Sentences with phrase «with acceptable ratings»

Seat / head restraints in the Chrysler 300, Kia Amanti, and Nissan Altima earned marginal ratings this time compared with acceptable ratings for the earlier designs tested in 2004.

In the side - impact crash test, the coupe received a Good rating, while the sedan scored one notch below with an Acceptable rating.

«Last year a car could win with an acceptable rating in the rear test instead of the highest rating of good, and electronic stability control wasn't considered.

Not exact matches

Honing the list to acceptable professional standards that will work with the salary you can afford - and that's market - rate - may be necessary, but at least you'll give yourself a chance to find the deeper truth of what you need from the hire.

«Coupled with only an «acceptable» rating in roof strength, our concern there is these types of vehicles tend to be involved in a lot of single - vehicle crashes and single - vehicle crashes with rollovers.»

As a general rule, countries attempt to keep inflation fixed at a rate of 2 percent as moderate levels of inflation are acceptable, with high levels of deflation leading to economic stagnation.

Even with high unemployment rates, staffing companies have maintained acceptable earnings due to strong demand and pricing despite market fears.

Local school districts also fared well under the Comptroller's latest rating, with all North Fork districts staying within the state's recommendations for acceptable fiscal stress.

They showed that acceptable bit - error - rates were achievable with modest increases in signal power.

One look at a film's MPAA rating tells us if we're the target demographic or not — G and PG denote «family» films that, with the exception of the rare Disney or Pixar release, are in actuality bearable only if you're still awaiting your twelfth birthday; PG - 13 films are acceptable diversions for teens and adults; R - rated films are exclusively for adults.

That risk might be acceptable in a state with just a couple of programs, but in Texas, where there are almost 100 programs, a 5 percent error rate ensures that we'll erroneously label about five ordinary programs as exceptional.

The legislation allows entire school districts with at least an acceptable accountability rating to decide, via their district - level site - based decision - making committees and the school board, to be exempt from major provisions of the Education Code, including teacher rights and benefits, student discipline laws, parent rights and more.

The graduation rates for the schools that DeVos named in her written testimony are far below what is acceptable, and not inconsistent with claims about the thoroughly rotten academic performance of virtual charter schools in general.

This is a high - stakes assessment, with a school's overall passing rate (along with percentages of drop - outs and attendance levels) determining its designation as either exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or low - performing.

A board of trustees may not vote on the final approval of the innovation plan if the district is assigned with either a preliminary or final rating below acceptable performance.

TCTA vigorously opposed the legislation, arguing that it was not evidence - based, threatened to undermine key statutory provisions that have long provided a baseline of protections for teachers, parents and students, and was too broadly available to school districts that were mediocre in performance, given that districts with merely «acceptable» accountability ratings were eligible (95 percent of school districts in Texas earned an acceptable rating in 2015).

The Buick Envision received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick Plus rating for earning the highest rating of good (out of a possible good, acceptable, fair and poor) in all crashworthiness tests and a score of advanced (out of a possible not available, basic, advanced and superior) in front crash prevention with optional equipment.

Along with the good rating of the Volvo S60 and Acura TL, the Infiniti G earned an acceptable rating, while the Acura TSX, BMW 3 Series, and Lincoln MKZ earned a marginal rating.

The Toyota RAV4 is also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick, having received the institute's highest rating of good (on a scale of poor, marginal, acceptable and good) in side and small - and moderate - overlap frontal crash tests, along with tests of its roof strength, head restraints and seats.

Cars that scored Acceptable or Good in the test along with Good scores in IIHS» conventional front, side, rear and roof - strength tests earned a Top Safety Pick + («plus») designation, rating above the now - ubiquitous Top Safety Pick award.

IRVINE, Calif., November 3, 2017 — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded its best rating possible, Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP +), to 2018 Kia Souls when equipped with high - intensity discharge (HID) headlights — offered on the Primo Lit package — and 2018 Kia Sportages built after June 2017 when equipped with newly acceptable - rated HID headlights that are standard on the SX Turbo trim.

