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Hiroomi Kinoshita, President & Chief Executive Officer at Four Link Systems, Inc., who's worked on the creation of next - generation smart vehicle since 2008, said he was also hoping to appeal to a younger generation of drivers who are less interested in cars than previous generations.

Millennials own fewer cars than previous generations.

Committed to advancing sustainable, next - generation mobility through Toyota and Lexus brands, the automaker's diverse value chain and growing team have built more than 33 million cars and trucks since its launch.

«I feel like once you understand how to get around here it's something that you can keep for a long time, regardless of tire, generation of car, the test of time it really stands up here on this small track more than anywhere,» Johnson said.

Much faster than the previous generation of F1 cars, for example Valtteri Bottas smashed Mercedes team - mate Lewis Hamilton's 1:22.000 pole time from last year's Spanish Grand Prix when he did a 1:19.705 on the ultra-soft tyres on Wednesday.

Coming to terms with the new generation of cars has been a steeper learning curve for some drivers than others and Wehrlein will now have some serious catching up to do in terms of gaining experience and confidence.

One study finds that «despite living in an age of iPads and hybrid cars, young Americans are more like the young adults of the early 1900s than the baby - boom generation: They are living at home longer, are financially insecure, and are making lower wages.»

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the electric car of the future.

But in the Midwest and South, where coal fuels the bulk of electricity generation, a hybrid produces less CO2 than an electric car.

Plug - in hybrids benefit from the more efficient use of fossil fuels in electricity generation even now and so have lower emissions than internal combustion engine cars, and if they get their juice from renewables, emissions would be very low indeed.

With a Cd of 0.29, the wider and roomier 2018 Continental GT is notably more slippery than the previous generation car.

Near the end of the first generation, the Ford Mustang Mach 1 made 375 hp (gross) from its 429 cubic - inch V - 8 — substantially more power than any second - or third - generation car.

Practical concerns are not important in a car like the Lamborghini Cabrera, though, as this upcoming supercar will feature even more performance potential than the Gallardo with its new, lighter aluminum - and - carbon - fiber spaceframe that will be shared with the next - generation Audi R8.

This setup also made the car quieter and generally more refined than previous generations.

The five - door hatch i1 will be prettier, cheaper, and more practical than the current i3, swapping that car's expensive high - tech underpinnings for a much more conventional layout based on the FAAR WE front - drive architecture that will be shared with the next generation 1 Series, X1 SUV, and all future Minis.

The second - generation Cruze has a 0.6 - inch longer wheelbase and is 2.7 inches longer overall, with 2 inches of that going to rear - seat legroom, and it weighs as much as 250 pounds less than the car it replaces.

The current - generation Mazda MX - 5 Miata weighs 148 pounds less than the car it replaced and is currently the quickest version of the car to date.

We'd be tempted instead to spend the difference to get a proper slice of M5 heritage, since you can buy any previous generation of M5 for less than the difference between this model and the standard car.

The new patent describes a system that is designed to reduce the inaccuracy and inconsistent feedback inherent in existing steering setups - potentially making the next generation of sports cars steer with greater precision than those available today.

It, too, has a lot more comfort and modernity built in, but while it's far more capable as a sports car now than in previous generations, it's still more of a grand tourer than the track - ready Alfa.

Although product planning wanted to bring the all - new second - generation Panamera forward to 2015, now that the facelifted car will be revised from bottom to top, it probably makes sense to extend its lifecycle by introducing additional variants earlier than anticipated.

The second - generation Panamera benefits from a completely new interior design and user experience that makes Porsche so much more than a fast - car company.

The result is a car that accelerates quicker, corners harder and more precisely, and stops more reliably than any factory - issue fourth - generation Miata, all while preserving the car's innate balance, tossable demeanor, and linear power delivery.

Simply refining conventional technology (and reducing weight) has delivered benefits - on popular economy - tracking site Fuelly, owners of the latest generation MX - 5 are getting 6 - 8mpg more than their counterparts in the previous - generation car, while also benefitting from better performance.

This is combined with a more upright tailgate to create a silhouette more akin to rivals like the VW Golf and Peugeot 308, rather than the more MPV - like shape of the third - generation car.

