Sentences with phrase «as conventional cars»

It will not corner at the same speed as a conventional car.

Not exact matches

Conventional wisdom quantifies that buffer of time at roughly a generation, for the simple reason we often grow up to buy — or at least aspire to buy — those very same cars we lusted after as children.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

The transmission does not form part of the engine as on conventional cars, but is unit - built with the rear axle and bolted to the chassis to reduce unsprung weight.

A conventional lawn mower pollutes as much in an hour as 40 late model cars (or as much as as much air pollution as driving a car for 100 miles).

The conversion technology is well established (the Germans used it during World War II), and liquid coal can power conventional diesel cars and trucks as well as jet engines and ships.

Electric cars generate next to no heat as opposed to conventional passenger vehicles, which produce more than enough engine heat to heat the interior.

The new technology is designed for conventional lithium - ion batteries now used in billions of cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices, as well as a growing number of cars and airplanes.

Polarized xenon is also used as a contrast agent to enhance images in experimental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of human lungs, but conventional systems for producing and using this gas can be as big as a car.

To persuade society at large to put lives in the hands of autonomous cars, their makers will have to show that the cars are at least as safe as conventional vehicles.

This makes it more than twice as efficient as conventional hybrid cars, which can only recover about 30 per cent of the braking energy, he says.

Still some way behind conventional, non-SUV cars - the 5 - series on which the X3 is based dips as low as 0.22, and has a smaller frontal area too.

Teslas certainly had the hardware already, just as so many conventional luxury cars and some commodity cars already have adaptive cruise control, self - braking, lane - keeping assist, and blind - spot monitoring.

-- U.S. - market cars don't get the polycarbonate rear and side windows like the European 911 R. Conventional glass adds just more than 7 pounds to R models coming to our shores, but Porsche lists the weight the same as the Euro car.

The automobile as an art form is not a new concept, but BMW's Art Cars are a unique way of blending a more conventional art medium and the motorcar.

Clydeside Colossus — Giant Glasgow industrial conglomerate William Beardmore and Co made ships railway engines aeroplanes airships motor cycles taxicabs... and as Bill Monro relates cars / Fort Dunlop Under Siege — Douglas Blain takes a close look at a manufacturing operation which is key to the survival of our hobby / Buying a Car For Restoration — Workshop / Sunbeam Tiger — Buyer's Guide / Goodwood Does It Again — David Venables reports on another successful Goodwood Festival of Speed / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Loyd - Lord — Michael Worthington - Williams recounts how a conventional car from Chiswick strayed from the straight and narrow / Dollar Derby — The Editor enjoys a 3 1/2 litre Bentley that cost # 1460 new but once changed hands for a dollar / Racing Under The Bonnet — The camera of Alan Smith captures the action that matters behind the scenes in the early days of postwar British motor racing / MG Buyer's Guide — Part two of our special MG supplement / MG Buyers Guide — Part Car For Restoration — Workshop / Sunbeam Tiger — Buyer's Guide / Goodwood Does It Again — David Venables reports on another successful Goodwood Festival of Speed / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Loyd - Lord — Michael Worthington - Williams recounts how a conventional car from Chiswick strayed from the straight and narrow / Dollar Derby — The Editor enjoys a 3 1/2 litre Bentley that cost # 1460 new but once changed hands for a dollar / Racing Under The Bonnet — The camera of Alan Smith captures the action that matters behind the scenes in the early days of postwar British motor racing / MG Buyer's Guide — Part two of our special MG supplement / MG Buyers Guide — Part car from Chiswick strayed from the straight and narrow / Dollar Derby — The Editor enjoys a 3 1/2 litre Bentley that cost # 1460 new but once changed hands for a dollar / Racing Under The Bonnet — The camera of Alan Smith captures the action that matters behind the scenes in the early days of postwar British motor racing / MG Buyer's Guide — Part two of our special MG supplement / MG Buyers Guide — Part Two

The ride, despite the «cheaper» solution of conventional springs, dampers, and anti-roll bars for the Sport Series cars as opposed to the hydraulically - linked ProActive chassis control of the 720S, is also beautifully resolved.

Weight was saved on the brakes too, replacing the concept's Brembo discs and pads with conventional MX - 5 ones - a step that seems somewhat retrogressive, but big brakes aren't as necessary on a lighter car - and the 11.3 kg standard battery was replaced with a 2 kg lithium alternative.

Dodge's Viper ACR is almost twice as expensive as the more conventional muscle cars at $ 121,395.

Its list price of 137,504 euros in Germany (no UK price has been announced yet, but that equates to around # 110K) puts it ahead of far more accomplished cars like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo but the appeal of the G - Class is that it's not a conventional SUV; Mercedes calls it a «performance off - roader», and says it's better viewed as an extremely posh Land Rover Defender rival.

Tata is best known as the purveyor of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, but the brand is now expanding into more conventional compact cars with the new Tata Zest sedan and Bolt hatchback models.

The car also features five - seats and offers the same bootspace as a conventional 5 - series, so for # 15k, you get a lot for your money.

