Sentences with phrase «competition cars as»

The street cars used the standard gearbox with no synchromesh (Rally type regulations required the use of the same type of synchromesh on the competition cars as on the street versions) and the hopelessly underdimensioned brake system of the small Fiat 127.

Not exact matches

Other reasons the company could be faltering in China include the government's «official bias toward bolstering homegrown competition,» according to the Times, as well as scalpers, who tend to buy new cars early on and resell them, thus deflating actual sales figures.

With the competition in self - driving cars heating up, it makes sense the company would pick CMU as a partner, which has designed several automated vehicles to compete in DARPA challenges.

The F.T.C. said the deal, as originally proposed, would have harmed competition by reducing the number of competitors and enabling Hertz to raise rental car prices.

Smartphones are getting some voice assistant competition from smart speakers such as ROAV Viva and Amazon is testing Echo Dots in cars.

Car & Driver Magazine continually rates the Odyssey, especially, as one of the top ones each year because it outperforms the competition and is fun to drive, which is a big bonus for dads.

Cuomo said the venue will also be used for non-fair-related events such as car shows, equestrian competitions, auctions and trade shows.

Feet «n» Tricks International Limited, organizer of the just concluded Nigeria National Freestyle Championship, in conjunction with its major sponsor, GAC Motors, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and VFD Group, have fulfilled their pledge as a brand new saloon car was handed to the 1st Prize Winner in the male category of the competition, McCarthy Obanor

The «Only in Queens» Summer Festival will also offer a wide range of activities for people of all ages, including: • Guided tours of the New York State Pavilion's Tent of Tomorrow, the Queens Library Mobile Unit, the Queens Theatre and the Queens Museum; • Family - friendly fun including cultural performances, face painting, inflatable bounce houses, a Delta Air Lines Scavenger Hunt, activities run by the United States Tennis Association, and an appearance by Mr. Met; • Food and craft vendors offering a variety of international cuisine and merchandise for sale; • Exhibits of memorabilia from the original 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65 World's Fairs, classic cars and a boat from the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; • Virtual reality demonstrations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the group People for the Pavilion and Queens - based RPGA Studio as part of the international ideas competition currently underway to solicit imaginative and creative public input for how the New York State Pavilion can best be adapted for public reuse.

Hybrid technology is far from an exact science, however, as student engineers found out last week at the Formula Hybrid International competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Dartmouth College's fifth - annual Formula Hybrid competition called on student teams to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and drive formula - style hybrid - powered cars — weighing 180 kilograms to 270 kilograms — in a series of exercises testing their hot rods» acceleration, maneuverability and endurance.

If we were going to make it so that it was half as much work next time people are doing those car competitions, what would those elements be?»

Featuring a variety of motorsport and unprecedented track roster as well as a sandbox career mode, Project CARS leaves the competition behind in the dust.

Premiering Out of Competition, the film follows its two leads, race car driver Bibi and car trader Gigi as they meet on a whim and fall swiftly in love.

With its obsessive attention to real - world detail, its esports template - style online functionality, and brand - based career mode, Project Cars 2 has set itself apart from the competition by being as nerdy as car people can possibly be.

And there's a hill in the middle of the course so we have the «Queen of the Hill» competition as well (the car that can stop at the top of the hill most consistently).

The auto industry may be coming off its worst year in recent memory, but you'd never know it from driving a crop of dozens of new cars, as we just did during our annual All - Stars competition.

The Golf SportWagen's competition includes cars as varied as hatchbacks, like the Subaru Crosstrek and Honda Civic hatchback, to compact sedans, like Volkswagen's own Jetta.

Equipped with exactly the same suspension as the M3 with the Competition Pack, the compact M car felt notably more steering - nervous, corner - greedy, and surface - affected than its bigger brother.

Buzzetta raced the car around Europe, until Porsche's competition department took notice of his success and signed him on as a factory driver.

When it goes on sale, Ford says the Cobra Jet will be eligible to enter National Hot Rod Association competitions, as well as multiple National Mustang Racers Association and National Muscle Car Association classes.

And although Audi's S cars — the S4, S6, and S8 — have always been as capable as their rear - wheel - drive competition, they've also been missing something.

If the competition for this car is (as David suggests) the Terrain and the Crosstour, then Ford is in very good shape.

Granted, neither car is exactly as they left the factory years ago — both have been thoroughly massaged by German tuning firm Edo Competition.

The previous Interior of the Year competition essentially achieved the same goal, but the format required vehicle winners in various categories, such as sports cars and trucks.

The 2012 produced some brilliantly close historic racing as, once again, an amazing collection of some of the greatest competition cars was brought together

Alain de Cadenet Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests.

Most Evo IXs here in the UK are official imports, sold via Ralliart, which took its name from the factory competition department and was set up here as a Colt Car Company (i.e. Mitsubishi UK) subsidiary.

The Elizalde made in Barcelona — Michael Worthington - Williams reveals the history of this little - known make produced from 1914 to 1928 / The Tank Museum — What is thought to be the best collection in the world of these awesome vehicles has been visited by the Editor / 1897 Daimler — The rebuild of oneof the earliest cars produced by this pioneer manufacturer is described by Tim Moore / Competition winner drives a vintage Bentley — Our «Drive a Bentley competition» winner enjoyed his prize as part of his day with thCompetition winner drives a vintage Bentley — Our «Drive a Bentley competition» winner enjoyed his prize as part of his day with thcompetition» winner enjoyed his prize as part of his day with the magazine.

