Sentences with phrase «as sports sedans»

This enables a range of derivatives to be developed to suit applications as diverse as sports sedans and luxury SUVs.

Hyundai lightly tosses out the notion of the Genesis as a sport sedan, but this big car doesn't fit that category from a dynamics standpoint even with its tauter, more athletic underpinnings.

So the positioning of the model as a sport sedan in that market may be eclipsed somewhat by its role as a personal limo.

The 2019 BMW 3 - Series is known as a sports sedan and so the upcoming model will be equipped with a powerful engine.

Mazda engineers changed the MPV's suspension system for 1996 by upgrading the shocks and improving the stabilizer bars, so the MPV rides and handles almost as well as a sports sedan.

Designed as a sport sedan in the same vein as a BMW or Mercedes in the mid - $ 30,000 s price range, the CTS has rear - wheel drive, state - of - the - art styling and terrific road handling.

It shines as a sports sedan, succeeds as a hybrid, and excels as a Porsche.

Nissan has certainly given the current Maxima model its best shot to succeed as a sport sedan, but the 2018 Kia Stinger GT simply overwhelms it.

Among these, the Genesis is generally more well - rounded as a sports sedan.

Here's the question: Will a 255 - horsepower, all - wheel - drive Buick be taken seriously as a sports sedan in the U.S.?

It wouldn't be until last year's North American debut of the Giulia that Alfa Romeo would start to set its sights on a significant swath of the U.S. market, as that sports sedan was purpose - built to capture the hearts and minds of BMW 3 - Series and Mercedes - Benz C - Class buyers who value outright performance over inherent prestige.

That will be marketed as a sport sedan.

So the Swedish company built the 850 GLT, which enters showroom and street service this month as a sports sedan first, a family value second.

Tip: To optimize it as a sports sedan, an aftermarket A-pillar mounted tach might be sourced, along with sports suspension mods and grippier tires.

It also works as a sports sedan.

But she is hunkered down and she is marketed as a sports sedan.

The Aurion is touted as a sports sedan, but it is really more of a fast cruiser.

Not exact matches

As U.S. car buyers continue their mass migration into utility vehicles, some are bringing along their preference for performance once sated by Taurus SHO sport sedans and Focus ST hot hatches.

Its CTS - V and ATS - V cars, for example, have been extolled as first - rate, track - ready sport sedans.

For value we pick the Hillman Husky ($ 1,639) as a utility car; the Volkswagen Camper ($ 2,786 fully equipped) for a special - purpose vehicle; the Peugeot sedan ($ 2,175) as a family sedan; the Aston Martin DB Mark III ($ 8,005) as a custom sports car; the MGA sports coupe ($ 2,785 with wire wheels) as a reasonably priced sports car; and the Mercedes - Benz 220S ($ 5,100 fully equipped) as a family car.

The upscale sports sedan replaces the European - styled CC sedan as the new flagship sedan for the brand.

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.

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.»

As you'd expect in a sport sedan, the seats are top - notch, yet not just in a sporty way.

I was sort - of expecting that my night in the BMW 335i would be the same as my recent evening in the Audi S4, as both are six - cylinder, forced - induction sport sedans that are built by iconic, Teutonic brands.

The fully electric, 600 - horsepower sports sedan concept has been touted as reaching 0 - 62 mph in less than 3.5 seconds.

If the interior looked as good as an Audi's or a BMW's, there would be very few reasons to buy a German sport sedan, because the CTS V offers the space of an M5 and will likely be priced close to an M3 - $ 10,000 to $ 12,000 more than a well - equipped $ 35,000 CTS, according to Cadillac execs.

They may not be as sexy as luxury sedans or high - performance sports cars, but the competitors in our 2013 Compact Car Challenge represent the go - to vehicles for the majority of us regular folks in our everyday lives.

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.

Moments like this make us keep buying sports sedans as daily drivers.

This is what you want from a mature, well - developed sporting sedan, and it is as if the Volvo S60 Polestar has taken all the best aspects of the Audi S4, BMW M3, and Mercedes - AMG C63 and stitched them together.

Pushing the large Lincoln through some corners quickly told me that this is no sports sedan (nor is it being billed as one).

The XF would never be mistaken for a true sports sedan — it's not quite as sharp as the most exciting German models — but it's also not a floaty, wafting luxury boat.

7 minutes and 38 seconds is all it took to get the heavy luxury sports sedan around the infamous Green Hell, just as fast as those supercars mentioned above.

As Maserati's new entry - level sports coupe, the Alfieri should use the Ferrari - designed, turbocharged, 3.0 - liter V - 6 found in the Ghibli sedan, although displacement could grow.

But we couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing — that this 3 Series was lacking the magical fun - to - drive quotient that has traditionally secured its status as the gold standard of the compact sport sedan class.

Revitalizing the sedan isn't anything new to Nissan — just three years ago it introduced the current seventh - generation Maxima as the new age affordable «four - door sports car» (or 4DSC) fit for mall sprees and canyon runs.

In the first half of the last decade, VW marketing flipped back and forth between Dr. Honda and Mr. Audi, at once emphasizing affordable price and then advertising itself as the «affordable sport sedan» company chock - full of German engineering.

As in the AMG GT, the high - powered sedan utilizes an active sport suspension with three - stage adjustable damping.

That is, with regard to its overall realization, as well as its engine, the 300M is to luxury sport sedans as the Pacifica is to luxury SUV crossovers.

Buick recently re-introduced its midsize Regal sedan to the North American market, positioning it as an upscale sport sedan intended to woo younger buyers to the brand with good looks, up - to - date - technology, and a solid powertrain.

4 Series Gran Coupe With the exact same length, width, wheelbase and track as the two - door coupe but featuring a bit more headroom, the 4 Series Gran Coupe sports a tall hatchback sedan profile and a full 45.9 cubic feet of total luggage space.

2006: BMW 3 - Series Why it won: Aside from the 1995 M3, we'd never before named the 3 - series, one of our favorite cars of all time, as AOY, and this new E90 - chassis was still the gold standard of premium sport sedans.

With the exact same length, width, wheelbase and track as the two - door 4 Series but featuring a bit more headroom, the 4 Series Gran Coupe sports a tall hatchback sedan profile and a full 45.9 cubic feet of total luggage space.

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With the exact same length, width, wheelbase and track as the two - door coupe but featuring a bit more headroom, the 4 Series Gran Coupe sports a tall hatchback sedan profile and a full 45.9 cubic feet of total luggage space.

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.

It no longer looks like a low - roofline, high - beltline sedan, a style the car has been sporting since its debut as a 2006 model.

With the same length, width, wheelbase and track as the two - door coupe but a bit more headroom, the 4 Series Gran Coupe sports a tall hatchback sedan profile and 45.9 cubic feet of luggage space.

This car makes no attempt to pass itself off as a shooting brake - style sport sedan, though with its much lower center of gravity, enthusiasts should find it more interesting than, say, a BMW X5.