Sentences with phrase «car model series»

Daimler plans in the next two years an investment of more than seven billion euros in the so - called «green» technologies and will electrify all Mercedes - Benz passenger car model series step by step.

In doing so, Volkswagen is opening another window to the immediate future of the most successful European car model series, because another car being shown to a global audience in the French capital at the same time as the GTI is the near - production concept of the new Golf BlueMotion.

It is not only the passenger car model series with the longest production run in the history of Mercedes - Benz by far, but also the forefather of all SUVs to bear the three - pointed star — this is why all Mercedes off - road models feature the upper - case G in their name.

Not exact matches

Tesla announced that some Model S P85 + cars will take part in the newest all - electric world racing series.

The new Tesla Model III, now accepting preorders, was initially supposed to be called the «Model E.» With Tesla's Model S and Model X in the market, the «Model E» would've been the next car, finally completing the series.

He paid his dues on the legend - car and late - model circuit before Jack Roush, the owner of one of NASCAR's most dominant teams, signed him to race in the truck series, in 2000.

While many of the infant car seat models can be clicked onto the base for other car seats in the series, not all can do that safely.

The company is counting on the taxpayer - backed loans to offset up to 80 % of the development cost of the Model S. Tesla has said it expects that car to cost $ 60,000 and compete against the likes of the BMW 5 Series for luxury and performance.

Daimler began manufacturing a small series of this model in late 2009, then quickly decided to make it the first fuel cell passenger car it would mass - produce.

The LC 500 is the first in a series of Lexus flagship models that the car manufacturer plans to produce for its Inspiration Sseries of Lexus flagship models that the car manufacturer plans to produce for its Inspiration SeriesSeries.

The 70 historic - themed liveries Ferrari created across its five model lines for a series of 350 cars probably seemed like a great idea at the time, but in practice Ferrari's chief marketing officer Enrico Galliera admitted «it was a nightmare» to execute the program.

The 3 - series is without doubt BMW's most important car, grabbing the biggest proportion of sales as well as perhaps being the brand's most recognisable model.

The camouflaged prototype doesn't reveal anything particularly unique about the new car's styling, which will be an evolution of the current model, but the car will be significant for debuting the firm's first series production electrified model.

The first model from the McLaren Sports Series, thought to be a more affordable model designed to compete with cars like the Porsche 911, will debut later this year at the New York auto show.

In the Scion's case, that's due to the car's rarity: Just 1,000 Release Series 2.0 models are being built, each with external mods (including front and rear lip spoilers and LED daytime running lights), a unique greenish - khaki paint job (Scion calls it Lunar Storm), and 17 - inch forged - aluminum wheels in dark metallic silver (almost black).

By 1971, Land Rover Defender production hit its all - time peak, at 56,000 cars, as the Series III model arrived.

Crisper, more modern styling, however, should help the new car extend its appeal — at least to would - be STS buyers, since that model, never a serious challenger to the Mercedes - Benz E-Class and the BMW 5 - Series, has been dropped.

Article by Keith Longmore in our new series on technical and restoration subjects / 1936 Rolls - Royce Phantom III — David Hawtin reports on an example of the model some critics described as «too complicated too costly» / Marendaz: The Moss connection — Stirling Moss's parents were very successful users of Marendaz cars in events during the 1930s.

The Sport Series is tasked with more than doubling McLaren's overall road car output to more than 4000 units per year — it's the crux of the McLaren Automotive business model.

So far As the dimensions of the most modern model are involved, 2010 BMW 1 - Series cars wiil gain the wheelbase of 104.7 inches.

By Tom Threlfall / VSCC Lakeland Trial — An account by Tom Threlfall of this annual event held in demanding territory / Restoration of a 1928 Commer — Bob Moorman recounts his revival of a lorry that was beyond restoration / A rally in Crete — Malcolm Elder took part in the Philpa Rally / The Deemster — Michael - Worthington - Williams tells the story of a car which ceased production in 1924 / Memories of Broklands (part three)-- Charles Mortimer concludes his pre-war reminiscences / 1934 British Salmson — The Editor drives a S4C model on his monthly excursion / Old car graveyard — Bryan Chalker visited a scrap yard of historic vehicles / Auction with a difference — A report on the disposal of a pre-war collection by Bernie Jacobson / Greenhow hill - climb — Bryan Demaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / 1906 Gobron - Brillie — Bunny Tubbs explains the advantage of two pistons per cylinder.

