Sentences with phrase «based on production cars»

Both the MX - 5 Miata Speedster Evolution and MX - 5 Miata RF Kuro are based on the production car - the soft - top and RF «retractable fastback» models respectively, but each features a range of small changes influenced by the race - prepared MX - 5 Global Cup car.

The GTR is ostensibly a race car inside, at least in terms of feel and materials - being based on a production car, and lavished with the sort of attention you'd expect with something bearing the McLaren badge, it feels a lot less thrown - together than some racers.

The Trofeo was raced in the series until 2010, when Maserati released the GranTurismo MC, also based on a production car.

In reality, the concept version was based on the production car, not the other way around.»

Not exact matches

Major employers include the Honda car production plant at an old Vickers factory site on the former World War II RAF base of South Marston; BMW / Mini formerly Pressed Steel Fisher in Stratton; mobile phone company Motorola; Dolby Labs; and retailer W H Smiths distribution center and headquarters.

The RF Kuro is more conventional on the outside, based heavily on the regular MX - 5 RF production car whose production got underway recently.

The successor to the much - loved first - generation Alpina D3, which was based on the «E90» BMW 3 - series — and also (according to its maker) the fastest diesel - powered production car in the world.

While it's not clear what a production model would look like, the ATS concept boasted sheetmetal based on GM's «Art & Science» design philosophy, which is showcased on the Cadillac Converj concept car displayed at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Once it entered production, the TT was best described as a sporty car — it is, after all, based on the Volkswagen Golf.

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European tuner Gemballa revealed its GT Spider at the Geneva Motor Show today, but like most Gemballa «production» cars, the new car is actually based on an existing vehicle.

The production car will be based on the aggressively styled Rapide AMR concept, and sketches show a car with a wide body, large hood vents, and unique grille.

If a production model does indeed turn out to be based on the same UKL architecture as the BMW X1 and 2 Series Gran Tourer, the car will likely be offered with both front - and all - wheel drive, leaving enthusiasts» dreams of a compact rear - wheel - drive BMW sedan in the dust.

What isn't speculation, however, is that after the deal fell through, De Tomaso named his next production car, which was loosely based on the P70, the Mangusta.

Unlike the company's previous Mazda 6 Diesel race cars that raced in the Grand Am GX class (pictured below), this trio of cars is closely based on European - market production models.

Based on the LF - LC concept and borrowing technical features from Lexus» current RC F race cars, the arrival of the LF - LC GT concept could preview the racing version of the future production model.

As this new muscle car, which is based on the same Alpha platform as the ATS and CTS, is set to debut at as a 2016 model, we would expect production to start at the end of 2015.

Based loosely on the original Honda Civic, the Urban EV is destined for production in 2019 — let's hope the production car looks this good.

Direct injection and turbocharging will almost certainly be part of the program, and based on Mazda's successes in trimming what little fat was on the MX - 5 Miata, we expect a production RX sports car to have a curb weight far below 3,000 lb.

Mazda has based these findings on what it calls a «well - to - wheel» emissions evaluation, taking into account the entire life - cycle journey of the corresponding electricity from its point of production right through to its consumption within the car.

Being not just based on, but still mostly composed of, a production RAV4, the rally car is, if anything, overbuilt.

The Vanquish Zagato Speedster is based on the Aston Martin Vanquish and marks the third in Zagato's Vanquish series of one - off production cars.

Though the Hommage won't make production, the car on which it is based is often labelled, unofficially, as the first M car.

Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai says a production RX sports car could be based on the Miata's platform, claiming the roadster's chassis is «close to perfection» for such a task.

Since then, Rolls has confirmed that it will, indeed, build a production convertible based on the 100EX, and we expected to see that car at this year's Swiss show.

The relative dearth of fanciful show - car touches hints that a production car based on the Concept X5 eDrive might not be too far off.

Additionally, Ford built a race car specifically for Le Mans, and will soon sell a production car based on the race car.

If teams like Corvette, Aston Martin, and Porsche must build cars based on race machinery and not on production cars, the costs will soar and eventually the class will suffer.

