Sentences with phrase «test truck»

Our red test truck came with cloth - covered, power adjustable seats.

Our bright red test truck offered red - hot performance - and no, it didn't come with the optional 300 - horsepower V - 10.

Our extended - cab test truck came with a 131 - inch wheelbase; regular models have a 112 - inch wheelbase.

Our extended cab test truck featured the optional ($ 375) driver's side third door, which gives the vehicle an added measure of versatility.

This week's test truck came equipped with an excellent five - speed manual transmission that shifted smoothly and easily.

Since 2006, the agency has been involved in testing truck tractors and large buses with stability control systems.

2015 GMC Canyon — Stephen Elmer, News Editor: «Our long - term look at the new GMC Canyon continues, with this week focusing on testing the truck as a powersports enthusiast.

A 4WD system with high and low range is optional, and the TRD Off - Road test truck included an electronically controlled locking differential, hill - start assist, and Toyota's Multi-Terrain Select and Crawl Control technology.

And although this week's test truck didn't have cruise control, electric windows, a sunroof, CD player, power mirrors, electric door locks or even carpet, none of that affected the Ranger's basic roadworthiness.

Our dark red test truck sported the base drivetrain - a 119 - horsepower, 2.5 - liter, in - line four - cylinder engine and a five - speed manual transmission.

Speaking of work, on backcountry roads near Solvang, California, we were able to test the truck towing a 3,865 - pound horse trailer.

Even the exhaust pipe on our diesel - engine test truck was huge — it looks like Chevy stole it from a high - school brass band.

«To insure we are on the same page, our primary goal is the ability to operate our prototype test trucks in a continuous manner across the state line and within the States of Nevada and California in a platooning and / or Autonomous mode without having a person in the vehicle,» Tesla regulatory official Nasser Zamani wrote to a Nevada DMV official.

Unconventionally, though, the premium engine is a 3.5 - liter V - 6, which added $ 750 to the price of our already pricey test truck, a loaded Lariat SuperCrew two - wheel - drive model that listed for a sobering $ 45,965.

Our 4WD Tahoe test truck reached 60 mph in only 7.2 seconds with the optional 3.42 axle ratio.

Caught heading into the joint Roush / SVT development center, this Raptor test truck was wearing an ill - fitting grille from an F - 150 Platinum instead of the Raptor's usual Ford - emblazoned grille treatment.

Chevrolet silverado high country 4 × 4 first test truck trend 2017.

Editor Antuan Goodwin showed British video producer Marc Ganley the American West on a roadtrip to middle - of - nowhere Nevada, and former Roadshow managing editor Wayne Cunningham tested the truck's dirt chops in Death Valley.

But torque is the measurement of the force that spins the rear wheels, and few trucks have as much torque - 430 foot - pounds - as our maroon test truck.

Simply put, a regular dirt road isn't going to truly test this truck's four - wheel - drive system, nor its optional anti-spin rear differential, both of which are undoubtedly capable of so much more.

With all five windows down in my 2017 Tundra test truck, the wind moves quickly and quietly through the truck, even at highway speeds.

After testing truck platooning in Europe (earlier post) and the US (earlier post), Daimler Trucks has begun testing platooning in Japan with its FUSO brand.

Our loaded test truck had about $ 3,500 worth of stuff you easily could do without, but with a base price of upwards of $ 29,000, the Discovery still isn't what you would call a bargain.

Recent test trucks have included the GMC Sierra Denali and the Nissan Titan, two vehicles that more or less hew to the old - school truck ideal.

In my view, Ford's F - 150 edges it out by the thinnest of margins.Our test truck, an SLT Sport model, came with a muscular 318 - cubic - inch V - 8 engine and a computer - controlled, four - speed automatic transmission.

It's been nearly four months and 5,000 miles since we've adopted our 2017 Honda Ridgeline test truck, and we're still loving it and using the approachable pickup for everything from moving bulky items to towing a race car to simple transportation.

Lets test the trucks in tow mode but were not towing so that Rams cylinder deactivation doesn't work.

For one who primarily tests trucks and light commercials, the Lexus was always going to impress — if only for its exhaustive list of high - tech features and sheer performance more than its payload capacity and towing ability...

Our bright red test truck came with the XS option package, which adds a 60/40 bench seat, folding armrest, four - speaker AM / FM cassette, carpeting, tachometer and a rear bumper.

The Crew Cab test truck was simply too large to be called nimble — length is 242.7 inches, nearly 9 feet longer than a Fiat 500 — but it was certainly capable of some moderate off - roading.

Otto sports five test trucks in its fleet, and announced that two more should be operational until the end of 2016.

The truck is too new for Nissan to have set the final sticker, but we were told that the diesel — which is the first 2016 Titan to go on sale — will cost a little more than $ 41,000 for the base model, which has cloth seats and lacks some of the test truck's bells and whistles.

The test truck was four - wheel drive, engaged by a dial on the dashboard.

The engine and transmission in the test truck were delivered inside the most deluxe Titan available, the Platinum Reserve model, which features, well, everything.

That's a problem that afflicts all full - size pickups these days, but without running boards on our test truck, entry was particularly strenuous.

The shift lever in our test truck needed a little manhandling, preferring to be shoved from gear to gear.

one of my co workers has a 2006 ford f 250 6.0 L power stroke we tested our trucks head to head and in payload my chevy could haul more and didn't raise up in the front and didn't drag the ground in the rear with a trailer loaded down.

The real benefit, though, is the throatier rumble from our test truck's 5.7 - liter V - 8 engine.

Although we weren't allowed to actually drive the test trucks on the snow or ice in the lab, the Ultra Grip Ice WRT seemed to provide good grip as we road shotgun around the indoor test course.

Unlike AFM, there will be no dashboard display indicating each mode, so Chevy placed a fraction - meter display on the dash of our test truck.

It's available with a six - speed automatic or six - speed manual; one of our six test trucks was equipped with the new, short - throw stick.

The test truck includes 4 adjustable tie - down cleats near the bed's top rails, 4 hooks on the bottom of the bed, and a 115 - volt power outlet on the right rear side of the bed.

The large side mirrors and the test truck's optional blind - spot warning system made lane changes easy, and a reversing camera with rear cross-traffic alert helped when backing the Tacoma down driveways and out of parking spaces.

Since winter finally decided to arrive here in Tennessee the week I had our test truck, I was glad for its remote start feature that allowed me to get the diesel engine cranked up a few minutes before I headed out the door first thing in the morning, warming the cabin and that cold leather driver's seat to a slightly more tolerable temperature.

The test truck, which had two rear wheels, though four are offered if you want the «dually» look, was shod with pavement tires, and traction was lousy on everything other than dry pavement.

As part of the optional Premium and Technology package the test truck included a dual - zone automatic climate control system and heated front seats.

The all - new 2006 Mega Cab's bread - and - butter is a back seat area where three huge adults can spread out in open space one normally associates with a stretch limo — a whopping 68.9 of the nearly 134 cubic feet in the test truck's interior cabin was dedicated to back - seat comfort.