2 2017 Kia Forte built after March 2017 when equipped with optional front crash prevention and high intensity discharge (HID) headlights with Dynamic Bending Light; 2017 Optima built after March 2017 when equipped with optional front crash prevention and LED headlights with High Beam Assist, 2017 Cadenza when equipped with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights, and 2018 Sorento built after May 2017 when equipped with newly acceptable - rated headlights offered on the SX Limited and the SX with Advanced Technology package.

1 2018 Kia Souls when equipped with high - intensity discharge (HID) headlights (Primo Lit package) and 2018 Sportages built after June 2017 when equipped with newly acceptable - rated headlights offered on the SX Turbo trim.

In addition to the top rating for frontal protection, the 2008 Jeep Patriot equipped with available front torso airbags also was rated «Good» for side impact protection and «Acceptable» for rear crash protection.

The IIHS also rated the Accord more highly in terms of safety, scoring the Altima with less good ratings and more acceptables than the Accord.

The Ford Flex got the second - best «acceptable,» rating in the test, which mimics what happens when a car's front corner collides with another vehicle or object such as a utility pole.

If a vehicle meets all of those criteria they can be considered a Top Safety Pick, and with an «Acceptable» or «Good» headlight rating, they are bumped up to a Top Safety Pick +.

This is a surprisingly pleasant hybrid system that delivers more than acceptable acceleration — with a 0 to 62mph time rated at 8.7 seconds — and strong fuel economy: the equivalent of just over 28 imperial mpg on the US EPA's city test cycle, and better than 42mpg on its highway cycle.

The Hyundai Santa Fe, which also has standard side airbags with head protection, earned an acceptable rating.

SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: I was actually surprised with my drive experience in this hatch, and I'd rate it as very acceptable.

Five midsize cars are rated good and one is acceptable; structural designs improve compared with old models

The Honda Fit scored an Acceptable, and the Chevrolet Sonic topped them all with an admirable Good rating.

The new Sedona's frontal crash test performance is an improvement compared with the previous model, which the Institute rated acceptable.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awards the Ford Escape a Good overall rating with only an Acceptable rating for the headlights and in the case of a small overlap front - end crash.

GENERAL Vehicle / model: ’17 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4 Base price: $ 43,095 Price as tested: $ 53,515 Options as tested: Customer Preferred Package 28J ($ 2,695), Jeep Active Safety Group ($ 1,495), 5.7 L Hemi V - 8 ($ 3,295), Rock Rails ($ 895), Uconnect 8.4 NAV ($ 450), Blind Spot and Cross Path Detection ($ 595), Destination Charge ($ 995) ENGINE Type: Chrysler 16 - valve V - 8 Displacement (ci / liter): 345/5.7 Bore x stroke (in): 3.92 x3.58 Compression ratio -LRB-: 1): 10.5 Intake / FI: Naturally aspirated, sequential multi-port electronic Mfg.'s power rating @ rpm (hp): 360 @ 5,150 Mfg.'s torque rating @ rpm (lb - ft): 390 @ 4,250 Mfg.'s suggested fuel type: Midrange unleaded recommended; regular unleaded acceptable DRIVETRAIN Transmission: ZF 845RE 8 - spd automatic Ratios -LRB-: 1): First 4.71 Second 3.14 Third 2.11 Fourth 1.67 Fifth 1.29 Sixth 1.00 Seventh 0.84 Eighth 0.67 Reverse 3.30 Axle ratio -LRB-: 1): 3.09 Transfer case: MP 3022 2 - spd Low - range ratio -LRB-: 1): 2.72 Crawl ratio -LRB-: 1): 39.6 FRAME / BODY Frame: Steel unibody Body: Steel SUSPENSION / AXLES Front: Short - and long - arm independent, coil springs, twin - tube coilover shocks, steel upper - and aluminum lower - control arms, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in Rear: Multi-link, coil springs, twin - tube shocks (with load leveling for towing), aluminum lower control arm, independent upper links plus a separate toe link, stabilizer bar / ZF 7.7 - in STEERING Type: Electric rack - and - pinion Turns (lock - to - lock): 3.2 Ratio -LRB-: 1): 16.7 BRAKES Front: 13.8x1.3 - in vented disc, two - piston caliper Rear: 13.0x0.9 - in vented disc, single - piston caliper ABS: Four - wheel WHEELS / TIRES Wheels (in): 18x8.0 Tires: P265 / 60R18 Goodyear Wrangler All - Terrain Adventure with Kevlar FUEL ECONOMY EPA city / highway: 14/22 Observed city / highway / trail: 15.7 DIMENSIONS / CAPACITIES Weight (lb): 5,154 Wheelbase (in): 114.8 Overall length (in): 189.8 Overall width (in): 76.5 (84.8 w / mirrors) Height (in): 69.3 Track f / r (in): 63.9 / 64.1 Minimum ground clearance (in): 8.2 (standard height), 10.4 (suspension position # 2) Turning diameter, curb - to - curb (ft): 37.1 Approach / departure angles (deg): 26.2 (standard height) 36.1 (suspension position # 2, air dam off) / 24.0 (standard suspension), 27.1 (air suspension position # 2) Breakover angle (deg): 18.2 (standard height), 22.8 (suspension position # 2) GVWR (lb): 6,800 Payload (lb): 1,190 Maximum towing capacity (lb): 7,200 Seating: 5 Fuel capacity (gal): 24.6 PERFORMANCE 0 - 60 mph (sec): 7.3 Quarter - mile (sec @ mph): 15.6 @ 90.9 Braking 60 - 0 mph (ft): 132.8 Ramp Travel Index (20 - deg, points): 375

