 1980, kicking off a long - running success story.

which means what is seen is what Chevrolet is allowing us to see and doesn't mean what will actually be in the production vehicle.

With 18 months from design freeze to production, the stage was set for the all - new Soul and many of the concept's dramatic design cues can be found in the production vehicle.

Magnetic Ride Control is the fastest reacting driver selectable suspension system used in any production vehicle.

Bendix, an American corporation absorbed by Honeywell in 1983, was responsible for the first electronic fuel injection (EFI) system offered in a production vehicle.

Nissan has been working on the variable - compression concept for 20 years, but only recently had access to enough computing power to make it work in a production vehicle.

Cadillac is set to become the first mass - market automaker to install vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) communication equipment in a production vehicle when it adds the technology to the 2017 CTS sedan as a mid-model year upgrade, available later this month in Canada and the United States.

That is more power than any 5.7 - liter engine ever offered in a production vehicle and one of the most powerful 5.7 - liter small block crate engines ever sold by Chevrolet Performance in the storied 27 - year history of the «ZZ» lineup.

The SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive concept marks the first time that woven leather has been used in a production vehicle.

Using some of the same time tested strategies that made them a mainstay among racers of every genre, combined with a contemporary theory of operation that enhances high RPM capability, Chevrolet plans to offer the most powerful 350 - cubic - inch engine ever installed in a production vehicle.

Forced induction concept and electrical system: Electric powered compressor (EPC) and 48 ‑ volt subsystem The electric powered compressor is a world first in a production vehicle.

The Lexus LS 460 also features the first 8 speed automatic transmission found in a production vehicle.

Farthest barrel roll in a production vehicle.

NOTE: The controller will not function in a production vehicle unless all kit components are used.

THS - M installed in the Crown Royal Saloon as the world's first mild - hybrid system in a production vehicle

The Mini electric concept, on the other hand, should make its way to showrooms in a production vehicle in 2019.