Sentences with phrase «car than a sports car»

It's more race car than sports car in character; feel and finesse take a back seat to outright performance.

On the road, at first, the DB9 comes across as far more of a gran touring car than a sports car.

More of a GT car than a sports car.

But the «Vette is more of a muscle car than a sports car.

The steering felt properly weighted (once up to speed) and direct, while the brakes were strong, though the pedal feel was more luxury car than sports car.

Some might argue the Nissan GT - R is more a grand touring car than a sports car, but given the way it goes, calling Nissan's supercar a grand tourer is something of an insult.

The Bad Despite its svelte styling, the hefty front - wheel - drive Eclipse is more of a sporty car than a sports car.

Despite its svelte styling, the hefty front - wheel - drive Eclipse is more of a sporty car than a sports car.

It came across as more of a muscle car than a sports car.

Not exact matches

But paying customers are supporting Tesla through its production struggle: They've put down more than $ 850 million in deposits for vehicles including the Semi truck and Roadster sports car Musk showed off in November.

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or «GT» cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

Maybe, but there is a reason that Porsche makes and sells more Cayennes than its infamous sports car.

Taking a leaf out of Tesla's «how not to» book, the phrase leads Volvo customers into believing that the car sports more autonomy than it really does.

Despite the expected decline in sales, auto makers are likely to sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.

Being one of the most liberal areas in the U.S. — there were more than a few cars sporting «Bernie Sanders 2016 ″ bumper stickers — the discussion revolved around climate change and the environmental impact of the tarsands.

First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an electric sports car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization, in less than 10 years.

In today's world the sports car may replace the strong tower and the personnel officer may be a better symbol than the good shepherd.

A mid-life crisis gets national exposure... dude just buy a sports car and bang some bimbos that are younger and dumber than your soon to be ex.

Do you love your car, sports, or making money more than you love your family?

The 20th Winter Games will bring 2,500 athletes from 85 nations — including a powerful U.S. contingent — to Turin, Italy, a city known more for its cars and its shroud than for sports.

Stock - car racing may not have caught on as big nationally as country music, but through the South it enjoys a more devoted grassroots following than any other sport except football.

In 1958 and 1959, by winning no fewer than 45 sports car races, he began to attract the attention of top works teams.

If I try to approach them, they take this attitude that seems to say «I'd rather put manure in my late model sports car and drive cross country than be in the same room with YOU!»

Of course, how small the system really feels will relate to the type of car you have — an SUV will feel like it takes up less room than a sports car will, but you will be able to get it into both, which should tell you all you need to know.

In government, it can sometimes feel like you are trying to steer a heavy goods vehicle, rather than drive a light and nippy sports car.

«I try to imagine how it would be to stand on the surface of this icy object — small enough that a fast sports car could reach escape velocity and drive off into space — and stare up at a 20 - kilometre wide ring system 1000 times closer than the Moon.»

Dr Andrew Bell, of the Sheffield Methods Institute, used statistical analysis to work out who the sport's most accomplished competitor is — looking at who is the best driver because of their talent, rather than because they have a good car.

As an analogy, on the same gasoline, a Lamborghini goes faster than some lemon — but not because the chemistry of gasoline combustion is different in the sports car.

This means all of the hype about how you have to have huge muscles and a flashy sports car are more myth than fact.

Single women tend to be more interested in feelings and emotions... what makes you tick rather than whether you drive an open - top sports car.

More than any other type of songwriting, rap lyrics are peppered with pop culture references, from movies to cars to sports to fashion to other rap songs.

Back in the 1970s, two Formula One (a form of car racing much more popular in Europe than in the US) competitors, the Englishman James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda, livened up the «sport» (OK, I'll stop putting that word in quotes now) with their intense rivalry.

For a normal sports car, less than eight minutes is fast, but clocking in at only 7:38 is momentously fast for a sedan.

This car is battling to be part of the junior executive sports saloon market and you have to say it's a more convincing effort than the newly «upmarket» Evo X.

We previously thought that this Kia concept suggested a possible Scion FR - S / Subaru BRZ competitor from Kia, but now that Kia has provided more information about the GT4 Stinger Concept we think that this 2 +2 sports car might be larger than the diminutive Toyobaru twins.

It was always meant to be a more style oriented drop - top than a true sports car.

While heading north on Interstate 15 toward Bryce Canyon National Park, we soon became accustomed to being pampered by this $ 53,135 automobile, which is perhaps more like a luxury car than a sports sedan.

Mercedes SLS AMG Final Edition It's only been on sale a few years, but the SLS is bowing out a little earlier than expected to make way for a smaller, 911 - rivalling sports car.

The car has a stanced look, sitting 0.8 inches lower than a standard Golf on its sport suspension and 0.2 inches lower than a GTI, making the big, 18 - inch wheels that are unique to the R fill the wheel wells even better.

Surprisingly, the tyres chosen for the Valkyrie aren't some entirely new type designed to Adrian Newey's exacting requirements, but a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s — a tyre we're more than familiar with from dozens of other sports and performance cars.

It's far more commuter than sports car and is on par with other plug - in hybrids that have added bigger batteries to their regular hybrid models for longer EV stints.

The new Italian super-saloon is said to have circulated the 12.9 - mile lap in 7 min 39sec, suggesting its sports - car - like chassis setup and turbocharged V6 make for a seriously compelling package — one that's also a second faster than the Lamborghini Murcielago and McLaren - Mercedes SLR on the Nordshleife.

With the dynamic mode set to sport the car rides better than most if not all other sports cars.

We're sure this would endear the Miata to automotive journalists even more than ever, but we're not sure how sports car buyers would embrace such an engine, especially in the North American market.

If di Montezemolo recognised what Ferrari was missing by not being in the LMP1 mix when he dropped the flag yesterday, maybe he could see the merit in supporting a budget - capped F1 option, diverting some of the savings to a sports car programme, and trousering the change — of which there would surely be more than a little.

Also, did we mention that the i8 is a far cheaper hybrid sports car than the LaFerrari or the Porsche 918 Spyder?

The Volkswagen Golf R's visual transformation begins with a sport suspension, dropping the car 0.2 inch lower than a GTI and 0.8 inch lower than a standard Golf.

Significantly smaller and less expensive than the V -12-powered DB9 and Vanquish, the two - seat Vantage is designed to be an exclusive sports car rather than a genuine supercar.

Cars based on run of the mill superminis can now lap the Nurburgring faster than some of the 20th century's fastest exotic sports and supercars, confirming drivetrain, chassis and tyre technology has progressed at a staggering rate.

The manual just doesn't make the ATS coupe more of a sports car than it already is.