A number of key driveline components have been
uprated in order to both adapt the XFR - S for the greater power and torque outputs and stiffen the entire drivetrain to make its responses more immediate; these include uprated driveshafts, a larger central bearing on the propshaft and a new torque convertor.
From April 2011, public service pensions are
uprated in line with changes in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) as had been the previous policy.
Osborne had already announced he would freeze the basic element of the working tax credit; yesterday he said the lone parent and child elements would also be frozen instead of
uprated in line with inflation, saving the Treasury # 290m a year by 2013.
The detailed plan will see all the main working - age benefits, including child benefit, frozen at their post-election levels rather than being
uprated in line with inflation.
A union spokeswoman said: «The acting general secretary will receive a temporary
uprate in salary, in line with union policy for all employees taking on additional responsibilities.»
Not exact matches
The government must review pensions and benefits each year against increases
in prices and
uprate them by at least the same percentage.
There will also be an annual
uprating of the earnings threshold at which fees need to be repaid
in line with earnings from 2016, rather than every five years as originally planned.
The # 15,000 earnings threshold that applies
in the current student finance system will be
uprated annually
in line with inflation from 2012,
in a move to help existing graduates and try to stem the rising tide of student protests against the policy.
Where changes are fair, proportionate and encourage work we will support them as we have shown
in respect of incapacity benefit, a reformed gateway for Disability Living Allowance and on
upratings.
-LRB-...) «Another unfairness
in the Bill, which was not intended by the Government, results from the change from RPI to CPI for
uprating.
But they do not occupy most positions of power, nor when they are
in positions of power (say party president or deputy leader) do they exercise power
in the way the left of the Lib Dems might expect (by voting against the Welfare
Uprating Bill for example).
«Decisions on benefit
uprating should be taken at fiscal events and
in light of the fiscal circumstances.
· This 200,00 children is
in addition to the 400,000 more children that the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has previously projected will be living
in relative poverty by 2015 as a result of coalition policies, and the 800,000 more children it estimates will living
in relative poverty by 2020 (http://www.ifs.org.uk/comms/comm121.pdf) · The government has not disclosed the likely impact of its sub-inflation
uprating on absolute poverty rates which measure whether children are experiencing a real, as opposed to relative, fall
in the standard of living.
Questions - environment, food and rural affairs Business statement - leader of the House Backbench business - CPI / RPI pensions
uprating Backbench business - Welsh affairs Adjournment debate - treatment of Hazara people
in Quetta, Pakistan
«Labour voted against the benefit cap, against reducing the cost of housing benefit, against universal credit and now Labour will vote against the
uprating bill
in the new year.»
Not surprisingly, Labour voters, like most others, back the increase
in the tax allowance and the
uprating of the minimum wage.
Asked to explain the apparent lack of a costing, a Treasury spokesman told FactCheck that a regulatory impact assessment published by the government on 29 November 2006 along with the Pensions Bill estimated the cost of
uprating the basic state pension
in line with earnings.
The Commons debate on the welfare benefits
uprating bill will start at around 2 pm and I will be covering it
in detail.
What impact would minimum alcohol pricing have on inflation and the
uprating of benefits bills
in the future?
According to the Daily Telegraph, the welfare benefits
uprating bill is going to clobber people
in work.
Asked about the way people like George Osborne have been using the welfare
uprating bill to depict Labour as the party of «shirking» benefit claimaints, Clegg said: «I don't think it helps at all to try and portray that decision [the decision to pass a bill capping benefit rises at 1 %] as one which divides one set of people off against another, the deserving or the undeserving poor,
in work or out of work.»
Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, debates the controversial welfare benefits
uprating bill
in the House of Commons
There is no question that the proposals included
in the Welfare
Uprating Bill will have a disproportionate impact on the nations and regions outside the South East of England.
Nothing
in the benefits
uprating bill being debated by MPs today will help more people find work and increase low wages - despite these being the best ways to reduce welfare spending.
Liam Byrne, the shadow work and pensions secretary, will speak for Labour
in the welfare benefits
uprating bill debate.
The work and pensions secretary released the figures ahead of next week's
upratings bill is debated
in the Commons, when MPs will vote on the government's plans to put the brakes on future benefits increases.
They are more akin to benefits, and indeed there is a direct link between how public sector pensions and benefits are
uprated with inflation, that people become entitled to by working
in the public sector than the sort of claim someone has on a private sector pension fund.
The Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security
in 1998, Iain Duncan Smith said
in a parliamentary debate on
uprating of benefits:
Are current mod maps likely to need a complete new creation from the ground up due to the
uprated engine, or might a reasonably simple update be possible by mapmakers, to get an FS17 map running
in Farming Simulator 19?
