Sentences with phrase «as on sports cars»

Clearly, they aren't as exaggerated as on a sports car, but I make no apologies for referencing that.

Not exact matches

Autopilot is at least as safe as human drivers on the highway, in a car that doesn't use gasoline and performs like a sports car, the magazine said.

«The specs on the new semi truck and sports car would put both vehicles at the top of their segments... assuming they can be produced and sold as part of a sustainable business plan.

The consumer discretionary sector consists of businesses that have demand which rises and falls based on general economic conditions such as washers and dryers, sporting goods, new cars, and diamond engagement rings.

China in 2011 slapped duties on U.S. - made large cars and sport utilities as part of a trade dispute.

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belongs

Barring any last minute drop - outs there'll be 60 cars on the grid again this year as cars from the European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series, and WeatherTech Sports Car Championship (America) join the regular WEC entrants.

Last March he burst equally suddenly on the sports car world as an accomplished driver.

That morning a maroon sports car had been caught exceeding the speed limit on Riverside Drive and, for the second time in as many months, Babe Ruth had been escorted to traffic court.

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

He later went on to race in the British Touring Car Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix MasteCar Championship and sports car championships, as well as Grand Prix Mastecar championships, as well as Grand Prix Masters.

It also turned out to be the last time a Cooper finished on the podium, as the team (which won titles with Jack Brabham in 1959 and 1960 and revolutionised the sport with its rear - engined cars) disbanded the following year.

Stock - car racing may not have caught on as big nationally as country music, but through the South it enjoys a more devoted grassroots following than any other sport except football.

Brawn joined F1 as managing director of motor sports with the Liberty Media takeover of the sport, and has shared his thoughts on some of the features of this year's cars.

In Real Boys, Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor William Pollack took on what he terms «the Boy Code,» our lingering stereotypes of boys as «tough, cool, rambunctious and obsessed with sports, cars and sex.»

And along with those things as youth sport parents, we need to know how best we can parent on the sidelines, or prepared on the car ride home, or the next morning after a blow that may cause a concussion, to be the best parents we can be and respond if our child needs us.

There start to be very serious effects on the economy - meanwhile the rich are still driving around in sports cars, using as much gasoline as they feel like.

As an analogy, on the same gasoline, a Lamborghini goes faster than some lemon — but not because the chemistry of gasoline combustion is different in the sports car.

At one point I was so scared as the speed limit in UK is 70 mph on motorways and he drove at the car's maximum (we have BMW 3 series sports coupe if you are wondering) speed for 30 mins.

Im Mike 32 years old from south eastern connecticut im half irisih and half french plus im a gemini... My hobbies include playing computer games, Watching shows on Tv, Reading, Collecting coins, Sports, Fishing, Indoor games such as chess, cards ect, Astronomy, Animals, pets, Car racing, Collecting...

Yesterday, we reported that Forza Motorsport 7 will sport 4K textures and improved lighting on Xbox One X as well as over 700 cars, 30 different environments, and some new online mode features.

As the film opens, Jessie and her husband Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) are listening to a Sam Cooke song on the stereo of Gerald's expensive sports car, on their way to the bourgeois lake house where they hope to reignite their 11 - year marriage over $ 200 - a-serving Kobe steaks.

This is the kind of movie that nearly falls apart in the third act, as hidden villains come to light, a chase breaks out by means of a convenient sports car on the casino floor, and Vincent's ex-wife shows up just in time to find herself in a perilous situation.

In secondary education... we are beset by a peculiar paradox: in our complex industrial society there is increasingly more to learn, and formal education is ever more important in shaping one's life chances; at the same time, there is coming to be more and more an independent «society of adolescents,» an adolescent culture which shows little interest in education and focuses the attention of teenagers on cars, dates, sports, popular music, and other matters just as unrelated to school.

I'd seriously hesitate to challenge the M760i on a racetrack as here, along the snake - like Californian highways, it feels like it would be difficult for a host of modern, more purpose - built sports cars to out - run or out - maneuver the supposedly luxury - oriented sedan.

Beginning in 1965, Shelby and Ford led an all - out American assault on European sports car racing with the Daytona Coupe and GT - 40, culminating in the GT - 40's historic 1 -2-3 finish at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour, humbling the mighty Ferrari juggernaut as Henry Ford II proudly looked on.

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.

In the snugness of its cabin, its taut feel, and its urgency, the V8 Vantage reveals itself as a sports car pure and simple: light of weight, short of wheelbase, and long on power.

We'll see if that actually pans out, but for now it's exciting to see that Toyota is making good on their pursuit of more engaging and driver - focused cars, with TMG and rally sport as an excellent testing ground for the GT86 / Scion FR - S.

The 942 project was not left stagnant, however, as the lengthened Porsche was reimagined with a set of tiny rear outward - opening carriage doors, very similar to the rear doors found on the erstwhile Mazda RX - 8 sports car.

The car spotted here sports a trapezoidal charging port opening on its driver's - side front fender, and a tell - tale sticker on the driver's door reveals this as a «Hybrid Test Vehicle.»

This is the English automobile that invented the sports car in America, as many examples found a home with former World War II servicemen on both coasts of the U.S.. By the 1950s everyone had to have one, including Automobile's David E. Davis Jr., who drove an MG TF 1500 with a 1.75 - inch straight - pipe exhaust to California right after he got married in June 1955 and then raced it that October with disastrous consequences.

