Sentences with phrase «as sports cars come»

As sports cars come under top car groups, it ensures a larger insurance coverage.

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This is the kind of movie that nearly falls apart in the third act, as hidden villains come to light, a chase breaks out by means of a convenient sports car on the casino floor, and Vincent's ex-wife shows up just in time to find herself in a perilous situation.

In secondary education... we are beset by a peculiar paradox: in our complex industrial society there is increasingly more to learn, and formal education is ever more important in shaping one's life chances; at the same time, there is coming to be more and more an independent «society of adolescents,» an adolescent culture which shows little interest in education and focuses the attention of teenagers on cars, dates, sports, popular music, and other matters just as unrelated to school.

Even in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and in a convertible.»

The Porsche Boxster roadster and its hardtop sibling, the Cayman, are as close as you can come to the perfect everyday sports car.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

In a time when most sports cars have gotten heavy, soft and lost their song, Lotus comes out with the Evora and now the 400 as I have that ROCKS!

Simon Moore recounts the story / Calthorpe Minor / Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2011 — David Burgess-Wise soaks up the atmosphere of Montlhéry as this unique and historic circuit comes alive with the sights and sounds of prewar sporting cars and bikes / Motoring through Childhood: The Toy and Pedal Car Museum — Michael Ware visits this newly - opened exhibition of rare and interesting pedal cars in East Sussex / The Cars of Sammy Newsome — Many hopeful entrepreneurs entered the Motor industry after the Great war, some with links to the showbusiness celebrities of the tcars and bikes / Motoring through Childhood: The Toy and Pedal Car Museum — Michael Ware visits this newly - opened exhibition of rare and interesting pedal cars in East Sussex / The Cars of Sammy Newsome — Many hopeful entrepreneurs entered the Motor industry after the Great war, some with links to the showbusiness celebrities of the tcars in East Sussex / The Cars of Sammy Newsome — Many hopeful entrepreneurs entered the Motor industry after the Great war, some with links to the showbusiness celebrities of the tCars of Sammy Newsome — Many hopeful entrepreneurs entered the Motor industry after the Great war, some with links to the showbusiness celebrities of the time.

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

Of course it can be made to understeer if you don't listen to the howling tyres (it comes as standard with Hankooks, which are brilliant in the wet but lack response and mid corner grip in the dry), but if you turn the car in slightly slower and then commit to the throttle you feel the sport diff sending power to the outside rear tyre.

Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar sports cars are judged.

Even in base trim, the Mini Cooper Clubman sports cast - aluminum wheels, evidence that this car continues to deliver a premium amount of style and equipment in a compact package, a proposition that seemed quite radical in 2001, when the Cooper version of the Mini (as distinct from the entry - level Mini One) first came to the U.S.

But while this video appears to be a typical battle between the new sports cars, it's what happens at the end that really comes as a surprise.

Unlike the world's best sports cars, which are as fun at 15 mph as they are at 150 mph, the GT - R only comes alive at the limit.

By then, the Corvette (nearly canceled in» 55) was coming into its own as a world - class sports car.

It shouldn't come as a terrible shock that Toyota executives are reportedly unconvinced that the rumored Scion FR - S hybrid sports car is a viable business option.

Most modern sports cars come with character - shaping devices such as Drive Select (Audi) or manettino (Ferrari).

The GT86 is sold in the U.S. as the Scion FR - S, and even if it may not lose its roof anytime soon, there is some consolation in the fact that there are potential powertrain upgrades coming soon to the rear - wheel - drive, compact sports car.

It's Christmas come early for fans of Mercedes - AMG's hottest sports car, as not one, but two versions of the topless AMG GT will grace the stage at this year's Paris auto show.

I miss some of the features I've come to expect in $ 60,000 sports cars — an iDrive - like knob I can spin, a touchscreen I can grease up with my dirty digits, and a massaging seat that gropes me — but not nearly as much I thought I would.

In addition to its big movie debut, the DB10 also serves as a preview of the styling, proportions, and purpose behind a brawny two - seat sports car to come from the brand.

Then along came the Mazda MX - 5 Miata at the 1989 Chicago auto show, showing that it was possible to build a thrilling convertible sports car that was actually usable as a daily driver.

While the sale of Spyker's sports car business comes as a surprise, Spyker already had a relationship with CPP Global Holdings.

It is easy to dismiss them as cosplay for CPAs, as grown men and women playing dress - up with their daily driver, but they offer something that no sports car or family sedan can deliver: the excuse to explore and the serenity that comes from a barely worn trail.

