Sentences with phrase «car platform means»

The car's new MQB A0 small car platform means it feels more similar to the Golf than ever, offering plenty of stability that inspires confidence and lets you place the car on the road exactly where you want it.

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Importantly, the deal also means that Gilead / Kite rival Novartis (which had its own CAR - T drug approved ahead of Yescarta) and other CAR - T companies won't be able to get in on Sangamo's platform.

The platform would mean car manufacturers become car operators in an end - to - end chain from car manufacturing to refueling / recharging to maintenance.

This attention - getting advice is meant to warn passengers exiting the subway car to step over the space between the car and the platform.

That's a great shame, but perhaps not unexpected - for one, Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal has meant significant belt - tightening and it's cheaper to spin off new versions of existing models - like Clubsport Golfs - than it is to develop an entirely new car, even on a modular platform like the MQB setup underpinning many of the Group's current models.

The final car could be something of a Frankenstein: we hear that the final product will be a mid-sized sports car — meaning at least one size up from the diminutive FR - S / BRZ — but it would probably still be based on that car's platform.

Use of high - strength steels, aluminium and magnesium alloys and plastic composites means PSA has been able to shed weight compared to similar cars on the previous platform and many rivals.

Utilizing the TNGA means the new car should have a more refined ride than ever, thanks to the platform's multilink rear suspension.

As a business, we must now continue towards our goal of increasing export, which inevitably means creating a new, and significantly faster, car which is eligible for competition on a number of different global platforms.»

Launched at the end of the late 1970s oil crisis, Ford's «Fox Body» Mustang (underpinned by Ford's Fox rear - drive platform) was meant to signal a return to the car's muscle - bound 1960s roots.

Where it could go wrong The LC 500 and its platform are tuned for luxury - car duties, meaning an LC F might be more of a symbolic gesture than an actual foray into competitive performance.

Best guess at this point is that a new 2017 Lincoln Continental will effectively serve as the replacement for the existing Lincoln MKS, and, yes, this would probably mean the new car would be based on a front - wheel - drive platform.

The car spotted on Indian soil could be just another test mule for components meant for future models based on the Elantra platform.

In the case of the CX - 5, the use of the old car's platform means the kerb weight is largely unchanged, but increased use of high - tensile steel means that torsional rigidity has been boosted by 15 per cent.

In 2018 Mercedes will launch an all - new compact car platform to underpin the next A-Class, meaning the current version — which has sold strongly since its launch in 2012 — is on the way out.

It's reasonable to assume that the Kicks is built on a car - derived platform, meaning it likely comes standard with front - wheel drive, and it undoubtedly uses a four - cylinder engine because we can't imagine Nissan would shoehorn a V6 in the engine bay of a small, city - dwelling crossover.

If the Defender version of the new small SUV was given the go - ahead, it would mean that the car's range would use two platforms: a toughened - up version of the D7u — also used under the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Discovery — for the initial Defender range due to be revealed later this year and the D10 underpinnings for the smaller car.

A year ago, the Volvo XC90 SUV showed how quickly Volvo could gain market share once it unveiled truly modern vehicles, using the scalable platform architecture (SPA), meaning one basic design can be modified for longer wheelbase, overall length, height and width; the only fixed measurement is the front wheel - t0 - dash ratio that gives the car much of its identity from the side.

This generation of car borrows its platform from the conventional executive S80 saloon, which in real terms means more cabin space and improved safety measures.

Which means, 2 or 3 cars use the same basic platform which is simply modified for that particular vehicle.

The new platform means the little car is almost as safe as a Mercedes C - Class in the unfortunate event of a head - on collision, the company says.

The addition of a proper gearbox — dual - clutch auto or five - speed manual — is a godsend to anybody who had to contend with the original cars dreadful automated manual, while the shortened ForFour platform means ride and handling are much improved.

More cars on the road running Android Auto and Apple CarPlay means we'll inevitably see improvements for both platforms as Apple and Google make updates for a larger base of users.

The growth of the Hyundai i20 platform means the car is now more practical than ever thanks to excellent rear legroom and one of the largest boots in its class.

The dated platform and lack of enthusiast drive train options (the Turbo model was dropped after 2005) meant the cars built in the waning years of the New Beetle's production run were destined for the driveways of teenaged girls and nostalgic boomers.

The firm added that these five cars will be supplemented by a range of gasoline and diesel plug - in hybrid and mild hybrid options on all models, which confirms that the EVs will be built on the current scalable platforms, meaning they will carry familiar nameplates.

In a nutshell: With so many manufacturers basing their SUVs on car platforms (those are «crossovers»), Nissan chose to base the new - for - 2000 Xterra on the Frontier pickup, meaning it traded some ride and interior comfort for ruggedness and utility.

The new design also means a car that is shorter, wider and higher than the outgoing Leon, but with an extra 58 mm in the wheelbase for better interior room, and is a lighter car thanks to the new MQB platform.

Being underpinned by the Tivoli platform means the latest - generation petrol and diesel engines will be fitted, although the Frankfurt show car featured a hybrid electric E-4WD system.