Sentences with phrase «gt as a road car»

Although Ford conceived of the new GT as a road car first, the decision to build a race - spec version was made almost immediately, and both versions were developed in parallel.

The person who keeps the Ford GT as a road car better have austere tastes because there is no frivolity in this cabin.

Not exact matches

Ford's reborn GT is the latest car to be confirmed for PCARS2, as both a road car and and Le Mans - winning racer.

Porsche's GTS model line has quickly established itself as the defacto spec to go for if Porsche Motorsport's GT road cars have already succumbed to the speculators and those more interested in investment returns rather than driving thrills.

Not just its role in developing the GT and touring cars, but as the birthplace of the greatest road - going GT - Rs of all, like the ultra-rare R33 400R and near - mythical R34 Z - tune.

So then, the 2017 Ford GT proved itself as one of the best, most track - capable production cars of all time, which led to our stable of drivers rethinking its character on the road as well.

In truth it's not really a P1 rival, so the price does look somewhat high beside those lesser rivals, both of which are at least as quick as the GT in the real world, and make better road cars.

Thankfully, the McLaren Ultimate Vision GT is billed as a product of the latter, and is designed as a view to McLaren road cars of 2030 and beyond.

The ZF 8 - speed automatic hitched to the 4.0 - liter engine is shared with Aston's GT car, the DB11, but the transmission is tuned for sharper response, swapping ratios impressively with the steering wheel - mounted paddles as I begin dancing the Vantage on the snowy roads.

Although the development of a road car was canceled, the front - engine NSX project served as the basis of Honda's HSV - 010 GT race car for the Japanese Super GT project.

I never got a speeding ticket, as I did with my Toyota GT - R, because it was just fun to be on the road in this car and I did not want... Read full review

I never got a speeding ticket, as I did with my Toyota GT - R, because it was just fun to be on the road in this car and I did not want to risk loosing the privilege.

As before, the mildly turbo - cushioned throttle response and linear power delivery conspire to make the acceleration feel less brutal than the figures suggest, but the eye - popping rate at which the GT sprints between the seemingly endless bends of Spain's Massis del Montseny mountain road KTM has chosen as a driving route (Carlos Sainz used to test here, apparently) is testament to the car's raw speeAs before, the mildly turbo - cushioned throttle response and linear power delivery conspire to make the acceleration feel less brutal than the figures suggest, but the eye - popping rate at which the GT sprints between the seemingly endless bends of Spain's Massis del Montseny mountain road KTM has chosen as a driving route (Carlos Sainz used to test here, apparently) is testament to the car's raw speeas a driving route (Carlos Sainz used to test here, apparently) is testament to the car's raw speed.

Comfortably as the GT - R sits on pole in any grid of Nissan's fastest cars from the past ten years, it isn't the fastest Nissan road car ever.

Meanwhile, others have tried to muscle in on Porsche's territory with varying degrees of success, but as the originator of the species the «Cayenne Turbo» badge still holds more than a little cachet: sports car, off - roader, family wagon, luxury GT, its well - heeled aficionados would see it as all those things and more, while many of its detractors still struggle with that badge even appearing on the nose of such a vehicle.

Beneath the halo model will be «GT» versions of Kia's regular road cars, such as the new Proceed GT and the upcoming Optima GT, while entry - level «GT Line» versions of other models will also be available.

As our most agile and athletic road car, and our long - time representative in the world of GT racing, it is the perfect model with which to introduce the exciting AMR range.

As a GT car, the 911 Carrera 4S is not a vehicle to whip around tight, twisty roads, but its actions are more analog - like versus the digital vibes the Nissan GT - R gives out.

It is built for the UK market and it includes a choice of 3 body colours, (Pearl White, Kuro (metallic) black and Black Rose), grey «GT» stripes running along the flanks of the car, 19 inch RAYS forged alloy wheels in dark anthracite colour, retuned dampers to provide the ideal balance between ride comfort and high - speed handling, a rear view parking camera as part of the Premium Connect satellite navigation system, a tyre pressure monitoring system, seven - speed automatic option with snow mode and revised underbody insulation to reduce road noise.