The Orange Edition is the first in a line of new «Club Series» models in the GT86 range, which Toyota is using to celebrate the company's motorsport heritage both old and new - the latter comprising R3 rally and CS - Cup race versions of the compact sports car, among other efforts such as the Yaris WRC.

All Steamed Up — Mike Clark was just an old - car person who liked steam until a Stanley Model H Gentlemen's Speedy Roadster took over his life / Americans to the Rear — Rear engined designs — Part Two / Americans to the Rear — In Part Two of his series on American rear eninged cars Karl Ludvigsen follows the involvement of Ford Motor Co / Commercially Speaking / No Idle Boast — Anthony Pritchard investigates the Jowett Javelin and Jupiter and concludes that both were outstanding designs marred by inadequate development / Austin Seven Ulster Rebuild / The Miller's Tale — A straight eight Miller racing car was to be seen in the Marendaz works in 1935.

«Like the best M - cars, it doesn't feel like a fast 5 - series, it feels like a stand - alone model.

1910 Panhard Levassor — Alvaro Casal Tatlock recounts the rescue and restoration of this Edvardian in Uruguay / Standard Flying Twenty and caravan — This elegant 1930s double - act is described and photographed by Paul Shinton / 1920s Essex — Kit Foster writes about the evolution of this inexpensive American four passenger «coach» / Jewel — made in Bradford — The story of John E Woods and the cars his company made during the wars / 1929 Delage DMS — The Editor drives in style on this month's «Excursion» / Hill - climb at Caerphilly — BryanDemaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / Model Ts and Beaulieu Autojumble — Peter Brockes reports on this year's Beaulieu Autojumble and Dave Fitton photographed the Model Ts / 1935 Maserati sports - racer — The continuing history of the resurrection of this 4CS by owner Ken Painter.

Aston Martin's proliferation of new models is set to continue with the suave new DB11 Volante and an all - new Vantage, and McLaren has a big year ahead with two all - new «Ultimate Series» cars too.

Start / Stop systems are designed to stop the car only when a series of conditions are met, and the most important one is for the battery capacity to reach a certain treshold, which varies from model to model.

Douglas Blain has recently driven possibly the most original example in the world / Restoring Pride — Behind the scenes at one of the UK's premier vehicle restoration specialists / Cars in My Life — Guy Griffiths concludes his fascinating motoring memoirs / The French Brooklands IV Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Viking Longship — The Editor samples a 1939 Rover 16 Tickford coupe a model which typified all that was Great in pre-war Britain / Silver Arrow — Lawrence Mitchell tells the story of a real American icon — the last and rarest Pierce Arrow of them all / Minor Miracles — Malcolm Robertson reports on two antipodean early series Morris Minors / Opposing Forces — Bryan Goodman looks at hte principles behind early series Morris Minors The First Cooper — Michael Worthington - Williams has researched an early manufacturer from the plains of East Anglia.

reveals the history of this early manufacturer which launched a 2 - cylinder car in 1914 / 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster — This month the Editor enthuses over one of the most exotic American cars of the 1930s period / Car names mascots and logos — In the third article of his series Bryan Goodman discusses names of logos not used as model namcar in 1914 / 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster — This month the Editor enthuses over one of the most exotic American cars of the 1930s period / Car names mascots and logos — In the third article of his series Bryan Goodman discusses names of logos not used as model namCar names mascots and logos — In the third article of his series Bryan Goodman discusses names of logos not used as model names.

The Editor drives a 1960 model / Auto - biography: Julian Majzub — In the latest of his series of interviews, Matthew Bell visits collector, Historic racer and tyre manufacturer Julian Majzub / Veterans Across Australia — Daniel Ward took his 1901 Decauville to join a number of Veterans celebrating the centenary of the first crossing of Australia by motor car / Goodwood Revival — David Venables reports on all the action at the most popular Historic race meeting of the year.