The vehicles are graded with either «good,» «acceptable,» «marginal» or «poor» ratings in seven categories.

The Chevrolet Spark's acceptable rating in the test, along with good ratings in the Institute's four other crashworthiness evaluations, earns the new minicar a 2014 Top Safety Pick award.

Seats and head restraints with geometry rated good or acceptable are tested in a simulated rear impact conducted on a sled.

Seats with only acceptable geometry earn an acceptable overall rating even if their ratings in the dynamic test are good.

The new top safety pick + designation is given to vehicles that earn «good» ratings for occupant protection in at least four of five tests, with no less than «acceptable» in the fifth test.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The redesigned Honda Odyssey maintains the minivan's good ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crashworthiness tests and is available with two things the previous version lacked — a high - performing automatic braking system and acceptable headlights.

The Institute's dynamic ratings of good, acceptable, marginal, or poor are derived from two seat design parameters (peak acceleration of the dummy's torso and time from impact initiation to head restraint contact with the dummy's head) plus neck tension and shear forces recorded on BioRID during the test.

The Sorento is a Top Safety Pick Plus with Good scores for all crash tests, a Superior score for forward collision prevention and an Acceptable rating for headlight performance.

2018 IIHS Top Safety Pick + when equipped with optional Automatic Emergency Braking and LED headlights with Dynamic Bending Lights on vehicles built after September 2017 To qualify for 2018 TOP SAFETY PICK +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as an acceptable or good rating in the passenger - side small overlap front test.

2018 IIHS Top Safety Pick + when equipped with optional Automatic Emergency Braking and HID headlights with Dynamic Bending Lights To qualify for 2018 TOP SAFETY PICK +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as an acceptable or good rating in the passenger - side small overlap front test.

2018 IIHS Top Safety Pick + when equipped with optional Automatic Emergency Braking and High Beam Assist on vehicles built after December 2017 To qualify for 2018 TOP SAFETY PICK +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as an acceptable or good rating in the passenger - side small overlap front test.

The award is given to vehicles with a good or acceptable small overlap rating, good ratings in four other occupant protection tests, and a rating of basic or higher for front crash prevention.

Twelve SUVs are available with headlights rated acceptable, while 23 aren't available with anything other than marginal - or poor - rated headlights.

When equipped with the Advanced package, the XC60 earns an acceptable headlight rating.

Two other minivans, the Kia Sedona and the Nissan Quest, fall short on rollover protection, with the Sedona receiving the lowest rating of poor and the Quest ranking as acceptable.