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Our small car tests have seen us hit city streets, loaded with shopping, hunting for parking spaces.
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If you are interested in seeing the Mitsubishi Mirage in action, don't hesitate to stop in to Bakersfield Mitsubishi today and give the small car a test drive!
The 2014 Chevrolet Volt with available Forward Collision Alert was the only vehicle out of 12 small cars tested to earn the Insurance Institute for...
Among three small cars tested, only the 2003 Toyota Corolla earned a good rating for bumper performance.
DETROIT — The 2014 Chevrolet Volt with available Forward Collision Alert was the only vehicle out of 12 small cars tested to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2014 Top Safety Pick + award.
Not exact matches
Drivers who agree to participate in the tests will have a small data - collecting box installed in the trunk area of their car and two small antennas — one on or near the rear windshield and another on the roof.
According to the Insurance Institute, the head of the crash test dummy in the Model S slammed into the steering wheel, which is why IIHS only gave the popular electric car an «acceptable» rating in the small overlap test.
How could I find boxes, load boxes, shuttle boxes to and from my second story classroom to my small car, get the lesson plans finished, grade the 150 - 200 daily worksheets and quizzes (That's basically all the students did — worksheets, quizzes and tests — all day long.)
«I feel like once you understand how to get around here it's something that you can keep for a long time, regardless of tire, generation of car, the test of time it really stands up here on this small track more than anywhere,» Johnson said.
These are the sort of small issues testing is supposed to iron out, though, and when the car is running the lap times are up there.
This rear facing seat is light weight, comfortable, approved to 25 kg (55 lbs), has passed the Plus Test to 25 kg, has good sleep position and will fit well in pretty much any car small to large.
This rear facing seat is light weight, comfortable, approved to 25 kg (40 lb), has passed the ultra strict Swedish Plus Test to 25 kg, has good sleep position and will fit well in pretty much any car small to large.
This rear facing seat is light weight, comfortable, approved to 25 kg (55 lbs), has passed the ultra strict Swedish Plus Test to 25 kg, has good sleep position and will fit well in pretty much any car small to large.
The Cheng lab's approach is like testing small damages in car parts, one at a time.
The small, dash - mounted display screen with a rotary knob on the center console is a nice feature (even though we complained about the software logic), and the system has the ability to adapt to the evolution of apps, much like the connectivity systems in a few the other cars in this test.
Despite the camouflage, it appears the car being tested is a close relative of the Chinese - market Kia KX3, which in turn is related to the Hyundai ix25 and Hyundai Creta small crossovers sold overseas.
Results from the most recent round of testing on small cars are in, and only the 2014 Chevrolet Volt received the organization's Top Safety Pick + designation.
Our test car had a rearview camera, and the image on the relatively small display screen was nice and sharp.
A small fleet of test cars is gathered under the lofty roof of what has been nicknamed «Sergio's Aerodome,» a modern white - and - gray stadium worthy of a Roman emperor.
The current Mazda3 was on the vanguard of the movement to add more premium features to small cars, and my Grand Touring test example is evidence of that trend.
Test drove everything, tried everything, from trucks to small cars, fast, slow, everything.
As of publication, the car hasn't undergone the tougher small - overlap crash test, and its optional crash - prevention technology hasn't been evaluated.
Despite its 19 - inch wheels and P235 / 35R19 Z - rated all - season tires, our test car cushioned manhole covers and small ruts well enough.
It's an IIHS Top Safety Pick, but the agency has yet to subject the car to its more challenging small - overlap frontal impact test (click here for more details)-- a requirement for Top Safety Pick Plus status.
The company is putting a small fleet of self - driving XC90s to the test in Sweden starting in 2017, as it continues its push to launching autonomous cars.
The QX80 got a small edge because our test car's second - row chairs had remote tumbling from dashboard buttons, but both SUVs scored low.
Our test car, equipped with adjustable dampers, leaned very little as we drove through northern Spain at speeds comparable to what we'd done the day before in the smaller 4 - series Gran Coupe.
Of more than 10 entry - level cars subjected to IIHS» small - overlap test, only one — the 2015 Honda Fit — scored acceptable, and none scored good.
«Kenny small» was showing some car for test drive and we choose our 2013 Honda Odyssey.
Our test car is fitted with the optional air suspension and over smaller bumps and imperfections in the road surface the car is very settled indeed, although bigger potholes and expansion joints did crash through the (very solid - feeling) structure.
The Fiesta is an attractive small hatchback, although I have to say that the red candy metallic paint job on our test car didn't show it to its best effect.
What we also see in the short video clips is that Chevrolet appears to be testing the upcoming super sports car with both a small and large rear spoiler, possibly hinting at an optional performance package.
The Jaguar Racing team has now revealed a small teaser video of its car in action at a private test session - suggesting the car's development is well underway before its debut at the first race of the third Formula E season at Hong Kong this October.
The 2016 Audi A6 scores the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's coveted Top Safety Pick + award, after revisions for the new model year improved the car's performance in the IIHS small - overlap crash test.
The new small overlap frontal crash test, designed to simulate what would happen when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or object, constitutes the front end of the driver's side striking a five - foot tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.
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.
Fortunately, a new test that gauges a car's performance in smaller - overlap frontal collisions now distinguishes better among the test subjects.
Top crash - test scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have earned the 500 status as an IIHS Top Safety Pick, but IIHS has yet to conduct its latest small - overlap frontal test on the car.
It looks massive in comparison, though you can at least drive the new car with a degree of safety, it having scored a five - star result in the EuroNCAP tests (those test have since become more stringent, but the 500 remains a safe small car).
After the smaller, lighter, more powerful 2016 Chevrolet Camaro debuted in the summer, we hurriedly took the car out testing on public roads and on the race track to see whether the sixth - gen Camaro is the best one yet.
The three cars earned the required good scores in all five crashworthiness tests, including moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side impact, roof strength and head restraints and seats.
Top Safety Picks will continue for 2013, but IIHS will introduce a «higher award level that will be announced later this year» for cars that secure a top rating in the small - overlap test as well as the institute's existing tests.
Other than that homely schnoz, though, nothing about the Genesis's appearance looks cheap — our test car's metallic red paint is deep and lustrous, its panel gaps are the same as (or smaller than) all of the other cars here, and the overall proportions create a substantial stance.
In the small overlap test, we use a 5 - foot - tall rigid barrier with a radius of about 6 inches representing the outer corner of a car or a tree or post.
The 2013 Toyota Camry sedan and Prius v hybrid (above, right) failed a new crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that simulates a frontal impact overlapping a small portion of the car — say, piling into a tree from your left headlight.
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The test car's body panels didn't flex with fingertip pressure, the metallic - blue paint was evenly and neatly applied, and the workmanship, in general, seemed fine except for small details such as loose - fitting plastic inserts in the door handles.
Inside, Fox was roomy enough for four small - to average - sized adults, and the test car's black - and - gray color scheme was eye - pleasing.
Mated to a 5 - speed manual in our test unit, the gearing was decidedly «small - car», with shorter gearing from 1st until 3rd making the Swift 1.2 a sprightly little thing from pull - off, and the taller 4th and 5th gears making it a rather frugal machine.
A long trip is a serious test for your car and even a small problem such as a worn windshield wiper, out - of - balance tire can cause a lot of troubles.