Sentences with phrase «test models i drove»

With both the 17 - and 18 - inch wheels on the three test models I drove over the course of a week, the car looked sporty, vaguely European and attractive in both body styles.

Some reviewers have complained about the quality of materials used in the ZX5, such as the «cheap» (as one of them put it) optional leather package used in the test model I drove.

Not exact matches

So while the autonomous technology is still evolving, Ford wants to test its new business model centered around logistics so that it can lay the groundwork for a new era shaped by self - driving cars at the company.

Farley hinted at one concrete snippet of news: This quarter Ford (f) will begin testing its self - driving network concept — he called it Ford's new business model — in an unnamed city.

As AR glasses gain mass adoption, automakers will be able to capitalize on their investments in digital reality and models by letting prospective buyers customize and virtually test drive cars before stepping onto the dealer's showroom floor.

In a cavernous, disused government warehouse, they construct a nearly full - size model of the terminal and test - drive their clips.

Tesla (TSLA) did not respond to requests for comment about its California testing permit, which authorizes two test drivers to drive an autonomous 2014 Model S sedan.

As such, the company announced a dedicated data sales team, dubbed AMCN Agility, led by Adam Gaynor, who had previously served as the company's VP of advertising and data solutions sales... This comes as AMC and other TV companies like A&E and Discovery are testing a new attribution model that seeks to prove commercials drive business results.»

The men and women in white suits will be helping those wearing business suits tweak their business models in order to promote greener eating, with a range of Sainsbury's stores the first to test drive a number of new ideas.

CA Department of Food and Agriculture awards CSWA a $ 450,000 grant for a four - year project to drive climate protection and innovation through field testing a carbon offset and greenhouse gas emissions model for California wine grape growers (2010)

The model we test - drove was the top - end XLS and it had the standard array of doo - hickeys and technical bobs that most of the other fully loaded small SUVs have with one notable difference — the sound system.

However, since it is a pricey model, we suggest giving it a test drive before you make your purchase.

If possible, test - drive different models at a store before you buy.

I read reviews, analyzed features, weight and specs and test drove different models in store.

The researchers were able to test their hypothesis that stronger winds were driving the ocean heat uptake by putting the observations of wind behavior into climate models.

This is important, because the model can be used to test drive the difficult way into the brain.

Engel declined to say how many pre-orders the company has received in China for the i3 since the model was unveiled at the Beijing auto show last month, but said more than 28,000 people have requested a test drive in a sign of public interest.

In the current study, researchers tested two different CRISPR gene drive constructs in the model fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to investigate the rise of resistance.

We then usually move onto xenograft models and then also, if available, try to test some of these compounds in genetically engineered mouse models that have particular mutations driving tumor formation.

Michael Barnhardt, a senior research scientist at NASA ARC and principal investigator of the Entry Systems Modeling Project, said the X-ray work opens a new window into the structure and strength properties of materials at the microscopic scale, and expands the tools and processes NASA uses to «test drive» spacecraft materials before launch.

They also plan on testing if other disease models, such as lupus, are driven by the same mechanisms.

And that mostly, Chileans want to «try Gringas» in the same way, he states, that one would want to test drive a new model car.

Gameplay is the tried and tested, yet still superb, Forza handling model with the usual array of assists and driving aids to tailor the difficulty from noob to racing pro.

Our Tech Team members offered the following tips for your computer shopping trip: * Ask friends and colleagues for recommendations and try out several brands and models, just as you might test drive different cars before purchasing one.

Educators then need to adopt processes — such as discovery - driven innovation — for testing, iterating, and refining their blended - learning models in low - cost, low - stakes ways before taking them to scale across a school or district.

Sadler's research, «Psychometric Models of Student Conceptions in Science: Reconciling Qualitative Studies and Distractor - Driven Assessment Instruments,» recently published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, focuses on integrating the newest discoveries on how students» understand and learn scientific concepts into the design of standardized tests.

This page contains materials and links that analyze and critique standardized test - driven models of accountability, such as the «No Child Left Behind «Act; and that propose, discuss and evaluate different approaches to accountability.

In our modern version of this coverage - driven model, kids are exposed to content, given a test, given a grade, and then the teacher moves on.

