Sentences with phrase «large family car»

Three - row AWD crossovers have become the new large family cars in America, with capacity for seven or eight seats, and the 2016 Infiniti QX60 3.5 L V6 AWD is one of the best on the market.

Mercedes - Benz C - Class takes top honors in its respective Large Family Car category.

The Toyota Carina line of large family cars was introduced in Japan in 1970.

Auto Express was given early access to the latest large family car at one of Kia's top - secret test facilities in South Korea.

This practice can often be found on full - size cars like the Mercedes - Benz S - Class, but ultra-luxury vehicles such as the Rolls - Royce Phantom and even large family cars like the Rover 75 came with «limousine» versions.

Between the current Golf, Fit, Fiesta, and even larger family cars like the Accord and Mazda6, budget buyers are spoiled for choice.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2007 Acura MDX luxury SUV plus the 2008 Ford Taurus and twin Mercury Sable large family cars earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award.

The 2007 Acura MDX luxury SUV and the 2008 Ford Taurus and twin Mercury Sable large family cars earn the IIHS Top Safety Pick award.

To help with your research on large family cars, here are five fast facts about the 2016 Ford Taurus...

The Five Hundred without the side airbags will be tested next year when the Institute assesses the side impact crashworthiness of other large family cars.

Among large family cars, the Ford Five Hundred and its twin Mercury Montego were new designs for the 2005 model year.

It's roomy, yet you can still fit it in the back of a larger family car with two other boosters and have no trouble.

A prototype device fitted to a large family car harvests up to 6 kilowatts of energy in track tests, says Morris.

Although the cars ended up slightly larger than the Tempo and Topaz, and the Mondeo was marketed as a large family car in Europe, reviewers judged the car too small for American tastes compared to Japanese product lines where Toyota's Camry was their next size up from compact cars, and the Taurus / Sable was the direct market segment competitor for the Camry.

Further up the classes, the large family car class has a mix of hatchbacks like the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Insignia, but models like the Volkswagen Passat and Mazda 6 are still saloons.

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by German automaker Volkswagen through six design generations since 1973.

Though that was achieved with some very frugal driving, it does go to show what could be possible with this large family car.

MQB models may range from superminis to large family cars, replacing the current generations of models.

Dimensionally, compact executive cars are smaller than mid - size / large family cars, and sometimes even smaller than compact cars.

The Toyota Prius, winner in the Large Family Car category, was the first car to undergo tests of its AEB Pedestrian technology.

There's nothing wrong with that, as the large family car has a class - leading interior, and if you've never sat in a Mk1 model you won't know what you're missing.

This is an important conclusion from a new round of tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety involving seven car designs — two small models, one midsize inexpensive model, one large family car, two large luxury cars, and one midsize luxury car.

Does what it was bought for, as my wife can go shopping in it (and leave the larger family car at home) as it is easy to park (it fits in the small parking bays in most car parks / super markets!)

Three cars are awarded «Best in Class»: the Toyota Prius in the «Large Family Car» category; the Hyundai Ioniq in the «Small Family Car» category; and the VW Tiguan is the best «Small Off - Roader» of 2016 *.

The Mitsubishi Colt has been around since 1962, and started life as a larger family car than the current incarnation.

During the tests of the Mazda 2, a supermini, and the Volvo V70, a large family car, problems were noted with the deployment of both these cars» airbags.

BNEF analyzed the auto market not just by country but also by segment, encompassing everything from small run - arounds to SUVs and large family cars.

In 2016, Euro NCAP tested 18 new passenger cars and four heavy quadricycles; three cars were awarded «Best in Class»: the Toyota Prius in the Large Family Car category; the Hyundai Ioniq in the Small Family Car category; and the VW Tiguan in the Small Off - Roader category.

In particular, the Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego, large family cars, are good crash test performers but don't have ESC, even optional.

These include a midsize moderately priced car (Toyota Camry), three large family cars (Buick Lucerne, Hyundai Azera, and Chevrolet Impala), one small SUV (Toyota RAV4), three midsize SUVs (Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer, and Mercedes M class), and a large pickup truck (Dodge Ram 1500).

This has improved so that such airbags are standard in half of the large family car models the Institute recently tested.

The insurance - industry - funded group recently conducted side tests of eight large family cars.

When we found out we were expecting a 3rd child we knew needed a larger family car and did not want a minivan.

Ever since BMW's first 5 Series arrived 45 years ago, this executive saloon (and later, estate) has been the default choice for those who wanted a dynamically talented, large family car.

Competing with Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, this large family car has sold over a million units worldwide since its introduction in 2002.

Designed by VW to go more upmarket, it's hoped the large family car's sleeker image and improved tech will help steer customers away from the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C - Class, not to mention mainstream rivals like the Mazda 6 and Ford Mondeo.

On this page you will find recent small and large Family Cars and MPVs that scored well in the area of child occupant protection.

A group of five large family cars and three large luxury cars earned top ratings of good in frontal crash tests recently conducted by IIHS.

Large Family Car: Mercedes - Benz C - Class Small Family Car: Nissan Qashqai Small MPV: Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Small Off - Road 4x4: Land Rover Discovery Sport Supermini: Skoda Fabia The results show a split emerging between small, price - competitive cars and those in the larger categories.

The Supermini electric car Renault ZOE and the Large Family car Lexus IS 300h were the all round performers of the electric / hybrid cars tested by Euro NCAP in 2013.

In particular, the Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego, both large family cars, are good crash test performers but they don't have ESC, even optional.

All of the Large Family cars tested by Euro NCAP in 2014 achieved a five star rating.

If you need a large family car, the Sorento is pretty much all you need, especially in seven - seat configuration.

Toyota added autobrake to the Avalon, a large family car, and the RAV4, a small SUV, to qualify for Top Safety Pick +.

This category is equivalent to the EuroNCAP class «Large Family Cars».

The basic two - wheel - drive diesel RAV4 with a manual gearbox returns 49.6 mpg combined, which isn't too bad for a large family car.

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car that competes with the Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Insignia and also overlaps with compact executive cars such as the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C - Class.