Sentences with phrase «first pace car»

Luck Goes Against Gavin and Beretta in First Pace Car Period DETROIT — Corvette Racing drivers Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell are on a roll in the American Le Mans Series.

Luck was with the No. 009 Aston Martin as the car gained nearly a lap during the first pace car period, and minutes later O'Connell's No. 3 Corvette suffered misfortune when it was forced off the road in the high - speed Esses by an LMP1 prototype.

Not exact matches

The I - PACE will be the first of Jaguar's cars that can receive «over-the-air» software updates.

With auto sales cruising at a near record pace, the amount of money borrowed by car, truck and SUV buyers topped $ 1 trillion for the first time ever.

Car and light truck sales in the first quarter were at the highest pace since the fourth quarter of 2007.

Renault has shown good pace and reliability over the course of the first test, though there are rumours that the car the team is running now is nothing like the one it'll use by the time the season starts.

While Monaco's first - team players were being put through their paces, a tinted - windowed car raced inside the training compound where the former Porto man met with club bosses to discuss his on - going lack of fitness and his future plans.

Muntean lets his film unfold at a deliberate pace, letting Vali slowly insert himself into Sandu's personal space as time goes on (first outside by his car, then chatting up his family members in the stairwell and eventually winding up hanging out with his son in his apartment).

First, we're due to run a couple warm - up laps behind an E46 - chassis pace car.

«I'm looking forward to seeing a full grid of I - Pace race cars in late 2018, soon after the first I - Pace road car hits the streets in Europe,» said Mäuser, adding, «Ultimately, this innovative series will serve to enhance the technology used in our future electric vehicles and benefit our customers.

These are the first official photos of the 2017 Jaguar F - Pace, and they reveal that the crossover's graceful bodywork will contain many styling cues seen on Jaguar sedans and sports cars.

We felt like we weren't driving nearly as fast as usual on the first run until our driving partner, with whom we regularly share press cars on BMW trips, remarked that we were, indeed, driving at our regular pace.

Our first taste of the car is exclusively on track and behind a pace car that appears to be on a qualifying lap, so the subtleties of ride quality, low rev response, and the finesse of the controls at low speeds will have to wait.

When I finished guzzling two or three water bottles, Porsche handlers dragged me over to the ES, turned on the cooled seats, and sent me on my way down the first straight, behind Le Mans legend Hurley Haywood and his regular 991.2 Turbo S, which served as the pace car.

Although the first 2014 P1 has just rolled off the assembly line, McLaren is working to ramp up the assembly line's pace so one car can be completed each day.

For the first few sessions we go at a brisk though hardly on - limit pace, but as the 40 - degree heat sends some of the press contingent in for refreshment we stick at it, gradually goading the Lamborghini instructors into quicker and quicker laps until, with a bit of judicious sandbagging, we drop off the back of the pace car, then get a clear run through the challenging second -, third - and fourth - gear left - right - left infield complex.

It's about as much as I can muster while pootling behind the pace car during my first lap of Spa - Francorchamps, arguably Europe's greatest racetrack.

The 360 is the first car I've driven today that feels like a junior supercar in terms of its straight - line pace.

First Corvette pace car that was ever offered to the public for purchase; 44 original miles.

The Fusion hybrid will pace the NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale on Sunday afternoon, and it's the first time a hybrid electric car has led the field to the green flag in a Sprint Cup race, Ford says.

Powered exclusively by the 380hp supercharged V6 found in the F - PACE S, the First Edition includes unique interior and exterior design enhancements that pay homage to the original C - X17 concept car unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show as well as sports car - derived performance technology including Adaptive Dynamics2.

Met with tepid response from enthusiasts, save for the special Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars, the first Foxes arrived with a carryover 5.0 - liter from the Mustang II, but it also offered a new option, a turbocharged 2.3 - liter.

Ford is claiming the title to having the first all electric pace car when the Ford Focus Electric leads the pack at the Richmond 400 later this month.

Ford was also the first to use a hybrid vehicle as a pace car when the Fusion Hybrid was the pace car at the Ford 400 in Miami in 2008.

