Sentences with phrase «small cars designed»

But more importantly, it proved that Honda was serious about building small cars designed for worldwide consumption.

The Lancia Aprillia — Was this the best small car design to emerge between the wars?

Jonathan Rishton takes a ride in a highly original Viotti - bodied example from 1931 / Josef Ganz and the Rapid — After examining a rare survivor of the Rapid, intended to be the Swiss people's car, Reg Winstone reappraises its creator's contribution to the field of small car design / Springtime at Goodwood — The second of the revived Members» Meetings attracted an impressive variety of historic racers.

It launched the Indica, the first modern small car designed in India, ten years ago, and has since added companion models called the Indigo and the Marina.

The Sedona is the first minivan to earn the Institute's Top Safety Pick award, and the Impreza is only the second small car design to earn this award.

During the Frankfurt Motor Show, unveiled was the latest in small car design, the 2013 Smart FourJoy Concept.

Most small car designs earn poor ratings in side impact crash tests recently conducted by IIHS.

The Sedona is the first minivan to earn the Top Safety Pick award, and the Impreza is only the second small car design to earn this award.

A recent series of frontal offset crash tests included three new small car designs — Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer and Volvo S40 — plus a newly designed large pickup, the Dodge Ram, and a new minivan, the Kia Sedona.

ARLINGTON, Va. — A recent series of frontal offset crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety included three new small car designs — Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer, and Volvo S40 — plus a newly designed large pickup, the Dodge Ram, and a new minivan, the Kia Sedona.

Not exact matches

And Toyota has designed the i - ROAD, a small, electric concept car eventually meant to be deployed in urban fleets and shared, similar to the bike shares popping up in many cities.

«You'd design a smaller but roomy car for one or two passengers and make it more luxurious,» Breitfeld said.

Breitschwerdt likes to boast about the small car's sophisticated design, noting, for example, the car's inside space occupies 70 % of its total length.

Stable oil prices, improvements in SUV and truck design, and a big shift in consumer tastes seem to spell the end of sedans and small cars in the U.S.

They're designed to cover smaller one - time personal expenses like medical bills, home improvements or buying an inexpensive car.

With accessory buildings (coach houses with garages below and a small living or work space above) permitted on the single - family house lots, this design makes room for 41 private development parcels, allowing up to 70 dwelling units and four ground - floor shops; off - street parking for 82 cars; on - street and plaza public parking for 216 cars; and additional Sunday parking available for up to 90 more cars on the perimeter lanes of the property.

Perhaps the easiest spot for the kill would be in the design of small cars.

Since preemies are usually below 5 lbs and most car seats aren't designed for babies that small, you're going to need one that is specifically made for preemies.

For installations in more compact vehicles, Britax designed both seats with a small footprint, to take up less car space.

The Rear facing car seat has compact design making it ideal for smaller cars and fitting in the centre back seat between two other car seats.

The lightweight and small design means that it is easy to store, portable and fits perfectly in the car and in your bag.

Overall, parents were extremely happy with this car seat - a few even said that the cuteness of the design and the customer service they received was enough to overlook some small issues, like the fact that the handle is a bit awkward.

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.

The seat shell and angle of an infant car seat are designed to provide the most comfortable and snug ride for a small baby.

Attachment using the car seat's LATCH connectors for quick and simple use, Compact fold stows into small spaces including most airplane overhead compartments, Steel frame design for strength and durability.

The narrow / compact design is great for smaller cars and when you have multiple car seats in the back.

The stroller also folds into a compact design with the dimensions of 35 x 30.75 x 14 inches which allows it to be stored in the trunk of a car or other small spaces.

Also, seats designed to comfortably fit a small baby through their toddler years will mean less money spent on buying a car seats over time.

I don't wish that task on anyone, but let me tell you, it's a heck of a lot easier to fit three car seats in the back of a small SUV when you have a space saving design like the Radian RXT.