In June 2010, separate to the Hutton commission, the government changed the inflation measure used to
uprate public service pensions.
The BMW M5's magic was not just contained to the engine bay as the M Division also paid close attention to the chassis,
uprating the anti-roll bars, fitting Bilstein springs and dampers (until 1986) and fitting an LSD to contain the considerable rise
in power the M5 had over its less illustrious siblings.
In the UK it was keenly priced at # 24,000 for the basic model, though most buyers forked out the extra # 2500 for the GT Pack, which included an
uprated Bose hi - fi, cruise control and electrically adjustable heated leather seats.
In addition to the
uprated engine and 7 - speed dual - clutch transmission, you'll also get AMG brakes, AMG selectable exhaust, AMG adaptive suspension, LED headlamps, heated AMG performance seats, keyless entry, a premium Burmester sound system, Comand infotainment with satellite radio, a rearview camera, park assist, and forward collision warning.
Styling accents, including the ducts
in the hood and the vented front fenders, recalled the race - winning car, and the 5.3 - liter supercharged V - 8 was
uprated to 604 hp and 600 lb - ft of torque and was paired to a honest - to - goodness six - speed manual gearbox.
In combination with the more evenly balanced weight distribution and the uprated three - chamber air suspension, the difference in ride quality and handling prowess is simply mind - boggling.&raqu
In combination with the more evenly balanced weight distribution and the
uprated three - chamber air suspension, the difference
in ride quality and handling prowess is simply mind - boggling.&raqu
in ride quality and handling prowess is simply mind - boggling.»
The original 2.2 - liter flat six was replaced
in favor of a high - compression, 240 - hp 2.7 - liter engine, along with a full roll cage,
uprated brakes, SC rear fenders, and Lexan windows.
Just 176 were sold
in the UK, but the
uprated engine was carried over to the regular Z for the 2006 model year.
Base models will come with a version of the Civic's 1.5 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, here
uprated (from 174 hp) to 192 hp (coming
in at 5,500 rpm) and 192 lb - ft of torque (from 1,500 to 5,000 rpm).
From there you can wind - out the
uprated V6 that produces more power and torque from behind the carbon fibre apron - one of many external parts recast
in the lightweight composite.
Again the specifics depend on the car of choice but,
in general terms, lowering and stiffening the springs,
uprating the dampers and fitting firmer anti-roll bars will improve your cornering capabilities.
Unique to the AMG SLC43 is an AMG styling kit (front splitter, deeper side sills, rear spoiler and diffuser), 10 - spoke 18 - inch AMG alloy wheels, an
uprated high performance AMG brake kit, AMG speed sensitive steering, a sports exhaust system and the seats are covered
in a combination of Nappa leather and DINAMICA microfibre materials finished
in black with red stitching.
An
uprated version of the 3.0 - liter turbocharged inline - six
in the M235i will churn out an estimated 369 hp, up from 320 hp.
Knowing full well that the
uprated normally aspirated 602 - hp V - 10 can not beat the turbocharged eights
in the 641 - hp McLaren 650S and next year's 660 - hp Ferrari 458 - T, nor the 0 - to -60-mph times of the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the Nissan GT - R (both twin - turbo six - cylinders),
Just as the 5.3 - liter V - 8
in the Silverado has been
uprated and somewhat modernized over time, the 4.8 - liter Vortec V - 8
in the 2015 Chevrolet Express Cargo has added variable valve timing and numerous other updates since its introduction.
If these latest photographs do indeed show simply a convertible version of the DBS, we'll expect it to share the same,
uprated 5.2 - litre twin - turbo V12 as the DBS, which should offer
in the region of 700bhp.
While you won't find an extra pair of cylinders however hard you look — like other 718s, the GTS ditches the old flat - six
in this generation — you will find an
uprated chassis, a host of extra standard equipment and a useful power increase.
Stiffer, lower and stripped back, the Cup car is powered by an
uprated version of the 1.8 - litre turbocharged engine found
in the road car, producing an extra 18bhp.
The chassis has been tweaked too with
uprated springs and dampers, while bespoke 19 - inch Polestar alloys, shod
in performance - focused tyres, have been fitted to make the most of the sportier suspension setup.
Under the bonnet will sit an
uprated version of Volvo's high performance plug -
in hybrid drivetrain, combining two electric motors and a lithium - ion battery pack with a turbocharged and supercharged 2 - litre four - cylinder engine.
It still exhibits a bit of roll and dive, as to be expected for a car
in this segment, and its
uprated brakes stop strongly with good feel, though we didn't get a chance to see how they hold up on the track.