The autonomous emergency braking system performed well in
tests at highway speeds with collisions avoided in almost all test scenarios and speeds.
These images were shot while it was undergoing
some testing at the highways of Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The autonomous emergency braking system scored maximum points when
tested at highway speeds, with collisions avoided at all test speeds and in all scenarios.
Not exact matches
As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded
at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is
testing charging lanes on
highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).
The 2018 Nissan Rogue, which I also
tested recently, costs just $ 24,800 and is remarkably similar in terms of what you can load in the back, the overall feel on the road
at least in terms of wind noise (a crossover is literally a cross between a full - size SUV and a car, but tends to drive more like an SUV), and even the fuel economy (around 33
highway for the Rogue, 28
highway for the Stelvio).
Otto launched out of stealth in May, about four months after Levandowski formed the company and began consulting for Uber,
at which point the company's autonomous trucks were already being
tested on public
highways.
Forbes reported
testing of Waymo's autonomous Peterbilt is ongoing
at the company's private track in California, and on -
highway testing is expected to follow later this year in Arizona.
But what is true is that a researcher
at Temple University has created a device that in early
testing does appear to boost
highway mileage by about 20 percent.
Although the Gulf Coast of the American Southeast may not seem like the ideal
testing grounds for the 2013 Jaguar XFR - S, the fastest production sedan in the marque's history, Motor Trend's Arthur St. Antoine made good use of the big cat's
highway manners in an entertaining tour of the third coast, starting off
at Sebring, the site of Jaguar's first motorsports victory in the U.S. in 1955.
Audi will
test autonomous cars that meet the Level 3 criterion defined by the Society of Engineers, meaning the vehicles can drive autonomously
at posted
highway speeds under certain conditions.
The Golf SportWagen hasn't been rated by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
at this time, but the two - door hatchback received a five - star overall crash -
test rating.
Neither of those engines manages to crack the 30 - mpg barrier in the EPA's
highway fuel efficiency
tests, but our car is rated
at 25/37/29 mpg (city /
highway / combined).
At highway speeds, the Meridian held up against road noise better than any other system, with clear and well - defined bass still distinguishable at 75 mph, and the audio experience for back - seat passengers was among the best of any car tested, with a pleasant and accurate soundstag
At highway speeds, the Meridian held up against road noise better than any other system, with clear and well - defined bass still distinguishable
at 75 mph, and the audio experience for back - seat passengers was among the best of any car tested, with a pleasant and accurate soundstag
at 75 mph, and the audio experience for back - seat passengers was among the best of any car
tested, with a pleasant and accurate soundstage.
As in 38 mpg, which is what the EPA rates the Veloster Turbo
at on the
highway test cycle.
They said they
tested the car
at 80km / h and couldn't feel any vibration... (which I clearly said it happens after 100km / h)... but they agreed to
test the car with me in two weeks time on a
highway.
The 2017 Pilot and 2017 Highlander we
tested were surprisingly similar: They each earned the same top safety scores from the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety; they both had the same fuel economy
at 22 mpg combined, and the price was just $ 144 different.
Safety The 2014 Kia Forte hasn't been
tested by the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety or the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
at the time of this writing.
In the old days, and empty heavy duty pickup truck would punish all passengers, but our 2011 Super Duty was not only quiet enough for all four of its occupants to comfortably talk to one another
at highway speeds, but when we arrived
at our tow -
test destination, our backs (and backsides) were quite relaxed.
Vehicle type: five - passenger, five - door crossover, all - wheel drive Base price: $ 43,995 Price as
tested: $ 54,090 Engine: 2.0 - liter inline - 4, 280 horsepower
at 5,200 rpm, 306 pound - feet of torque starting
at 2,000 rpm Transmission: 8 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 111 inches Overall length / width: 184.6 inches / 74.9 inches Curb weight: 4,044 pounds EPA mileage estimates: 22 city / 28
highway / 24 combined Assembled in: Cassino, Italy
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The item to be procured is a warehouse to store material samples from Long - Term Pavement Performance Program (LTPP)
test sections, WestTrack, the FHWA ALF
at Turner - Fairbank
Highway Research Center (TFHRC) and other material samples.
It also scores well on the EPA's fuel economy
tests: the eight - speed automatic - transmission version comes in
at 24/36 mpg city /
highway, beating out last year's most frugal 3 - series, the diesel - engine 335d, by a hair.
Vehicle type: Seven - passenger, five - door crossover, all - wheel drive Base price: $ 39,140 Price as
tested: $ 40,065 Engine: 3.6 - liter VR6, 276 horsepower
at 6,200 rpm, 266 pound - feet of torque
at 2,750 rpm Transmission: 8 - speed automatic Wheelbase: 1173.3 inches Overall length / width: 198.3 inches / 78.3 inches Curb weight: 4,502 pounds EPA mileage estimates: 17 city / 23
highway / 19 combined Assembled in: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Performance requirements: Participating manufacturers will ensure vehicles have both a forward collision warning system that meets a subset of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's current 5 - Star Safety Ratings program requirements on the timing of driver alerts and an automatic braking system that earns
at least an advanced rating in the current Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety front crash prevention track
tests.