If Piech, Winterkorn and the powerful union leader Bernd Osterloh fail to agree on a candidate, the group may be split into two separate units, one serving as roof for luxury and sports cars, the other one being the new home of the volume brands.

But as a convertible sports car, the R8 is amazing, and not just because of its mid-engine balance and 540 hp and 398 lb - ft of torque on tap.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

The Miura was the car that put Lamborghini on the map as a premium sports car manufacturer, and the company hasn't looked back since

reports on the finding of a veteran tram disguised as a bungalow / An early Aussie — Dennis Harrison went to see how the Bordwood Mill Museum is getting along with its bicentennial restoration / The charge of the Light Brigade — Peter Wallage gives tips on persuading third - brush dynamos to resume their charge / Automobiles in miniature / A sports car by accident — Mike Worthington - Williams concludes his history of the Prince Henry Vauxhall / Spanish Grandee — Brian Demaus delves into the history of the type 15T Alfonso Hispano - Suiza.

We've browsed dealers, classified sites and auctions, and here's our pick of the best used classic, sports and performance cars on sale - as chosen by evo staff.

Back on the Road — Michael Ware's regular feature on reader restorations / A Passion for Speed: The Life and Times of George Abecassis — David Venables reviews a major new work on an influential character in British motor sport / Gordon Bennett International Rally — The Gordon Bennett Rally is recognised as the paramount event in the IVVCC calendar, attracting 200 pre-1930 cars.

But as Manuel Lage has discovered the first car to bear the name was an Alfonso Hispano - Suiza / Americans to the Rear — Rear engined designs — Part Three / Americans to the Rear — Concluding his series on American rear engined cars Karl Ludvigsen examines the role played by General Motors / Epicyclic Gearing — Workshop — Part Two / Settlers Special — A cut - down 1933 Riley Monaco shipped to Vancouver by an ex-pat in the»50s formed the basis for Miles Fenton's ideal supercharged special / Racing in the Rain — Alan Smith has been using his camera to good effect at motor sporting events for over 50 years / Ards TT 75th Anniversary — John Payne reports on the 75th Anniversary of the Ards TT / The Little Engine that could — Gavin Farmer celebrates the Jowett Bradford / It's quicker by Rail — Brian Heath's subject this month is a 1939 Railton long chassis special limousine.

Notable cars to not reach reserve included a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, a model commonly referred to as not only one of the best - looking Ferraris but also the last of the true dual - purpose sports / racing cars that could be driven with equal aplomb in both competition and on the daily commute to the office.

As BMW's i8 coupe approaches half a decade on our roads, the Munich firm has given its petrol - electric sports car not only a mid-life facelift, but also increased its electric driving range.

1935 Maserati sports - racer (part 2)-- Ken Painter condudes the history of the resurrection of his 4C5 / Bay to Birdwood Run — A report from Dennis Harrison on this huge Australian biennial pilgrimage / Australian All - Veteran Rally — This colourful event is described for us by Ross McGown / The 1920s Windsor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of this high quality London - made light car / 1934 Triumph sports - tourer — On this month's «Excursion'the Editor experiences a car once described as «an enthusiast's ideal» / Hill - climbs in the North — A.B. Demaus continues his series of articles on pre.war hill - climb locations / Hershey Meet USA — The biggest old - car meet in the world was wet this yeaon this huge Australian biennial pilgrimage / Australian All - Veteran Rally — This colourful event is described for us by Ross McGown / The 1920s Windsor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of this high quality London - made light car / 1934 Triumph sports - tourer — On this month's «Excursion'the Editor experiences a car once described as «an enthusiast's ideal» / Hill - climbs in the North — A.B. Demaus continues his series of articles on pre.war hill - climb locations / Hershey Meet USA — The biggest old - car meet in the world was wet this yeaOn this month's «Excursion'the Editor experiences a car once described as «an enthusiast's ideal» / Hill - climbs in the North — A.B. Demaus continues his series of articles on pre.war hill - climb locations / Hershey Meet USA — The biggest old - car meet in the world was wet this yeaon pre.war hill - climb locations / Hershey Meet USA — The biggest old - car meet in the world was wet this year!

To put a point on it Daimler Benz just recently informed me that my 2011 Mercedes GLK3504matic with AMG sport pack [minor suspension upgrade and wheels] has now been grandfathered in as an» official» AMG vehicle qualifying the car and myself for the AMG owners club....

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

Our test car rode on the standard 18 - inch wheels and was optioned with the adaptive damping system and sport rear differential that's part of the $ 2,500 S sport package, as well as the $ 1,150 variable - ratio steering rack.

On a dry track the SRT - 10 would probably eat the SL whole, but as a real - world sports car the Viper is fatally flawed.

Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar sports cars are judged.

And though there were predictable pleas for more power, many declared the MX - 5 to be as close to perfect as any sports car on sale.

What makes the XC90, built on Volvo's large - car SPA platform, such a breakout is that it moves along nicely with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four, sometimes combined with a supercharger or plug - in hybrid assistance, and that it doesn't try to pass itself off as a tall sport sedan, but rather as a subtly luxurious, comfortable and thoroughly competent road wagon.