It also offers the distinction of owning the only conventional three - box, front - engine V - 12 Ferrari brought to the new car market in donkey's years, and the trunk occupying that third box is every bit as Lusso as the custom - trimmed interior.

Unlike many autonomous concepts, it's not designed to replace conventional cars so much as provide an alternative for businesses and dedicated mobility services.

Unlike more conventional hybrid systems, Nissan's e-Power system only uses the gas engine as a generator and will not power the car directly.

Compared with other conventional vehicles, the ELR's brakes feel disconnected, artificial and not as strong as they could be, but to me they're no worse than nearly any other electric car's system.

Also standard on the new QX80 LIMITED is the Smart Rear View Mirror that allows the driver to use the rear - view mirror as a conventional mirror or turn it into a monitor at the flip of a switch, helping the driver to see behind the car even when the rear window is blocked by passengers or cargo.

The Turbo 2 — represented by the car you see here, for sale at Cheshire Classic Cars in Chester — was slightly more conventional in its details to reduce cost, but eventually more extreme, as Renault brought rallying examples up to Group B specification.

A genuine athlete it is not, no matter what the marketing bumpf might say — although as a rival for more conventional small four wheel - drive cars such as the Audi Q2 the JCW Countryman makes a far more compelling case for itself.

What's more, in a contest like this, can an EV ever be as thrilling and dramatic as a conventional performance car?

As with conventional, full automatic transmission cars, the Easytronic will «creep» forwards when the driver's foot is released from the brake pedal when the car is stationary.

Sources wouldn't be budged on whether the new car, thought to be code - named P8, will have a three - seat arrangement similar to that of the F1, but equally our source refused to confirm the new car as a conventional two - seater.

Battery powered cars have environmentally unfriendly mining processes for the battery precious metals, and taking into account the shipping of the various components and the huge battery weight it makes it laughable really they'll never handle as well as a conventional petrol or diesel car until battery tech either comes a huge way or the fuel cell tech moves forward.

As with the legendary racing sports car from the 1952 season, the vehicle featured consistent lightweight design throughout and a spaceframe that supported the engine, transmission and axles and left no room for conventional doors.

If you want a crossover that sacrifices as little of the conventional - car driving experience as possible, then the Alfa Romeo Stelvio should be given serious consideration.

Since then, we've had plug - in hybrids as diverse as the futuristic BMW i3 REx city car, to conventional family models like the Volvo V60 Plug - in, sporty hatchbacks such as the Volkswagen Golf GTE and even supercars like the Porsche 918 Spyder.

A futuristic teardrop body design and enclosed rear wheels, as well as so - called e-mirrors using rear - facing cameras in place of conventional mirrors and a flat underbody, have netted an exceptional 0.19 coefficient - of - drag rating — a record for a road - legal production car.

[61][64][65] As before, the braking package encompasses ventilated discs up front, conventional drums in the rear, upgraded to rear discs in some cars.

«We've changed from conventional steel wheel bearings to low - friction ceramic bearings — now when the car is on jackstands, you can turn the front wheels as easily as spinning a bicycle tire.

As opposed to BMW, Mercedes will not develop its electric models on the platforms of its conventional models, opting instead for a dedicated modular architecture called MEA (Mercedes Electric Architecture) which will support a wide variety of applications — as many as 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - ClasAs opposed to BMW, Mercedes will not develop its electric models on the platforms of its conventional models, opting instead for a dedicated modular architecture called MEA (Mercedes Electric Architecture) which will support a wide variety of applications — as many as 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - Clasas many as 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - Clasas 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - Class.

Alternatively fuelled cars such as conventional and plug - in hybrids, biofuels, CNG and LPG cars are eligible for the # 10 discount.

To reduce their drag factor to slice through the air as they travel and reduce fuel consumption further, they are considerably more aerodynamic than conventional cars.

Corvette is a two - seat, rear - drive sports car available as a coupe with a removable «targa» roof panel and rear hatchback, and as a convertible with a power - folding softtop and conventional trunk.

Corvette is a two - seat, rear - drive sports car available as a coupe with a removable «targa» roof panel and rear hatchback, and as a convertible with a power - folding soft top and conventional trunk.

Hybrid cars are designed to operate in the same range of conditions and temperatures as conventional vehicles.

Both types of transmission suit their respective engines rather well, though there are some issues: the CVT, for instance, isn't as refined as more conventional automatics, and the eight - speed auto isn't quite as smooth or as decisive when selecting gears as comparable transmissions in rival cars.

Overall, it's clear Hyundai went out of the way to make the Ioniq look like a mainstream car inside and out, as opposed to the images of oddly - shaped, less - than - conventional hybrid vehicles that generally come to mind.

The video is titled «2013 Nissan GT - R,» but that's because Japan uses a conventional model - year scheme, meaning 2013 model year cars debut in 2013 as opposed to 2012 as in the United States.

The QX30 rates well as versatile car for daily use, but it can't offer the same degree of all - purpose functionality as bulkier, more conventional SUV offerings.

The car will be available as a four - cylinder, rear - wheel - drive model with manual transmission; as a four - cylinder rear or four - wheel - driver with constantly variable transmission; and as a V - 6 with all - wheel - drive and a conventional five - speed automatic.