Sentences with phrase «us spec car»

Sure, it uses the 2016 - spec cars, but everything else is pretty damn accurate, from the use of actual race commentary and team radio to the inclusion of some extra FOM graphics.

The car is lighter too, and the weight balance has been moved forwards at the request of the drivers, which should mean that the car is as fast as - if not faster - than the current spec cars.

They're supposed to be equalised through Balance of Performance, but generally speaking the DPi cars have had the edge since they became a thing in 2017 and with Alonso in an LMP2 - spec car (and one which has had recent updates, too) it looks somewhat ominous, even in a race as long, gruelling, and unpredictable as Daytona.

Pesky gremlins infested the team last term and its head boy Adrian Newey is going to have to design a 2018 - spec car that is much more resistant to the gremlins that caused so many retirements last season, although some blame has been laid at the door of Renault, who provided a weaker force of magic last season compared to its rivals.

Perez added that unless Force India's B - spec car is a good step forward, the team could be in for a painful year.

Audi only had German - spec cars for us to drive, though they tried their best to keep them as close to US - spec as possible.

I was specifically looking for a high - spec car this time and found this one with the full leather package, sat - nav and Bose audio system.

The European - spec car will hit 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, according to Audi.

(We'll have a chance to drive U.S. - spec cars in January, right about the time they arrive in dealerships.)

The car was composed and responsive on the smooth roads in the French countryside, but our drive on the eve of the Paris Motor Show was restricted to European - spec cars, and suspension tuning will be different for the U.S. market.

And that means it's time to figure out exactly how you'd spec your car.

It also gets a new exhaust system and a competition short - throw shifter, at least in the street - spec cars.

Well, in the case of these first 30 customers, as well as most others who take delivery before the fall, basically a spec car.

Aside from the wrong engine and the right - hand drive, the 2016 Mazda MX - 5 Miata we sampled is close enough to the U.S. - spec car to figure out that the next - generation Miata will be at least as much fun as the first three models.

When you spec the cars next to each other you get the following equipment standard on the Leon - 19» alloys, 8» screen with Sat Nav, Apple car play etc, DCC dampers, which all total over # 4000 on a GTI / Clubsport.

You could also spec the car with a lower and stiffer Cup chassis, adding # 650 to the basic # 11,550 list price.

Prices, specs and rivals > One engine choice is mated with a wide range of trim levels, with top spec cars just touching the # 30k mark.

I expect Aston to sort this out before it delivers final - spec cars.

So the Roar featured a bunch of new - spec cars — the Porsche 911, Audi R8 LMS, and no fewer than five Lamborghini Huracans (which share most of their mechanical components with the Audi).

Production - car - based customer racing is a giant part of the game in sports - car competition, with Audi Sport — it's responsible for the RS street cars and customer racing programs — so far delivering more than 200 R8 GT3 - spec cars worldwide (60 in the U.S.).

To spec the car up to what I believe it needs includes Parking System Plus etc & the price is # 50k.

The new competition car will go head - to - head with a vast array of GT4 - spec cars, including Porsche's Cayman GT4, BMW's M4 GT4, Audi's R8 LMS GT4, Ginetta's G55 GT4 and Mercedes - AMG's GT4.

However, GTC customers will be able to spec their cars similarly to the GTS and TA models with standalone options like aerodynamic packs, upgraded interior trims, and even a full TA package that match these higher trims in terms of performance and luxury trim.

Also in the works is a race - spec car — the BMW M8 GTE — for the return of BMW Motorsport to Le Mans, says BMW.

Visually speaking, the Group N spec car is bodied as an older, third - generation WRX.

Shelby Cobra 427 The Cobra 427 never had a chance to match its predecessor's brilliant record on the track — numerous SCCA titles and the 1965 FIA manufacturer's trophy — because Shelby American failed to produce enough competition - spec cars to meet the FIA sanctioning body's requirements.

After owning both versions, the owner of this 41,200 - mile U.S. - spec car said that he slightly prefers the European car's handling.