This convertible car seat is designed to help parents to rear face their children long enough on a smaller budget.

This car seat is designed to fit into small cars with it's slim design.

For example, the Model S electric car designed by Tesla Motors, a company owned by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, is powered by thousands of small lithium - ion batteries arrayed between the car's axles.

The Yilaiboa conveniently folds into a small, tight design for optimum storage at home or in your car trunk.

And the Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University is employing a modest $ 250,000 grant to implement its pro-vocative design for a solar - powered electric car incorporating a small gasoline or natural - gas burning engine to extend its range.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

These magnets do a good job in cars, too: They enable the numerous electric actuators, which drive the windscreen wipers, for instance, to be of a smaller and lighter design.

For safety reasons, students must be picked up and dropped off by parents» or other cars / vehicles only in the front of... The Cadence OrCAD product line provides affordable, high - performance PCB design tools that boost productivity for smaller design teams and individual PCB

The new car mechanic had a lot of promise and could have made for a very enjoyable experience, but the small details and design choices made this new mode one you'd want to avoid.

The new all - aluminum XK is touted as the saviour of the company and it may well be, offering the opportunity to extract design from the stagnation of retro looks, but surely a smaller, less expensive sports car would make Jaguar exciting to younger buyers again.

Though some see hints of Elantra and perhaps even Accent in the new fascia, the overall design reminds us quite a bit of that used on the Veloster — and seeing as that model is also trying to serve as a (smaller) sporty coupe, we're not too shocked to see Hyundai's giving both cars some common design DNA.

«Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology, and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition, while raising the bar in the small car segment.»

The new Passat demonstrates VW's willingness to simplify the design, remove build configurations (from 128 down to 16) and take out some costly options en route to a vehicle whose starting price will massively undercut the $ 27,195 base sticker of the smaller outgoing car.

Significantly smaller and less expensive than the V -12-powered DB9 and Vanquish, the two - seat Vantage is designed to be an exclusive sports car rather than a genuine supercar.

So the output will vary for what the engine was designed to do, small economy vehicle or muscle car.

The car follows the design language of the Phantom, but, according to chief designer Ian Cameron, sleeker lines and a smaller stature give the Ghost a more «informal presence» than its big brother.

Sizaire - Berwick part 2 — Richard Mawer concludes his article on F.W. Berwick and the Sizaire brothers covering the period from 1914 onwards / Museum at Geneva — This excellent collection of cars has been visited by Bryan Goodman / Postwar Tatraplan — Gavin Farmer describes the postwar Tatras — developed from the revolutionary pre-war design by Hans Ledwinka / 1914 Dixi — The sole - surviving example of the German - made Edwardian Dixi has been experienced by Gavin Farmer / 1936 Steyr — Tom Threlfall writes about this advanced - for - its - time Austrian - made small saloon / 1932 Lagonda 3 - litre — This month The Editor gives us his impressions of this salubrious motor car.

The profile is wedgier than probably any other new car on sale today, and such is the drama that you don't immediately notice how unfashionably small are the 16in alloys (17in wheels of a similar design are an option).

Veteran car run — London to Brighton, November 2003 / Nuvolari remembered — a nostalgic trip to Donnington / Connaughts that put Britain on the Grand Prix fast track — success at Syracuse — Part one / Small Ford development story from 1932 Model Y to 1959 — Eights and Tens / Pilgrimage to Hershey Show in October 2003 / Flaminio Bertoni unsung designer of Citroen's three landmark designs — Traction Avant, 2CV and DS19 / Cars with more than one engine / Bowler Bentleys — four Bentley that passed through his family — Part one / 12 Volt System — Workshop

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

Extrapolating this and also your earlier response about motorcycles; if you look at Motorcycle engines of comparable size / cylinders to small car engines of similar capacity, you will see that the car manufacturers often still decide to adopt major design changes to their powertrain - rather than just using the same engine design approach.