Sentences with phrase «car platform underpinning»

Both the QX30 and the already announced Q30 hatchback — the first fruit of the cooperation with Daimler; will be based on Mercedes» MFA compact car platform underpinning the current A-Class, B - Class, CLA and GLA models.

Not exact matches

It features both Volvo's new Scalable Product Architecture platform that will underpin all of the company's next generation of cars as well as the Drive - E engines that will power its complete lineup.

One reason for this latest GT - R taking so long to reach fruition has been the decision to base the car off a totally new platform, likely the successor to the FM platform that underpins the Nissan 350Z and the Infiniti G35 and FX35 / 45.

Judicious use of lightweight materials such as high - strength steel and aluminum, along with an intense focus on limiting the weight of every component — from control arms to nuts and bolts — yields a light platform that will be flexible enough to underpin other cars, including the next CTS.

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.

After passing through the pass, there is absolutely zero question whatsoever in our minds that the new Continental GT is an eminently more capable car dynamically than the outgoing model thanks to a number of key updates, chief among them a move to from the aging D1 platform to the VW Group's MSB component set — a far more rigid underlying structure with greater packaging flexibility that also underpins the Porsche Panamera.

That's because Mr. Schaum is leading a program to merge Chrysler small and midsize car platforms — those used for the Dodge Neon, Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Sebring — with the underpinnings from Mitsubishi's Lancer and Galant.

Looking very similar to the Audi Q8 concept car first revealed at the Detroit motor show last year, the production Q8 will share much of the concept's basic proportions and detailing while riding on the same MLB - Evo platform that also underpins the Q7.

Instead it will use a cropped version of the MLB platform underpinning Audi's larger cars and SUVs.

The platform will underpin a new electrified vehicle that will be one of five new cars Infiniti will build in China in the next five years.

Ford Going global Like so many vehicles coming from the Ford Motor Company these days, the next Escape is built on the global C - segment platform that underpins the Focus and a bevy of other small cars (page 66).

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.

It could be based on a small front - wheel - drive car platform, or it might have the underpinnings of a full - sized, four - wheel - drive pickup truck.

The Polestar 1 will be built at the marque's new facility in Chengdu, China, where it will be based on the same SPA modular platform that currently underpins most of Volvo's large car range.

Where the Mazda3's aging Focus platform won't accommodate a SKYACTIV - G engine with all of the bells and whistles, these newer, larger cars underpinned by Mazda's GJ platform have more than enough room for the SKYACTIV - engineered exhaust header.

Although the platform of the Golf (Rabbit) was used to underpin the new Scirocco, almost every part of the car was re-engineered in favour of a new styling (penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro) which was sleeker and sportier than that of the Golf.

The Rio GT will sit on a fresh platform that will underpin the all - new standard car when it is launched in 2017.

The platform and technology underpinning the 3 Series GT is pretty much identical to that used in the standard 3 Series, so buyers can look to the excellent reliability record of the saloon car for peace of mind.

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.

This new approach begins from the bottom - up, with a new chassis — the Global Architecture K (GA - K) platform — underpinning the 2019 ES, giving the car a wider track, longer wheelbase and lower, more aggressive stance than the outgoing car.

The big differences will be in the new «cluster architecture» CLAR platform underpinning the new X3: Although the car is expected to be longer overall — and therefore more spacious — it is also tipped to be lighter, by as much as 100 kg, to improve performance, emissions and fuel economy.

The starting point for the Stinger was Hyundai «s platform used to underpin the Genesis, but it has been radically reworked to produce a full - sized ride that felt so light and lithe on the test car's P225 / 40R19 front and P255 / 35R19 rear tires.

As for the underpinnings, this new Audi A4 is going to be the second car to use the next - generation version of the MLB platform (modular longitudinal), which will eventually form the base for most Audi models from the A4 up.

A new front - drive platform underpinned the car, although the wheelbase remained unchanged and overall length grew by a lone centimetre.

If BMW decides to give the 1 Series Sedan a facelift, keeping the current underpinnings based on the UKL platform going for another 3 years afterwards, chances are slim that we'll be seeing the car in the metal on this side of the Pacific.

Based on VW's apparently versatile MQB platform (it underpins vehicles as varied as the Audi TT and the forthcoming Atlas mid-size crossover) the Arteon sports a 2,842 - mm (111.9 - inch) wheelbase and tight front and rear overhangs, giving it style the staid Passat family car can only dream of.

The car appears to be based on the Camaro's Alpha platform, which also underpins the Cadillac ATS, so it makes sense that the only other GM car division would get a crack at it, too.

Although this new platform uses aluminium construction, it has little in common with the structures used to underpin JLR's current generation of aluminium cars.

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.

Codenamed the Datsun I2 the new small car is based on the new CMF - A platform and shares its underpinnings with the Renault Kwid.

The car is based on the elongated version of the Evoque's platform which is in turn is derived from Freelander's underpinnings, which in turn is a derivative of the Ford European C / D Class Platform (Forplatform which is in turn is derived from Freelander's underpinnings, which in turn is a derivative of the Ford European C / D Class Platform (ForPlatform (Ford EUCD).

The truck - like underpinnings that made the Cherokee a legend among 4X4 enthusiasts was gone, replaced by the same compact car platform used in the now - discontinued Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200.

The Caddy Life doesn't share VW's latest MQB passenger car platform tech, instead riding on an updated version of the pervious generation Caddy's underpinnings.

Mercedes - Benz plans to launch eight new cars off of the platform underpinning the new A-Class, beginning with that car itself, CEO Dieter Zetsche was recently quoted by Top Gear.

Motor Quest: The MQB platform underpins a lot of cars from the VAG family which includes Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda.

This platform is known to be flexible and it underpins a variety of cars from different segments.

The Mk7 Golf is built on the MQB platform which uses a raft of standard measures to help Volkswagen save some cash, while being versatile enough to underpin several models and classes of cars across the Volkswagen Group brand portfolio.

Because this time it's based not on a rehashed rear - wheel - drive estate car but BMW's new front - drive platform that underpins the 2 - series Active Tourer people carrier, as well as upcoming larger members of the Mini family.

It will be underpinned by the MQB platform of Volkswagen which is the base for most new cars from the automaker.

-- Next - generation Wagon R snapped completely undisguised — Car spotted at Delhi NCR — Is likely to underpin the HEARTECT platform — India launch in the coming months

The 2013 Skoda Octavia is the first Skoda car to be underpinned to Volkswagen's MQB platform.

The car is built on the company's new Cluster Architecture a.k.a. CLAR platform, which also underpins the current - gen BMW 7 Series.

This is the first Skoda car to be underpinned to the new Volkswagen MQB platform.

The Volvo S60 is based on the company's Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform, which underpins 90 and 60 series cars.

Mercedes - Benz is considering making India an export base for its front - wheel drive cars which are underpinned by the MFA platform.

The Sonic is based on General Motors» new Gamma global small - car platform, and the underpinnings in this incarnation appear solid, as do the powertrains.

We already knew that Volvo's 60 and 90 series cars will be underpinned by the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform.

The 2015 Infiniti QX70 is one of the original sports car / SUV hybrids that first started appearing in the 2000s, and in this case the link is closer than you might think: Infiniti lifted the platform used for both the Nissan Z and Infiniti G coupes and used it to underpin is mid-size utility vehicle.

The Infiniti QX70 is based on the same platform that underpins the Q50 sedan, which gives it car - like handling to go with its flowing curves and aggressive front fascia.

The C - HR balances decent handling and a good level of comfort, and this stems from the new platform that underpins the car.