Editor's note: These photos are of the U.S. spec car.

** Update: The official NHTSA recall report is out and the recall apparently involves 303 U.S. - spec cars.

Two top speeds have been quoted: 180mph for Road - spec cars and 174mph for Race - spec models.

The E30 wagon never came here officially, but Motor Trend's Jason Cammisa landed this German - spec car, and has restored it to such a high specification that even with some 160,000 miles on the odometer, it managed to wow the persnickety judges sufficiently to take home the trophy in the BMW Concours class.

Ford's SVT (Special Vehicles Team) started building production - spec cars for the 2005 model year, fitted with the largest V - 8 Ford made at the time, a 550 - hp, supercharged 5.4 - liter mounted behind the driver.

I have more fun rowing the seven - speed manual in this Z07 - spec car, although I reluctantly find myself using the automatic rev - matching feature because it's so foolproof that it seems pigheaded not to.

Keep in mind that this impressive lap time is for the Euro - spec Alfa Romeo 4C; since we know that the U.S. - spec car will be 220 lbs heavier due to safety regulations, expect slightly diminished performance from the Alfa Romeo 4Cs that come to our shores.

Ford tells us it will announce an official 0 - 60 mph time for its U.S. - spec cars very soon, but we expect a reduction to 4.6 seconds.

All of the major controls are much more eager and the six - speed dry - clutch DSG is much snappier and sportier to use than the seven - speed in lower spec cars.

The new front bumper gives the car a toothy underbite like Muttley's and while the rump is improved — gone are the glitzy 2001 - era Lexus - style lights, and the absence of a spoiler on the base - spec car keeps things clean — the Toyota looks both under - wheeled and over-sprung, like someone has forgotten to remove the shipping spacers.

Like the European - spec car, the U.S. - spec TT RS will be powered by a 2.5 - liter I - 5 that makes 335 horsepower and 332 pound - feet of torque mated to a six - speed manual transmission and Audi's famous quattro all - wheel drive system.

Nevertheless, some employees at BMW Canada decided to display the car at the Toronto auto show, limiting orders to only 45 examples of the Euro - spec car, which quickly sold out.

Soon, Americans were clamoring for the E36 M3, and customers started a letter - writing campaign to bring the car to the U.S. Still worried about cost, BMW developed a less expensive engine for the U.S. - spec car, with an output of 240 hp and 225 lb - ft of torque.

Road cars used a 3.0 - liter inline - six - cylinder engine producing just over 200 horsepower, but race - spec cars — like this Art Car — utilized a 3.2 - liter version capable of throwing down 480 horsepower.

In its place is a spacer beneath the cargo floor that contains the tire repair kit, tools, stereo amplifier, subwoofer and a very small storage area, under 0.5 cubic - feet for U.S. - spec cars, because we get the 10 - speaker Sony stereo as standard equipment.

The piece of the puzzle I don't yet understand is how do second - hand dealers interact with customers based on this arrangement, ie could I not approach them, ask them to spec a car for me and then buy it from them?

While Japanese - spec cars, internally designated X83, featured the familiar «slantnose» bodywork as the previous Porsche 930S, Rest - of - World (ROW, which includes Europe and parts of Asia) and North American versions (designated X84 and X85, respectively) got unique 928 / 968 - style pop - up headlamps.

(You can even order a front bench seat, but only in base - spec cars.)

What we know Rotary fans and sports car lovers alike have been waiting for the RX - 7's return since the U.S. - spec car went away in 1995.

That price is for the basic spec car, which still includes the cool alloys, Recaros and body styling.

What if we told you U.S. - spec cars were sold and serviced through Lincoln - Mercury dealerships?

Even low - spec cars look fantastic, and the colour palette of grey, white, blue and of the cars we tried all looked the part.

What is curious, though, is that while the GT - R felt extremely flat through the corners from the driver's seat, a glance at pictures of it in action reveals that this 2010 European - spec car rolls a lot more than the earlier Japanese versions that set (very slightly) slower lap times than this model last year.