Sentences with phrase «car feels sporty»

The car feels sporty up to a point, but when pushed in the corners the handling becomes loose.

SE models and above get a Driving Mode Selection feature, which allows you to alter the engine's throttle response and steering weight at the touch of a button, making the car feel sportier or more relaxed depending on your preference.

Around turns, the ILX's precise steering helps the car feel sporty and direct, but its handling limits and fun - to - drive nature are ultimately modest for the segment.

Steering is spot - on and quick to react and makes the car feel sportier than might be intended.

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Low enough to the ground to make you feel like you are on a track and not driving up to your driveway, the Toyota 86 is one of the most affordable sporty cars.

You feel sexy in a convertible sports car, powerful in a full - size SUV, sporty in a Jeep.

When it comes to driving, the Fusion has a sporty, alert instinct for a winding road, yet the car also lets you down somewhat in the daily slog because it feels heavy and the freeway ride is a little brittle.

Given its stiffer, sportier feel, we suspect it will be a little harsher than the previous car.

The V - 6 car now feels as fleet as the outgoing Genesis V - 8, and there is even a subtle, sporty intake snarl above 3000 rpm.

Quattro all - wheel drive has a 40/60 torque split (front / rear), giving the car more of a sporty rear - wheel - drive feel

Its sweeping greenhouse and sloped rear glass create a sporty feeling, while the Takeri's profile somewhat resembles cars like the Audi A7 and Kia Optima.

Once I shed the Trailhawk's heavy equipment for a Limited and its simpler all - wheel drive, low - rolling - resistance tires and lower ride height, the V - 6 Jeep Cherokee felt like a different car — sporty and exceptionally fast on the open road.

The car is poised in corners, but it doesn't ever feel sporty.

«It's the antithesis of cars like the Ford Taurus,» DeMatio noted, «which feels small on the inside because its designers were obsessed with providing a supposed executive sporty feel to the cabin so you're enveloped by the instrument panel, the center console, and the high window line.»

Elsewhere, there's a new four - pipe exhaust outlet mounted centrally at the rear of the car while the interior gets a suite of options to give the Sport a sportier look and feel from the driver's seat.

Only under hard braking do they reveal their less - than - sporty nature as the car feels a little squirrelly.

The Allroad has such potential to be a killer sleeper car given the 2.7 T. I would probably would never get to, but would want to change out a few bits on it to give it a more sporty feel.

A large convertible need not be sporty, but no one expects to fight with the steering wheel under moderate acceleration or feel the whole car squirm over road imperfections.

Steering feel and feedback aren't bad, but there's no impetus to drive this car in an aggressive, sporty manner given the suspension's unsettled nature.

They want a car that feels sporty, even if that results in an idiotically stiff ride, pointlessly heavier steering and needlessly brutal tip - in on the accelerator pedal, none of which makes for better or more satisfying progress down a wiggly road.

It would still be big and in some ways hard to live with, but at least I wouldn't feel like I'd spent my money on a sporty car that wasn't.

Sporty Alcantara wrapped bucket seats help make the car feel that little bit more special, too.

The car handles well and has a very attractive and sporty look and feel.

The car comes with Adaptive Sports Seats, Silver Instrument Dials and a Carbon Centre Console, giving the interior a further sporty feel.

Exclusive eight - way Sport seats provide a rather sportier alternative, perfectly emulating the feel of an out - and - out sports car.

This heightens its sporty feel without detracting from the character of a car that has won universal acclaim for its seamless melding of performance and the exceptional versatility resulting from its retractable hard top (RHT) and 2 + configuration.

The sporty feeling is also included on the inside of the car.

Subaru Tecnica International (STI), the motorsports division of Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan, announced that it will produce 400 limited - edition WRX STI compact sporty cars for consumers who want a race car - like feel and experience.

Although the Accord has never been a truly sporty car, this latest version feels particularly well - balanced around turns.

Of course, the car drives like a typical Honda Accord, which means the ride is soft and compliant while offering a much sportier feel than anything you could expect from chief competitor Toyota.

Most sporty luxury cars still feel huge when you put them into a more aggressive sport mode or drive them fast on a backroad.

The driving position is a bit lower than the GLC's, which may not be to all tastes but it helps the car feel like a sportier SUV.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: Maybe it's just me, but I feel like anyone who goes out of their way to buy a coupe version of a car better known as a sedan — like this 2014 Honda Civic EX-L, for example — is expecting something fun, sporty and perhaps just a little frivolous.

You can sit low, ensconced in the car, making it feel sportier and more luxurious.

Also, the seats and cockpit feel of the Contour's cabin made it seem more like a four - door sporty coupe than a true family car.

To further highlight the car's sporty nature, the steering wheel and gear lever are trimmed in a new «Soft?Touch» leather with extra grip for a racing car feel.

Its steering feels sporty and precise, and while its ride quality is supple and forgiving on bad surfaces, this big car offers impressive control and balance when you hustle it around tight turns..

This would allow the car to have a similar weight balance to traditional BMWs and make it feel every bit as sporty as the standard 3/4 Series.

Sitting on a new version of the renowned Ibiza «Agile Chassis», with wider front and rear tracks (30 mm and 33 mm respectively) the new car looks and feels even more «planted», and delivers both a composed ride and class - leading, sporty handling.

Honda's planners said in some ways they tried to make the new model a throwback to previous generations that had a sporty feel and were thought of as a «driver's car.»

If you've stepped out of a VF II Commodore, you might actually feel more at home in the ZB's chrome - laden cabin, although all that shiny brightwork signals that this car is a little more luxury - oriented — more Calais V than Commodore SS — whereas the Stinger's dash and centre fascia are functional in a sportier style.

Don't get me wrong, this is still the car I would choose in the six - figure sporty class (unless I was moving way up the mountain to a Ferrari 458), but I just don't feel as good about the car as I did before.

While it is good, there's no doubt, it makes us wonder if Ford have actually seen what the competition is offering and more importantly, driven their cars because the Mazda CX - 5 feels like it has a much sportier handling.

Though the turbocharged Beetle still is no rocket, the added oomph gives the car more of a sporty feel to go with its head - turning looks.

Potholes and heaves are soaked up though don't completely disappear, the car is tuned fairly stiff for a sporty communicative feel.

2017 Ford Focus SE Black FWD 6 - Speed Automatic with Powershift 2.0 L 4 - Cylinder DGI Turbocharged DOHC 38/26 Highway / City MPG Awards: * 2017 Brand Image Awards * 2017 10 Most Awarded Brands Reviews: * Rides comfortably for a small car, feels sporty and secure when going around turns, interior is quiet at highway speeds, lots of available upscale and high - tech options.

The test car's 19 - inch wheels and low - profile, 40 - series tires combined with a suspension that resisted understeer and body lean to imbue the Q3 with a fundamentally sporty feel.

The power - assisted rack - and - pinion steering had a fair share of sporty - car feel, and the power front - disc, rear - drum brakes behaved competently, but a bigger footprint would be appreciated.

Not really a sporty ride, but works well for me, I was hoping for a smoother, cruiser feel in the family car.

«The Optima changed the way people felt about the Kia brand, and Kia owes much of its growth and success in this country to the car's head - turning design and sporty performance.