Sentences with phrase «drive saloon car»

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After reverse engineering what they could salvage from a fleet of autonomous Pizza Hut delivery trucks and Tesla saloons into a grid of Formula E cars, those few survivors that are fluent in the lost art of manual driving climb into the cockpits.

Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, announced last Thursday that in all about 208 state vehicles, including Toyota four - wheel - drives and saloon cars, could not be accounted for.

But the list of beneficiaries of end - of - service benefits that was published after 7th January 2017 included names of officers who were not even entitled to saloon cars but had managed to loot four - wheel drive vehicles as part of their benefits.

Many of the bad men's cars are big American saloons with space - age tailfins, that sail around with sinister grace, while the cops often drive the equally stylish Citroën DS19.

My Fantasy Happy birthday to me by Jamie Kitman I'd never really driven a 1930s car, but ever since I saw a picture of a Riley Kestrel 12/4 six - light saloon half a lifetime ago, I've wanted one.

Vauxhall's Aussie - derived super saloon is one of the best ways to experience the thrill of driving a V8 - engined car

Plastic Explosive — David Hawtin drives an unspoilt example of one of the first post-war British GT cars — Jensen's handsome all - glassfibre 541 / Jenks — The Last Word For Bill Boddy memories of the little man just keep flooding back... / Barn Fresh — An astonishingly original 1914 Model T Ford provides Douglas Blain with unexpected food for thought / Racing Stars — Bill Boddy fills in some further detail in a learned postscript to Edward Eves's recent history / MG TF Exposed — The second in our exclusive James Allington cutaways this time of the last of the Abingdon «square riggers» / Nearly Great Marque authority — Ian Dussek tells the story of HRG one of the great British might - have - beens / Economy Class — The Editor is charmed in spite of himself by a late - vintage Rover saloon / The Gamy Mystery — The golden years of automobile art described by Jonathon Wood.

Scottish Ice & Snow Rally — Zoe Harrison reports on this event which turned out to be something of a misnomer / The 1922 Webb Super Nine — An account by Bryan Demaus of a little - known car briefly manufactured in Stourport - on - Severn / First of the Healeys — The Editor tells us how much he enjoyed driving the extremely rare 1947 Healey Westland / Three VSCC events — In his Diary of a dilettante Tom Threlfall records the action in Herefordshire and Wales and at Silverstone / 1931 Rambler Cross Country — Paul Ponsel writes about his encounter with this early American five - passenger phaeton / Motoring magazines over the years — A brief survey by Michael Worthington - Williams of the many periodicals on motoring that have been published / 1929 Armstrong Siddeley — David Hawtin describes a fabric - bodied l5hp saloon that took eight years to restore / Paris Retromobile — Peter Russell went to France again this year to visit the popular old - car show / Two Mercedes 38/250 SS — The story of the 1929 cars owned and raced by Lord Howe and Sir Malcolm Campbell is told by A.F. Rivers Fletcher

Bertone's Bet: Arnolt MG TD — Jeroen Booij tells the story of how the ailing Turin coachbuilder was saved by an unlikely alliance with an extrovert American businessman / Brighton Run 2014 — David Burgess-Wise reports from another wet London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, focussing on the many «new» entries that appeared this year / Amilcar's jewel: the C0 and C6, part one — Simon Moore begins his treatise on the famous six - cylinder racers of the»20s, looking this time at their competition record / Killed by the War: the Marshall Arter — Michael Worthington - Williams delves into his archives to research the Marshall Arter cyclecar and its spring - drive arrangement / Back on the Road — Michael Ware visits a 1930 Austin Seven Swallow saloon, the subject of a long restoration undertaken by two separate custodians

In The Missing Link, Delwyn Mallett gets behind the wheel of the prewar car which bridges the gap between the humble Volkswagen Beetle and a long line of sporting Porsches / Auto - biography: George Cohen — Matthew Bell visits the retired psychiatrist who now devotes his time to driving old cars and building and riding motorcycles, especially single - cylinder Nortons / Douglas Blain takes to the road in a 1946 Talbot - Lago T26 Record, in its day probably the world's fastest saloon and asks, is it The last great Vintage car?

It should translate to improved driving dynamics and indeed, the 7 - series is definitely the most exciting car to drive in the luxury saloon class, but that bar was already set very low and the BMW doesn't raise it by much.

The editor describes an ordinary car / Geelong Sprint — A report on this Australian event by Berni Jacobson / Two 1932 Chevrolet Confederates — Dennis Harrison Found beautifully restored examples / Humber 12 saloon — A very rare model with an Australian built body / Peugeot» the lion in the streets» — Tom Threlfall recounts the early history of Peugeot and tries a 1920 2 - seater / Repairing guages at home — How to do - it - yourself by Peter Wallage / Automobile artist in wood — Paul Shinton visits a model maker with a difference / VSCC driving tests at Enstone Antics on an airfield as described by Tom Threlfall.

The C - class saloon range begins at a very reasonable # 28,545, especially given entry - spec SE cars come with leather, cruise control, a seven - inch colour display screen and Agility Select with five different driving modes.

