Sentences with phrase «utility vehicle hit»

On Friday, Tesla said the driver had not heeded several visual and audible warnings to put his hands on the steering wheel before his Model X sport utility vehicle hit a concrete barrier.

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Passenger cars have been generating much of the buzz around electrified transportation, but automakers are changing that with a suite of new electrified trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles that could soon hit the market.

The bills also offer a raft of other ideas, including tax incentives for cars and car chargers, bond authority to raise money for charging infrastructure, and requiring utilities to come up with their own estimates of how many plug - in vehicles could hit roads.

Not to mention driver assistance features, once only available on cars, are now options for utility vehicles as well, including the option to hit a button and have the car park itself, for example.

Sales of the Buick Enclave large cross / utility vehicle, while down 8.4 % for the month, still provided 5,125 deliveries just weeks ahead of a redesigned model hitting showrooms.

The parade of new crossovers and utility vehicles marched on throughout auto show season, with dozens or new and redesigned crossovers set to hit dealer lots in mid - to late - 2018 for model year 2019.

We knew with the amount of equipment officers now have to transport that our utility vehicle would be a hit.

Hardest hit will be Newark, Del., where the company said it will close a plant that makes the slow - selling Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen mid-sized sport utility vehicles.

This is a critical time for Suzuki.If the new Grand Vitara minisport - utility vehicle is a hit, Suzuki will likely survive in the brutal U.S. market.If it fails to catch on, there could be major trouble for the Japanese company that originated the mini - sport - utility boom with the old Samurai back in the mid-1980s.

The Jeep name on a small but rugged four - door sport - utility vehicle that performs better on the street than off could be a gigantic hit.

Five years after showing off a concept version, Lamborghini revealed its production Urus «super sport utility vehicle,» due to hit dealerships late 2018 and marking the Italian supercar manufacturer's return to the truck market.

As one of the first true crossover vehicles, the RX was born just as the sport - utility vehicle craze was hitting its stride, and its unibody chassis and car - like ride predicted fairly accurately the future of the SUV.

Honda is gearing up to enter the growing mini sport - utility market with the CR - V, a four - door, four - wheel - drive vehicle based on the popular Civic.The CR - V has been a sellout smash hit in Japan since it was introduced there last year.

Lincoln aims to hit 300,000 global sales by the end of the decade and will rely heavily on utility vehicles to get there.

The rise of the luxury sport - utility vehicle likely will be one of the biggest trends of the 1998 model year.Every automaker that has brought out a rugged - looking but spiffed - up sport - utility vehicle has scored a solid hit this year, even if the thing can't really go off - road very well.In fact, this week's test vehicle, the stylish new RX 300 from Lexus, is more of a pretender than a contender when it comes to kicking up some serious dust off road.But that's OK - because the RX 300 was not really made for that sort of driving.

The first U.S. - made hybrid, a gas - electric version of the Ford Escape sport utility vehicle, isn't scheduled to hit dealerships until next year.

The luxury - appointed 2007 Mercedes GL - Class hitting showrooms in May is the first full - size sport utility vehicle in America from a European brand.

The TSP + rating also requires that a vehicle earn an Acceptable or Good rating on the IIHS» small frontal overlap test which simulates hitting a utility pole with the front corner of the car.

As big of a hit that the CLA - Class has been for Mercedes - Benz over the last year, the GLA - Class should do even better positioned in the red - hot market for subcompact luxury utility vehicles, and it definitely won't hurt for customers to have the option of this GLA45 AMG model that looks as sporty as it drives.

ORANGE COUNTY — An Orlando - area woman died early Saturday when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle on Orange Blossom Trail, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Nissan also has used the Frontier as the basis for the new Xterra sport - utility vehicle, which has been a huge hit, especially among younger drivers.

Toyota 4Runners weren't the first sport utility vehicles (SUV) to hit the planet, but they have definitely made their mark off the pavement, along with their senior sibling, the Land Cruiser.

The Tesla Model S initially had earned an acceptable rating in the small overlap test, which represents the type of crash that occurs when the front driver - side corner of a vehicle hits a tree or utility pole or collides with another vehicle.

With a body style that can rival the cargo capacity of an SUV, but with the driving experience of a regular sedan, the Outback hits the sweet spot for those who demand utility from their vehicle but still value a drive experience that feels connected to the road.

The test replicates what happens when the front corner of a vehicle hits another vehicle or an object such as a tree or utility pole.

The XV Crosstrek was a hit at last year's Chicago Auto Show, and is widely recognized as the «most fun to drive all - wheel drive crossover utility vehicle in America.»

«Gas prices are already affecting vehicle sales in every segment, and traditional sport utility vehicles have been especially hard hit,» said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com in a press release announcing the results of an April 2008 Kelley Blue Book marketing study.