Sentences with phrase «than a small car»

In 1980 ads for the compact Ford Escort boasted a higher gas mileage rating than smaller cars like the Volkswagen Rabbit; 20 years later, gas - guzzling SUVs were racing through the pages of Discover instead.

The Chevrolet Volt's battery pack weighs 400 pounds and may cost around $ 16,000 - more than some small cars sell for today.

The 36.7 - foot turning circle also makes it more like an SUV than a small car.

The suspension is firm, and because the vehicle has a short wheelbase, it steers and handles differently than a small car.

Although all cars must meet federalstandards for crash worthiness, large cars are usually safer than small cars in a crash, sometimes much safer.

The car's boot space is more like that of larger light - segment cars than a small car's.

It is a pretty big tank, but the car is larger so needs more fuel than a smaller car would.

The SUV is a growing segment in India, it offers more potential than a small car in the current context.

Large cars with good safety ratings have lower premiums than small cars.

They can weigh more than a small car.

Size: Larger cars tend to be less expensive to insure than smaller cars because they typically suffer less damage in an accident.

Large cars with good safety ratings have lower premiums than small cars.

It is believed that larger cars are generally safer than small cars.

Larger vehicles tend to come with lower coverage premiums than small cars and coupes.

This includes SUV's, wagons and mini vans which come with a higher safety rating than smaller cars.

Larger cars are generally safer than smaller cars in accidents hence larger cars with good safety ratings have lower premiums.

Larger vehicles tend to come with lower ratings as they tend to handle crashes better than smaller cars.

Not exact matches

Ford Motor Co. built more than three million Pintos in the 1970s, a smaller, lighter car meant to be economical in the face of soaring energy prices (and Japanese competitors).

Rather than hiring designers and building a plant like a typical small car company, Eberhard outsourced the manufacturing.

They took a step back in March when townhomes starting selling for more than $ 700,000 («They're not worth it,» Small says) and stopped packing the whole family into the car every weekend to tour open houses.

«I thought I had more than 300 horses the entire time, testament to how that V6 in combination with a 9 - speed automatic does a passable imitation of a small V8,» my colleague Matt DeBord wrote in his review of the car.

So more than 1,000 Ford staffers came up with a sleek - looking, roomy car with a smooth ride that was efficient and handled like a smaller car.

Vanguard, meanwhile, which has a smaller position in the car - hailing company, took a loss of more than $ 10 million.

The unfortunate reality is the opposite: Electric car programs (or programs for any vehicle that doesn't burn hydrocarbons) at the major manufacturers are small to non-existent, constituting an average of far less than 1 % of their total vehicle sales.

The automaker agreed to report safety problems a lot faster — it only started recalling 2.6 million small cars this February, more than a decade after engineers first found a flaw in the switches.

The pods are snug at 258 square feet, which is a little smaller than the average one - car garage.

Drive - thrus are valuable to the elderly, the immobile, parents with small children and, believe it or not, are actually better for the environment than cars in parking lots — or so says TDL, the parent company of Tim Hortons.

Tesla now has more than 400,000 pre-orders for its smaller, more affordable sedan, and more specs about the long - awaited electric car are beginning to come out.

«We discovered that the average car today is much smaller than the lanes on our roads,» says Saperstein.

In the U.S., sales of compact cars and small crossovers jumped 40 per cent in March and April from the year before, and now account for nearly one - quarter of all sales, up from less than than 20 per cent last year, according to a report from Scotia Economics.

Payday loans also involve smaller amounts than car loans and mortgages, and they usually carry much higher interest rates.

The deficit was still 13.6 percent smaller than the ¥ 1.09 trillion deficit recorded a year ago, as exports grew 12.2 percent to ¥ 6.09 trillion helped by strong demand for hybrid cars and semiconductor production machinery from China.

If you have «miracles» on the menu and prophetic utterances (i.e. competing with the psychic hotlines and HDTV), personal growth (read gospel flavoured new age narcissism) and groovy music it gives you an edge over the poor guy next door (read your competition — i.e. the small potatoes pastor who has even less than you) and you will drive a better car and be considered a man of G - d but only if you are successful (i.e. attract crowds) otherwise you are a loser whether you have a shepherd's heart or not.

We, a small group of theological educators, went to a Demolition Derby — a real one, with cars, and then trucks, smashing into each others in a muddy arena, and more than a thousand people watching from the grandstands.

No later than now you realize why Italians prefer scooters and smaller cars.

«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.

If you can manage to hail down a minivan or sedan type taxi you will have a much easier time, as these vehicles are easy to install a car seat in and have much more room than a smaller, traditional taxi.

Furthermore, young and small children will probably have absolutely no benefit from using a regular seat belt rather than a car seat, and might even be exposing themselves to further injury due to an ill - fitting seat belt.

The best convertible car seat for small cars is none other than the Graco 4Ever All - in - One Car Secar seat for small cars is none other than the Graco 4Ever All - in - One Car SeCar Seat.

As much as it fits most small cars, it does not allow the installation of more than two seats in the back seat area of most cars.

If you'd like to start out with a convertible car seat, make sure you've picked out an infant seat to buy quickly in pinch or have one lined up one to borrow just in case your baby arrives smaller than expected.

This unique booster seat is 10 times smaller than traditional boosters, but it provides the same necessary protection that kids need in the car.

I wouldn't recommend it for anything smaller than an Astra / Golf, unless you can switch off the front air bag and mount the seat in the front of the car.

As the size is smaller than other, you can easily fit it into your car.

You can't do CPR in a moving car unless you've got enough space to perform it on the floor of the car and I don't know of any style of car smaller than a van that would have that kind of space.

Especially for preemies, who may be smaller than their peers and may have delayed motor development, using a rear - facing car seat is the safest option.

Of course, how small the system really feels will relate to the type of car you have — an SUV will feel like it takes up less room than a sports car will, but you will be able to get it into both, which should tell you all you need to know.

The car seat is smaller than I imagined which is good since it offers more room for my other children.

One parent, especially, mentioned that it was really easy for him to fit the seat into his smaller than average car.

The compact size has a narrower footprint than full - sized buggies, and tight spaces are accessible, whether it's a small storage closet or the back of a packed car trunk.