While the GT Concept may not make it to the road as you see here, expect future Mercedes - AMG production cars to rock a very similar hybrid system in the future.

This is likely to be the most extreme GT3 RS yet with Andreas Preuninger, Porsche GT road cars boss, indicating the gap between the GT3 and the RS will be as big as its ever been when the 991 RS is finally revealed.

Despite its more potent nature, the new GT - R NISMO boasts better overall balance than before, evolving into a car that can be enjoyed on a winding mountain road as on the local race circuit.

Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook had the lead of the GT class firmly in hand just as the six hour mark was about to tick over for the 1000 - mile Petit Le Mans event at Road Atlanta when a steering failure temporarily side - lined the No. 4 car in the pits.

Wheelbase: 2,600 mm Documentation Includes: * Maserati Classiche documentation * Original Owner's Manual * Extensive Original Service Documentation Including (but not limited to): - Regular Maintenance - Interior and Exterior Upkeep - Engine, Suspension, and Transmission Work - Documentation for 3 Decades - Older Restoration A rare and underappreciated Italian thoroughbred One of just 275 examples with the desirable 4.9 - litre V - 8 A matching - numbers example finished in its original color combination Since its inception, Maserati had been perceived principally as a racing marque, and it was not until the 3500 GT was launched in 1957 that they were taken seriously as a road car manufacturer.

Couple that with a stiff ride and a look - at - me wing, and the GT R really stops making sense as a road car.

As road cars are concerned, the base 469 - hp GT is more than quick enough, but the GT C brings one huge advantage over lesser models — rear - axle steering straight off the GT R. Below, 62 mph, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction of the fronts, and above, all four wheels turn in the same direction.

Identical Maserati's won the first two races of the 2016 European GT4 series as well as runner up in the GTS class of the Pirelli World Challenge at Road America, indicating how competitive these cars are.

NISMO road cars introduced so far include the GT - R, 370Z, JUKE and Sentra in the U.S. — plus the Note and Patrol in markets outside the U.S. «As a Nissan sub-brand, NISMO further builds upon the core values of Nissan cars,» said Takao Katagiri, president and CEO of both Autech Japan and Nissan Motorsports International.

The common belief though, in addition to it sitting above the AMG GT, is that it could be packaged as a mid-engine hybrid supercar that would draw technologies from both the automaker's current crop of road cars and its Formula One operation.

As a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanAs a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanas a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanas an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fans.

Sure, as this video shows, the Megane GT is far from being a track racer, but the sporty suspension and the slightly revised aerodynamics should make it a fun car for weekend getaways on twisty roads.

Featuring sporty exterior styling which belies its tiny powerplant, the 208 GT - Line enjoys stretching its legs on country roads but is equally at home as a city car.

[43][44] Porsche, unusually, claims to have conducted a test of a factory stock, European market GT - R and achieved a slower time (of 7:54), apparently implying that the car isn't as fast around this public road as Nissan claims and / or that their driver isn't as talented as Nissans.

Legacy fans will be glad to know that Subaru is taking the car road racing in the Japanese Super GT series as a GT300 race car competitor, and once you have a look at the flared four door, you will never look at the new Legacy the same way again.

McLaren have released their first GT qualifying road car as part of the homologation process to enter the FIA GT3 European Championships.

The V8 - powered Dino GT4 was certainly a competent road car, but the angular Bertone styling drew criticism as it was considered too radical a departure from the svelte and curvaceous 246 GT.

We all know DMC as the tuner that gave us the very impressive, limited edition Spezial Version based on the Lamborghini Aventador LP700 - 4 which had a very aggressively styled front bumper and a complete, clear carbon fiber rear section... which separated the DMC SV from their MV (Molto Veloce) kit, and still DMC wasn't finished with the V12 flagship from Sant «Agata... they came up with the Aventador LP988 - 4 Edizione GT that offered race car styling for the road.

Many features of the car were carried out to the Diablo GT along with later Lamborghini models such as the huge air intake at the front, removable engine covers, central dual exhaust system and the engine itself, which was detuned for road usage.