Sentences with phrase «like upmarket»

Here you can see ghosts of these pawns on display walking about, and like an upmarket supermarket, you can buy the ones you want for a quest.
Flanked on both sides by quintessential Costa Blanca cliff - faces lined with villas, some old, some new, some decidedly modern, Playa la Barraca might at first seem like an upmarket beach.
Thankfully, Kia's done a rather impressive job when it comes to making a car with a $ 16,000 sticker price feel like an upmarket product.
Like upmarket machines such as the BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE Coupe, the C - HR features a low roofline that gives it the rakish profile of a coupe.
And there are long scenes when the action is simply becalmed in the museum, and the movie starts looking like an upmarket, grander, but less entertaining version of the Night At The Museum franchise.
PS I always think Dele Alli sounds like an upmarket alley in a posh West London suburb with a load of delicatessens in a row!

Not exact matches

Since its failed effort to go upmarket under ex-CEO Johnson in 2012 and 2013, Penney has been fixing its business by bringing back popular in - house brands like St. John's Bay that offer higher profit margins, fixing its e-commerce business, and tweaking its homes goods selection.
We read books like Crazy Rich for the same reason we watch The Real Housewives TV shows or follow the exploits of the Trumps in Us Weekly or the Kennedy's in the superficially more upmarket Vanity Fair.
As a small business moving upmarket, you should find allies with like - minded companies in your industry on ambitious initiatives.
After stints at both mid and high - end retailers like Jimmy Choo and the Gap, he was hired by upmarket store Bergdorf Goodman.
[But upmarket merchandise] produced in limited editions [like this] is not a model likely to be shaking the Primarks of this world any time soon.
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Upmarket clubs and bars: Cities like London are home to some of the wealthiest bachelors in the world and it goes without saying that these men look for companionship.
Newly arrived in the Kia lineup for 2014, the Cadenza might be part of the brand's over-eager attempt to push itself upmarket, but after living with one for 12 months and 20,650 miles, we found the car to be so well - executed and just downright pleasant that we couldn't help but like it.
It previews a Citroen DS3 - like personalisation scheme that could help take Peugeot's supermini more upmarket.
Crook was well used to dealing with vagrants — he used to delight in annoying Rolls - Royce by paying one to sit on their London Motor Show stand — but even he was surprised when a lady arrived that afternoon with a suitcase of money from her boss, the eccentric Australian billionaire who liked to test the mettle of upmarket establishments by stumbling into their premises dressed as a tramp.
And even the Outlander has gone in the wrong direction — the new Outlander GT disguises its legitimately entertaining chassis beneath a body that's gone supergeneric (and, yes, ditched the drop - down tailgate that was otherwise seen only on upmarket machines like BMWs and Land Rovers).
Quieter, larger interior The entire cabin takes a step upmarket from before, looking more like a premium model than simply a nicer Dodge Grand Caravan.
Every aspect of the Swedish bruiser was redesigned from the ground up, and was created with the goal in mind to move upmarket to compete with the likes of the three German luxury manufacturers.
Like Mini — or Volvo, which has moved steadily upmarket during the last three decades — Citroen can re-launch here as a premium brand commanding relatively high margins at low sales volumes and be successful.
The LF - LC will be unveiled at next week's 2012 Detroit motor show, and as well as previewing a new styling direction (dubbed L - Finesse) for Toyota's upmarket brand, it gives us a taster of what a new sub-LFA model could look like.
Based on the fleeting shots of the car in the video, it looks like the C - Class will be making a move upmarket in order to give the Mercedes - Benz CLA - Class more room at the bottom of the Mercedes lineup.
Just like its little brother, the TSX, the TL with this redesign has grown quite a bit, in keeping with its upmarket ambitions.
Aside from the upgrades, which we will go into more detail about later, the Volvo V40 is an upmarket hatch offering that sits between mainstream family hatchbacks and full - on premium rivals like the Audi A3.
Like the latest hatchback models, the MINI Convertible for sale today is the biggest and most spacious ever, but it's also more upmarket and has a terrific range of turbocharged power units that have improved both power and economy.
We should start with how good this car looks — it seems like Buick is finally headed back in the direction of genuine upmarket styling.
