Sentences with phrase «hybrid drive sport»

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The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

It's no sports car — or a Toyota Prius, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.

Like that oddball MR Spyder - based concept, the new sports car will likely be an all - wheel - drive, mid-engine hybrid 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.

Sunbeam Twin Cam — The Editor relates the story of Sunbeam's famous Three Litre Super Sports and drives a particularly original example wearing fabric saloon coachwork, formerly in the George Milligen collection / Auto - biography: the Earl of March — Matthew Bell meets the man behind the phenomenally successful Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival events / The Rollo Cyclecar — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of this shortlived cyclecar manufacturer, while Peter McFadyen examines the sole survivor / Berkeley's barchetta — The little Berkeley's pert looks and cheeky performance set it apart from other low - priced hybrids of the time.

The NSX's $ 157,800 starting price with $ 1,800 destination charge puts it in a league with high - end sports cars such as the Audi R8 and Porsche 911 Turbo, though the hybrid system and electrified all - wheel drive also parallel the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid, which lives in this price territory.

Our drive in the plug - in hybrid confirmed that two - electric motors and a four - cylinder petrol engine was more than a match for most large capacity sports cars.

All models offer five driving modes that include hybrid drive with comfort, sport, or eco pro, and all - electric driving in comfort or eco pro mode.

The high - end, all - wheel - drive, high - output plug - in hybrid powertrain from the concept would likely be toned down for production, but Lichte still calls it «a sports car without a compromise.»

The Z5 will share its platform with the upcoming Toyota sports car (possibly dubbed Supra), although the two will not share any sheetmetal and the Japanese version may offer an all - wheel - drive hybrid platform using its electric motor technologies alongside BMW combustion engines.

It's no sports car — or a, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

Mitsubishi has unveiled its contribution to the latest list of Gran Turismo exclusive concepts, a four - wheel drive plug - in hybrid sports car called the XR - PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo.

Both models offer five driving modes that include hybrid drive with comfort, sport, or eco pro, and all - electric driving in comfort or eco pro mode.

The CR - Z adds sport to the hybrid system with a three - mode drive system.

We know it will be driven by a three - motor, twin - turbocharged sport hybrid powerplant, which sounds a lot like the BMW i8.

It also builds on the existing V6 - hybrid Panamera model, with four driving modes (electric, hybrid, sport plus and boost) to drive electric anti-roll bars, optional four - wheel steering, and launch control, among other features.

With the Mercedes - AMG Project ONE, the performance and sports car brand is presenting a super sports car with formula 1 hybrid technology for a breath - taking driving experience.

In this case, «hybrid» and «sport» do go hand in hand, thanks to a sophisticated system that pairs a V6 with three electric motors and an impressive all - wheel - drive system.

Critical Knowledge: Completely redesigned for 2011New 8 - speed automatic transmissionSupercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 engineLonger wheelbase increases interior roomNew all - wheel - drive systemNew electric power steeringGreen Facts: Lighter and more fuel efficientGasoline - electric hybrid powerplantAuxiliary 47 - horsepower electric motorAll - electric speeds up to 40 mphUnique hybrid «sailing» technologyIntroduction Originally launched in 2003, the Cayenne sport utility vehicle was a marked departure from the generations of Porsche sports cars that preceded it.

LEXUS RX 450H F SPORT With the F Sport package now available on Lexus RX hybrid models, you don't have to choose between high fuel efficiency and more dynamic driving manners.

Seven years after the iconic original died, the brand's flagship sports car is hinting at its return with this concept, complete with a mid-mounted V6 engine and Acura's new Sport Hybrid Super Handling All Wheel Drive hybr -LSB-...]

The Honda Civic is a versatile economy car for five with both two and four door configurations that range from the fun to drive Civic Si sport coupe to a fuel efficient hybrid and...

(There's nothing «sporting» about a Lexus ES, hybrid or gas - powered; it's meant to deliver a quiet, competent and cushy driving / riding experience — just the thing for endless miles of highway.)

With two powerful engines, sport - tuned suspension and available F SPORT as GS F editions; the GS checks all the right boxes for a sports sedan — and the availability of options such as all - wheel drive and a hybrid drivetrain provide further diversity to the gsport - tuned suspension and available F SPORT as GS F editions; the GS checks all the right boxes for a sports sedan — and the availability of options such as all - wheel drive and a hybrid drivetrain provide further diversity to the gSPORT as GS F editions; the GS checks all the right boxes for a sports sedan — and the availability of options such as all - wheel drive and a hybrid drivetrain provide further diversity to the genre.