Although buyers will be saving
at the pump, the Prius didn't do too hot in an Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety crash
test, and we've found recent versions offer all the driving enjoyment of an empty cardboard box.
At the time this review was published, neither the federal government nor the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety (IIHS) had performed crash
testing on the new 2018 Traverse.
Even our roided - up 4 × 4 GMC Sierra
tested here, replete with Z71 off - road suspension and a 7,200 - lb GVWR, is rated
at 16 MPG city and 22
highway — we saw closer to 21 over a 300 - mile road trip
at 70 mph, with an overall
test average of 18.3 MPG over roughly 800 miles in mixed conditions.
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This is a surprisingly pleasant hybrid system that delivers more than acceptable acceleration — with a 0 to 62mph time rated
at 8.7 seconds — and strong fuel economy: the equivalent of just over 28 imperial mpg on the US EPA's city
test cycle, and better than 42mpg on its
highway cycle.
Last week's
test of a Ford Escape FWD delivered 23 city and 32
highway and bottom lined
at $ 2,000 less.
In our
tests, we clocked in
at about 22 mpg, which is just barely under the rated 23 mpg
highway rating, and that was mostly
highway driving back and forth to work and just a few miles of city driving.
Long - Term Numbers Miles to date: 18,927 Miles since last report: 5,242 Average mpg (this report): 11.18
Test best tank (mpg): 13.0 (all
highway between 60 - 65 mph)
Test worst tank (mpg): 9.05 (flat - tow 3,300 - pound YJ
at 65 mph)
My
testing yielded a trip computer recorded 26.9 mpg
at the end of the week, which included a day of back - road carving, a good deal of
highway cruising, and just a bit of cursing
at first gear during city driving.
The small overlap
test is relatively new
at the IIHS — initiated in 2012 — but it is purported to be a much more real - world crash
test than the full - frontal crash
test that the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) performs, or even the moderate overlap
test the IIHS performs.
The Civic hybrid, with a larger 1.5 - liter i - VTEC engine that produces 90 horsepower and 97 pound - feet of torque [14] and a lithium - ion battery, is rated
at 44 mpg ‑ US (5.3 L / 100 km; 53 mpg ‑ imp) in combined city and
highway EPA
test cycle, an improvement of 3 mpg ‑ US (3.6 mpg ‑ imp) over the previous generation hybrid.
The CX - 5's standard - fit autonomous emergency braking system works
at highway speeds and performed well in
tests of this functionality, with all collisions avoided or mitigated.
The 5 - liter V - 8 teamed with automatic in the
test car we drove is rated
at 18 miles per gallon city / 25 mpg
highway.
More important, Nissan rates it
at 38 mpg on the
highway and in a day of
testing, a co-driver and I got a shade under 40 mpg in mostly
highway driving
at 70 to 75 mph.
I did about half of my
testing in either mode and found normal to be great for darting through traffic, passing, and maintaining a steady
highway speed and Eco to be good for squeezing a few extra miles per kilowatt out of the battery
at neighborhood, city, and parking - lot speeds.
The editors of Motor Trend Magazine conduct objective and subjective
testing at Mazda's Laguna Seca Raceway, as well as a 4.3 - mile closed circuit hill climb on a rural
highway, to determine which vehicle performs most masterfully under competitive driving conditions.
It was 15 degrees and snowing when we took it out for a
test drive and after a few short minutes on the
highway my wife and I looked
at each other and said «we love this car.»
And you don't pay much of a price in fuel economy: The
test Sport is EPA - rated
at 16 mpg city, 24
highway; with the regular 185 - horse engine, it's 17 mpg city, 24
highway.
The
test car guzzled premium unleaded
at the rate of 13.5 miles per gallon in combined city /
highway driving with the air conditioner in use.
Like the 2013 Malibu Eco that we
tested last December, the 2.5 - liter - powered Malibu was quiet on the road when cruising
at highway speeds with the windows up.
Fuel economy rates
at 29 mpg city and 41 mpg
highway from EPA
testing.
Debuting
at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show and rolling into Hyundai showrooms this month, the revamped 2017 Santa Fe family has, evidently, been modified to resolve the single most significant reason consumers had to skip this model in the past, and that is its «Marginal»
test result in the tough small overlap frontal - impact crash
test conducted by the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety (IIHS).
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The added strength, say Honda officials, improves performance in the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety's Overlap Barrier
Test, where the car is driven into a small fixed object (think pole or tree) just off center
at 40 mph.