Sentences with phrase «of commuter cars»

Horsepower figures once considered exclusive to only the fastest sports cars are now laid down by even the most modest of commuter cars, while the top - end performance vehicles continue onward into the stratosphere with nearly unfathomable horsepower specs.

I?ve never gotten so good of performance out of a commuter car.

It is truly a fun little car, though it may not be as fast as those other two seater cars on the market, but then again, it is not meant to be a sporty car but more of a commuter car (Unless you go for the Brabus edition).

Not exact matches

Thanks to the rise of on - demand ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft, the need to have a car (and a parking space) is lessening even for daily commuters.

Pashak often compares his A-type to the popular commuter models manufactured by Linus — he considers them a «pace car» — and Bikes on Wheels sold about a 1,000 of those in the last year.

And city streets — which are being overcrowded by the influx of ride - hailing vehicles, according to some reports — could become less congested as a ride - sharing fleet moves commuters around en masse, rather than individuals relying on their own cars to get to work.

L.A.'s traffic woes are so famous that the opening sequence of the Oscar - winning movie La La Land features frustrated commuters dancing on their parked cars.

In Brunswick, Georgia, large chunks of ice fell on commuters» cars from the old oak trees that frame the streets.

New York's Metro North Railroad is the last daily commuter train to have a bar car and the last four bar cars are coming out of service.

In the absence of natural gas fuel stations, these commuter cars are meant to be refuelled in your garage from your domestic gas line.

He prefers commuter trains to private cars, and he considers petty politics to be the bane of business.

The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a system or set of systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance policies covering those vehicles; for the energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.

It's estimated that people spend an average of 1 hour every day traveling, mostly in cars, but not everyone drives, implying that the average time that daily commuters spend in a car is much higher.

I feel like my whole person is filled to the brim with cars, sky scrapers, commuters, city pollution, sidewalks, streetlamps, high heels, take out containers, and all the leftovers of everyday living.

If you love to cook, approach buying a chef's knife with the sober diligence of a commuter buying a car.

RP2 requires lengthening all Pendolino trains to 11 cars from the current mix of 9 and 11, replacing some commuter trains with 125mph stock so as not to delay faster trains, dealing with bottlenecks at seven specific points along the line, adding platforms at Euston and Manchester, and laying more track into Birmingham.

«Uber is certainly a big part of the problem and they've driven up the congestion over the past five or six years, but if you only target them you're just creating an incentive for commuters not to use Uber or share their cars, but to take their own cars,» said Gelinas.

Another accident near the toll barriers of the new bridge backed up traffic on the Thruway travelling into Rockland after 10 a.m. THRUWAY AUTHORITY RESPONDS TO TRAFFIC CONCERNS Commuters have complained about stand still traffic on their morning and evening drives and the Thruway Authority has confirmed that more cars are making use of the bridge.

Mark Epstein, chair of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council, says LIRR is awaiting delivery of new train cars, «But we just need to get it done.

The state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the subway, faces a litany of problems, including antiquated signals and overcrowded cars, that have led to frequent breakdowns — much of it documented by smartphone - toting commuters for the world to see.

In his scheme, the lead car serves as the locomotive, doing most of the work so simple electric motors that deliver just enough power for tooling around town and driving to the commuter track can power the rest of the cars.

IF ONLY American commuters would pool their cars — and commit 16 other acts of environmental kindness — they could slash US CO2 emissions by 7.4 per cent by 2019.

These brightly colored bikes and their riders, often seen braving a gauntlet of impatient taxis, city buses and delivery trucks in dense urban areas, are nearly ubiquitous in these cities, granting commuters the freedom to leave their cars behind and get to their destination on their own schedule without having to walk far or take a bus or train.

However, when «The Commuter» buckles down for drama, it wrings out a lot of tension from Michael going back and forth through train cars, as well as some surprising twists and turns.

The moment is a fanciful, dramatically obscene sequence in which Churchill escapes his chauffeured state car and decides to ride the Tube for the first time in his life, surrounded by ordinary commuters, who let him know what they think about the Nazis and stop short of taking turns to sit on his knee.

«While the Maxima's refinement is a remarkable improvement over the rest of Nissan's commuter cars, it's not yet at 100 percent,» Hoey says.

apparently one of their mechanics wanted it as a commuter (as there nothing wrong with it, we just wanted a safer car — with a latch system — having a baby on the way).

We've curated a list of some of the top - rated gifts at every price range that is sure to delight the commuter, road tripper or car lover in your life.

In the 60 years since John Cooper's sports car née cheap, cute city commuter, Mini has built cars of all shapes and sizes for all sorts of buyers.

Would you consider the i as a commuter car, especially if your final price (following your federal and state tax returns) was in the neighborhood of $ 16,000?

Only the 911 ranks in our mind as a perfect commuter car — which is probably why we see so many of them as we creep into Los Angeles and finally reach the coast.

Short of the luxury field, most hybrids drive like high - mileage commuter cars.

* Solectria Corp. of Massachusetts showed off its Sunrise, a 4 - seat commuter car that goes into production in 1997.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to remanufacture a rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to purchase or lease a used rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation, unless such person makes demonstrated good faith efforts to purchase or lease a used rail car that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to purchase or lease a remanufactured rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation unless such car was remanufactured in accordance with paragraph (1).

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person who provides commuter rail transportation to fail to have at least one passenger car per train that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, in accordance with regulations issued under section 244, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

-- For purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), a requirement that a rail passenger car used in commuter rail transportation be accessible to or readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, shall not be construed to require --

These are great commuter cars with a bit of «fun - to - drive» added in for good measure.

The RAV4 just disappears into the background as it reliably takes you from point A to point B like the excellent commuter it's meant to be, never breaking down, giving you grief, catching on fire, causing a commotion at Cars and Coffee, or drawing the attention of law enforcement.

What's acceptable in a commuter car becomes less so in a car like the ELR; switching into Sport mode helps move it a bit more smartly due to a remap of the accelerator input, but it's still poky compared with competitors like the Tesla Model S. Handling is sharp, thanks partly to a revised front suspension and partly to big 20 - inch wheels and aggressive performance tires.

The Lancer, Mirage and Mirage G4 are fuel - efficient, and some of the most inexpensive commuter cars on the market.

In principle it sounds good — and in an ideal world, well within the limits of day to day use it would be fine — that's why many commuter cars use open differentials.

The Ford Focus is a compact car that comes in both sedan and hatchback form, both of which are aimed at shoppers looking for an inexpensive commuter vehicle.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that individuals with disabilities will have greater access to intercity, commuter and high - speed train travel as a result of a new rule requiring new station platform construction or significant renovation to enable those with disabilities to get on and off any car on a train.

Who doesn't love an honest car, stripped of pretense and without any hint of sportiness about it — something that knows it's a commuter car and sets out to be the simplest, best version of itself that it can be.

Mixing the benefits of a car with the roominess of an SUV, the Compass is ideal for small families, commuters, or those that love the ability to take their car off - road when necessary.

I needed a commuter car and did lots of internet research, and it came down to the Mazda3 or this Honda, but the Toyota corolla would have been a fine choice as well.

[72][73] According to Toyota the FT - EV was designed as an urban commuter car with a range of 50 miles (80 km) per charge.

The official fuel economy figure of around 252mpg is pretty unrealistic, too, although with regular plug - ins, this could still be a very efficient commuter car.