Texas, on which the Bush testing plan is modeled, demonstrates all - too - well the inadequacy of test - driven reform [see FairTest Examiner articles, www.fairtest.org, which include links to other articles, especially by Haney, see below].

It is Blair and Michael Barber who were behind the test - driven, marketisation model of education that is causing the problem of shallow, behaviourist, memory - based teaching resulting from the Global Education Reform Movement (GERM) that is infecting our schools.

Incessant testing with no relation to the real world, the mindless collection of trivia classified as data, forcing a «business model» like Enron or Lehman Brothers or General Motors on the public schools, driving the arts and the social sciences out of the curriculum, and watching every Chancellor, Superintendent, Commissioner, and Secretary of Education promote charter schools over their own public schools at every turn.

• The «blended learning» model of education exemplified by the Rocketship chain of charter schools — often promoted by charter boosters — is predicated on paying minimal attention to anything but math and literacy, and even those subjects are taught by inexperienced teachers carrying out data - driven lesson plans relentlessly focused on test preparation.

It's hard to fault individual parents who want a liberal wonderful education for their kids, but if all of us who can flee the fight for quality public education for all, what you get is sub par factory model a-democratic inequitable authoritarian test driven schools.

«The new system will turn around that process and design tests to model good instruction — to be driven by and be part of instruction instead of a standalone activity.»

Education has become test - and - data obsessed, she says: «The schools are being run a little bit more like on a business model of constantly collecting data and then (that's) driving all of our decisions.»

NRCCTE researchers at NOCTI spent three years researching and pilot testing CTEDDI (Career - Technical Educators Using Data - Driven Improvement), a professional development model that helps CTE teachers and administrators learn how to effectively interpret assessment data and use it to make instructional improvements in the classroom.

Some of that joy is felt here, but with a $ 18,860 starting price — my test car's sticker hovered near $ 23,000, and that didn't include navigation — it doesn't come close to the experience of driving a performance - oriented model like the Honda Civic Si or Mazda3 s, and it barely manages to hold its own against its competitors» non-performance base models.

The car was great but I wanted to be sure about my choice and Suditi generously encouraged me to test drive every model I wanted to consider.

The upcoming Rolls - Royce SUV is getting closer to production, as evidenced by this engineering mule that's out and about testing a new all - wheel - drive system for this new model.

Our car had all - wheel drive, and Hyundai hasn't published 0 - 60 times for any but the rear - drive model, so we'll have to wait until we can test it for ourselves to find out.

The Hybrid's combined figure was only 3 mpg higher than the V - 6 model, and the car's mild hybrid system achieved only 22 mpg in our brief, real - world test drive.

It's not often that we get to test out the base model of a vehicle, but that's exactly what I drove for a week: a 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen S.

Well I bought this exact model, Nissan Juke NISMO RS, having taken it for an extensive test drive.

When I test drove this car I knew I found the right model.

The 3.2 FSI Quattro automatic is the priciest, most potent, and most sophisticated version of the new model range at launch — especially when it is fitted, as was our test car, with high - tech options such as Drive Select, dynamic steering, switchable dampers, lane assist (departure warning), side assist (rearview blind spot detection), adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights (swiveling xenons), and eighteen - inch wheels shod with 245 / 40 YR -18 Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

Still, if not for those 18 - inch Michelin tires (17 - inch Continentals on the SL and SV, and 16 - inch Hankooks on the rental lot S model, which wasn't even invited for Nissan's first drive), we wonder whether there would be enough difference for the average test - drive customer to notice the difference.

Spiro took me on a couple test drives with different models and I fell in LOVE with the Clubman.

The optioned - up A3s we tested ranged from $ 36,645 for one front - drive model to $ 43,540 for a Quattro whose $ 8,450 Prestige Package featured an aurally stunning, 705 - watt Bang & Olufsen audio system.

Sure, the real world will always differ from test, as people do not normally drive the test pattern, however the amount of difference is different from car maker to to car maker and sometimes from model to model because the amount of «cheating» or «optimizing» the cars at test varies between car makers.

MSRP (with destination): $ 31,970 PRICE AS TESTED: $ 37,805 ENGINE: 3.6 - liter DOHC V - 6 Horsepower: 285 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque: 260 lb - ft @ 4800 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mDRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mdrive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mdrive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited model.