Sentences with phrase «u.s. sports car market»

With amazing acceleration, aggressive handling and bold styling, it has become an icon in the U.S. sports car market.

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The present X6 «Sports Activity Coupe» is the second worst - selling BMW in the U.S. market, after the Z4 sports car, with only 4827 units sold through the first 11 months inSports Activity Coupe» is the second worst - selling BMW in the U.S. market, after the Z4 sports car, with only 4827 units sold through the first 11 months insports car, with only 4827 units sold through the first 11 months in 2013.

They saw plenty of wide - open desert, but Porsche wanted to be as close as it could be to its dedicated buyers; 23 percent of all Porsche sports cars sold in the U.S. find homes in Cali, and if the state were a country it would be Porsche's fifth largest market in the world.

Audi updated its TT and TTS sports cars for the European market for model - year 2015, and the cars will hit U.S. shores as model - year 2016 coupes and convertibles.

Cavaglia, Italy — Alfa Romeo's on - again, off - again plan to return to the U.S. market might be the longest running drama in the automobile business, but next spring the story will finally will reach its climactic payoff with the arrival of the company's mid-engine, two - seat sports car, the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C.

Weighing in at a bantam 2,332 pounds for the manual - equipped model, and 2,381 for the automatic transmission model, the new 2016 Miata is by far one of the lightest sports cars on the market in the U.S. today.

CARS.COM — Alfa Romeo launched itself full - scale back into the U.S. market in 2015 with the 4C sports car and follows that up with a more practical choice, the Giulia sedan.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, if you wanted an inexpensive, honest - to - goodness sports car in the U.S., you were likely in the market for an MG.

Porsche will skip the Detroit auto show next year as part of plans to focus on trade shows in New York and its most important U.S. market for sports cars, Los Angeles.

A Lexus two - seater was reportedly considered, but the plan was dropped when the U.S. market for two - seat sports cars went soft.

LANZAROTE, Spain - DaimlerChrysler has given the four - year - old Mercedes SLK a face lift and some new features in a bid to boost share in the flat U.S. - market sports car / roadster segment.

The small sport coupe is a small niche in the U.S. car market, but for shoppers who want nimble handling, peppy performance and good looks in a small package — and can't abide the thought of four doors — Scion's updated 2016 FR - S remains one of the best choices available.

Mitsubishi, a giant in Japan but a bit player in the U.S. market, rolled out an all - new version of its Eclipse sports - hatchback just two years ago, hoping that a remake of the company's best - selling little car might boost its overall sagging sales.

For MY13, Jaguar transforms its U.S. lineup, and dramatically expands U.S. market presence with addition of: Instinctive All Wheel Drive ™ — Available on both the XF and XJ Supercharged 340hp V6 engines in the XF and XJ Turbocharged 240hp four cylinder engine available in the XF Eight Speed ZF ® Automatic Transmissions on all XF and XJ models Auto Engine Stop / Start on select XF and XJ models Jaguar's 2013 Model Year line - up features three models: The Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, powered by either the supercharged 3.0 liter V6 in rear wheel or all wheel drive configuration, naturally - aspirated 385 - hp 5.0 liter V8, the 470 - hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 or the 510 - hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8; the Jaguar XF sports sedan powered by the 240 - hp 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder, supercharged 340 - hp 3.0 liter V6 in rear wheel or all wheel drive configuration, the naturally - aspirated 385 - hp 5.0 liter V8, the 470 - hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 or, in the XFR, the 510 - hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains; and the XK coupe and convertible sports cars powered by either the naturally - aspirated 385 - hp V8, or for the XKR, the 510 - hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains.

Tiny cars called «kei» vehicles sold briskly in Japan market, while strong demand for sport utility vehicles such as the Nissan Rogue helped perk up sales in the U.S.. Although Nissan's sales in China in the latest quarter exceeded those in the previous year, the momentum of growth was tapering off, the company said.

Highly influential in BMW's decision to market a V - 8 was notable U.S. importer Max Hoffman, who used his talent for persuasion and the size of his distribution network to convince BMW that a luxury sports car for the top 10 percent could be sold in sufficient quantity.

According to Mitsubishi, the Eclipse was «the most - successful U.S. - market sports car from a Japanese auto maker in the past 20 years.»

Dubbed Pulsar, a name previously used for a line of compact cars sold in Asia and Australia since 1978 (not to be confused with the Pulsar NX sports car marketed in the U.S. between 1983 and 1990), the new vehicle is a five - door hatchback aimed at models such as the Volkswagen Golf and the Ford Focus.

While Chevy says it will market the C7 toward the loyal faithful, it also wants to take away U.S. drivers who have always preferred European sports cars from Porsche, Mercedes - Benz, and Audi.

Alfa Romeo sells about 6,000 of its sports cars in the United States annually and hopes to sell 60,000 of its new 164 sedan in the U.S. market by the end of 1990.

Honda, erstwhile darling of the American sport - compact - car enthusiast community, will soon begin offering the first - ever U.S. - market Civic Type R. That's right, we're mere months away from a world...