23 April 2015, Seoul: Aston Martin's ongoing expansion in the important Asia Pacific region continues to gather pace with the opening, today, of the luxury British sports car brand's first official dealership in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

Aston Martin's ongoing expansion in the important Asia Pacific region continues to gather pace with the opening, today, of the luxury British sports car brand's first official dealership in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

We have started it by announcing our first performance crossover which we consider to be the ultimate practical sports car — a car that builds on the marque's founding ideals of Grace, Pace and Space to become one of the most innovative Jaguars we've ever developed.

The white Corvettes included a first year 1953, a 1966 427 coupe, a rare 1972 LT - 1 convertible with air conditioning, a 1986 pace car, a C5 Z06, and a base 2013 coupe.

Jaguar has been building cars for over 80 years, but the F - Pace was its first SUV, and it was only launched in 2016.

The Hurst / Olds is the only Indy pace car sponsored by a manufacturer other than an automaker and the first to include a supplier's name.

Felix Kramer's dream starts to come true: his first drive of a Chevy Volt; GM's Volt Vehicle Line Director Tony Posawatz helped put the car through its paces at the TED2010 event in Long Beach, Feb., 9, 2010 — which Posawatz described as the first time the vehicle was demoed to non-insider «civilians» (people outside the auto / media / advocacy communities).

Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06 Is the First Signed Special Edition in Corvette's History CHICAGO — Corvette enthusiasts in search of a unique ride have much to consider this year with the introduction of two special - edition models: the Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06 and the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Replica Corvette Convertible.

Jaguar's first all - electric car will be the production version of the I - Pace concept shown last year at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

2017 Jaguar F - Pace Review Car Tested: 2017 Jaguar F - Pace; Road Test No. 827 Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 92.43 lakhs — 1.65 crores Jaguar's first SUV has positive impressions with both visual and dynamic appeal Jaguar has always been manufacturing luxury sedans and performance coupes since decades while Land Rover has been killing it with an... Read More

Director of Design, Ian Callum exclaimed, «The F - PACE is our first ever SUV but it is clearly recognizable as a Jaguar and for it to win the 2017 World Car of the Year trophy vindicates our decision to bring our unique design principles and dynamic qualities to a new sector of the market».

Earlier this year Jaguar had green - lighted its plans to develop the brand's first EV with the car expected to be a sister model to the F - Pace.

Ford announced last week that it would be creating the first all electric pace car by using a Ford Focus Electric to lead the pack around the Richmond 400 at the end of April.

The first task was to gas up the pace car....

Announced at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and previewed by a concept car, the Jaguar F - Pace entered production in 2016 as the company's first foray into the SUV market.

Jaguar celebrated its 80th anniversary this month, and part as part of that celebration, it decided to pull a daring maneuver with its first production family sports car, or SUV, the 2017 Jaguar F - Pace.

Jaguar has been road - testing its first full - electric car, the I - Pace assembled on contract by Magna, ahead of its Canadian launch next year.

Lew Spencer, Shelby's assistant and former race team manager, will oversee the production process.Shelby will drive the first of these second - generation GT350s as the pace car at this year's Palm Springs Historic Races.

The F - PACE marks Jaguar's first effort in the SUV segment, and boasts lightweight, stiff mostly - aluminum bodywork styled by renowned designer Ian Callum; a 2.0 - litre turbo four underhood or our car's V6, available in 340 - and 380 - horsepower trims and mated to a ZF eight - speed auto trans; and an agile all - wheel - drive chassis with standard torque vectoring and Electronic Power Assisted Steering (EPAS).

At first we were a little disappointed not to see a Miata wearing the pace car livery, equipped with the fancy amber light bar and beefier tires allowing the trio of Mazdas to corner like champions and stay ahead of the two wheeled racers.

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That being said, the launch of Jaguar's first all - electric car, the I - Pace, may well call for something different, but only time will tell.

The first Chevrolet selected as the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car was the 1948 Fleetmaster Six.

Jaguar will become the first British automaker to launch a mass - produced battery - electric car when it introduces the I - Pace (pictured).

The Laguna Blue Stingray is sans livery but we do notice the area right above the side rocker panels have been covered with camouflage, perhaps hiding the first hints of the «Official Pace Car» graphics package that is yet to come.

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