Sentences with phrase «small car standards»

Even though the Scion iQ is tiny even by small car standards — wheelbase and length are both significantly less, by 11 and 19 inches respectively, than the Fiat 500 — it doesn't feel like it from behind the wheel.

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At midnight, early by T Dot standards, small forward Bonzi Wells noticed Paul paying the bill and calling the cars.

It is also designed for travel - it meets all of the safety standards (of course) but it is small enough to fit into most compact cars and is certified for airplane usage.

These ambitious but achievable fuel efficiency standards for new cars and small trucks are already working.

However, further budget backing for greener vehicles was limited to a small rise in vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars that fail to meet rigorous emissions standards — disappointing campaigners who had hoped for a rise in fuel duty or a diesel scrappage scheme.

Under today's federal standards, average vehicle fuel efficiency is set to rise to 54.5 mpg for cars and small trucks by 2025.

Data from the U.S. government show that car fleets from Japanese firms Toyota and Honda have consistently been above the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that manufacturers are supposed to meet (small graphs below).

The Ford Focus comes standard with six airbags, including side curtain airbags, but antilock brakes — an important safety feature that's becoming increasingly standard on small affordable cars like the Focus — is optional.

Sales of «Chevrolet imports» peaked at 196,777 in calendar 1994, according to «The Standard Catalogue,» but that was more than a decade before Chevy had any decent homegrown small cars it could upsell to customers who came in to look at the Geos.

Cadillac touts the car's «similar» agility to the smaller, midsize CTS, though dimensions are closer to the standard - wheelbase BMW 7 Series sedan.

When I had my electric car, the maintenance of the «standard» suspension, brakes, lights etc was by a small garage.

Small and light cars like the Mazda 3 and Civic are standard with 205 - 55r / 16.

And then Mr. Small Car leads us back to the Encore to point out the standard 18 - inch wheels, the flat - folding rear seats, and the strong Buick identity in the front - end styling, with the chrome waterfall grill and the «Buick Blue» rings surrounding the headlamps.

Last year's Super Bee was relegated to a small, 4.3 - inch touchscreen infotainment system, but the 2013 car shown in Chicago is fitted with a large 8.4 - inch unit — we're awaiting word on if it's standard or an optional extra.

It was a bit of a bugger at slow speed because there was a fair amount of Steering resistance and of course the steering wheel itself is a fair bit smaller than on a Car designed with standard steering.

These are almost standard issue in small cars these days, so to find a supposedly sporty supermini with natural aspiration really is something quite unusual.

To achieve the standard IIHS Top Safety Pick rating, cars must earn «Good» ratings in the aforementioned four basic tests and «Good» or «Acceptable» in the small - overlap.

No Idea, not in the czech manual nor in Haynes... I'm thinking 350 pounds, sort of standard for 4 cyls small car engines.

BMW describes it as a «symbol for the future of sheer driving pleasure», and says it can combine the performance of a BMW M Car with a standard of fuel economy exceeding the market's current small cars.

In combination with the smooth, quick - shifting dual - clutch transmission, the smaller, torquier engine actually makes the Eco model feel peppier than the standard car, both when accelerating from a stoplight and while passing or merging at highway speeds.

In its place is a spacer beneath the cargo floor that contains the tire repair kit, tools, stereo amplifier, subwoofer and a very small storage area, under 0.5 cubic - feet for U.S. - spec cars, because we get the 10 - speaker Sony stereo as standard equipment.

There's no need for a crash helmet as the Twizy is officially a quadricycle or small car, but there's a belt loop for your right shoulder to augment the standard lap - and - diagonal seatbelt which passes over your left shoulder.

Gilles says that SRT would consider building a smaller performance car — based on a car like the Dodge Dart — only if such a model met the brand's internal performance and quality standards.

Thankfully, demanding customers and accommodating automakers are creating new standards for small cars.

While the relatively small power bump and large list of (heavy) standard features is not too exciting for the purist, we do look forward to feeling the chassis changes given Aston's impressive history of fine - tuning their cars throughout the model cycle.

