Sentences with phrase «by sports car drivers»

Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps is considered to be the most - epic drive on earth, much beloved by sports car drivers and motorcyclists.

Power gains come from the Chiron's bigger turbochargers that benefit from a new two - stage system, which Bugatti's engineers say ensures «maximum acceleration from a standstill without the «turbo lag» feared by sports car drivers.»

Not exact matches

Peter Gregg has become the best sports car driver in the U.S. by finding fault, a road to the top that was certain to take him on a wide detour around popularity

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

Two drivers will make their IZOD IndyCar Series debut this weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, headlined by Luca Filippi for Barracuda Racing and James Davison of Dale Coyne Racing.

He's highly - rated by many in the sport, and given the fact that he's a Mercedes junior driver, it wouldn't be surprising to see him in one of the silver cars at some point in the near future.

At the meeting Spears, her manager Larry Rudolph and producer Ann Carli, who produced the singer's first feature, Crossroads, pitched NASCAR brass on a story about the daughter of a successful stock car team owner and how the young woman (played by Spears) inspires a former driver to return to the sport.

i'm athletic, into sports, walks in the country, swimming, have always had a dream of becoming a racing driver, would love to start by buying a small car and doing my own races from there and progressing.

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So there's little chance most owners will find much to complain about, but the 5 Series» dominance as the driver's choice in this sector could be under threat from the new Jaguar XF; if the British car's baby brother, the XE, is anything to go by, the XF should be a sensationally good sports saloon.

Our staff and group of contributors are no different, represented by track - day rookies all the way to a professional championship - winning sports car driver and everything in between.

By Bryan Goodman / VSCC Silverstone & Derbyshire Trial — Reports of these two events from Tom Threlfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Silverstone collage — More colour photos of the VSCC race meeting on 11th April / Pre-war saleman's aids — Malcolm Green looks at a series of little publications produced to help salesmen to sell MG cars / Rare Jensen V8 prototype — David Hawtin describes a very interesting prototype sports car built in 1935 / Bert Hadley at Shelsley Walsh — The well - known 1930s Austin works racing driver recalls his memories of the oldest hill - climb / The go - anywhere Citroen — Part one of Malcolm Bobbitt's assessment of the extraordinary half - tracked Kegresse.

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

It's good to have a hard core sports car, but you get tired of it quickly, so Peugeot is trying to satisfy all clients by making the car a comfortable daily driver when it needs to be and an efficient sports car when also needs to be.

To truly enjoy these cars potential, you are most often «breaking the law» My son had a sport bike and it was very fast but boring and uncomfortable in traffic and actually quite dangerous because they are often not seen by other drivers.

This isn't a sports car by any means, but it's a car that would be exceedingly easy to live with as an every - day driver.

It is a long way from being a sports car, but it holds the line a driver sets for it as though pressed down by aerodynamics, as in a racing car rather than just by its own weight.

Multi award - winning prestige car dealership John Holland is delighted to offer for sale this beautifully presented Porsche 911 996 C4S Tiptronic S. Finished in the rare colour combination of Atlas Grey with Black Leather Upholstery and Grey Alcantara Roof Lining this truly cherished example comes with a fantastic specification to include, Sports Exhaust, 18» Alloy Wheels with Red Calipers, Satellite Navigation, Climate Control, Heated Electric Front Seats with Drivers Memory, Rear Parking Sensors, Rear Wiper, Rear Spoiler also benefiting from a fantastic service history completed on the 23/06/07 at 15551 miles at Porsche Centre Bolton, 24/01/09 at 31974 miles, 02/08/10 at 39095 miles at Benz Bavarian, 24/08/11 at 42602 miles 16/08/12 at 46214 miles at Park Garage and then latterly on the 03/12/12 at 46631 miles, 13/08/13 at 50484 miles, 17/06/14 at 52597 miles, 07/07/15 at 57042 miles, 16/08/16 at 60780 miles and again on the 01/08/17 at 61922 miles all exclusively by the Porsche Centre Wilmslow by its former keeper.

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, AMR amplifies and accentuates the sporting prowess of the British marque's road cars, by taking inspiration or direct influence from Aston Martin Racing's participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last season.

His numerous honors include being appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by the Queen of Denmark and being voted his country's «Sportsman of the Decade» and Autosport's «Sports Car Driver of the Decade» from 2000 to 2009.

