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AAA study finds automatic emergency braking and lane keeping assistance performance can be impeded by rain

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During closed course testing, AAA simulated rainfall and found that test vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) traveling at 35 mph collided with a stopped vehicle one third (33%) of the time. In aggregate, testing conducted at 25 mph resulted in a collision for 17% of test runs.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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of near instantaneous torque—more than any F-150 before it—and a 0-60 mph time in the mid-4-second range when equipped with an extended-range battery, based on typical industry methodology. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. F-150 Lightning targets 563 horsepower, 775 lb.-ft. With the ability to offload 9.6

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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As a comparison, in 2007, the first-generation Golf BlueMotion (Volkswagen’s most fuel-efficient version) was regarded as having sensational gas mileage at 52 mpg—4 mpg worse than the new GTD, which has 79 more horsepower and is 25 mph faster. seconds and also accelerates from 50 to 75 mph in fifth gear in 7.5

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ICCT-led test of 73 Euro 6 diesels finds large difference in NOx results under NEDC and more realistic WLTC

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A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) with colleagues from the US, China and Germany tested 73 Euro 6 diesel passenger cars on a chassis dynamometer over both the European type-approval cycle (NEDC, cold engine start) and the more realistic Worldwide harmonized light-duty test cycle (WLTC version 2.0,

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion

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mpg, but in a 99-mile highway run at 65 mph, we averaged 34.3 The rack and pinion electric power steering was too light for our liking, even though it was progressive, tightening (or becomes heavier) on the open road, While lighter in town. In 371 miles we averaged 28.6 On another 87-mile run we hit an impressive 39.2 Very European.

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Road Test: 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL Premium R-Line

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The best we could do over 110 of those miles, with the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph and in Eco mode, was 29.6 mpg, just a touch below membership in the magic 30 MPG AWD Club. In LED lighting, lumens measure the brightness of a light, as opposed to watts, which measure the amount of energy in a light.

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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

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The Hybrid Max has an estimated 0-60 mph time in the low six-second range, and it can tow up to 5,000 pounds. Lastly, the Hybrid Max is the most powerful of the three, producing 362 horsepower and 400 foot-pounds of torque, with all-wheel drive standard and front-wheel drive optional.