Sentences with phrase «as sports car»

Although it may not be as exciting to drive a four - door sedan as a sports car, you may find that the savings on premiums is enough to keep you happy with a more sedate vehicle.

A technical highlight is the new 2.0 - liter TDI Clean Diesel; thanks to conversion to the world's leading direct injection diesel system - common rail injection - the turbocharged engine is as quiet as a gasoline engine and as powerful as a sports car engine (320 Newton - meters maximum torque).

«I think of socks as the sports car driving of knitting.

The Lost Crown can best be described as a sports car body with a compact car engine.

It wasn't designed as a sports car, and it doesn't try to behave like one.

While it's billed as a sports car, the i8's ride is excellent, as comfortable as the upcoming 4 - series coupe.

If you're looking for a luxurious sedan that's as fast as a sports car, the S7 should be on your consideration list.

As Goodwin pointed out, «As a sports car guy, I like the C63 better.

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.

The Nissan Versa was never designed to impress as a sports car or a luxury car.

The 2 - seat 2016 BMW Z4 feels equally good as a sports car or a luxury roadster.

The Z4 remains impressively engaging as a sports car, endowed as it is with a feelsome, solidly - weighted steering rack, suspension that is stiffly tuned but rarely proves jarring, and a tossable balance with loads of grip.

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.

Legacy Innovations» build is proof that the Fusion is as customizable as any sports car out there, missing only a proper beefed - up engine from Ford Racing or any other after market supplier.

Élan Power Products has decades of experience producing high - performance engines for street applications as well as sports car and open - wheel competition.

«Established Jaguar design principles ensure the E-PACE is immediately recognisable as the sports car of its class.

In fact, think of the GLA45 AMG as a sports car wearing a backpack, and you'll understand what this vehicle is all about.

Its credentials as a sports car include 680 hp from a 6.3 - liter V12 engine.

Also regarded as a sports car, with great performance, the Nomad also features some off - road capability.

It's more compact and, as a sports car, I prefer its proportions to those of the Spider.

With a 1.8 - liter turbocharged inline four - cylinder engine and six - speed manual transmission, you might not classify the Miata as a sports car.

As a result, the Giulietta's shortcomings as a sports car precipitated its transformation into the Giulia grand tourer.

The suspension — as agile as a sports car, as maneuverable as a compact model The new Audi A6 is noticeably sportier than the outgoing model — thanks especially to innovative solutions for the suspension.

It doesn't feel like a boat of a Buick, nor as tiny as sports car.

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

The Miata Grand Touring RF can act as a sports car, convertible cruiser, daily runabout, but where it truly excels is on road trips and during real - world Grand Touring.

While neither will give you the same levels of driving fun as a sports car, they both come close which is itself a big achievement.

Although the Cabrio is outfitted with such things as four - wheel independent suspension and power - assisted rack - and - pinion steering, don't think of it as a sports car.

What makes this model stand out is that is was built using the same design and style as a sports car, only on a larger scale.

I spent a few hours in the 2018 Nissan 370Z Heritage Edition, which celebrates the Z's 50 years as a sports car icon.

You really couldn't pin the 6 Series Gran Coupe as a sports car, at least not in the same light you would the RS5 Sportback.

The get up and go is a little slow with the 2.7 L, but I didn't get it as a sports car.

Installing the heavy battery in the center contributes to improved performance as a sports car.

DETROIT (Aug. 3, 2016)-- Less than two weeks after adding another chapter to its already impressive record book, Corvette Racing rolls into familiar territory in pursuit of strengthening its GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship lead and resume as sports car racing's premier GT team.

Ingolstadt doesn't even call it a wagon — the RS4 Avant is billed as a sports car for everyday use.

A technical highlight is the new 2.0 - liter TDI Clean Diesel; thanks to conversion to the world's leading direct injection diesel system — common rail injection — the turbocharged engine is as quiet as a gasoline engine and as powerful as a sports car engine (320 Newton - meters maximum torque).

After driving the engineering mule, we're confident the production version will live up to its billing as a sports car, delivering directness and handling prowess.

With a total of sixteen exterior color options for you to choose from for the 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster, you have the option to play up the Boxster's status as a sports car with flashy bright colors, or instead focus on its status as a luxury vehicle with more subdued and sophisticated exterior color options.

Powered exclusively by the 380hp supercharged V6 found in the F - PACE S, the First Edition includes unique interior and exterior design enhancements that pay homage to the original C - X17 concept car unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show as well as sports car - derived performance technology including Adaptive Dynamics2.

Changing out of Comfort mode into the Sport modes did no more than quicken throttle and shift responses, and those changes simply didn't matter in this setting, where «comfort» still provides enough of the Panamera's innate agility to maintain its image as the sports car of its segment.

Jaguar hasn't so much bet the farm on it, but Jag's entire reputation as a sports car maker on the success of the rear wheel - drive F - Type (although all - wheel drive versions are available).

As a sports car, the LC still doesn't come close to offering the handling and entertainment of the 911 - but as a GT, the LC is considerably more refined and probably more comfortable than the car from Stuttgart.

While the GT - R can achieve the numbers to qualify as a sports car, the brute - force approach isn't nearly as satisfying or seductive as the competition.

We lock the suspension in Sport Plus to set the air springs and active antiroll bars as firm as possible, and the setting keeps this big SUV level as a sports car no matter how hard we brake for and whip around the switchbacks that lead between tiny Spanish villages.

Just as a sports car should, the 2014 BMW i8 gets better the faster you go, and this alone is a revelation.

Autocar also suggests that the Mini Superleggera will set its sights on the Mazda Miata as a sports car benchmark.

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

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.

«There are a number of people in the world who think sports cars are finished because SUVs can get around a corner as quick as a sports car can, technology being what it is,» he said.

In concert with the snick - snick of the short - throw six - speed gearbox, the light, progressive clutch, and the easily modulated brakes, the Miata provides as much driving pleasure as any sports car that costs three or four times as much.