A victory by Johnny O'Connell, Jan Magnussen and Ron Fellows in the 1,000 - mile Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on October 4 clinched the GT1 drivers» titles for O'Connell and Magnussen, the seventh straight drivers championship for Chevrolet's factory sports car racing team.

Standard equipment consists of; Quattro all - wheel drive system with sports rear differential, electronic stability control (ESC), Audi drive select, energy recuperation without start - stop system, tire mobility kit (without spare tire), power sunroof, full LED headlights (DRL's, low / high beams, turn signals), auto dimming / power folding / heated exterior mirrors, auto dimming interior mirror, front filler panel, front RS 7 heated sport seats, 12 - way power front seats with driver memory, leather - wrapped multifunction steering wheel with shift paddles, carbon fiber inlays, 4 - zone automatic climate control, Bose surround sound, head - up display, Audi navigation plus with MMI touch, Sirius satellite radio, Audi connect, Audi side assist, Audi advanced key, preparation for mobile phone (Bluetooth) with audio streaming, and parking system plus with rearview camera.For more information on this fantastic 2016 Audi RS 7 or any of our other 100 + Exotic, Sports, and Special Interest cars always in our inventory, contact our friendly and knowledgeable sales team, or always feel free to drop by our 40,000 + sq. ft. of Indoor Showrooms in Bellevue, WA - Home of the West Coast's Most Exciting Inventory of Luxury, Exotic, High Performance and Collectible Automosports rear differential, electronic stability control (ESC), Audi drive select, energy recuperation without start - stop system, tire mobility kit (without spare tire), power sunroof, full LED headlights (DRL's, low / high beams, turn signals), auto dimming / power folding / heated exterior mirrors, auto dimming interior mirror, front filler panel, front RS 7 heated sport seats, 12 - way power front seats with driver memory, leather - wrapped multifunction steering wheel with shift paddles, carbon fiber inlays, 4 - zone automatic climate control, Bose surround sound, head - up display, Audi navigation plus with MMI touch, Sirius satellite radio, Audi connect, Audi side assist, Audi advanced key, preparation for mobile phone (Bluetooth) with audio streaming, and parking system plus with rearview camera.For more information on this fantastic 2016 Audi RS 7 or any of our other 100 + Exotic, Sports, and Special Interest cars always in our inventory, contact our friendly and knowledgeable sales team, or always feel free to drop by our 40,000 + sq. ft. of Indoor Showrooms in Bellevue, WA - Home of the West Coast's Most Exciting Inventory of Luxury, Exotic, High Performance and Collectible AutomoSports, and Special Interest cars always in our inventory, contact our friendly and knowledgeable sales team, or always feel free to drop by our 40,000 + sq. ft. of Indoor Showrooms in Bellevue, WA - Home of the West Coast's Most Exciting Inventory of Luxury, Exotic, High Performance and Collectible Automobiles.

Pole position for the race was taken by British racing driver Ryan Dalziel driving the Starworks Motorsport run Riley Technologies Mk.XXVI Daytona Prototype sports car recording a lap time of 1:41.119.

We were very sad to see the demise of the Dodge Viper last year, but a new report by Car and Driver claims the beloved American sports car will return from the dead in 2020, which happens to be the Viper's 30th anniversaCar and Driver claims the beloved American sports car will return from the dead in 2020, which happens to be the Viper's 30th anniversacar will return from the dead in 2020, which happens to be the Viper's 30th anniversary.

Although outfitted for company, Turbo Coupe remains much the driver's car, an intention underlined by a «soft - feel» sport steering wheel and a full panel of analog instruments.

Slip into «sport» mode by pulling the shift lever to the left and the Ioniq jumps away nicely from stops, winding up to nearly 6,000 rpm and hitting 60 mph in a respectable 8.9 seconds, according to Car and Driver.

The Lamborghini Urus is as much a luxury SUV as the most powerful, with a super sports car dynamism to be enjoyed by both driver and passengers.

Oriented around the driver, the slim Y design of the dashboard, like double silver wings and connected to the climbing center console, is inspired by the LM002 as well as by current Lamborghini super sports cars.