Now that I've spent a bit more time with the S5, I can say that I like the car more than before but it still comes off as more of a cruiser than a sports car.

As a sports car, the LC still doesn't come close to offering the handling and entertainment of the 911 - but as a GT, the LC is considerably more refined and probably more comfortable than the car from StuttgarAs a sports car, the LC still doesn't come close to offering the handling and entertainment of the 911 - but as a GT, the LC is considerably more refined and probably more comfortable than the car from Stuttgaras a GT, the LC is considerably more refined and probably more comfortable than the car from Stuttgart.

In the UK, the car was available to order in black or grey, with a part - Alcantara and carbon fibre interior, sculpted sport seats and copper coloured 19 - inch alloy wheels all coming as standard on top of the equipment listed above.

There are a few affordable sports cars, such as the Mazda MX - 5 and Volkswagen GTI but they're becoming increasingly hard to come by.

The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid comes with air suspension as standard and offers a unique balance in this segment: the comfort of a luxury sedan paired with the performance of a sports car.

Some of the most famous sports cars in the world, including Alfa Romeo and Triumph, came with ATE brakes as standard equipment

That last one might be the most familiar car of the five to U.S. audiences, but we wouldn't rule out a few Alfa Romeo SZs trickling into the country in the coming years as collectors seek out the rarer sports cars of the 1980s.

For decades, the Chevrolet Corvette has been one of the most iconic American sports cars, so it should come as little surprise one of its models lands on the list.

The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is a heavy hitter on the used sports car scene, as it comes with an aluminum frame, a larger and more powerful engine, and a stiffer suspension when compared to the already formidable standard Corvette.

SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Like the Cayenne, all the Porsche sports - car purists can whine and gnash their teeth about what they likely view as the latest abomination from Porsche, but give the German automaker credit: Everything Porsche builds is true to the company's roots when it comes to performance.

On the road, at first, the DB9 comes across as far more of a gran touring car than a sports car.

Called the Trident Iceni, it's billed as the world's fastest and most fuel - efficient diesel sports car, and comes in three bodystyles — the Iceni Manga fastback, the Iceni Venturer estate (not pictured) and an open - top Iceni sports car with removable roof panels.

Two doors, turbocharged engine, rear - wheel drive, its vital statistics read like a sports car's and the Smart Fortwo is just as focused when it comes to offering city commuting convenience.

Speaking of contrasts, the sports coupe's mirror caps and, side skirts, rear spoiler and diffuser all now come in carbon fiber, as good a cosmetic dress up as you can get for a lot of premium cars, much less the M240i.

While past models came with an optional sport mode to tighten the car's driving responses, all new models will get the MINI Driving Modes (MID) system that will adjust throttle and steering response as well as the engine sound.

The steering feel with the 19» wheels is quite nice and corner is pretty flat, but the shocks are under damped as larger undulations in the road allow the car to oscillate too much even in sport mode with some bottoming feel yet there is still some harshness coming through.

The «special» went on sale Aug. 25 in Japan.First shown as a design study at the last Tokyo Show, the V - Special comes with the classic British sports car specs of wood - rim steering wheel, shift lever and brake lever grip - not to mention a British racing green paint finish.Within the color - coordinated interior, the seats and panels are trimmed in light brown leather.

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In the car's more aggressive sport and track modes, gear shifts come in as quick as 130 milliseconds — about one - third of the time it takes to blink.

Aston's four - door sports car competes with cars like the Porsche Panamera and Maserati Quattroporte in terms of performance, but there's also a high - luxury aspect that doesn't come up as frequently.

While neither will give you the same levels of driving fun as a sports car, they both come close which is itself a big achievement.

The name jaguar has come to be known as the makers of some of the finest sports and grand touring cars ever produced.

The little two - door sports car was originally bolted together as a response to the Z cars coming from competitor Datsun (and later Nissan), but it eventually grew into a special machine with a cult - like following.

The 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI no longer ranks as the most powerful entry in the Golf lineup, but since the 292 - hp R model comes with standard all - wheel drive, it obviously can't qualify as one of our favorite Front Wheel Drive Sports Cars.

Dubbed Atom 3S, Ariel's new sports car comes with a host of drivetrain and chassis updates, as well as minor styling updates.

[3] As of 2012 [update], he has scored two class wins during his career in the series, [3] both coming during the 2011 season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and at the Baltimore Grand Prix.