Sentences with phrase «by big sedan»

The CLS is a fine - looking set of wheels when viewed from most angles, hiding the increased bulk necessitated by the big sedan's fairly spacious cabin with muscular sculpting and sporty proportions.

That's not to say it's imperfect (the smaller of the two engines does struggle to get the car up to speed, and the rear visibility is compromised even by big sedan standards), but the Chevrolet Impala rarely skips a beat anywhere else.

Not exact matches

Hummers were like that, big Bentley sedans are like that, anything by Lamborghini is like that.

A new Fiat 500 looks like a full - size sedan next to the Jolly, though Randy's not intimidated by all the big American iron on the boulevard.

Since the VW Group has enough high - end coupes and sedans offered by Porsche and Bentley, Audi should try to get the next A8 100 - percent right rather than spending big on a dangerously small niche.

Today, you can slide into the well - padded driver's seat of a big - ass sedan, turn up your favorite song by One Direction, and hit 200 mph before the song is over.

BMW's 3 Series infamously lost the sport sedan plot a couple of generations ago by coddling the premium car crowd, leaving the tiny enthusiast segment with an opening big enough to accommodate everything from the Cadillac ATS to the Jaguar XE to the Alfa Romeo Giulia.

But while the 300SL was a fuel - injected, tube - framed, racing derived performance machine, the humble 190 got by with a sedan - based chassis and a little carbureted 1.9 - liter four making around 100 hp — a bit under half the output of big brother.

Eight years later, the one - line summary of the 2016 Lexus GS F remains right in line with that original IS F: A bigger, five - passenger sedan, powered by a 5.0 - liter, 467 - horsepower V - 8.

Clearly, the midsize sedan arena is one that is dominated by big names with outsized reputations and huge built - in buyer bases.

Though never confirmed, the rumor goes that Hyundai Motor America, then led by John Krafcik, talked headquarters in Seoul down from that ledge even as that increasingly successful North American branch was arguing that the big sedan should start with a base price under $ 30,000.

With 191 hp (194 PS) and 400 Nm (295 lb - ft) of torque available from 1,600 rpm to 2,800 rpm, it moves the big sedan with ease, helped by the excellent 9G - Tronic nine - speed automatic transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.

For sedans, Lancers all use the same basic body, with a big grille in front and a sporty, go - forward look down the sides, accentuated by a sharp belt - line crease and rear lip.

With styling clearly inspired by big Mercedes - Benz sedans and power supplied by the same in - line six - cylinder used in the Lexus SC 300 sport coupe, the new Lexus has been designed to compete with European sports sedans, such as the BMW 525 and the Acura Legend.

All - round visibility is surprisingly good for a vehicle of this size, with the combination of a large glasshouse and slim - by - big - sedan - standards pillars meaning it's fairly straightforward to place the Cadillac CT6 where you want it on the road.

And after an absence of almost three decades, the Buick Roadmaster name is back as the moniker that big sedan goes by.

Aside from the 2018 Toyota Camry model's noticeably sleeker, lower profile and its creative use of sheet metal, which calls forth a futuristic vibe, what's most impressive is that this midsize sedan's cabin is actually bigger than past models, with no compromise in visibility — evidence of another exceptional job done by the Toyota brand's designers and engineers.

A shame, then, that the trunk isn't particularly big: at 15.3 cubic feet, it's far from being the largest in the luxury - oriented sedan market (though is admittedly larger than what you'll find on a Volvo S90 or Audi A6), though you can extend the trunk even further by folding the 60:40 - split rear seat backs almost completely flat.

Toyota has decided to cut the price of the hybrid variant of its Camry sedan by a big margin.

Luxury sedan of 2013: It wasn't the biggest or most powerful four - door car of the year gone by, nor was it the most expensive or the most status - y.

And what I learned was that the Accord is so light on its feet, it feels like it's shrinking around you more like a Civic than a big ol' sedan — an illusion provided by its incredibly light steering, which despite being slightly overboosted, still provides decent feedback.

So long as your idea of a sporty sedan is defined by big wheels and a discreet rear spoiler, the ZTS will not disappoint.

The sporty Mustang convertible and the big Crown Victoria sedan both received the highest ranking for driver and passenger protection - five stars - in the crashes run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Dodge Charger is America's last big sedan that isn't positioned as a luxury car, and it's available in a wide range of flavors powered by everything from the Hellcat all the way down to the 3.6 - liter Pentastar V6.

The company's flagship, the big XG300 sedan, becomes the XG350 for 2002, as the 3.0 - liter V - 6 is replaced by a 3.5 - liter V - 6, bumping horsepower to 200, from 192.

The stick is also fun in a sedan like this, which isn't big by any means, but there is a bit of size and substance to it.

