Sentences with phrase «as a sports car yet»

It doesn't seem that capable as a sports car yet likely not as luxurious as an SL was.

Not exact matches

And yet as the Corvair evolved to its final year of production in 1969, it had become a kind of sports car.

In Monte Carlo — and bust, Tom Clarke and Will Morrison explain how one man's love of using his in competition led to tragedy / Preston Tucker aimed to give Americans their safest and best cars yet, as Karl Ludvigsen relates in Preston Tucker's bid for glory / Often maligned by sports car purists, the Vale Special of the 1930s, Made in Maida Vale, offered brisk motoring at reasonable cost.

Yet as with every sports car — these are flush - times toys, after all — the mighty Corvette couldn't outrun the recession.

It's no surprise that yet another Porsche sits near the top of this list, as the legendary Porsche 911 sports car lineup has ballooned into 16 separate models ranging from sporty to unbelievably powerful.

This is the type of efficient yet diabolically fun powerplant every sports car maker needs to do well as CAFE standards ramp up in the U.S.

This is the type of efficient yet diabolically fun engine every sports car maker needs to do well as CAFE standards ramp up in the U.S.

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.

There's a bit more roll than we'd like and the turn - in response could be sharper, but that's by car - geek standards: There's no «performance» or «sport» variant aimed at us as yet.

Yet that's what we demand in a proper GT car, for it to be as relaxing as a limousine on the run to the Alps but for it be as sharp as a sport car as a soon as you hit your favourite mountain pass.

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.

For 2014, Chevrolet has completely redesigned America's favorite sports car complete with lightweight carbon fiber construction, a powerful yet fuel efficient LT1 small block V8, as well as a luxurious high tech interior complete with a fully programmable digital instrument cluster.

The steering feel with the 19» wheels is quite nice and corner is pretty flat, but the shocks are under damped as larger undulations in the road allow the car to oscillate too much even in sport mode with some bottoming feel yet there is still some harshness coming through.

The new C 350 plug - in hybrid thus delivers the performance of a sports car and yet offers official consumption figures of 134.5 mpg both as a Saloon and as an Estate.

The new C 350 PLUG - IN HYBRID thus delivers the performance of a sports car and yet offers certified consumption figures of just 2.1 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres both as a Saloon and as an Estate.

One is known for building sexy sports cars and plush luxury sedans while the other is legendary for its opulent and off - road - ready SUVs, vehicular missions as divergent yet as complimentary as chocolate and peanut butter.

Homologation meanwhile has yet to be finalized but Porsche expects the GT4 Clubsport to be be approved for the Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge here in Canada along with the VLN Long Distance Championship Nürburgring, Pirelli World Challenge, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy in the USA as well as for other club - level competition events around the world.»

It is not expensive, its fun, fast, sounds like a sports car and yet is refined, quite economical, very practical (especially as a 5 - door), pleasant to look at and a pleasure to sit in.

- Corvette ZR1: This sports car has been enthroned as king, conqueror and automotive icon - and it's still not in showrooms yet.

It's a remarkably comfortable car in which to cruise, with a firm yet soothing ride quality that comes as something of a surprise: it doesn't crash and judder over bad roads like some sports cars.

We've already mentioned the Subaru BRZ, yet since that's essentially a Toyota product, we have no qualms about considering two Subaru - branded choices as unique sports cars — especially as the other one is 2017 Subaru WRX STI.

Perhaps BMW's purest modern - day sports car, the new M2 is more fun to drive aggressively than its German rivals, the Mercedes - Benz AMG CLA45 and Audi S3, yet it's still enjoyable as a daily driver.

The fates continued to conspire against the # 4 Corvette Racing crew in the Tequila Patron Sports Car Showcase itself on Saturday (18 April), as the street race began with yet more contact for Gavin, this time involving a Porsche GTLM entry.

As you would expect from Porsche, the new Cayenne not only looks more powerful, it is, with engines offering as much as 500 horsepower, and with new dynamic technologies that allow the Porsche of SUVs to perform more like a nimble sports car, yet be fully capable of towing a trailer or blazing along unpaved terrain and through inclement weatheAs you would expect from Porsche, the new Cayenne not only looks more powerful, it is, with engines offering as much as 500 horsepower, and with new dynamic technologies that allow the Porsche of SUVs to perform more like a nimble sports car, yet be fully capable of towing a trailer or blazing along unpaved terrain and through inclement weatheas much as 500 horsepower, and with new dynamic technologies that allow the Porsche of SUVs to perform more like a nimble sports car, yet be fully capable of towing a trailer or blazing along unpaved terrain and through inclement weatheas 500 horsepower, and with new dynamic technologies that allow the Porsche of SUVs to perform more like a nimble sports car, yet be fully capable of towing a trailer or blazing along unpaved terrain and through inclement weather.

But as yet there is still no manual transmission available, one element keeping the IS 350 from true sport car status.

It's a two - seat performance automobile that simultaneously provides the luxury and interior quality Jaguar is known for, yet respects the brand's heritage as a sports car manufacturer.

Cadillac configured our tester for touring, not as an all - out sports car, yet it feels sportier than many comparable sedans on twisty roads.

Familiar and yet completely new: touch displays for instruments and controls The interior of the Sport Turismo is a forward - looking interpretation of purist sports car thinking: as little as possible and as much as necessary.

And yet when we look around our shopping malls and neighborhoods we might think that the economy is buoyant, the fact is that most folks use credit to pay for daily needs, as well as lavish items such as sports cars and big homes.

Yet as New Englanders trade in sport utility vehicles for hybrid cars and move toward more climate - friendly technologies, the exporting of old equipment represents a significant leak in the expanding worldwide effort to plug emissions of gases that trap the sun's heat.