Sentences with phrase «margins.our test truck»

Otto sports five test trucks in its fleet, and announced that two more should be operational until the end of 2016.

The test truck was four - wheel drive, engaged by a dial on the dashboard.

The Crew Cab test truck was simply too large to be called nimble — length is 242.7 inches, nearly 9 feet longer than a Fiat 500 — but it was certainly capable of some moderate off - roading.

The truck is too new for Nissan to have set the final sticker, but we were told that the diesel — which is the first 2016 Titan to go on sale — will cost a little more than $ 41,000 for the base model, which has cloth seats and lacks some of the test truck's bells and whistles.

The engine and transmission in the test truck were delivered inside the most deluxe Titan available, the Platinum Reserve model, which features, well, everything.

Even the exhaust pipe on our diesel - engine test truck was huge — it looks like Chevy stole it from a high - school brass band.

Although we weren't allowed to actually drive the test trucks on the snow or ice in the lab, the Ultra Grip Ice WRT seemed to provide good grip as we road shotgun around the indoor test course.

one of my co workers has a 2006 ford f 250 6.0 L power stroke we tested our trucks head to head and in payload my chevy could haul more and didn't raise up in the front and didn't drag the ground in the rear with a trailer loaded down.

The real benefit, though, is the throatier rumble from our test truck's 5.7 - liter V - 8 engine.

Unlike AFM, there will be no dashboard display indicating each mode, so Chevy placed a fraction - meter display on the dash of our test truck.

It's available with a six - speed automatic or six - speed manual; one of our six test trucks was equipped with the new, short - throw stick.

The large side mirrors and the test truck's optional blind - spot warning system made lane changes easy, and a reversing camera with rear cross-traffic alert helped when backing the Tacoma down driveways and out of parking spaces.

The test truck, which had two rear wheels, though four are offered if you want the «dually» look, was shod with pavement tires, and traction was lousy on everything other than dry pavement.

A 4WD system with high and low range is optional, and the TRD Off - Road test truck included an electronically controlled locking differential, hill - start assist, and Toyota's Multi-Terrain Select and Crawl Control technology.

As part of the optional Premium and Technology package the test truck included a dual - zone automatic climate control system and heated front seats.

As installed in the test truck, it was rated to carry 1,175 lbs.

There's no trailer brake controller offered from the factory, so our test truck was fitted with an aftermarket unit.

Our test truck measured a very respectable 10.9 L average of mostly city driving, while its trip computer displayed a fairly accurate reading of 11.0 L / 100 km.

For the next three days we tested the trucks in a wide range of terrain.

The test truck, a sportside model, featured steps in front and behind the rear fender flares.

Our test truck came with fold - away jump seats for two rear passengers.

Our test truck came with Chevy's optional 210 - horsepower, 5.7 - liter, fuel - injected V - 8 and a computerized four - speed automatic - two options that added $ 1,735 to the base price.

The test truck, a top - of - the - line, four - wheel - drive GMC Sierra SLT, was loaded with everything you would want in a luxury car, from leather upholstery to the addictive XM satellite radio.

Versatile is the best way to describe the test truck's 190 - horsepower 350 - cubic inch (5.7 - liter) fuel injected V - 8 and four - speed automatic transmission.

The test truck had one minor bug: It was difficult to start in the morning.

Our test truck comes from line item 7544, the 2016 Tacoma 4 × 4 TRD Off Road Double Cab V6 with the six - speed automatic transmission.

Despite some hard driving, our test truck did not squeak or rattle, and it felt as if it were put together very tightly.

The cladding is a bit of an anomaly for Ford's test trucks and fuels anticipation for details.

In the city, with the air conditioning running, the test truck delivered its promised 17 mpg.

The 5.4 - liter V - 8 in our test truck was an $ 800 option over the standard 4.6 - liter V - 8; add to that $ 810 for a power moonroof, $ 195 for a tubular aluminum flip - over bed extender, $ 285 for a limited - slip rear axle, $ 740 for transportation and — this is neat — $ 245 for a power sliding rear window, and the $ 32,375 base price moseys on up to $ 35,450.

The $ 625 convenience group option in our test truck includes power seats and an electrochromatic rear mirror, which helps reduce glare.

The test truck had Ford's electronically controlled four speed automatic transmission.

I put more than 350 miles on our test truck and still didn't find the bottom of the fuel tank.

The test truck came with an expensive ($ 793) shell cover for the bed.

Our dark red test truck sported the base drivetrain - a 119 - horsepower, 2.5 - liter, in - line four - cylinder engine and a five - speed manual transmission.

The test truck was a SuperCab, a nice alternative if you occasionally need a rear seat or the extra room.

Our test truck came with power windows, mirrors, door locks, cruise control, air conditioning, a CD player, a plastic bed liner and more.

Our test truck came with a howling 260 - horsepower, 5.4 - liter overhead - cam V - 8 engine and a four - speed automatic transmission.

The test truck was the four - wheel drive SR5 model, which had a transfer case that allows the driver to shift into four - wheel drive while on the go.

Couple that with our tested truck's 3.31:1 axle ratio and the truck gets up to highway speed, but you won't find your head snapped into the headrest.

That's just as well, as the Double Cab, in SR5 trim with four - wheel - drive like the test truck, weighs just under 5,000 pounds, which would be asking a lot of the V - 6.

Jumping down from our test truck, though, our hunger took a back seat as we found ourselves surrounded.

The test truck came with a black plastic bedliner - a good touch that contrasted nicely with the vehicle's bright red paint job.

Our test truck, though, came with the Power Stroke diesel engine.

Base price on the Harley edition is $ 35,780, and after you add on the test truck's power moonroof ($ 810), aluminum tubular bed extender ($ 195), a six - disc CD changer ($ 295) and $ 740 in transportation charges, the bottom line is $ 37,820.

Options brought the test truck's bottom line to $ 32,153.

For $ 22,000 and change, our test truck seemed a bit sparsely equipped.

Our red test truck came with cloth - covered, power adjustable seats.

Most remarkably, our test truck, the 2008 Nissan Titan 4x4 SE, proved sedan - smooth in highway cruising up through what locals call «The Notches,» and yet was nimble, stable and quiet on the rough roads that wind toward Maine, Vermont, Canada and — we hoped — a pan full of trout.

Our test truck came with four - wheel drive.