Former General Motors CEO Dan Akerson previously indicated that the next - generation Chevrolet Volt would target an all - electric driving range 20 percent greater than the current car's EPA rating of 38 miles.

Introducing the next - generation Chevrolet Volt in three years» time makes sense as the car will be more than five years old by then; it debuted for the 2011 model year in time to be named our 2011 Automobile of the Year.

How It Drives The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

This 3.7 - liter, fourth generation of Nissan's VQ V - 6 sounds better than other recent examples of this engine, and it certainly flings the 370Z down the road with enthusiasm, despite the automatic transmission in our test car.

Even the four - cylinder will hit 60 mph in «well under 6 seconds,» and Oppenheiser also says the new Camaro SS will run quicker lap times than a fifth - generation car with the 1LE package.

But times have changed, and the third generation of the modern Mini now faces more competition than ever from a plethora of premium small cars.

The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

The trunk and trunk opening are small, and although the rear seats seem more spacious than the previous - generation car's, I doubt that four six - footers would be comfortable for very long.

The current NC - generation Miata's non-SkyActiv 2.0 - liter engine makes 167 hp, and the reduced weight of the 2016 car means the new engine probably doesn't need much more power than that.

Though we already knew that a second - generation hybrid version of the Hyundai Sonata midsize sedan was in the works, we're getting a bit more than we bargained for at the car's official debut at the Detroit auto show.

Speaking to MX - 5 programme chief Nobuhiro Yamamoto at the New York show, he revealed that the difference between soft and hard tops would be slightly greater than it was with the third - generation car (around 40 kg).

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).

The first - generation 1990 Miata was claimed to weigh 2,189 pounds, so the new car is only 143 pounds heftier than the original.

The GT3 RS's naturally aspirated 4 - litre flat - six is carried over from the previous - generation car (and the current GT3), with power increasing by 20bhp to 513bhp at 8450rpm (200rpm higher than its predecessor) and torque rising by 7 lb ft to 346 lb ft.. There's a new titanium exhaust with 91 mm diameter pipes, a revised intake system and a new engine management system that account for the slightest of gains in the sprints (at 3.2 seconds it's a tenth quicker than the old car to 62mph) but will have a bigger impact on the car's as - yet - undisclosed Nürburgring lap time.

And, let's face it — if you have # 70k - # 80k to spend on a proper drivers» car and want the Audi badge, then a new to nearly - new RS6 (or, if you don't need the space, a late first - generation Audi R8 V10) would do the trick better than the A8.

Though the Genesis» design may be more derivative than the Chrysler's, this second generation of Hyundai's luxury car is starting to come into its own.

For one, the car is bigger and thicker around the waist than I remember (though small compared to the newest, F30 - generation M3).

Hell no — the Maxima sold better than ever — but the car had all but abandoned its roots, and six subsequent generations of Maxima strayed even further.

Although Mazda had initially claimed the 2016 Miata would shed 220 pounds in its newest generation, the fact that the car will be 148 pounds skinnier than the most svelte version of the 2015 model is still impressive.

That figure is significant, as this will be the first generation of M cars that weighs less than its predecessor, though the 3300 - pound figure is a touch misleading.

The good news for the Japanese car is that Yen exchange rates are now much more favourable than they were for the previous generation car and as a result the price has dropped by # 4000 to # 28,995, which is # 1000 cheaper than the Golf R.

Is there any way a rebadged JEEP Grand Cherokee that is a two generations old Mercedes M - Class with a Maserati party dress on and a detuned excessively unreliable Ferrari V8 under the hood better suited to a sports car than an SUV be considered....

The next - generation Mazda Miata is expected to be slightly longer than today's car for a roomier interior, as well as making space for the Skyactiv engines, which have a long and bulky exhaust manifold design to enable their high fuel efficiency.

The first and second generation Mini GPs both feel smaller and lighter than the Challenge, but the new car, even with rear seats, feels more extreme.

We all know the started and ruled the hot - hatchback craze of the 1980s, but — more so than any other car of its era — it also created a generation of car enthusiasts.