It's got the fastback styling and frameless side windows of the upmarket CLS after which it's modelled, and although car guys and gals will be quick to point out the nose - biased, front wheel drive proportions, to the person on the street it'll simply look like a stylish Mercedes product.
Kia wants to move upmarket and the Stinger — on paper — looks like it has the chops to get the job done.
And while the cabin is robustly built, it's not as upmarket as those in rivals like the MINI Cooper S and VW Polo GTI.
The popularity of cars like the Insigna — alongside its age - old rival, the Ford Mondeo — has been squeezed considerably by the ever growing popularity of SUVs and crossovers, plus aggressive finance offers on more premium saloons from upmarket German manufacturers.
Opel also has models like the Mini and the Fiat 500 to contend with, but those are a bit more upmarket, which may or may not be a market Opel can enter just yet.
Skoda is currently working on designing an upmarket SUV, with a sporty, coupe - like roofline inspired by the Range Rover Evoque.
Insiders sharing this development say that this model will feature a bold new grille among other exclusive elements and also flaunt upmarket features like autonomous driving functions, which will follow in the production version.
With a typically intelligent selection of Volkswagen's excellent turbocharged engines, smooth gearboxes and a comfortable ride, the Touran feels like the classy upmarket sort of product you'd expect from the German company.
Though the Lincoln does admittedly have a few premium additions to differentiate it from the donor car, the prevalence of cheaper - than - we'd - like - in - a - $ 38,000 + - car plastics and a control layout on the center console that's been lifted straight out of the Ford Edge do eliminate the more upmarket sheen in the MKX.
It looks reasonably upmarket, too; rather like an Octavia that's been shrunk in the wash.
What we liked >> Upmarket interior presentation and packaging >> Economical but comfortable touring >> Refined drivetrain for the price
But we aim to be a bit more upmarket, like Bentley is to Volkswagen.»
Not only does everything feel more upmarket in this model than in its predecessor, but it also puts rivals like the Ford Focus Estate, Kia Cee'd SW and Toyota Auris Touring Sports in the shade when it comes to design and the quality of materials used.
Like any car, the Fiesta isn't perfect in every area, with a smaller boot and interior than some rivals like the practical Skoda Fabia and a less upmarket feel than the Volkswagen PLike any car, the Fiesta isn't perfect in every area, with a smaller boot and interior than some rivals like the practical Skoda Fabia and a less upmarket feel than the Volkswagen Plike the practical Skoda Fabia and a less upmarket feel than the Volkswagen Polo.
It leaves you with a general feeling that the EcoSport is edging closer to the likes of the SEAT Arona, Fiat 500X and Peugeot 2008, but the facelift can not work miracles, and many of the rivals have much more of an upmarket, plush feel than the Ford.
For sure, the higher - up trims are undoubtedly far nicer («Grand Touring» gets items like lane departure warning and radar - guided cruise control, whereas the flagship «Signature» has all of that on top of its uber - luxurious Nappa leather and rosemary wood interior trim), but we feel the Touring spec is the sweet spot in the Mazda CX - 9 range, and those less inclined to have the most upmarket interior or the most advanced gadgets will be fine without the luxuries available in the top two trims.
With a base price of $ 21,095, the Mitsubishi Lancer is positioned right on the cusp of what more upmarket alternatives like premium - feeling rivals like the Mazda 3, Honda Civic and Subaru Impreza sedans retail for — not to mention well - specified mainstream alternatives like the Hyundai Elantra and Chevrolet Cruze.
Its cars retain an enviable reputation for safety, but have adopted a genuine, upmarket edge that puts the company alongside the likes of Audi, Jaguar and Land Rover.
Like its S - Series siblings, the L wagon is available in base and upmarket forms.
While it still distinctively looks like a Duster, the design is a lot more upmarket now and keeps the butch appearance intact.
The Sedona feels like a quality piece of kit from the driver seat, the dashboard, controls and upholstery all look and feel upmarket and match up well to anything else in this segment.
Jack Collins, Nissan North America vice president of product planning and marketing, understands the challenges present in such a scenario but insists Nissan can move the Maxima upmarket without it becoming a full - sized barge like the Toyota Avalon.
To be fair, this is not really a like - for - like comparison, because the Panamera is bigger and even more upmarket.
Kia hasn't seen fit to send any interior photos — it looks like the reveal, and technical details, are an on - going project — but we're expecting a more appealing and upmarket cabin.
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