Sentences with phrase «who tests cars»

Ask anyone who tests cars and they will tell you that there are no more bad premium vehicles.

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Drivers who agree to participate in the tests will have a small data - collecting box installed in the trunk area of their car and two small antennas — one on or near the rear windshield and another on the roof.

A Time Magazine reporter who test drove the «Nano» earlier this month reported that while the car is easy to operate and comes with ample legroom, turning on the air conditioner noticeably sapped power from the tiny two - cylinder engine.

In this crash, there was a test driver behind the wheel, but neither they nor the car reacted in time to avoid a woman who crossed in front of the car.

Those who are thinking to own a Tesla can get trained and tested in one, making them better - adapted with the features and mechanics of the car and thus ensuring their further safety on the roads, â $ Amer said.

Two types of testing will be reviewed for public roads: fully autonomous cars without a driver, and those with a qualified driver who could take control at any time, similar to laws in the US where driverless cars have been tested on public roads since 2011 in some states.

Martin Winterkorn is one of the executives who are alleged to have either rigged cars to beat emissions tests or taken part in a coverup.

Moreover, there is growing anxiety that technology developments on the near horizon will crush the jobs of the millions who drive cars and trucks, analyze medical tests and data, perform middle management chores, dispense medicine, trade stocks and evaluate markets, fight on battlefields, perform government functions, and even replace those who program software — that is, the creators of algorithms.

The tests will begin in early summer through GM's Maven car - sharing unit, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren't public.

Now, his son Mick — who is racing in European Formula 3 this year — has tried the car out for size, testing it at the Spa - Francorchamps track in Belgium.

The 99 is actually on the car because that's the number of three - time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo, who got a chance to test Hamilton's 2014 title - winning Mercedes around the Silverstone International circuit earlier this year.

Whilst Schumacher was taking all the glory on the track it was Badoer who spent hours and hours pounding around the Fiorano test track, covering thousands of miles and helping develop the cars.

While many teams have gone down the shark fin route Mercedes (who have tested a shark fin but generally run without it) seem to be more focused on the T - wing, which is designed to try and give the cars even more downforce.

So decrees Bill Lear of Lear Jet fame, who is building steam race cars — honest — for Indianapolis to glamorize steam passenger cars to be and also is carving out an Indy test track (above) in Nevada

Sergey Sirotkin, who tested for the team in Bahrain, will drive in FP1 on Friday in Nico Hulkenberg's car.

Get in the car with your husband or person who will be most likely bringing you to the hospital, and make that test run to the hospital.

VTI — One of the finest crash test facilities in the world staffed with people who know car seats better than anyone.

The Marathon was rigorously tested to meet Federal Safety Standards, so there is no doubt that it is one of the best infant convertible car seats and it is an excellent choice for parents who take care about safety and comfort of their children.

It was not only VW, but almost all manufacturers selling cars in Germany / Europe, who would greatly reduce emission controls, when out of the test cycle.

The «abhorrent» dating tactics of the male redback spider: Scientists find they target immature females who haven't yet learnt to eat them after mating Car companies use crash test dummies when they want to figure out how to make their vehicles safer.

It is almost as if the man who made a tv show about nothing but incessant talking wanted to make a bee movie with the same premise, but test screenings left the audience so despairing that scenes featuring Barry trying to stay alive within the machinery of a car or negotiating the impossibly complicated honey factory equipment had to be inserted to keep the children docile.

Far better are the crazy Marys and Zoes who turn the tables when Mike slams his stunt car into the supercharged vehicle they're test - driving.

Taking its name from an Oakland repair shop, «California Typewriter» opens with the reminiscence of musician Mason Williams, who, with his friend, painter Ed Ruscha, once threw a Royal typewriter out the window of a moving car, documenting the predictable results, with photographer Robert Blackwell, in the 1967 art book «Royal Road Test.»

Forty years after the first Bond movie splashed across movie screens, the 007 franchise continues to rework its tried and tested formula of flying bullets, big explosions, fast cars and a handsome, self - assured hero who unabashedly bed hops.

Students who do well on practice tests can win prizes, such as remote - controlled cars, arts and crafts kits, and board games.

