Sentences with phrase «as a sports car when»

It's still incredibly comfortable as a GT car But a bit more accomplished as a sports car when you want it to be a bit more aggressive and reliable when you want to push it.

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Thinking about things you enjoy can be almost as effective as actually doing the activity which makes you happy: «the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure, the mesolimbic dopamine system, can be activated when merely thinking about something pleasurable, such as drinking one's favorite brand of beer or driving one's favorite type of sports car.

More thoughtful souls ask what successful investing could translate into, whether it be the sports cars and fancy holidays you imagine as a young investor to the early retirement, freedom, or even health care opportunities you'll probably find are as important when you've actually made it.

Although it's impossible to keep kids out of harm's way all the time, you can help to prevent injuries by taking simple safety precautions, like childproofing your home, making sure kids always wear proper safety gear such as helmets when participating in sports, and using car seats and seat belts for kids at every age and stage.

Pros: plenty of cup holders (2 for child and 2 for you), good size cargo area with reasonable access, car seat connects and releases easily, generous recline, durable, zippered canopy is great when you don't need full protection, simple fold Cons: cup holders are not large enough to hold kids sports bottle, suspension (or lack of) makes even small bumps in sidewalks jarring, unfolding isn't as easy as folding

Ryan Reynolds, sporting a rather bushy beard, stars as a father whose daughter gets abducted from the car when he briefly leaves her alone in the car while running into a store.

Even in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and in a convertible.»

Many would argue BMW's golden era took place in the 1990s and early 2000s, when revered sports cars such as the E46 M3, E39 M5, M Coupe, and later the E92 M3 and E60 M5 all arrived on the scene.

When the road followed the unpredictable curvatures of a mountain, body roll obviously was not as well snubbed as in the best sports cars, but it was mighty impressive for a four - door luxury sedan and is without a doubt best in its class.

As we predicted when 2 +2 sports car concept was teased earlier, the wheel arches, headlights, and character lines all indicate shared DNA with the Lexus RC.

Normally, when automakers build a gorgeous new sports car, they debut it as a coupe and promise to chop the roof off a year later.

In fact, bosses stress that this is a high performance GT car that can be transformed into razor - sharp sports coupe as and when the mood takes.

In a time when most sports cars have gotten heavy, soft and lost their song, Lotus comes out with the Evora and now the 400 as I have that ROCKS!

Even in base trim, the Mini Cooper Clubman sports cast - aluminum wheels, evidence that this car continues to deliver a premium amount of style and equipment in a compact package, a proposition that seemed quite radical in 2001, when the Cooper version of the Mini (as distinct from the entry - level Mini One) first came to the U.S.

The A5 sports a slightly longer wheelbase when compared with the outgoing car, but the side profile remains as handsome as the older coupe, thanks in part to dramatically short front and rear overhangs.

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

As my co-columnist, Sir Arthur of St. Antoine, pointed out last month, it's a driver's car, an engaging and handsome alternative in a day when too many once - sporting marques have all but imagined themselves into that gray future where driver involvement becomes impersonal, with the wheel man's function akin to that of an old - time keypunch operator.

As we found out when we drove the car in Texas, the 2015 Audi S3 is, «a very impressive, very fast small sports sedan.

Urban / metro areas where you'll find most modern sports cars (as BMW has pointed out, true two - seat sports cars and roadsters are losing any remaining popularity) have too much traffic for the average enthusiast to want to exercise his or her left leg, especially when many manufacturers can claim faster shift times and better 0 - 60 mph results with a dual - clutch setup.

When the NSX was new, the Honda engineers were quite concerned about the car's straightline stability, as the combination of a 58 percent rearward weight distribution and a relatively short 99.6 - inch wheelbase (the 1997 Corvette C5 with its 104.5 - inch wheelbase had not yet made a long wheelbase respectable for sports cars) seemed to promise lots of excitement in the corners.

Really, this is just the latest derivation of a recipe that BMW first served back in the 1990s, when the Bavarian automaker was the first to make a full - size luxury sedan handle as well as most sports cars.

I used the Cadillac ATS as a U-Haul, packing several boxes, a large suitcase, a small television, and a bar stool into the car when my sister moved from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Washington, D.C. Voelker managed to turn the small sedan into a traveling sporting goods store when he went to Petoskey.

Better yet, when weather is a factor — as it always is out there in America — a sports sedan can be exactly the car you want.

It's reminiscent of an era when a serious sports car dude might have a car like this as his only ride.

When Alfa Romeo announced its resurgence, though SUVs were a confirmed part of the plan, purists and Alfisti alike were more concerned with the Giulia, the 4C, and the forthcoming sports car likely to be badged as a 6C to target the Jaguar F - Type.

For as much as Porsche's sports cars have grown up and into their big price tags, they still sound great when Porsche allows you to hear them.