By upgrading to the Sport version of the car, you also get chrome exhaust pipes, LED fog lights, a rear spoiler, leather - wrapped steering wheel / gear selector, sport pedals, power - adjustable driver's seat, a text messages assistant, 8 audio speakers, an 8 - inch infotainment touchscreen, HondaLink, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.

Now drivers have an opportunity to enhance their sports car's cabin with premium Maserati Made to Measure Interiors by designer Ermenegildo Zegna.

The Intercontinental GT Challenge utilizes sports car manufacturers in partnership with GT3 series teams local to the event country, creating efficiencies by transporting engineers and drivers around the world instead of cars and equipment.

It also features Drive Dynamic Control, which allows drivers to vary the car's sporting characteristics and comfort by choosing the desired suspension settings (Normal, Sports and Sports +).

When the cover, which is activated by the driver's cell phone, is down, URGE looks like a traditional sports car.

Introduced in 1999 the Bentley Continental T Mulliner could be specified by a discerning Bentley driver as an out and out sports car - by comparison to the basic model - with almost no compromise.

This lets the driver experience the dynamism of the sports car, such as on mountain roads with lots of bends or on circuit race tracks without the shifting pleasure being spoiled by strenuous clutch work.

Driving position: Happiest passenger by far should be the driver, seated on an electrically, mechanically adjusting bucket seat that is both restful and sports - car supportive.

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.

That sports car was a British roadster with American power, introduced to North America by racing driver, entrepreneur and affable raconteur, the late Carroll Shelby.

The 1963 Corvette was designed from a clean sheet of paper to fit Chevrolet's and General Motors concept of the two - seat sports car desired by American drivers and Stticed to their driving styles and the vast distances they covered.

It was reported earlier this year, by Car and Driver that Nissan would reveal a new sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show that would be a preview of the nextCar and Driver that Nissan would reveal a new sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show that would be a preview of the nextcar concept at the Tokyo Motor Show that would be a preview of the next Z.

The German magazine sport auto achieved a time of 7:50 on the Nürburgring with a car supplied to them by Nissan during an initial short test in 2007, [47] while testing by Drivers Republic of a GT - R and GT2 in stock form resulted in times of 7:55 for the GT - R and 7:49 for the GT2 respectively.

The car's driving responses can be adapted by using the Driving Experience Control switch, allowing the driver to choose between default COMFORT mode, efficiency - enhancing ECO PRO mode and SPORT mode.

«I believe that through our research we managed to come up with a universal definition of a sports car» adds Koizumi, «that would be loved by drivers around the world.

As standard, the car is fitted with a twin - pipe AMG sports exhaust system, which features large pipe cross-sections and an automatically controlled exhaust flap that's continuously adjusted by map control according to the power called up by the driver, load status and engine speed.

Still, it's by no means a rough ride and the Audi does get different gizmos that help improve comfort for those inside: the dynamic steering support (1.000 euros) lets the driver control the car with more ease and the sport differential (950 euros) allows for a more effective split of the engine power between the rear wheels.

Fifth generation of the world's most successful high - performance sedan in the premium segment of the executive class; new BMW M5 is an exceptionally dynamic high - performance sports car with four doors and five seats; consistent further development of the vehicle concept initiated in 1984 with the first - generation BMW M5; compelling track potential combines with the comprehensive practicality of a luxurious business sedan; groundbreaking character headlined by significantly improved efficiency, supreme long - distance comfort, and innovative driver assistance systems and infotainment functions.

Indeed, the unique character of this equally unique sports car is expressed most convincingly by its high standard of agility and spontaneity in responding to all of the driver's commands.

A runner - up finish by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R at the Monterey Sports Car Championships wrapped up Chevrolet's sixth consecutive manufacturers» title and gave the pair their second straight drivers championship.

AC is best known for the legendary Shelby Cobra, two - seat sports cars built in England in the mid-60s and shipped to California, where they were modified by ex-race car driver Carroll Shelby.

Trailing the Porsche driver was the R. Ferri Motorsports duo of Toni Vilander and Miguel Molina in the No. 62 R. Ferri Motorsports Ferrari 488 GT3 with a best time of 52.161 seconds (101.73 m.p.h.) followed by the No. 2 CRP Racing / DeVilbiss Mercedes - AMG GT3 sports car of Daniel Morad and Raffaele Marciello with a third - best reading of 52.248 seconds (101.56 m.p.h.).