Sentences with phrase «version of my test vehicle»

The equivalent version of my test vehicle will be called GLS450 (no space) in North America, and it'll be the volume model that Benz estimates will account for 70 percent of sales.

To get there, the automaker is tripling the size of its autonomous development fleet, and rolling out a new version of its test vehicles, which are based on the Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan.

Not exact matches

The company plans to start testing early versions of the vehicle, which will be equipped with manual controls, just in case.

An autonomous version of Acura's RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD is pictured during a media tour of carmaker Honda's testing grounds at the GoMentum Station autonomous vehicle test facility in Concord, California June 1, 2016.

General Motors is being sued for allegedly rigging diesel engine versions of its Silverado and Sierra HD vehicles to pass emissions tests.

On Thursday, Uber said that it would begin testing self - driving cars in Pittsburgh in a matter of weeks, allowing people in the city to hail modified versions of Volvo sport utility vehicles to get around the city.

Toyota, currently the world's largest producer of hybrid vehicles by far thanks to the success of its Prius, announced that it expects to have a commercially viable plug - in hybrid available to consumers as early as 2010 and is now testing prototype versions of plug - in hybrids at two California universities.

From automaker GM's three brands (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), show goers will have the opportunity to test - drive current versions of the Buick Encore, Enclave and Envision SUVs; the Chevrolet Cruze and Malibu sedans, Bolt EV electric vehicle, Equinox and Traverse SUVs, Camaro sports coupe, and Colorado and Silverado pickup trucks; and the GMC Sierra pickup and Acadia and Terrain SUVs.

Malcolm Robertson experiences a 1938/1939 example / 1904 single - cylinder Cadillac — Peter May writes about his restoration of and attachment to an early model B «one - lunger» / The Westcar and the Heron — Two little - known 1920s makes — both produced by the same company — are described by Michael Worthington - Williams / BMW 328 — ahead of its time — This month the Editor samples a Frazer Nash version of what was perhaps the best sportscar of the 1930s / Maudslay history 1902 - 1914 — Nick Baldwin writes about the company that first introduced overhead camshaft engines and pressure lubrication / Three Vintage Sports - Car Club events — Tom Thelfall reports on driving tests at Brooklands the Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone and the Exmoor trial / Non-skid & puncture - proof tyre covers — The story of a remarkable invention that profoundly influenced the development of vehicle road tyres.

Lexus has shown an autonomous version of the LS luxury sedan, Nissan says it will sell a self - driving car by 2020, Volvo hopes to test autonomous vehicles on Swedish streets by 2017, Mercedes - Benz is testing the fully - autonomous S - Class Intelligent Drive, and Ford has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University to build a self - driving Fusion sedan.

The base engine produces 138 horsepower and 148 pounds - feet of torque, but our test vehicle came with the more powerful version, which makes 153 hp and 177 pounds - feet of torque and adds stop - start technology for better fuel economy.

And while my Pilot Elite test vehicle came with a traditional blind - spot monitoring system with rear cross-traffic alert, you can't get it on any other version of the Pilot.

When I first set eyes on this week's test vehicle, an extended cab version of the new Chevrolet S - 10, I stopped dead in my tracks.

This new vehicle is a modified version of theAcura RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD and is slated for testing by Honda Research Institute USA at the GoMentum Station — a 5,000 - acre proving ground in San Francisco that has more than 20 miles of paved roadway grids and is specifically designed to provide a realistic urban infrastructure for testing autonomous cars.

Those traits were present in our dark green test vehicle, a four - wheel - drive version of Jeep's long - running sport - utility.

The extended cab versions of both vehicles earned «acceptable» marks overall after the test showed intrusion into the lower leg and foot area, prompting «poor» marks.

Oxford University in the UK is testing out a driverless version of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle controlled from an Apple iPad mounted on the dashboard.

Each month the Sentinel will run capsule versions of Transportation Writer Richard Truett's test drives of late - model vehicles.

The preliminary version of the 659 cc engine was first seen in the «i» Concept test car introduced in 2003, and used Mitsubishi's Smart Idling system which turns off the engine automatically when the vehicle is stationary, and can restart it within 0.2 seconds.

BestRide enjoys excellent test - vehicle support from Honda, and our testers have recently tried three different versions of the newly designed Civic.

That's especially true for 2010, when the Sport received its first styling update, plus a new engine — a 5.0 - liter V - 8 with 375 horsepower, or a supercharged version of that engine with 510 horsepower, which is the test vehicle.

Our Platinum 4WD trim was well - appointed and we couldn't think of a single thing that the Infiniti version of this vehicle we tested had that we missed.

Aside from the plug - in door on the left front fender and the «Hybrid Test Vehicle» stickers, the only visual change in this sedan is the lack of smooth, chrome exhaust finishers integrated into the fascia as were present on non-hybrid versions of the car.

Perhaps owing to the fact that we were driving pre-production versions of the ATS Coupe at the vehicle launch in Morris, Connecticut, the interior on the test version ATS Coupe, although outfitted with luxurious details such as carbon fibre and wood trim, did lack an overall high - end finish to compete with the likes of the BMW 4 Series and Audi A5.

Each month the Sentinel runs capsule versions of transportation writer Richard Truett's test drives of late - model vehicles.

Our top - of - the - line Limited test vehicle included virtually every tech option, including the high - end version of Chrysler's Uconnect infotainment, with an 8.4 - inch touchscreen, navigation, and app suite.

Considering that this vehicle looks to still be quite early in the test mule phase of development, don't expect to see a production version to debut until closer to the end of next year at the soonest.

Our test vehicle was a top - of - the - line EX-L (luxury) version, which lists for $ 24,800 with front - wheel drive and costs $ 26,000 with all - wheel drive.

If you can't afford about $ 30,000, you'll be limited to one of the also - ran sport - utility vehicles or a lesser - equipped two - wheel - drive versions of the Explorer or Grand Cherokee, which are mechanically identical to the test vehicles.

Crash testing is so complex that there are multiple versions of these tests performed to determine if a new vehicle is safe.

The company is testing all - electric versions of the NV200 minivan with the aim of offering the vehicles in taxi...

Tests are conducted on a rolling road using a standard version of the vehicle with only one rider and no additional optional equipment.

Along with the usual vehicle and AI updates, Forza 4 adds content from the UK version of Top Gear (including the show's test track and narration by Jeremy Clarkson) and — what fans have long been clamoring for — Kinect support!

Ecomodder — vehicle mods to improve fuel efficiency... Giant, cheap solar collector... MTD stagnation test results... «Hot Water, Cold Beer»... NEW metal version of Modified Trickle Down solar heating collector...

Via Planet Ark: «Daimler - Chrysler said it would produce a «test - fleet» of up to 20 plug - in hybrid versions of its 2007 Dodge Sprinter in order to evaluate the performance of the electric vehicles in real - world driving conditions... DaimlerChrysler said it would combine the rechargeable battery on the Dodge Sprinter with a diesel engine for a bigger gain in fuel economy, saying that would be the first real - world test of that technology.»

There are versions of the test available for standard vehicles, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles.

Last week, Toyota unveiled the latest version of its autonomous test vehicle.

Toyota Research Institute, the Silicon Valley - based arm of the biggest carmaker in the world, just unveiled the latest version of its autonomous test vehicle.