Pros: Excellent economy, low company car tax, rear legroom is ok, not too bad a spec for an entry level BMW, I forgot IPod interface is good if you buy the # 8 ebay lead or the # 68 BMW one Cons: Noisy rough engine, If you have your hand on the gear shift when it restarts it will whip your wrist off, gutless even in sport mode, nothing as standard, if your used to a Ford or VW (no split seats, no ski slot, no heated mirrors, no leather wheel, no storage space, seat adjustment last seen on a Datsun 120y (yes I am that old) uncomfortable seats.

Many cars at the «affordable» end of the market have a manual gearbox as standard, while many enthusiasts prefer this type of transmission even when buying an expensive sports car.

Oh, to be sure, the lucky few that can afford BMW's top - of - the - line sports car will laud its picayune emissions (just 49 grams of carbon dioxide emitted every kilometre according to the New European Driving Cycle) as motivations to park the i8 in their driveway, but the real reason they'll fork over $ 145,000 + is what happens when they push the throttle.

The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is a heavy hitter on the used sports car scene, as it comes with an aluminum frame, a larger and more powerful engine, and a stiffer suspension when compared to the already formidable standard Corvette.

SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Like the Cayenne, all the Porsche sports - car purists can whine and gnash their teeth about what they likely view as the latest abomination from Porsche, but give the German automaker credit: Everything Porsche builds is true to the company's roots when it comes to performance.

Whereas some cars hide their athleticism like a ripped track - runner clad in sweat - pants and a hoodie, and appear laid back while being fully capable and blisteringly quick when called upon to perform — think BMW 5 GT or Lexus GS — the MKZ hints at athletic abilities but fails to perform as a proper sports sedan when pressing on.

That all stopped in 2016 when the ATS - V coupe arrived and proved that American sports cars can handle as well as be rapid in a straight line.

Solara holds the road well when cornering - as long as you remember you are not in a sports car.

Throughout the years, the vehicle has been used to test the merits of such systems as anti-lock brakes, double - wishbone suspension, variable valve timing and four - wheel steering before Honda passed the technology on to other members of the family.As such, Prelude was never meant to be a volume car, which is obvious when one considers that its history has been marked by bland styling, cramped cabin room, less than sizzling performance and handling more characteristic of a Cadillac Fleetwood than a sports coupe.

Two doors, turbocharged engine, rear - wheel drive, its vital statistics read like a sports car's and the Smart Fortwo is just as focused when it comes to offering city commuting convenience.

The Scion / Subaru twins rolled off their respective assembly lines as two of the best daily driver sports cars for 2016 — as well as for 2014 when they were initially offered.

An adaptive suspension damping system is available as an optional extra, with comfort, normal and sport modes, but neither seem to make a huge difference to the way the car drives when in use.

When the Scion FR - S hit the streets as a 2012 model year sports car, fans rejoiced.

When the Miata first hit the streets in the summer of 1989 as a 1990 model, auto writers praised it for having one of the best - shifting manual transmissions ever put in a sports car.

Although independent suspension and tachometer alone do not a sports car make, Topaz is at the threshold of being a sports sedan, even when fitted with slippery vinyl upholstery, as the test car was.

This Corvette will mark the first time the iconic sports car adopts a mid-engine configuration, despite some unsuccessful attempts in the past — the most recent of which was in 2007, when GM approved a mid-engined Vette, but the project was shelved as the company went bust.

It's a concept borrowed from the higher - spec prototype racers that make up the upper echelons of sports car racing, and when restrictions are as tight as they are (the 500 - hp maximum allowed by both the World Endurance Championship and Weather Tech World Series, for example) you're looking for anything to gain an edge.

The salesman was very helpful when I bought the car, and he gave me the sports model for the same price as the regular one, which saved me some money.

As a sports car, there are restrictions when it comes to the headroom and legroom, but it is still comfortable with ergonomic features.

There, during the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship, I saw further proof of Mazda's «how and why» of Skyactiv Technology as it uses the exact same philosophical approach when it comes to building its current D - Prototype race cCar Championship, I saw further proof of Mazda's «how and why» of Skyactiv Technology as it uses the exact same philosophical approach when it comes to building its current D - Prototype race carcar.

Corvette first competed at Sebring in 1956 when John Fitch and Walt Hansgen raced to a Class B victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy's sports car as a contender in top - level competition.

When as a kid he saw his father and brother getting into small British sports cars, Sheehan veered left and started looking at V8 muscle cars.

When you think about previous ZR1s, either the C4s built in 1990 - 1995 or the C6s produced in 2009 - 2013, these were elegant sports cars, built for top - end speed but also made to be extremely comfortable and could easily serve as a daily driver.

Unlike competitors» systems, the Audi sport differential is just as effective when the engine is driving the wheels as it is on the overrun or when the car is coasting freely.