Sentences with phrase «building competition cars»

He designed his first petrol engine in 1907 and by 1910 was building competition cars that defeated Europe's best.

Not exact matches

Elon Musk's electric - car maker has outmaneuvered the competition at every turn, revving up a massive market capitalization (nearly $ 60 billion) despite having built relatively few cars and annual sales that are a fraction of the revenues of old - line automakers GM and Ford.

The safety systems built into each car seat is what sets Britax products apart from the competition.

All pupils in year 7 will take part in the Bloodhound «Race for the Line» team competition to design and build a rocket car that they will race against the other pupils in the spring term.

Greenpower Education Trust runs a competition in which 33 teams of pupils design, build and race electric kit cars

Ford built two J Car experimental racers with aluminum honeycomb - design chassis in the 1960s, but fate was such that neither ever ran wheel to wheel in competition.

According to Ford, the GT Competition Series «was engineered to build on the car's innovative lightweight and aerodynamic design.»

The F40 wasn't built as a racing car, yet it feels like a roadgoing competition car, from its stripped - out interior to its delicious steering and its bad - boy attitude at the limit.

It all started with the six «missing» Jaguar E-type «Lightweight» competition models that Jaguar had originally planned to build for a total of 18 cars, but for whatever reason — just didn't.

It didn't help that more modern competition — most notably the Datsun 240Z — redefined expectations for budget sports - car performance and build quality.

Cadillac should be very proud of the ATS - V, a car built in Lansing, Michigan, that can outrun German competition.

One of the reasons that the AMBR contestants can have such active backstories is that unlike the Detroit - based Ridler award, which requires that the entrants be never before seen brand - new builds, AMBR rules only specify that the car has not been in a judged competition.

Although designed primarily to take on BMW's rivals on the race track, amongst them Mercedes - Benz's rally car turned DTM racer, the Cosworth - powered 190E 2.3 - 16, the public would get to experience the M3 too, as the Group A rules of the time specified that 5000 road - legal examples of the car would have to be built in its first 12 months for it to be homologated for competition use.

The real competition for this car is the new Bentley Continental, built on the same chassis platform.

The rules governing the GT classes require that a certain number of road versions of a racing car must be built before it can be homologated, or approved, for competition.

«The car bodies will be fully reconditioned and built to 1965 «competition» specs before installation of a new Brock - designed front valance, refined rear window, quarter glass installation and finished with Ford's iconic Wimbledon White paint.

The car bodies are fully reconditioned and built to 1965 «competition» specs before installation of a new Brock designed aero front valance, refined rear window, quarter glass installation and finished with Ford's iconic Wimbledon White paint.

This is the last chance to be the original owner of an original Shelby GT350 competition model sports car built by the original crew inside a Shelby facility.

Founded and operated by three of the people who built the first Shelby G.T. 350 Competition Model (5R002) over 50 years ago, the company will manufacture just 36 of these new «Competition Model» 1965 cars in the Shelby facility in Southern California.

Ford owners depend on the solid craftsmanship and innovative technology built into all Sunrise Ford Hollywood vehicles serving Glendale, Burbank, San Fernando and other Los Angeles area car shoppers are invited to stop by our Ford Dealer showroom, take a test drive and see why so many car shoppers are choosing Ford over the competition.

But for driving enthusiasts, it's the company's history of building sports cars with lightweight rotary engines that sets it apart from the competition.

The SEMA Battle of the Builders is one of the few car - build competitions where different makes, styles and bodies go head - to - head for the top prize.

Since nearly half a million Audi TTS's have been built, the German car manufacturing giant decided to release a special edition vehicle, which is the TTS Coupe competition.

One of the very few motor manufacturers to actually sit in and race the cars he designed and built, the competition no doubt «improved the breed» and the «LM» team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia.

The car we are delighted to now offer, chassis GT2 - 007 was built by Aston Martin Racing at its facility in Banbury, UK in 2010 and began its competition career that year, racing in the «GT Open» category.

The company is building the 37 Rs to pay homage to Shelby's original run of competition versions of the car.

As competition heats up in the compact car segment, Honda is hoping to lure customers with more than just the promise of a well - built, efficient and reliable sporty car.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

The original owner, California black - plate car was almost completely rust free (the only rusty areas were a few pinholes in the floorboards and the gas tank mounting lip) but because we're going to have the car in our SEMA Show booth and at several shows for the next year or so, it needs to be show quality so we prepped the car for the build by sending it to Superstition Restoration in Mesa, AZ for the fitment of a Mustangs To Fear front fascia and hood, and then a retina - burning Axalta 2017 Mustang Competition Orange paint job.

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Callaway Competition will be in charge of building the new Chevrolet Corvette C7 into a GT3 - class race car, the company has announced.

Shelby, who has built his career on building affordable high - performance cars, has just introduced a new Dodge - powered race car for use in SCCA - Sports Car Club of America - competiticar for use in SCCA - Sports Car Club of America - competitiCar Club of America - competition.

While Alfa Romeo has built some slick sports cars like Giuliettas, Giulias, Duettos and Spider Veloces over the years, Alfa's production cars haven't given Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche much competition.

Right now, he's building the ultimate Mach 5 for a person who wants the bubble top, the jacker arms that lifted the car above the competition in the show, retractable wings, among others.

«The Audi R8 LMS has built a worldwide reputation as an outstanding and winning GT car, and we are honored to be among the brand's competition representatives this year,» Paul Miller said.

Intense competition is finally forcing automakers to build dependable cars that run quieter, handle better and offer more in the way of creature comfort items.

The car is number 80 of 97 built and has the 8 speed paddle shift automatic, performance data recorder, competition seats, carbon flash full length strips and ground effects package.

The 2010 RTR - C was «built as a halo car to launch» Gittin's Mustang RTR brand, says Barrett - Jackson, receiving a unique carbon - fiber body plucked from the very same molds that formed the carbon exterior of his competition - spec Drift Mustang.

And with a price of around $ 30,000 it surely will provide competition for those companies that have been building luxury cars for years.

Buick already has several huge advantages over most of the competition: The division's cars are built well, styled nicely, offer more safety features and get better gas mileage.

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For example, carbon interior trim strips bearing the logo «M5 Competition 1/200» indicate the model's high - performance qualities and the fact that the car is just one of the 200 that have been built.

The drag race is the culmination of Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car competition and this year it took place at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on the 15,000 - foot runway that was built back in the 1970's for landing the Space Shuttle.

We recently built this rare BMW M6 Competition of which limited to only 100 North American cars for one of our good customers.

Ford owners depend on the solid craftsmanship and innovative technology built into all Sunrise Ford vehicles serving Glendale, Burbank, San Fernando and other Los Angeles area car shoppers are invited to stop by our Ford Dealer showroom, take a test drive and see why so many car shoppers are choosing Ford over the competition.

Conceived and built to homologate Ford's wildly successful Mustang for SCCA competition, Carroll Shelby's original GT350 exemplified Ford's «total performance» mantra and conferred an unbeatable image on the trendsetting new Pony car.

With competition in the luxury segment of the market getting tougher by the day, Cadillac is going to have to build a car that appeals to younger buyers if it wants to increase sales, industry analysts say.According to a report in Automotive News, the industry trade publication, the average age of a Cadillac buyer last year was 62.

Like the Nissan GT - R, what Chevrolet has done is build a car that costs far less than its competition, but can ruin them on the road.

Fittingly for a car created to celebrate one of Aston Martin's most illustrious competition models, the DB4 G.T. Continuation was built to be enjoyed on track.

The addition of a # 6700 package of options means the BMW M5 Competition Package is the most powerful road car BMW has ever built