Along with a handful of convertibles, the AutoMuseum has several beautiful examples of coach -
built cars based on the Beetle platform.
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.
In the racing game world, RUF, a German manufacturer renowned for
building their cars based on Porsches, are commonly known as the substitute manufacturer of choice when Porsche is unavailable to lend their cars to developers due to licensing issues - i.e.the majority of racing games that aren't published by EA.
In the racing game world, RUF, a German manufacturer renowned for
building their cars based on Porsches,...
This is not an especially new thing — many games, such as the Gran Turismo titles and the soon to be released Driver: San Francisco don't have the official Porsche license — but get around this by using RUF who
build cars based off Porsche bodies and chassis.
Porsche cars will still feature in the game via the RUF manufacturer, who
build cars based on the Porsche chassis.
To be fair, he did eventually
build a car based on his patented design, on a judge's orders.
Not exact matches
• Nexar, a San Francisco -
based technology company
building a mobile application that offers insights and alerts about surrounding
cars, raised $ 30 million in funding.
In a recent research note, he pointed to the possibility,
based on Apple's reported hiring of a large number of auto industry veterans, of Apple changing gears entirely and
building a
car.
The S7, which was introduced in 2002, is the first
car his company,
based in Irvine, California, has
built from scratch.
Perth -
based Automotive Holdings Group will
build its 100th dealership after being granted a franchise to establish a new Mazda
car yard in Brisbane.
The U.S. -
based Railway Supply Institute, whose members
build more than 95 per cent of all North American tank
cars and lease more than 70 per cent, said about 55,000 new tank
cars will have been put in service between 2011 — when the new voluntary safety standards were adopted — and 2015.
The former RAF
base's current inhabitant, Dyson, is embarking on its own adventure fraught with peril: a # 2bn project to develop and
build electric
cars from scratch.
Cars are then
built and sold from the micro-factories on a just - in - time
basis.
He estimates that approximately 25 % of all loans issued in Canada are to people with low credit scores, and while he believes people with higher credit scores will make up a growing proportion of Canada Drives» customer
base going forward, he has
built a business (and brand) around an ability to get that 25 % into
cars.
Where Tesla is putting solar panels on houses to fill storage batteries with energy that are then used to recharge
cars, Milton is
building a truck -
based energy ecosystem.
By contrast, Alphabet's self - driving
car division, Waymo, is
building some of its own hardware, like the laser -
based radars called lidar, in a bid to supply carmakers and other self - driving technology companies.
While Microsoft denies any plan to
build its own self - driving
car, the smart assistant could form one of the
bases of other automaker's self - driving
car technology.
While these incumbents have steady cash - flow streams coming in from their existing business, Tesla loses money as it tries to
build up production and sell its
cars below cost to attract a customer
base.
McLaren was first convinced to race at Indy in 1970 but it's Can - Am
based M15 suffered from a few issues and although competitive, the team decided to
build an all - new
car for the following year.
The
car seat itself is attached to the
base using
built - in locking mechanisms.
The
base of one of the most popular infant
car seats, the Chicco Key Fit 30, has
built - in lock - offs that are just plastic clips under the upper frame of the belt path.
Equipped with a Safe Cell Impact Protection, this
car seat is
built with a number of safety features including an impact absorbing
base, harness and tether as well as an impact stabilizing frame.
Unlike an infant
car seat for newborns (i.e. your Koos) which can be removed from the
car and placed on a travel system chassis, the larger group
car seats stay in your
car and therefore the Isofix
base / connectors are already
built into the GRAND
car seat frame.
Hi Lizzie, sorry but no, as the
car seat swivels the
base is
built into the whole system to maximise its strength.
A
built in stage - position lever lifts easily to convert the
car seat
base from Stage 1 to Stage 2 with one motion, creating extended leg room and more upright, spacious seating for growing toddlers.
Founded in 2012 and formed as a 501 (c)(6) in December 2015, it is a member -
based organization that connects a global ecosystem of leading companies
building the Internet of Things — spanning across areas including home automation, smart cities, connected
cars, connected retail and wearables.
This
car isn't likely to blaze a swath through the dense forest of big - name competitors, with their huge
built - in
base of repeat buyers.
It has been in the making for over five years, changing from a
car built using the same ultra-light, carbon intensive concepts as the current i3 and i8 to one
based on CLAR WE.
One of just six
built in this configuration by
car - crazed visionary and founder of Subaru of America, Malcom Bricklin, this 360 Yacht is
based on a standard 360 coupe.
Well, the Shelby Dayton was certainly
based on the AC chassis used by the AC Cobra, and apart from the first
car, the rest were
built in Italy.
The new Passat demonstrates VW's willingness to simplify the design, remove
build configurations (from 128 down to 16) and take out some costly options en route to a vehicle whose starting price will massively undercut the $ 27,195
base sticker of the smaller outgoing
car.