Peter Stevens felt privileged to be among the judges / Auto - biography: Gerry Michelmore — In the latest instalment of our interview series, we visit Carden cyclecar owner Gerry Michelmore and learn of his other interests / Lea - Francis by Corsica — Malcolm Bobbitt reports on a rare 1939 Super Sports model that has just emerged from long - term restoration / Rétromobile 2013 — We share some of the highlights from the annual pilgrimage to Paris, focusing on the rarest and most unusual machines on display / Made in Lyon: the Cognet de Seynes — This Lyonnaise company started making cars in 1912.

As lead development engineer for Cadillac's ATS and CTS, his team benchmarks cars we love, and he wanted the latest CTS to drive more like the old E60 BMW 5 Series rather than the current F10 model.

The 5 Series is also among the first models tested under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's revamped New Car Assessment Program, in which it earned an overall score of five stars, the highest possible composite score.

It'll do so alongside a 570S Coupe and customised example of the P1, marking the first time a car from each of McLaren's model tiers — Sports Series, Super Series and Ultimate Series — will be displayed together in the Middle East.

If a production model does indeed turn out to be based on the same UKL architecture as the BMW X1 and 2 Series Gran Tourer, the car will likely be offered with both front - and all - wheel drive, leaving enthusiasts» dreams of a compact rear - wheel - drive BMW sedan in the dust.

A press release claims the car is powered by an AMG twin - turbocharged V - 8 — likely the 5.5 - liter used in the majority of AMG 63 - series models — that provides 577 hp and 590 lb - ft of torque.

And with an increasing appetite for niche luxury models seeing Audi, BMW and Mercedes adopt a wealth of body styles in their large car line - ups, a 7 - series based coupe could sit on the horizon.

This was the first car to be built as a series production model, and it was designed to be mechanically simple and inexpensive — a formula Henry Ford would perfect a decade later with the Modmodel, and it was designed to be mechanically simple and inexpensive — a formula Henry Ford would perfect a decade later with the ModelModel T.

Pricing for the 2015 BMW 2 Series xDrive models is only $ 1800 more than for rear - drive cars, although the sticker prices for all 2 Series coupes rise slightly for 2015.

We've known for years that GM has benchmarked BMW steering, not in its current models but from a couple of generations ago, cars like the E46 - chassis 3 - series and the E39 5 - series.

The Karma is the first of a series of petrol - electric models that Fisker reckons will turn it into a major global manufacturer, with the stated aim of producing up to 100,000 cars within five years.

The latest in our exclusive series of «An evening with...» events, our latest night will celebrate the history of the iconic sports car manufacturer, explore the current model range and touch on the future as Aston Martin sees it.

The top model is powered by a 311bhp V8 driving all four wheels, and Volvo claims much - improved dynamics over its predecessor after benchmarking the new car against the BMW 5 - series during development.

If BMW stops selling stick - shift 2 Series models here, it won't be until the car's next generation, expected to be the 2020 model year (now less than two years away).

This model should follow the template set by previous Black Series cars, including a generous bump in power, twinned with a wider body and even more track - focused suspension calibration.

The Model S, brutally fast and supremely smooth though it is, is an «evo» car more for its performance than the manner in which it can tackle a series of corners.

With the car set to Sport mode, both models allowed for a fair amount of road feel, but it was a fluid experience that didn't require an unending series of quick inputs, as Subaru's small BRZ coupe does.

The new car is part of McLaren's Track22 business plan and will be revealed in the first quarter of 2018, ahead of another Ultimate Series model codenamed BP23 which McLaren says is a hyper - GT car.

While the Tesla Model S sedan is a larger luxury car in the same size and price ballpark as flagship luxury sedans like the Audi A8 and BMW 7 Series, Tesla's upcoming smaller model is anticipated to compete with entry level luxury sedans like the Audi A4 and BMW 3 SeModel S sedan is a larger luxury car in the same size and price ballpark as flagship luxury sedans like the Audi A8 and BMW 7 Series, Tesla's upcoming smaller model is anticipated to compete with entry level luxury sedans like the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Semodel is anticipated to compete with entry level luxury sedans like the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series.

A squadron of Porsche engineers, test drivers, and helpers is mingling with eighteen journalists who gather around two cars: one battered series - one mule and one almost production - ready prototype — a hand - built, matte - black Weissach edition model worth around 3 million euros (production cars with the Weissach package will start at $ 929,000; base 918 Spyders start at $ 845,000).