While our main focus is on conversions we also have information
on production vehicles.
Today, Hyundai becomes the first car company to launch Android Auto
on production vehicles.
Four - wheel disc brakes helped to reign in the Renegade from 60 - 0 mph in 129.2 feet, albeit with a fair amount of nose - over and rear end lift, possibly due to the front springs being out of spec, we're told, from what will be used
on production vehicles.
Collaborating with UK - based M - Sport and HooniganRacing Division, Ford Performance engineers implemented the same high - tech instruments and procedures used
on production vehicles to develop the Focus RS RX for competition.
JLR hasn't stated when it anticipates the new systems could be mature enough to bring to market
on its production vehicles.
The automaker is testing these technologies in real - world conditions right now, and they could be featured
on production vehicles in the next few years.
The concept showcases new technologies that will appear
on production vehicles later this year, including a water injection system andorganic light - emitting diode (OLED) taillights.
Dodge says the functional Air Grabber hood is the largest scoop ever installed
on a production vehicle, measuring more than 45 square inches.
Another Infiniti first — and the first of its kind
on a production vehicle — is a steer - by - wire system called Direct Adaptive Steering that uses software instead of a physical connection to the front wheels to communicate the driver's steering inputs.
The second - generation IS marked the next introduction of Lexus» new L - finesse design philosophy
on a production vehicle, following the premiere of the 2006 Lexus GS performance sedan.
You can read our first ride review from a 2017 test session in the Aussie Outback here and check out Matt Brogan's full rundown
on the production vehicle's specifications from the global reveal.
Fourwheeler.com also noticed rear wheel lift when testing the Renegade last year, but was assured it was a result of the front springs being out of spec from what would be used
on a production vehicle.
The regulations require the Corvette C6.R race car to be based
on a production vehicle.
[21] This also marks the first use of Nissan's VVEL (Variable Valve Event and Lift) system
on a production vehicle in the US market.
The world's first Precision All - Wheel Steer system
on a production vehicle changes the game for front wheel driving, independently adjusting the rear wheel toe angles for increased agility and stability while cornering, changing lanes or braking.
The world's first Precision All - Wheel Steer ™ (P - AWS ®) system
on a production vehicle changes the game for front wheel driving, independently adjusting the rear wheel toe angles for increased agility and stability while cornering, changing lanes or braking.
If reaction to a concept car is strong, an automaker may decide to build the car or at least use some of its features and styling cues
on a production vehicle.
Bugatti is the only manufacturer to use clear - coated aluminium
on a production vehicle.
Since GM first introduced the active - hood system
on a production vehicle in Europe 10 years ago, it has been made available on a number of GM vehicles in the US and Korea as well.
Land Rover has never used the Velar nameplate
on a production vehicle.
With an intake pressure loss of just 25mb, a level rarely achieved
on a production vehicle, cylinder filling is enhanced at medium and high speeds: • New dedicated air filter with a volume of 11.5 L (vs. 6.1 L) using an extra-high permeability filter cartridge.
All recent versions of the LS are motivated by a 380 - horsepower V - 8 engine, and the car also features one of the first eight - speed automatic transmissions to be offered
on a production vehicle.
Designed for the race track yet also approved for road use, the wheels are a first
on a production vehicle boasting a CFRP / aluminium - composite construction.
The engine is mated to an all - new 8 - speed Dual Clutch Transmission (8DCT) with torque converter, the world's first DCT to be paired with a torque converter
on a production vehicle.
Things like the concepts's U-shaped steering wheel weren't something we were really expecting to see
on the production vehicle, and neither was the spaceship - style heads - up display that served as a gauge cluster.
The most extreme Huracán isn't simply a leaner, more powerful version of the standard car — it introduces technologies never before seen
on a production vehicle.
Not exact matches
The company produced 2,020 Model 3
vehicles in a week at the end of the quarter, prompting Musk to admit that his reliance
on automation had caused
production bottlenecks.
Two employees with the electric
vehicle maker told CNBC that a fire in the company's Fremont factory ground
vehicle production to a halt, at least temporarily,
on Tuesday morning.
And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine
vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to
on electric, despite the
production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its first
vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.
Although pilot light rail
vehicles have faced a few months of delays, the changes will ensure the
production vehicles for Metrolink and Kitchener - Waterloo remain
on schedule, said Lefebvre.
A «release candidate» is a critical step
on the road to a
production - ready
vehicle.
Faraday Future has also stopped work
on its North Las Vegas factory and will likely miss the shipping deadline for its
production vehicles.
This typically indicates an automaker is building the cars
on production equipment to test the manufacturing process and the new
vehicle.
April 2 - Tesla Inc shares slumped 5 percent
on Monday as investors awaited
production numbers for the closely watched Model 3, a cheaper
vehicle that analysts see as crucial to the luxury electric automaker's long - term profitability.
Musk himself is focusing time
on Model 3
production because it is the «highest priority,» a Tesla spokesman said
on Monday, saying that engineering chief Doug Field was focused
on vehicle engineering.
«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy
vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress
on Model 3
production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.
Mustang
vehicle stands
on the
production line at the company's assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, U.S.,
on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017.
Tesla made «significant progress»
on increasing
production of the Model 3, a mass market
vehicle designed to propel in the second half of the first quarter, Tesla said in a letter to shareholders.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2 - Tesla Inc stood by its
production targets for its Model 3
on Wednesday, assuring investors that its key new
vehicle was
on track, and sought to downplay increased wariness over its finances, saying it expected to achieve net profit in both its third and fourth quarters.
Toyota Motor (tm) reported a drop in first - half
vehicle sales
on Thursday following a series of
production stoppages, falling behind Volkswagen (vlkay), which became the world's top - selling carmaker in the first six months of 2016 despite its emissions scandal.
During Tesla's conference call today, CEO Elon Musk elaborated
on Tesla's plan to bring Model Y, the automaker's upcoming all - electric CUV, to
production and he said that the
vehicle will bring «a manufacturing revolution» in 2020.
Expectations are especially high for electric
vehicle (EV)
production and sales, as the Chinese government sweetened the incentive for families to trade in their gas - powered automobile for one that runs
on a battery - powered electric motor.
To support the ramp of
vehicle production to 500,000 cars a year by 2018, Tesla is focused
on achieving the world's most automated manufacturing systems while ensuring its large factory workforce is trained in the advanced skills unique to Tesla's
production processes.
The workers interviewed include trained engineers working
on vehicle design and
production, a supervisor and factory employees.
That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with
production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from
vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so
on.
(Reuters)- Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares slumped 5 percent
on Monday as investors awaited
production numbers for the closely watched Model 3, a cheaper
vehicle that analysts see as crucial to the luxury electric automaker's long - term profitability.
That's based in part
on higher
vehicle production levels in Magna's two major markets of North American and Western Europe.
Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework
on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the
production and use of cleaner fuels in
vehicles, buildings and industry.
After touting the new Semi and its potential impacts
on the industry, Straubel moved into how energy can be scaled for mass
production of
vehicles.
Faraday Future showed off the FF 91's specifications and features at the press event, following up
on the disastrous showing at CES 2016 when the company was only able to showcase a non-functional concept
vehicle and not the company's long - awaited
production model.