Almost every flying
car ever
built — from Robert Fulton's 1946 Airphibian (an aluminum
car with detachable fabric wings) to the sleek, folding - wing prototypes now being developed by Slovakian maker AeroMobil and Massachusetts -
based Terrafugia — is actually a plane with a modicum of roadworthiness.
The Group B race class was all the rage in the early 1980s, with production -
based cars heavily modified for motorsports duty, most
built with turbocharged engines pumping out huge horsepower figures.
PRESS RELEASE DESIGN FOR ELECTRIC SHOOTING BRAKE REVEALED • Bold, expressive design •
Based on extensive research • Launch planned for March 2018 The Dutch coach building and design team working on the full electric Shooting Brake reveals more details on the design of the car, based on the Tesla Model S. Designer Niels van Roij explains the strategy behind this one - off
Based on extensive research • Launch planned for March 2018 The Dutch coach
building and design team working on the full electric Shooting Brake reveals more details on the design of the
car,
based on the Tesla Model S. Designer Niels van Roij explains the strategy behind this one - off
based on the Tesla Model S. Designer Niels van Roij explains the strategy behind this one - off
car.
There are automotive unicorns like, say, a CTS - V wagon with a manual transmission, and then there's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang -
based, 845 - horspower monster mashup
built specifically for the rally
car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 video.
Most of the VW Group's EU profits come from Audi, which
builds most of its mainstream
cars in Ingolstadt and Neckarlsum, Germany, but for much bigger profit margins than Wolfsburg's VWs, and from Skoda, which still maintains mostly Czechia -
based production, at significantly lower costs.
Livonia -
based Roush Enterprises, for example, was chosen to
build Google's self - driving
car prototypes that are now testing on public roads in Austin, Texas and near the company's headquarters in Silicon Valley.
For these two early adopters, Audi has chosen not to
base them on the VW Group's bespoke MEB platform
built exclusively for electric
cars.
The
car is being produced by SLP Specialty Vehicles, the outfit behind
cars like the Pontiac Firebird -
based Firehawk and other GM -
based creations, with some 55,000 vehicles
built in all over the years.
Always looking for a competitive edge, Ferrari
built the 250 LM as an «evolution» of the dominant 250 GTO and tried to register it as a GT - class (production -
based) race
car with the FIA governing racing body.
VSCC driving tests — Tom Threfall out and about with the light
cars and Edwardians of the VSCC / London to Brighton Run — We were at Brighton to photograph the arrivals / VSCC Welsh Trial — A dampish but well - supported affair according to Tom Threlfall / 1929 Post office van — The editor tries a restored Morris light van that originally worked the Post Office / Aster and Arrol - Aster — The story of an Anglo - Scottish alliance by Michael Worthington Williams / Singer Junior — How Berni Jacobson
built a Brooklands replica
based on an early Singer 8hp chassis / Supercharged BNC — Part two of the story of this French cyclecar that became a full blown racer.
Judge's Eye View — Nick Georgano's photographs of the European Concours d'Elegance / Lotus Blossoms — Anthony Pritchard relates how the Lotus Mark VIII set Colin Chapman on the road to success / Austin Healey Sprite — Buyer's Guide / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / Pasquino's Little Gems — David Tarallo recalls the postwar Fiat -
based sports - racing
cars built by Pasquale Ermini / Closed Circuit Centenary — The 1902 Circuit des Ardennes was the first large scale motor race of its kind to be run over a closed circuit.
It would be interesting to see Henessey
build a brand new
car, designed in house and not
based on another manufacturer's model
«I could totally roll in that
car,» said Pittsenbarger, pointing at the Batmobile replica that's
based on the Barris -
built classic from the 1966 «Batman» TV series.
Though it's
built by a startup known for a quirky Lotus -
based electric sports
car, Tesla's Model S sedan is refined enough to compete with
cars from long - established automakers.
Porsche now live in a retro world,
building cars to satisfy the hardcore
base (GT4, 911 R).
Since the Wisconsin -
based fabrication shop put the finishing touches on its first creation more than 20 years ago, Ringbrothers has become a big name in big - money muscle
car builds.
Citroen -
based CDW Special that nearly made it into production / Sunbeam three - litre — the
car that STD
built / Spirit of a Silver Ghost — article on daughter of the chauffeurs who drove AX 201 during its years of private ownership / Bentley's first Lagonda was
built to challenge Rolls - Royce — Michael Bowler tries a 1938 V12 / Australian government bought a fleet of 1942 Chryslers in 1944 — one left assigned to the Prime Minister the next year / Automobile Summer Challenge / Austin Ulster and three - litre Bentley get a few problems sorted — Motorhouse
The
cars will be
based on a platform
built specifically for electric
cars.