Unlike any other nonluxury sedan sold by a foreign automaker, the Toyota Avalon is available with a front bench seat and a column - mounted shifter - a layout specifically designed to attract the older buyers who favor Big Three cars.The sedan is based on the Camry sedan, Toyota's best - selling car line.The Avalon's ultrasmooth 3.0 - liter, 24 - valve, four - cam V - 6 engine and refined four - speed automatic make for an excellent drivetrain.Performance is crisp from a stop, and passing power is superb at all legal speeds.

The latest Mercedes - Benz C - class and BMW 3 Series are quite sizable cars, and even if the A4 is now longer than either of them — which it is, by nearly half a foot — the simple, almost expected, fact that Audi's «small sedan» is bigger than it used to be doesn't do much to raise anyone's eyebrows.

The 1996 Ford Mustang and Crown Victoria are different types of cars, but they received the same top score in the latest round of crash tests by the federal government.The sporty Mustang convertible and the big Crown Victoria sedan both received the highest ranking for driver and passenger protection - five stars - in the crashes run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.NHTSA also reported results for the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am sedan, the Land Rover Discovery sport - utility, the Mercury Villager minivan, the Dodge Ram B250 full - sized van, the new Honda Civic sedan and the Mazda Miata convertible.

Gone is the floaty luxury boat, replaced by a thoroughly modern, great - handling big sedan.

Here are 10 of the best big sedans of 2018, presented in alphabetical order by brand.

The United States is a big buyer of coupes, sports cars and sedans made by the German premium carmakers, such as Daimler's Mercedes S - Class and BMW's 7 Series, and accounts for a big chunk of their global profits.

Acura has big plans to simplify its line of sedans by getting shed of the compact Acura TSX and mid-sized Acura TL.

It delivers 523 horsepower and 524 pound - feet of torque, and it spins the big sedan's rear wheels via an eight - speed automatic transmission controlled by shift paddles.

The car has been developed by Volkswagen by attaching a stubby boot to its Polo hatchback rather than chopping off the bigger Vento sedan.

The front of the vehicle is dominated by a version of the three - bar chrome grille that debuted on the Ford Fusion sedan, while the back is defined by dual exhaust outlets, a big, unapologetic Ford oval and clear - lens taillamps.

Dimensionally, the new Accord sedan isn't as big as the car it replaces in most measurements, with a wheelbase that's 0.9 inches shorter and overall length down by 3.5 inches.

While the price reductions are across the model range, the biggest benefits are on the Hexa SUV (by up to Rs 217,000), Tiago hatchback (up to Rs 52,000) and Tigor sedan (up to...

Positioned in the entry level sedan segment, the Linea Classic is by far the biggest car in its class.

With consumer hunger for crossovers increasing by the day, it may be easy to write off the launch of a new midsize sedan as no big deal.

According to the Polish website which broke the embargo on images and details of the 2018 Peugeot 508 sedan, the big Peugeot 508 will be powered by various four - cylinder turbo engines, petrol and diesel.

The full - size sedan has been on a slump as of late, replaced by bigger crossover SUVs that offer more interior room and versatility.

And while a few drivers gave me a thumbs - up as I drove by, more seemed to find the big, black sedan sinister, and pulled off the road to let me by.

The front of the vehicle is dominated by a version of the three - bar chrome grille that debuted on the first Ford Fusion sedan, while the back is defined by dual exhaust outlets, a big, unapologetic Ford oval and clear - lens taillamps.

For years Acura struggled with the fact that its biggest and best sedan was a far cry from the $ 100,000 luxury cruisers produced by the likes of Mercedes - Benz and Lexus.

As big as most full - size luxury sedans, and very nearly as heavy, the Bentley Continental GT Speed still manages to achieve a top speed of 206 - mph by way of a twin - turbo V - 12 engine that pushes out a phenomenal 626 horsepower and 695 lb - ft of torque.

The first was the addition of the SUS, or «Sport Utility Sedan,» which was the brainchild of Ernie Boch, a man who had taken a big chance on Subaru in the 1970s by purchasing Subaru of New England and building an empire that would account for a significant percentage of the brand's national sales as everyone from Vermont to Rhode Island fell in love with the brand's all - wheel drive offerings.

The art world arrived one by one in big black Mercedes sedans and SUVs with tinted windows.

Spurred by rising incomes and lower gas prices, drivers in China, Australia and other countries are ditching their smaller sedans for bigger rides at a rapid pace.

They're ramping up production on the Model S electric sedan and the Model X electric crossover while building a worldwide network of stores, service centers, and Supercharger stations, while building the world's biggest battery factory (powered by renewable energy), while putting the last touches on the upcoming Model 3 EV (as well as some still unannounced models — an electric pickup truck anyone?)