Sentences with phrase «side of her minivan»

The tests simulate crashes in which SUVs or pickup trucks strike the sides of minivans.

Not exact matches

But we like them best bought by the cardboard pint from the back of a minivan on the side of the road, and devoured by the handful on our way to the beach.

As my kids and I ran down the stairs towards our driveway I saw the minivan glowing in the distance and I remembered the double sliding side doors, a feature my kids spent the better half of the prior evening testing out over and over again.

I am so tired that with the baby on my hip, I explained to the policeman that I drive a minivan and I never bumped into anything in my entire life until this minivan, but now both sides of my car are completely scraped up from pulling in and out of my garage and bumping into trashcans on a regular basis.

LOWER EAST SIDE — A new study by a transportation advocacy group echoes the Lower East Side community's concerns over the dangers of crossing Delancey Street, a week after 12 - year - old Dashane Santana was struck and killed by a minivan as she tried to navigate the thoroughfare's nine lanes of traffic.

Every year our family of six hops in our minivan and travels to central Illinois to celebrate Thanksgiving with my husband's side of the family.

I was immediately assigned the task as co-driver of the minivan which was generously donated by the Variety Club, and my fellow volunteer driver and I were given a list of addresses around the South - East side of London to pick up children who needed to be taken to the hospital to have special therapies and treatment.

But make no mistake, with the convenient electric sliding side doors — now foot - operated — improved Stow - N - Go seating, and all that gear in the rear to keep the peanut gallery entertained, we are deep in the competitive, feature - laden heart of minivan country.

If your minivan has some extra hardware that comes out the side of the hitch and looks more complicated, learn more about how to use a weight distributing hitch.

Besides the space, storage and seating, one of the biggest benefits of minivans is the sliding side doors.

The odd kickdown on the side glass is jarring — the mismatched lines almost make it look as if a separate vehicle were welded onto the rear third of the minivan.

The Pacifica's appearance treads toward crossover territory, but with its convenient, foot - operated electric sliding side doors, improved Stow»n Go seating, and all that gear in the rear to keep the peanut gallery entertained, we are deep in the feature - laden heart of minivan country.

The Kia KV7 Concept debuted back at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, sporting all sorts of features foreign to a traditional minivan: gullwing side doors, rotating seats, wood flooring, retractable dash board, and even floating table - top touchscreen computers.

The change is just one of about 300 made in the vehicles.At a recent preview of its 1994 lineup in San Francisco, Chrysler said it will be the only automaker offering dual safety cushions - the driver's side air bag already was standard - in minivans for» 94.

Door alert Selectable feature that automatically flashes signal lights on the side of the vehicle in which a sliding door is opening (minivan).

Although Ford was among the last of the minivan makers to add even a manual sliding door on the driver's side of the vehicle, it's a feature that no family would want to do without after experiencing it.

Chrysler, as of this writing, offers the only minivan with a driver's side air bag.

The side test of this minivan was delayed from last year because the manufacturer was working on changes to improve its performance.

Also standard are 16 beverage holders, including clever fold - out cupholders on the side of the front and second - row seats, and nicely designed bottle holders in the minivan's B - pillars.

«Other minivans have earned good front and side ratings, but they haven't achieved a satisfactory level of rear crash protection.

Increased safety, from greater use of side air bags (1998 Toyota Corolla), seat belt pretensioners (1998 Corolla, Sienna minivan), and force limiters and impact - absorbing plastics on pillars to lessen the severity of head injuries.

Really, handling is a non-issue: Who's going to carve sharp turns in any minivan when the dog slides from one side of the rear seat to the other, a kid in the middle row declares, «I'm gonna barf,» and your partner gives you the death stare?

Nissan also provides side doors with truly thoughtful entry handles that extend far enough down for small children to use them for their first big steps in and out of the minivan.

Some of the great safety features in this minivan include side - impact airbags, side - curtain airbags, knee protection airbags, traction control, blind spot monitoring and much more.

The body styling is quite vanlike, but the Odyssey sits lower than the other guys» offerings and uses four conventional car doors instead of the two front doors and single sliding side door found on regular minivans.

Though minivan owners may bemoan the absence of sliding side doors, GM hopes the styling of the new vehicles — a counterpoint to the soccer - mom minivan look — will be more than enough to make them a success.