The concept isn't due to make production and isn't currently road legal, being based on an unregistered pre-production car used for testing the current FK8 Civic Type R, but Honda does have plans to put the car on the road, and project chief Alyn James told evo that the project didn't require many compromises from the regular production model.

• Lightweight aluminium chassis based on the latest Vantage production car • Steel roll cage to FIA safety standards • High speed pneumatic jack system

While the Venom GT is considered a production car to Hennessey, it's based on an elongated and modified Lotus Elise chassis.

The race cars are based on manual production models with key specifications (such as engine management, extractors and exhaust, suspension, brakes, oil cooler, wheels and tyres) controlled to ensure their suitability and reliability while keeping costs as low as possible.

Cars in the WTCC have four - cylinder engines, either based on production engines or built to the FIA's Global Race Engine formula.

The production intent car is a version of Sonic sedan with Ecotec 1.4 L turbocharged engine and six - speed transmission, based on the 2011 SEMA concept.

The publication, which tracks sales and production trends in the automotive industry, based its study on the percentage of cars with factory - installed equipment, both extra-cost options and standard equipment.

The racecar is based on the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 production car.

Just as the Corvette C6.R race car has become the benchmark in production - based sports car competition, we believe that the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS will set the new standard for sports car performance and luxury on the highway.»

The Corvette C6.Rs» LS5.5 R is a naturally aspirated race engine, based on the Corvette Z06's 7.0 - liter LS7 engine (which in turn was developed with the 7.0 L race engine used in the C6.R GT1 cars), built on production cast - aluminum cylinder blocks.

The Corvette Z06 E85 Concept pace car is based on the production Z06 — already one of the fastest and most powerful cars on the market — and is powered by E85, which consists of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

The Car maker has decided to put the limited edition Swift into production and released a teaser that surfaced on the web where a Key fob which holds a keychain with «Deca» embedded on it has been teased indicating that it will be based on the top end ZXI trim only.

The regulations require the Corvette C6.R race car to be based on a production vehicle.

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Next year the rules change to 5.5 liters, and that will be a brand - new engine based on a new - generation family of V8 engines that are utilized throughout the GM line of production cars.

The new GT2 Corvettes, which are based on the production Corvette ZR1 supercar, were in the midst of a tight field of GT2 qualifiers for Saturday's Acura Sports Car Challenge at the...

The Vantage N24 is based on a standard European specification production V8 Vantage, with modifications undertaken to prepare the car for the competitive racing environment.

The likelihood of the Vision Mercedes - Maybach 6 Coupe becoming a production car is slim, based on the previous «Vision» concepts released by the company, such as the Vision EnerG ‑ Force (Los Angeles, November 2012), AMG Vision Gran Turismo (Sunnyvale, 2013) and Vision Tokyo (Tokyo, 2015).

Based on the SRT Viper model — the lightest vehicle in the lineup, the 2014 SRT Viper TA package builds upon the legendary on - track capability of the American hand - built supercar using a majority of pre-developed components straight from the SRT stable, that are combined into a carefully balanced package that extract the most out of the Viper ultralow center of gravity, 50/50 weight distribution and largest contact patch in the production car world.

We reported last year that Kia was developing its first all - electric production car based on the All - New Soul.

No... That's the short answer — based on both journalist and racer reactions during Australia's Best Driver's Car (ABDC), although Kent Youlden (Luke's dad) and a two - time Australian production car champion in his own right — perhaps summed it up best: «It's a difficult car to easily drive.&raqCar (ABDC), although Kent Youlden (Luke's dad) and a two - time Australian production car champion in his own right — perhaps summed it up best: «It's a difficult car to easily drive.&raqcar champion in his own right — perhaps summed it up best: «It's a difficult car to easily drive.&raqcar to easily drive.»

The fully electric model will be Porsche's first ever production electric car and will go head to head with the Tesla Model S. Details are currently scarce, but the new model, which is currently known as the Pajun will be built on a version of the new MSB platform that is also basis for the Panamera.