Given that in relative terms, the 4MATIC system adds a fairly small amount to the sticker price on three of these cars ($ 1,125 on the C350, $ 3,000 on the E350, $ 2,500 on the CLS550 and standard on the S - Class diesel), along with the increase in weight, is it worth it?

Car SUVs are generally smaller 2WD SUVs that are considered cars for purposes of compliance with the GHG emissions and fuel economy standards.

The standard Ford Focus is one of the best cars to drive in the small family hatchback class, so it must have been an easy decision for Ford to add power and fine - tune the handling to produce the Ford Focus ST.. More pace, sharper steering and a firmer suspension has only made the Focus more thrilling from a driver's point of view.

This sporty small car is equipped with standard Chevrolet MyLink † with a 7 - inch diagonal color touch - screen so your music and select apps are always within reach.

Growing in popularity thanks to rising CAFE standards, subcompact cars are the smallest and most fuel - efficient of the family sedans.

I like that I can sit up higher than a standard car, but yet it is smaller than a large SUV.

Despite its imposing proportions, the boot is also quite small by luxury car standards, with 358 litres of space, and an irregular shape that makes fitting in wide cases tricky.

The 2.0 T standard engine delivers flexible thrust that will satisfy most drivers, though obviously, it's working harder in this car than it does in the smaller A4.

The 208's electrically assisted steering wheel is very small by class standards; while that means it's fast in action, it can make the car feel nervous on the motorway.

More standard features than most competitors» small cars such as 10 air bags, four - wheel disc brakes, rearview camera and available OnStar 4G LTE with Wi - Fi hotspot

However, if those cars are too large — or the standard Tiguan too small — then the Allspace makes a good case for itself as something of a happy medium.

That's not to say it's imperfect (the smaller of the two engines does struggle to get the car up to speed, and the rear visibility is compromised even by big sedan standards), but the Chevrolet Impala rarely skips a beat anywhere else.

I don't get the point of a fast and high car, a RR Evoque or even a standard Q3 should do the job well enough if you want a sporty, practical and rather small SUV, well being good looking.

The 2008's steering wheel is very small by class standards, and while that means fast responses, it can make the car feel nervous on the motorway.

It's reasonable to assume that the Kicks is built on a car - derived platform, meaning it likely comes standard with front - wheel drive, and it undoubtedly uses a four - cylinder engine because we can't imagine Nissan would shoehorn a V6 in the engine bay of a small, city - dwelling crossover.

The Sunbird gets anti-lock brakes standard on all models - a rarity for a small car.

Garnet Red 2017 Kia Forte LX FWD 6 - Speed Automatic 2.0 L I4 DOHC Dual CVVT38 / 29 Highway / City MPGAwards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) Reviews: * Feels roomy inside for a small car; many desirable standard and optional features; easy - to - use controls and simple touchscreen interface; warranty coverage is better than most in the segment.

Although this is 15 litres smaller than the standard car, it's still large for a model in this class and the boot is a good shape.

All of the pace car replicas are equipped with the Corvette's standard LS2 small - block V - 8 and Z51 performance package.

Clean CARFAX.Awards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) Reviews: * Feels roomy inside for a small car; many desirable standard and optional features; easy - to - use controls and simple touchscreen interface; warranty coverage is better than most in the segment.

The LS model comes standard with a built - in alarm system and power - assisted rack - and - pinion steering - two items that add to the cost of many other small cars.

Though the standard - fit reversing camera, rear parking sensors and blind spot mirrors (on top of the blind spot monitoring system that's available on all but the most basic cars) are helpful, the chunky rear pillars and small rear window do make it a tad challenging to see what's going on behind you.

Another perfect example of attention to the smallest detail is the newly designed standard Mobility Tire System: from a purely statistical viewpoint car drivers experience a f lat tire every 100,000 kilometers.

Given the rarity and standard of the car, we couldn't bear to see the car left with small imperfections, such as car park dents, stone chips etc..

As demand for diesel engines in standard sedan and station wagon cars in the United States has traditionally been much lower than in saloon and estate cars in Europe, the development of smaller automotive turbodiesels has (in general) been led by European manufacturers in recent years.