Sentences with phrase «by mainstream car»

Nissan LEAF One of the first fully electric vehicles offered in the United States by a mainstream car company.

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CEO Mark Fields has responded by saying that the company isn't focused on being the first to market, but instead want to bring the technology to mainstream car buyers.

The controversy surrounds the production of Tesla's Model 3, which is the electric car maker's maiden vehicle designed for the mainstream, and the company's cash burn, the latter of which took Wall Street by surprise.

Due, in part, to the outsized proliferation (and templatization) of a particularly disaster - friendly subgenre of science fiction — the superhero movie — mainstream cinema is saturated with images of VFX - bloated destruction wreaked by all manner of creatures: demigods, aliens, pirates, mummies, mutants, advanced apes, sentient cars, and humans.

«You'd think that this $ 26,000 mainstream hatchback would be eviscerated by cars like the Audi RS7, Cadillac CTS Vsport, and Porsche Cayman S, but it wasn't,» said associate web editor Joey Capparella.

Prius changed the world 15 years ago by bringing hybrid cars to the mainstream.

While the standard assumption is that finding a car with AWD means heading to a Subaru or Jeep dealer, Chrysler and Dodge can appeal to an even greater audience by offering the systems on their mainstream sedans.

With hybrids and even conventional gas - powered cars continuing to up the gas - mileage ante, the HS 250h's fuel economy estimates — while good for the luxury segment — have been overshadowed by mainstream models like the Prius, Honda Insight and even the Ford Fusion Hybrid.

In 2013, we reported that a new RX - 8 replacement could arrive by 2017 with direct fuel injection — so long as Mazda had already bolstered its profits by selling more mainstream cars.

The Renault 4, 5 and 16, the Austin Maxi and Fiat 127 were all pioneers of the hatchback body style, and by the start of the 1980s, mainstream cars like the Ford Escort had moved from saloon to a hatch layout.

The SsangYong Tivoli is by far the most stylish car to have been produced by the South Korean marque, a relatively small - scale manufacturer yet to achieve mainstream popularity in the UK.

Nissan's latest Maxima continues to toe that mainstream / upscale line in a field otherwise occupied by cars like the Toyota Avalon and Kia Cadenza.

enjoyed by Volkswagen, but conscious of having to remain price competitive in line with other mainstream car makers.

After all, this distinctively - styled little urban runabout with a raised ride height helped popularise the incredibly competitive compact crossover segment — a market any mainstream car maker would be a fool not to have a foothold in by now.

It certainly looks like Nissan are intent on building on their success with mainstream crossovers like the Qashqai and Juke by turning their Z cars in to a high - riding crossover with the commanding driving position car buyers love, but with the performance and handling of a sports car.

Nevertheless, a car that parks by itself is still something none of us have in our garages and it's worth noting that in the event the technology goes mainstream in the future, you should know that the whole genius of an idea was made to fruition by these guys over a Stanford.

In Europe, front - wheel drive was popularized by small cars like the Mini, Renault 5 and Volkswagen Golf and adopted for virtually all mainstream cars.

Imagine a mainstream small car that can steer, brake and accelerate by itself?

To the press, the Sundance and Shadow were «just another old K - car» and the CSX was generally ignored by most mainstream media.

Of the dozen different mainstream compact cars from which to choose, the 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer is the oldest, by far.

The following is a list of the best handling sports cars produced by mainstream manufacturers.

Because most folks now prefer the more car - like ownership experience provided by crossovers, with their gentler handling and generally better EPA scores, the number of actual mainstream sport utilities — which are supported by body - on - frame construction — is barely enough to fill out a baseball team.

The new Nissan LEAF sets a new standard in the growing market for mainstream electric cars by offering customers greater range, advanced technologies and a dynamic new design.

Following a significant round of updates for the new model year, the 2017 Nissan GT - R rounds out our look at unique sports cars with the kind of brute force most folks wouldn't expect from a mainstream Japanese brand: Engineers have managed to squeeze 20 horsepower more from the GT - R's hand - built, twin - turbo V6, then bumped torque upward by 4 lb. - ft.

Affordable hybrid cars have hit the mainstream in a big way, with the usual suspects now complemented by a wide range of models.

Designed by VW to go more upmarket, it's hoped the large family car's sleeker image and improved tech will help steer customers away from the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C - Class, not to mention mainstream rivals like the Mazda 6 and Ford Mondeo.

Beginning in 2017, IMSA will allow race cars from mainstream automotive manufacturers homologated as GT4 cars by the Stephane Ratel Organization (SRO) to compete in the series» top Grand Sport (GS) class alongside select «grandfathered» vehicles built to IMSA GS technical regulations that are currently racing in the class.

Meet the Vilner Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT600, now if that happens to sound like a few weird names along side a nearly mainstream car you should stick by.

India — where roads are already in near - constant gridlock — took a big step toward mainstreaming car culture, and sending the world on a path to surpass 1 billion cars by 2020, with the unveiling of the $ 2,500 Nano.

While it's true that eco-friendly cars, like hybrids, were once preferred by «bleeding hearts» dedicated to the cause of saving the environment, green vehicles have since become more mainstream.

Unfortunately, mainstream automotive chains have tainted this term by making customers think plugging your car into a computer reveals the problem without fail.

Inspired by the vision of a more awakened and compassionate world, for 39 years the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has pioneered Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the integration of meditation and mindfulness into mainstream medicine, health car...