And unlike hybrid offerings that manage to wring all the fun out of driving, the C - MAX doesn't punish those with sporting intentions.

Kia will exhibit its electric vehicles, plug - in hybrids, and a range of other cars — including the new Stinger GT sports sedan which we have already driven.

If not groundbreaking in its merely attractive exterior design, Acura's new flagship sports hybrid is off - the - front with its three - motor hybrid system and all - wheel - drive with torque vectoring.

More importantly for city driving the Asterion has a pure electric range of 50 km, putting it top of the class for hybrid super sports cars.

Acura combines hybrid electric drive with torque vectoring and takes them to new heights in the 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport hybrid electric drive with torque vectoring and takes them to new heights in the 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport sdrive with torque vectoring and takes them to new heights in the 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport Hybrid Super-Handling All - Wheel - Drive (SH - AWD) sport sDrive (SH - AWD) sport sedan.

The Toyota Auris Touring Sports will be offered with a choice of two diesel engines — 1.4 d and 2.0 d — and two petrol engines — 1.33 and 1.6 - as well as Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system.

The driving experience offered by a plug - in hybrid sports car is enriched by the digital services offered by BMW Connected and ConnectedDrive.

The GR HV Sports combines the racing version of Toyota's hybrid system with rear - wheel drive, a targa roof and an H - pattern 6 - speed shi...

The 2014 Infiniti Q50 is a replacement for the Infiniti G37, a 5 - passenger luxury sport sedan offered with rear - or all - wheel drive and a choice between a 3.7 - liter V - 6 engine and a gas - electric hybrid powertrain.

The NSX's Sports Hybrid Super Handling All - Wheel - Drive (Sports Hybrid SH - AWD) system is claimed to be unique also.

«M» Mode gives drivers the ability to initiate direct and responsive gear shifts for the most sporting and engaging drive yet from a Lexus hybrid.

The Multi Stage Hybrid System (MSHS) was developed with opposing goals in mind: to create a hybrid with a more sporting and engaging driving experience by closely aligning engine speed with throttle inputs, and to achieve the best possible balance of power and fuel consumHybrid System (MSHS) was developed with opposing goals in mind: to create a hybrid with a more sporting and engaging driving experience by closely aligning engine speed with throttle inputs, and to achieve the best possible balance of power and fuel consumhybrid with a more sporting and engaging driving experience by closely aligning engine speed with throttle inputs, and to achieve the best possible balance of power and fuel consumption.

Then there's the sport hybrid system, which is also the super handling - all - wheel drive (SH - AWD) system — two electric motors power the rear wheels.

Driving range can be maximized by use of a 3 - mode electric drive system, adapted from the 2011 Honda CR - Z sport hybrid.

The enthralling driving experience offered by a plug - in hybrid sports car is further enriched by the digital services offered by BMW ConnectedDrive.

The quintessential sport sedan combines with cutting - edge hybrid technology for a new dimension to The Ultimate Driving Machine

The all - new BMW ActiveHybrid 3 brings cutting - edge hybrid technology to the quintessential sport sedan for a new take on The Ultimate Driving Machine TM.

But Lexus in 1998 will get its own sport - utility - the V -8-powered Lx 470 and in 1999 will get the Rx 300, a hybrid all - wheel - drive vehicle based on the Es 300.

The T - Prime Concept GTE is a full - size sport utility vehicle with a plug - in hybrid powertrain and all - wheel drive.

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The hybrid model will be equipped with SPORT HYBRID i - DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive) that combines a 1.5 L direct injection engine with a high - output hybrid model will be equipped with SPORT HYBRID i - DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive) that combines a 1.5 L direct injection engine with a high - output HYBRID i - DCD (Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive) that combines a 1.5 L direct injection engine with a high - output motor.

They hybrid needs to rid itself of the CVT to be even considered a sporting drive, but Toyota should be applauded for making steps in the right direction.

Today, on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche unveiled an ultra-efficient, low - emission, mid-engine super sports car featuring hybrid and electric drive technology.

Together with the four - door AMG GT Concept, the Mercedes - AMG Project ONE provides another insight into the future performance - hybrid drive strategy of the sports car brand within Mercedes - Benz.

Sampling the Camry Hybrid in a variety of driving environments from back road to highway, to stop - and - go, to in - town, we can say with confidence while it's no sports car, it is no slouch either, and is competent where ever you're likely to roam.