Notable cars to not reach reserve included a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, a model commonly referred to as not only one of the best - looking Ferraris but also the last of the true dual - purpose sports / racing cars that could be driven with equal aplomb in both competition and on the daily commute to the office.

As part of Ford's mission to bring the Mustang into the racing paddock, Shelby was brought on board to prep the Pony Car for its competition debut.

Karl Ludvigsen describes a technical tour de force of the first magnitude / Oily Rag Run — We report on The Automobile's inaugural Oily Rag Run, an event we hope will become a permanent fixture in the motoring calendar / Franschhoek Motor Museum — Simon Moore has visited this museum, an hour from Cape Town, and describes some of the mouthwatering exhibits being collected there / Dan Margulies — In the fourth part of Dan Margulies» competition reminiscences, as related to the Editor, we look at his switch to historic racing with the famous Maserati 8CM, chassis 3011 / The Car of Quality: The Taylor — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of one of the most ephemeral of all marques, Taylor of Scotswood - on - Tyne

In Monte Carlo — and bust, Tom Clarke and Will Morrison explain how one man's love of using his in competition led to tragedy / Preston Tucker aimed to give Americans their safest and best cars yet, as Karl Ludvigsen relates in Preston Tucker's bid for glory / Often maligned by sports car purists, the Vale Special of the 1930s, Made in Maida Vale, offered brisk motoring at reasonable cost.

With photographs by John Edwards - Winser / Miss Buttercup — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the best known of Citroën's Vintage models, the 5CV Cloverleaf, and describes a recent immaculate restoration / From Austin Seven to Delahaye 135 — In this second instalment of Dan Margulies's competition reminiscences, as related to the Editor, the story is told of Dan's early interest in cars and his formative racing career / Spanish - Swiss Supercar — The Editor investigates whether the Hispano - Suiza Alfonso is a worthy contender for the description «supercar»

-- As one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleAs one of the few enthusiasts lucky enough to own an example of the Pegaso Z102, Douglas Blain reveals what this Spanish rarity is really like to live with / Auto - biography: Alain de Cadenet — Matthew Bell meets the racing driver, pilot, journalist and television presenter to learn about his cars and competition career as well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleas well as other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicleas other, lower - octane interests / Rétromobile 2015 — Bigger, bolder, busier and better than ever, the popular Paris show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year / Turner: Made in Wolverhampton — This long - lived Black Country firm's output included bicycles, cars and commercial and agricultural vehicles.

Versus the competition: There are faster cars, there are prettier cars, there are more expensive and more luxurious cars — but there are very, very few cars that put all those qualities together as well as the SVR.

Front tyres for the M3 are cheaper, at about # 177 for the regular car and # 220 for the Competition pack, but won't have to endure quite as much pain and probably won't need changing as frequently as the rears.

No doubt that fact helped along the bidding in England as did the car's period rally history, although the engine was not the original it left Zuffenhausen with in the mid - «70s due to a failure during competition.

It has all the bells and whistles of significantly more expensive competition at a reasonable price, and it can serve as a muscle car, SUV, family - mover, boat - tower and everyday driver, all in one package.

The Head 2 Head episode starts as Best Driver's Car competitions often do, with hot laps at Mazda Raceway.

Add to that stellar competition from the likes of the Cadillac ATS - V and Mercedes - AMG C63 S, and BMW's long - held place as the alpha dog of the sports - car pack has been under threat.

No matter how you consider it — as a front - line competition car or a fabulous high - performance coupe — Ford's decision to return to serious international sports - car racing 50 years after GT40s first showed up at Le Mans was the biggest performance - car news of the year.

The F40 wasn't built as a racing car, yet it feels like a roadgoing competition car, from its stripped - out interior to its delicious steering and its bad - boy attitude at the limit.

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.»

Its competition around the twists and turns of Blyton Park is eCoty 2013's third - placed car — and one which a few of us had marked as top dog — the Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series.

The Mini might not have much natural competition, but as it grows in size it encroaches on cars like Volkswagen's Golf.

While the GT - R can achieve the numbers to qualify as a sports car, the brute - force approach isn't nearly as satisfying or seductive as the competition.

In the world of high - end luxury cars, Audi A8 stands alone, set apart from such stylish competition as Jaguar, Mercedes - Benz, Lexus or Cadillac.

Inside, the model is trimmed with a mixture of red and black alcantara, as well as extensive use of carbon fibre — to add to the competition car feel.

Although designed primarily to take on BMW's rivals on the race track, amongst them Mercedes - Benz's rally car turned DTM racer, the Cosworth - powered 190E 2.3 - 16, the public would get to experience the M3 too, as the Group A rules of the time specified that 5000 road - legal examples of the car would have to be built in its first 12 months for it to be homologated for competition use.

This places the Gumpert in direct competition of some very established cars, not least the # 76,610 Nissan GT - R, a car which many label as the ultimate super-coupe.