Sentences with phrase «autocar claims»

Competition for the Volt British car site Autocar claims that some «senior sources» at Mazda revealed that the company is working on a rival to GM's Volt.

Autocar claims the current 740e iPerformance PHEV will be replaced by a more powerful» 745e» with the upcoming «LCI» facelift, reportedly due for release in 2019...

Autocar claims that the i8's plug - in hybrid powertrain will get a horsepower boost to give it 420 horsepower, which is about 10 percent more than the current i8.

Autocar claims that the sedan is codenamed the X290 and will be set to debut around the time that Mercedes brings its Aston Martin AM - RB 001 fighter, the R50, to production.

Autocar claims to have seen the rev counter as well, and reports an 8000rpm redline — although we find that one hard to believe.

Not exact matches

Despite going against everything the Italian automaker stands for, it sounds like engineers and execs are doing their best to keep the forthcoming SUV as «Ferrari» as possible, at least according to a new report from Autocar, who claims the rear doors of the high - rider won't be immediately visible.

Revealing the plans to British magazine, Autocar, Lexus» European boss Alain Uyttenhoven claimed that the need to dramatically increase sales in Europe could drive the Japanese car - maker to produce a premium rival to a Nissan JUKE.

[quote Autocar] Despite giving away 148bhp and 119 lb ft to the recently launched sixth generaton M5, the new Porsche is just 0.2 sec slower to 62mph than the new BMW at a claimed 4.5 sec.

Autocar UK claims there will be two transmission options, set to include either 7 - or 9 - speed automatic gearboxes, but with no chance for a manual transmission.

According to Autocar, BMW is preparing the M2 GranCoupé to serve as a direct challenger to the Audi RS3 and the Mercedes - AMG CLA 45, two cars that have been staking their claim in the compact performance segment.

At the time, SCG claimed that the SCG004S would be powered by a twin - turbo 5.0 - liter V8 engine with 650 hp and 531 lb - ft of torque on tap, but Autocar reports that this is no longer the case.

Autocar also claims that Adrian Newey could very well have involvement in this new supercar as well, which is really big news.

Autocar, claiming to have accurate renderings of the vehicle, described the BP23's (back when it thought it was the P15) styling as «brutal» and says that the car is said to be the «ultimate distillation of form following function.»