Sentences with phrase «auto enthusiasts as»

This BMW 3.0 CSL, No. 25, won the 1975 12 Hours of Sebring and was instrumental in establishing the «Bavarian Motor Works» name to a completely new group of US auto enthusiasts as BMW of North America was being established as a subsidiary 39 years ago.

The idea of removing the roof from a supercar is about as heretic a concept for diehard auto enthusiasts as scalping a baby bunny would be to a card - carrying PETA member.

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Last month, Amazon made waves across the auto industry when it said it would look to the car portal business, Enter Amazon Vehicles, which the company defines as a «car research destination and automotive community,» where car enthusiasts and the automotively curious can gather to swap reviews, photos and basically kibitz.

As sales of new cars hit a record high in 2016, local auto enthusiasts have been flocking to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center since Thursday for an annual ritual.

That rear - wheel - drive design exercise was introduced at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, alongside the front - wheel - drive True 140S, as a sort of poor enthusiast's BMW 2 Series coupe.

-- As one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleAs one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleas well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleas other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

For at least 25 years, the unequivocal answer has been «yes,» even though there were some initial objections from enthusiasts (and, if memory serves, in some car magazines) as the U.S. auto industry made its transition from three - point belts, to those universally unloved automated belts, to ignitions that wouldn't engage without the driver's belt buckled, to single driver's airbags, and finally to driver / front passenger airbags.

It has long been fashionable in auto - enthusiast and auto - journalist circles to dismiss the Toyota Prius as a precious affectation of misguided Al Gore devotees, people who find automobiles something to endure — for the sake of pure transportation — rather than enjoy.

Along with the GR Series launch, Toyota will also launch the GR Garage shop as a place for auto enthusiasts to gather.

Truck enthusiasts are incredibly excited about this upgrade for the all - new 2018 RAM 2500, as well as the additions for the Uconnect 8.4 - inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and rearview camera that's comes standard on all models.

I think the ultimate testament to how great a vehicle this is, is the fact that I, as a hardcore auto enthusiast, sports - car fan, ex-minivan hater, would be willing to put one in my garage today.

Known to auto enthusiasts worldwide for his outlandish custom car creations for such TV shows as The Munsters, Beverly Hillbillies, Knightrider and most...

As avid readers know, we enjoy sharing stories on our Toyota dealer blog about our favorite Japanese manufacturer to auto - enthusiasts in the greater Langhorne and Conshohocken areas.

In a recent report, Auto Express claims that Land Rover will shake up its range structure and the next generation Freelander codenamed L550 (dubbed Freelander 3 by enthusiasts) would be rebranded as a

If they can provide auto show treats like this and actually follow through with the production model as aptly as they did with the GT86 / FR - S, then we auto enthusiasts should be as happy as pigs in proverbial shit.

Unveiled by Porsche chairman Mathias Müller at this week's LA Auto Show, the junior sibling to the highly successful Porsche Cayenne SUV has been conceived to appeal to both dyed - in - the - wool enthusiasts as well as family - car buyers, with a broad range of variants that look set to bolster the German car maker's annual sales beyond the 200,000 mark for the first time when sales begin in 2014.

She said as an auto enthusiast, she couldn't identify this elusively exotic looking car, so had to stop to find out.

Every season of the Indian Auto Expo has been outstanding and this year as well the enthusiasts will witness many important launches and unveilings.

This may have been the case in prior years, but the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show had more to offer enthusiasts than in recent years, as a burst of «track - ready» performance cars and creative variants on existing platforms came to light.

Il quote Auto guide in saying they lack any soul or passion, they make quick lap times but that as we know to any true enthusiast is only half the equation.

«It's the premier show for auto enthusiasts with an audience that appreciates the sport and logistics of racing just as much as our UPS racing team does.»

As part of the SEMA Enthusiast Opinion Leader Research Project, auto enthusiasts can apply to attend the 2010 SEMA Show and participate in a market research project by visiting http://www.sema.org/?q=node/6156.

Auto shows are the perfect place for an car builder to get a feel for the market by showing off the best of what they have to offer and then judge how far the hoards of automotive enthusiasts» jaw are hanging from the floor as they stare up at these beauties on a pedestal.

Performance of the Turbo model was comparable to the Mitsubishi Starion or Dodge Conquest, as demonstrated by the fact that the acceleration and handling numbers reported by the auto enthusiast magazines were within 0.1 — 0.2 seconds between the vehicles.

Originally ushered into the Japanese auto manufacturer's model lineup as a flagship vehicle to demonstrate the company's advanced automotive technologies and performance capabilities, the Nissan Skyline GT - R has become a revered fixture in not only the global automotive enthusiast community but has transcended the car world to become an icon in popular culture through blockbuster motion pictures as well as video games.

Obviously, Chevrolet isn't content to have Corvette thought of as just another pretty car, and that bodes well for auto enthusiasts.

One of the most anticipated events for automobile enthusiasts in India is the Auto Expo as it displays existing and upcoming offerings that car and motorcycles.

The car debuted as a retro - styled concept car in January at the Detroit auto show and drew raves from enthusiasts, according to another story in the Detroit News.

Meanwhile, consumers and auto enthusiasts have had to watch from afar as they eagerly wait for the products to hit store shelves.

DECEMBER 8th: The Dallas Area Classic Chevy's, or the DACC, is one of the most prominent Chevy car clubs in all of North Texas, with over 170 enthusiasts who frequent their Chevy dealer DFW as much as they check out their local auto restoration shops.

American car enthusiasts and particularly auto journalists often complain the U.S. doesn't get as many attractive cars as Europe, a fact most apparent when it comes to performance cars.

Labor Day Dreamcation weekend begins as guests are greeted at the front drive / ship dock by valets in guayabera shirts and Panama hats, then check - in to the excitement amid an American classic car show, featuring more than 40 vintage vehicles from Brown's Auto Auction and other car enthusiasts.

There are also groups specified for modding enthusiasts, covering games such as Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Now that environmentalist Henry Waxman has replaced auto - industry enthusiast John Dingell as chair of the House of Representatives» Energy and Commerce Committee, however, there are several like - minded Senators in Congress.

But design legend Henrik Fisker and longtime auto exec - slash - fighter jet enthusiast Bob Lutz remain committed to ripping out that hybrid engine and shoving a supercharged Corvette engine inside, as well as bringing us the wildest - looking Viper ever.

The fact that camera enthusiasts will most likely care more about the S9's mechanical aperture is also why I imagine Samsung chose to make it automatic when shooting in Auto mode, as a way to take out any guesswork for novices.

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