Eastern Shore Toyota's Parts Department, can add accents to the sides of your Toyota with side moldings for your sedan, minivan, or SUV and tube steps for your pickup.

Beneath all of that puffery is a healthy helping of traditional minivan practicality including multiple cup holders and storage spaces, manual folding bench third - row seats, power sliding side doors granting easy mid - and rear - cabin access for children and grandparents, and that good ol', telltale minivan rear hatch.

Soon, it will add the Relay, which looks like an SUV, but has three rows of seats and sliding side doors like a minivan.

Being a minivan, however, there isn't much to be done about the majority of the body, which remains a big box featuring lightly contoured sides.

That was a higher rate than any minivan door and more than twice the rate of driver's side door openings.

From its smooth and easy - to - use sliding side door to the incredible versatility of its seats, the Quest is the most user - friendly and most intelligently engineered minivan I have yet to test.

But on the minivan side of the industry, the challenge is won by whichever automaker can best mimic the interior of the American living room.

Thanks to triple door seals, increased sound deadening, a standard noise cancellation system and optional acoustic front and side glass, Honda's new Odyssey minivan will transport you and the rest of the family in the segment's quietest cabin.

Admittedly, the glovebox is on the smaller side by minivan standards, but the abundance of easy - to - access trays and cubby spots should mean at least most of your day - to - day paraphernalia will have a home in the Chrysler Pacifica.

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

AUDIThe automaker is recalling 28,000 1998 - 99 A6 Quattros because fuel may shoot out of the filler pipe if the gas tank is filled while the engine is cold and running.DAIMLERCHRYSLERThe automaker is recalling almost 1 million 1994 - 95 Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler minivans because the driver's side air bag may deploy accidentally.FORDThe automaker is recalling 32,000 1999 F - 150 four - wheel - drive pickups with the off - road option and two - wheel - drive pickups with the sport option because tires and rims have incorrect rating information.

On the up side, the minivan also demonstrated promising progress compared to the results of 2007 when the previous generation model scored no points and was awarded no stars for the protection it offered to pedestrians.

The custom minivan also received an MRLS logo on the front doors, a striking orange line along the side skirts, lowering springs with height - adjustable perches, and a set of 19» Mazda RX - 8 R3 - spec forged aluminum wheels, complete with MRLS logo orange dots.

An insurance trade group said recently that 126 of 211 passenger car and minivan models offered for 1992 would have driver's side air bags as standard equipment.

Further, Toyota's minivan touts two more driving advantages not found with its rivals, starting with an athletically oriented SE trim that blends the Sienna's V6 with a lowered, sport - tuned suspension, side skirts, and an assortment of aggressive style cues.

Car - like handling, seating for up to eight, easy ingress and egress, sliding doors on both sides of the vehicles, outstanding versatility, and the capability of being outfitted with a broad array of family friendly features make any one of these seven one of the best minivans for moms.

While technically not a minivan, the Dodge Journey does in fact ride upon the platform vacated by the short wheelbase version of the Dodge Caravan, but conventionally opening rear doors replace the sliding doors on the sides (just as they were employed on the original Caravan).

In the new study, side impacts accounted for a bigger proportion of deaths in cars than in minivans, pickups and SUVs, while minivans, pickups and SUVs saw more frontal impacts and rollovers than cars.

What this Mazda5 didn't have are some of the ultra-premium features offered on some of the larger, pricier minivans like a power folding rear seat, power side sliding doors and a power rear liftgate.

On the other side of the body style spectrum is the Chrysler Pacifica, a minivan that delivers the same level of luxury to stressed out Somerville, NJ parents that desperately need it.

For the first time IIHS has evaluated the performance of minivans in side impact crash tests.

Once the minivan vs. crossover debate is settled, then you see that the Pathfinder falls on the larger side of larger crossovers — it's more than six inches longer than a Honda Pilot to more three inches shorter than a GMC Acadia.

Overall, the minivan achieved «good» ratings for crashworthiness, and IIHS points out that «the frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head [of the driver] from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.»

The revamped minivan moves away from the rounded styling of the previous generation, with a vehicle that is slightly boxier, with slab sides and a taller hood profile.