Sentences with phrase «of test cars»

Google's engineers tweak that intelligence based on the driving experience of the test cars.

Sadly, none of the test cars present have the stickier rubber, but the all - season Goodyears are fine to get the Fusion Sport confidently through all the twisties on the drive route.

Even the standard Maxima includes a navigation system, for instance, and a similarly equipped luxury - branded sedan would cost much more than either of our test cars.

One of our test cars actually came with fabric seats, which is a bizarre # 2,000 + option that does little to add to the Cayman's already luxurious feel.

Both of my test cars were delivered with turbocharged four - cylinder engines.

Many auto writers are known for pounding the daylights out of test cars.

It is something to behold, especially in the Gulf Blue and Olive Green of our test cars.

We play a guessing game with guest passengers about the price of test cars before we look at the sticker.

Although you can buy into the compact segment for less than $ 17,000, every one of our test cars cost more than $ 20,000, topping out at $ 24,205 for the Honda Civic EX-L.

Twelve months, hundreds of test cars, hundreds of thousands of miles driven — all whittled down to ten class winners and one evo Car of the Year.

I slot into the line of test cars behind Marino Franchitti, who's snared the Porsche 911 GT3 RS for this morning's first run.

Each of the test cars came with leather, a turbocharged 1.4 - liter engine and a six - speed automatic transmission.

Unfortunately none of the test cars available to us came equipped with wood trim, so we'll have to wait and see how the A4 measures up against the C - Class and its gorgeous black burl walnut.

Because each was equipped with the optional Sport Package, both of our test cars had «multi-contoured» power sport seats, which we found comfortable.

I was surprised by that because the Sport Package equipped both of our test cars with 19 - inch wheels and lower - series run - flat tires.

A small fleet of test cars is gathered under the lofty roof of what has been nicknamed «Sergio's Aerodome,» a modern white - and - gray stadium worthy of a Roman emperor.

While both our Jaguar and our Infiniti had driver - selectable modes that control throttle and transmission mapping, in neither of our test cars did those selections extend to the suspension (Jaguar does offer that capability but for the XFR only).

Several of our test cars featured thick ribbons of ebony wood lapped with fine grain or white perforated - leather seats with blue piping, the latter recalling a Range Rover.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey used light regulations to entice Uber to the state after the company had a shaky rollout of test cars in San Francisco.

Honda is also said to be interested in a deal, wanting to use Waymo in a series of test cars.

The interior of our test car was absolutely beautiful.

Dynamically, the story gets a little fuzzier - the depth of the 6 - series driving experience always depends heavily on the spec of the test car.

The trunk opening looks a little bit like a slot — not ideal — and part of our test car's cargo area was occupied by a subwoofer.

It's been some time since I've been in a Sonata, and I was remarkably surprised by what I found when I sat behind the wheel of our test car.

It's especially helpful at increasing traction to compensate for the added power and all - season tires of our test car.

The exterior also looks great, especially in the dark blue over tan of our test car, and I don't think the new SLK looks at all a chick car (which was often said of its predecessors).

It's an intimate, compact cockpit, and the black - leather scheme of our test car should make it dour and claustrophobic, but thanks to the bold architecture and excellent driving position, sitting in the Z4 M is like being in a snug cocoon.

I really like the stark white paint over black interior of our test car.

The GT - R's performance capabilities remain a big draw even at the $ 116,880 price tag of our test car.

The tachometer face is white rather than yellow, and the exterior color of our test car was a new, as - yet - unnamed, deep red that will be available, at least initially, only on the HGTE.

Its blunt nose and squared - off rear end make it look a little dorky — especially in the Blue Raspberry paint of this test car — and it doesn't have a very powerful engine or many high - tech amenities.

Under the shapely hood of my test car was a beast of an engine: Infiniti's 5.6 - liter V - 8.

We like the modern, lighthearted looks of our test car's Caribbean Blue / white roof combination, as the EV's tweaks provide some extra visual interest but don't make too bold a statement.

How It Drives Under the shapely hood of my test car was a beast of an engine: Infiniti's 5.6 - liter V - 8.

Of course, the bright yellow exterior color of our test car (not one I particularly care for, by the way) helps to announce the coupe's more sporting intentions.

The all - black interior of my test car was relieved only by a bit of red contrast stitching and some dark silver trim.

Optional features like heated and ventilated front seats, a navigation system with a backup camera, a power tilt / telescoping steering wheel and bamboo wood trim raised the price of our test car to $ 44,710.

You'd probably want to carbon fiber things up with the $ 2,300 interior veneer package and $ 2,000 carbon - fiber engine cover of our test car.

The «metropolitan grey» trim of our test car had a hard - wearing, tweed - like feel and a colourway you might expect to find on an Ikea sofa or on some high - end luggage, and while there's not a great deal of side support in cornering, the flat surfaces of both the front and back seats are much more comfortable than they initially appear.

I am in love with the color of this test car.

The engine is mated to a six - speed manual gearbox as standard, while the six - speed twin - clutch DSG transmission of this test car is a # 1510 option.

The manual gearbox of our test car was very notchy, at times taking a good shove to select third and fourth gears.

Option the eight - speed automatic instead of our test car's slick - shifting six - speed manual for your 518d, and you're still # 200 ahead of the manual 520d.

The power reaches the road through an eight - speed transmission, Quattro all - wheel - drive and, in the case of the test car, Audi's optional Sport Differential.

Although the 19in wheels of our test car won't have helped, our experience suggests that even on smaller wheels, you do feel ruts and bumps through the base of your seat.

Instead, it's something of a test car, showcasing the use of carbon fiber and advanced technologies that give it serious performance skills.

But only # 215 separates it from the # 23,950 Golf SV 2.0 TDI BMT SE, without the optional dual - clutch automatic gearbox of our test car.

The inherent directness of the steering lets it arc into corners with the eagerness of a well sorted hot hatch and, on the optional 18 - inch rubber of our test car, the onset of understeer is controlled extremely well.

Plus, the A4 for India will run higher profile tyres unlike the 45 profile of our test car.

I was a bit disappointed to find drum brakes on the rear axle of our test car, especially since it boasted a sticker price of more than $ 26,000.