Sentences with phrase «rear pillars»

The upright driver position gives a good view of the road ahead, but the thick rear pillars reduce rear visibility.

That eliminated the need for a pair of rear pillars.

Overall visibility isn't amazing either, with the chunky rear pillars in particular generating a sizeable blind spot.

The high waistline and large rear pillars limit visibility, but it's not that severe.

The swept rear pillar that makes the car sleek also makes access difficult.

The rear quarter window is now gone, with a thinner rear pillar put in its place.

Of course, being an executive sedan, there is the issue of a slightly chunky rear pillars that generate a bit of a blind spot out back.

It vaguely reveals the sculptured rear three quarters of the car, with a muscular shoulder line and wide rear pillars on show.

Rear passengers are less well off; they have plenty of leg - and headroom, but the high waistline, small rear side windows and thick rear pillars make the rear cabin miserably claustrophobic.

Cons: Interior materials and quality could be better, sensitive to strong side winds, thick rear pillars create blind spots in the back, the A / C is not very strong.

This might be more a criticism of exterior design, but the Rogue's wide rear pillars compromise visibility.

So it's kind of a bummer than the raked rear pillar seriously takes away from cargo space.)

The three - LED headlights are here, and the chrome blades framing the roof, and floating rear pillars and Lexus logos incorporated in the light clusters.

Though large wing mirrors and a standard - fit reversing camera do alleviate our concerns a little bit, the small - by - crossover - standards rear window and chunky rear pillars means it's not especially easy to judge where everything is directly behind the car.

Plus, steering response is good, as is the overall visibility - though it's worth pointing out the thick rear pillars do impede the view out back somewhat.

Lexus says when viewed from the top, the car's front and rear pillars form an X-shaped backbone.

So when you press the button to lower the top — now, conveniently, without a mechanical latch that needs to be pulled — the flying buttress rear pillars lift up from the body to allow the horizontal panel of the top, and the backlight, to lower into that thin space, with all the fussiness of a Porsche 911 Targa.

The large rear pillars obscure rearward vision, but from the outside the proportions are just right and the bodywork gleams in optional Diamond White Metallic.

The silhouette of the Levante flows along the side of the car from the feline headlights to the characteristic Maserati rear pillar, creating a coupé - like look that is enhanced by the frameless doors.

The steeping rising windowline and chunky rear pillars badly restrict your over-the-shoulder view, plus they mean that anyone sitting in the rear seats won't have much to look at, either.

The sloping roofline and rear pillars reduce vision, all the more reason you'll want the blind spot detection option.

Meanwhile, a rakish top with short rear pillars worked well visually with fairly large 19 - inch alloy wheels wearing 225/45 rubber.

Sitting at the steering wheel, the visibility is really good in all directons, but not so much at the back due to a small rear glass and the big rear pillars, I have also noticed forward vision difficulty, by a very rounded front (like a egg) and the dashboard's design (image) don't let you see clearly where the front ends of the car.

It's a flat bottom unit with an aggressively sloped rear pillar.

And I don't love the reverse rear pillar on the bigger Infinitis either, but it looks cool on this, in sort of a hot - hatch kind of way.

Cons: Road noise, firm ride, tires wear fast, thick rear pillars limit rear visibility, no center console storage.

From the driver's seat, we found the sightlines to be better than expected, but the wide B - pillar located just over the driver's shoulder and thick front and rear pillars somewhat hindered our view to the side.

Large wrap around lights impact on the boot opening a bit, and the coupe - style rear pillars make rear visibility rather poor, though equipment such as parking sensors and a reversing camera minimise that inconvenience.

The metallic side - vents, the raised roof and the tapering rear pillar add to the sporty character of the Freelander2.

Visibility, though, is particularly good for the class, with the decently - sized windows and slim - by - sedan - standards front, center and rear pillars resulting in some relatively slim blind spots to contend with.

The Kia Soul stands out pretty well already, with its boxy design, unusual rear pillar shape, and wheel - at - each corner stance.

The contrasting black roof visually lowers the car for a slightly racier feel, yet there's an element of luxury provided by a big chrome trim strip that separates the roof from the door tops, running on to create a striking trailing edge for the angular rear pillars.

New tech on the XT5 includes Cadillac's pioneering Rear Camera Mirror system which projects a video display of the area behind the vehicle on top of the conventional inside rearview mirror with the roof and rear pillars digitally removed.

Some vehicles were left with an arrangement where the vulnerable bumper contains the only working direction - indicator lights; other examples have these lights duplicated in the traditional rear pillar location.

From the images we can see that the V90 will be a far more stylish replacement for the current V70, but despite its rakish rear pillars could still offer substantially more luggage space than the old car.

The design is interesting to say in the least with a fair number of creases and a blacked - out rear pillar on this hatchback body.

The distinctive nose of the Sports Series is inspired by McLaren Formula 1 ™ race cars, shrink - wrapped dihedral doors are intricately contoured to channel cool air to the engine bay, and «flying buttress» rear pillars create an athletic silhouette while increasing downforce for reassuring handling.

Forward visibility is very satisfactory, with the quarterlights in the base of the front pillars being particularly handy, though all Ford Fiesta models do come with big rear blind spots courtesy of the larger rear pillars.

The New Generation i20 Coupe features a more sharply raked rear pillar and a distinctive roof spoiler, enhancing its sporty exterior.

The RDX's profile looks much more dynamic, with a stylishly raked rear window, floating rear pillar and sculpted sheetmetal.

Visibility is also a mixed bag: whilst the large windshield gives a good view out front, the tiny rear window and incredibly thick rear pillars means it's incredibly difficult to detect what's behind you.

Whilst they don't compromise the view out directly ahead (which, thanks to the large windshield and raised driving position, is actually pretty decent), the thick front and rear pillars do generate quite a few noteworthy blind spots, which can make pulling out of junctions or changing lanes on the highway a more complicated procedure.

Though this is again a quirk that affects pretty much every coupe on the market right now, it is worth pointing out that the combination of chunky rear pillars and a narrow rear window does make keeping on top of what's going on behind you notably difficult.

The sleek roofline holds a distinctively - shaped rear pillar.

Rear visibility, though, is atrocious, with the high belt line, tiny rear window and thick rear pillars making it really difficult to see obstacles and other road users behind you.

This is about as open air as the Fortwo Cabriolet gets though it leaves a rollover safety bar and the thick rear pillars of the Smart's Tridion Safety Cell sticking up awkwardly.

You sit quite high in the RAV, so visibility is quite good (the rear pillars may take some extra getting used to for blind spots).

The Maybach's rear doors are actually 2.6 inches shorter than those of the S - Class, a change that ensures the rear - seat passengers can be concealed from the outside by the rear pillar of the roof.

The rear pillar on the passenger's side tends to block my view.