Sentences with phrase «size of the test vehicle»

Due to the large size of the test vehicle and generous wheelbase, we imagine it couldn't have been the next GT Coupe, but a larger two - door able to offer four comfortable seats.

Not exact matches

While Tesla went the way of adding sensors to all its production vehicles to gather data, most other automakers and tech companies are doing it through captive test fleets, which all vary in sizes.

Scale models are built and collected for many reasons including, in engineering, for testing the likely performance of a design object at an early stage without the expense of building a full - sized prototype; in remote control vehicles; and on TV and in the movie industry, for constructing objects or sets that can not be built in full size.

In the wake of their successful initial lab tests using small model cats, the researchers are now talking to industrial partners to integrate one of these catalytic converters in full size in a test vehicle.

The product of four years of extensive testing and research and outreach to industry, environmental organizations, labor unions, and other stakeholders, the vehicle and engine performance standards would cover model years 2021 - 2027, and apply to semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans, and all types and sizes of buses and work trucks.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

Driving a full - size SUV can be a daunting task, but when you test drive the 2018 Armada in Grapevine, you'll find that it's a lot easier to drive than most vehicles of its caliber.

Mated to an 8 - speed automatic, it guzzles regular grade gas and in our week of testing, achieved 31 MPG in mixed city and highway driving — unbelievable for a vehicle of this size with AWD.

To find out, we test - drove a 1993 Rodeo LS, a four - door, four - wheel - drive sport - utility vehicle that's roughly the same size as a Chevy S - 10 Blazer or Jeep Cherokee, both of which probably sell more units in a month than Rodeo does in a year.

The Institute's test results generally demonstrate how well vehicles stack up against others of similar size and weight.

If you like the solid feel of a full - size vehicle, but want something more modern and maneuverable than an old - fashioned SUV or wagon, the 2013 Ford Taurus is worth a test drive.

WE»LL BUY YOUR VEHICLE EVEN IF YOU DO N'T BUY OURS.Reviews: * Respectable passenger space for its size; plenty of storage slots; lots of standard equipment for the money; excellent crash test scores.

New crash tests demonstrate the influence of vehicle size and weight on safety in crashes; results are relevant to fuel economy policies

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The 2016 Ford Expedition raised the bar for full - size SUVs, and now is your chance to test drive one of these adventure - seeking, family - carrying versatile vehicle at your Angleton Ford dealers.

2015 Ford F - 150 4X4 SuperCab Vehicle type: 5 - passenger full - size pickup truck, 4 - wheel drive Base price: $ 37,005 Price as tested: $ 42,635 Engine: 2.7 - liter turbocharged V6, 325 - horsepower @ 5,750 rpm, 375 pound - feet of torque @ 3,000 rpm Transmission: 6 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 145 inches Overall length / width: 231.9 inches / 79.9 inches (excluding mirrors) Curb weight: 4,783 pounds EPA mileage estimates: 18 city / 23 highway / 20 combined Assembled in: Dearborn, Michigan

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior quality is best in this class, the quality of switches and plastic used in dash board are best in this class, build quality of body is very best and secure, the front arm rest is very comfort and perfectly placed (when i test drive other vehicles, i feel very discomfort and very small size arm rest is in most cars) tilt and telescopic steering, height adjustable driver seat.

To get there, the automaker is tripling the size of its autonomous development fleet, and rolling out a new version of its test vehicles, which are based on the Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan.

It can be quite a task to review a full size luxury sedan priced at $ 50,000 and compare it to the endless amounts of similar vehicles that have been tested.

The manufacturers supplied information on basic vehicle and test parameters, measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury data recorded on a dummy representing an average - size man in the driver seat, and video of the tests.

Consumers can compare NHTSA and IIHS frontal - impact test results only against other vehicles of the same size, give or take a few hundred pounds.

And for every physical test, GM conducts a hundred times as many virtual - crash events, using high - powered computers to simulate combinations of occupant sizes, crash conditions, restraint systems and vehicle materials and types.

Still, we were pleasantly surprised that a utility vehicle of this size held its own in our test.

In fact, some of the luxury cars we test have less luxury content than mainstream vehicles their same size, but half the price.

Boosters earn a rating of BEST BET, GOOD BET, Check Fit or Not Recommended, based on a protocol that involves measuring how three - point lap and shoulder belts fit a child - size test dummy seated in the booster on a stationary test fixture under four conditions that span the range of safety belt configurations in passenger vehicles.

The test model was equipped with the base 2.5 L four - cylinder and it just feels sluggish in this size of a vehicle.

Crash tests have driven major improvements in the designs of all kinds and sizes of passenger vehicles.

For tests of Autonomous Emergency Brake systems, Euro NCAP uses an impactable vehicle target that replicates a typical medium - sized car.

Speed - mpg relationships are based on dynamometer tests of 74 light - duty vehicles representing a variety of manufacturers, nine vehicle classes, engine sizes 1.5 L to 6.2 L, and model years 2003 to 2012.

While Tesla went the way of adding sensors to all its production vehicles to gather data, most other automakers and tech companies are doing it through captive test fleets, which all vary in sizes.

Ford will triple the size of its autonomous vehicle fleet to 30 cars from 10, and step up testing at its proving grounds as well as on public roads in California.