In the car, she squeezes in a pep talk with a talented school leader who's disappointed by her students» marginal gains in test scores.

The only way to be sure is simply to follow the requirements of the manufacturer (who honors warranty work on the car) and engineers who designed and tested the engine.

It turns out that we're not the only ones — a passionate sports - car fanatic who frequents the Nurburgring has strung together some of the wildest manufacturer testing moments into a glorious supercut of track - day highlights.

Volkswagen's scandal over cheating on U.S. emissions tests has expanded to 11 million cars worldwide, has cost the company $ 26 billion in shareholder value so far, and has already claimed CEO Martin Winterkorn, who announced his resignation on Wednesday.

I was greeted by Edward Torregrossa, who proceeded to show... me the car, and I took it for a test drive.

The test was originally scheduled to have Ferrari's Sebastien Vettel testing the Halo equipped car, but Ferrari instead chose veteran driver Kimi Raikkonen, who according to Motorsport, «would offer a far more impartial view on its impact on the drivers.»

There are people who believe that you can learn all about a car in a trip to the test track, but we are not among them.

Our test car's shimmering Silverlake Blue and modest 19 - inch wheel combo is a million miles away from the brash colour schemes beloved of people who run around after a ball and fall over a lot at weekends.

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When I came in to pick up my car, I was immediately greeted by Jim Robertson who personally walked me thru the entire process from the test drive, financing, car features and overview to putting the plates on.

Our test car is brand - new and literally just off the boat from Hethel, England, but anyone who has spent time in the Lotus Elise will instantly feel at home.

Under California's new bill, autonomous cars can be driven for testing purposes, so long as there is a licensed driver behind the wheel who can take control in an emergency.

The 32 - acre MCity is part of the University of Michigan and will be open to any automaker who wants to test self - driving cars there.

2.2 ton, 0 - 60 in 3.6, bought for and driven by a 5ft tall 25 year old trophy wife / mid life crisis who took 6 attempts to pass her test and whose last car died when she filled it with oil (to the lifters) and did half the M25 at 70 in 3rd... And you just * know * she'll be using it as a school run «car».

So far as the UK is concerned, I would say you definitely need to declare anything which makes the car illegal - but most sensible buyers who want a car to use (rather than one to break up for spare parts) would not consider buying an old used car without a recent MOT (safety) test certificate in any case.

You see, many of the multimillionaires who can and do buy cars like these are not as petite as, say, Ferrari test driver Raffaele De Simone, a typically compact, trim Italian racer.

Despite desperately wanting the transmissions of the two test cars I drove to be swapped, I could certainly tell the S is the car for people who prize performance.

And if you're a nerd who gets excited by the cloak - and - dagger nature of camouflaged test cars, that's a very sad thing.

I slot into the line of test cars behind Marino Franchitti, who's snared the Porsche 911 GT3 RS for this morning's first run.

if an ASE test is taken on paper, I'd rather have the guy I can watch tear my engine apart and put it back together do the work on my car than the guy who can pass a test by filling in the «C» circle 60 % of the time.

A squadron of Porsche engineers, test drivers, and helpers is mingling with eighteen journalists who gather around two cars: one battered series - one mule and one almost production - ready prototype — a hand - built, matte - black Weissach edition model worth around 3 million euros (production cars with the Weissach package will start at $ 929,000; base 918 Spyders start at $ 845,000).

Overall communication when applying for finance it took 2 weeks before I heard back when I called the sales person they forgot who I was and talked to... me like I was a different customer same «let's get in you in the car for a test drive line»....

All in all, it felt like a solid car that is sure to please most current Camry owners who drive into their dealer and re-up without test - driving the competition.

Your numbers are way off, laziness and ignorance from your writers, Car & Driver, one of the only decent mags out there who takes the time and trouble to do and quote instrumented tests gives us the following 0 - 60's R8 V10 + 2.9 911 Turbo 2.6 Moral?

Test cars from tuners often come shackled to a company engineer, a professional apologist who's constantly tweaking software and explaining why that squirrel in the road back in Boise caused magnetic interference that's killing the torque curve under 3000 rpm.