Reliable components were used for Subaru's attempt on its own record — Mark Higgins once again took up driving duties, while a near - standard specification WRX STI sports saloon (albeit the latest 2015 model year car in this instance) was his tool.

It's not the most expressive car, it is based on the Golf GTI after all, but as it's not dressed up like a hot hatch there isn't the same expectation for it to drive like one; its saloon body doesn't suggest the highly aggressive, pointy attitude that modern performance hatches exhibit.

The slowest Model S, the rear wheel drive 75, can still hit 60mph from a standstill in 4.3 sec, a more than respectable time for a big saloon car.

Overall, the 5 - series functions in much the same way as it's predecessors did, offering a brilliant compromise between driving pleasure and overall saloon car excellence regardless of engine or spec.

The 53 - year old Italian won at the 2008 running of the event when driving an open - top Austin Healey 100S, but this year he'll compete in GT cars and saloons.

In a dream world we'd all spend our time driving around France in road - going Group B rally cars, 70s sports saloons, small Japanese roadsters and a BMW M1.

But it's almost certain to use the same engine range as the saloon car — 161bhp and 188bhp 2.2 - litre plus 237bhp and 271bhp 3.0 - litre diesels, and a 380bhp 5.0 - litre V8 petrol — to drive its rear wheels.

The longer body, increased weight and higher centre of gravity mean it never feels as sharp as either the 3 Series saloon or Touring, but the rear - wheel - drive chassis and accurate steering ensure the 3 GT is still more fun to drive than most cars of this size.

But then, even though the S - Class Coupe is a sharper drive than the saloon, it's still not really supposed to be a sports car.

If features like those don't instantly bring to mind another conspicuously popular luxury saloon car, it may only be because you've never driven a Tesla Model S — a car whose influence on luxury saloons looks like running way beyond its electrified powertrain.

Cruise control, Drive mode selector, Forward collision warning, Lane departure warning system, PAS, 7.0» TFT Display premium cluster, Connect 8.8» colour display infotainment system, radio / nav, 3D maps with TMC, MP3, aux - in and bluetooth connection, DAB Digital radio, Sport pack - Giulia, Veloce interior pack - Giulia, Alfa Romeo Giulia is a stylish, luxurious and great - to - drive executive saloons car and comes fitted with desirable kits such as Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Bi-Xenon lights and Parking Sensors and CaDrive mode selector, Forward collision warning, Lane departure warning system, PAS, 7.0» TFT Display premium cluster, Connect 8.8» colour display infotainment system, radio / nav, 3D maps with TMC, MP3, aux - in and bluetooth connection, DAB Digital radio, Sport pack - Giulia, Veloce interior pack - Giulia, Alfa Romeo Giulia is a stylish, luxurious and great - to - drive executive saloons car and comes fitted with desirable kits such as Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Bi-Xenon lights and Parking Sensors and Cadrive executive saloons car and comes fitted with desirable kits such as Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Bi-Xenon lights and Parking Sensors and Camera.

Away from performance statistics, the C - Class Coupe is a very good car to drive thanks to new software that makes the steering heavier and quicker than that of the C - Class saloon.

What also goes in this saloon's favour is the well - designed rear seat which makes it a good chauffeur driven car.

Genesis pulled the wraps off of its rear - wheel - drive G70 saloon in September, but the car makes its public debut at the LA motor show.

1973 Aston Martin V8 Saloon series three automatic original left hand drive car, fitted with the three Weber carburettors from new, has been in the same ownership for the last 10 years.

A day's hard driving through the heartland of BMW, Audi and Mercedes - Benz proved that Jaguar has got a genuine challenger to these German brands: the XF cruised quietly and lazily on the autobahns, while burying the throttle from rest released a relatively sporty engine note, for a diesel, that was in keeping with the car's sports saloons pretensions.

Whether you choose the Sportback or the Saloon, the engine's impressive power combined with Audi's quattro four - wheel - drive system means the RS3 is an extremely quick car from point to point.

This SUV show car combines the best of many automotive worlds: the comfort and spaciousness of a saloon, the superior traction of an off - road vehicle, the agility of a sport sedan and — thanks to innovative drive technologies — the efficiency of a compact car.

But unlike the S - Class saloon on which it is based, the S 63 Coupe is a car made to be driven.

But it will mean the long - delayed Giulia — pictured here in a CAR - rendering that was close to the front - and all - wheel drive proposal — will slip back again from its 2014 launch.At least four new models will be launched including a pair of saloons and two SUVs.

The numbers that emerged have been confirmed as correct, so you get an official 616bhp that, via the car's switchable four - wheel drive system, can catapult the car to 62mph in 3.3 seconds and on to 124mph in an equally bonkers (for a practical saloon) 10.8 seconds.

The result is an extremely effi cient luxury performance saloon at the same time offering unprecedented Sheer Driving Pleasure for a hybrid car.

Given that the i40 is a large saloon car, it's unsurprisingly comfortable and calm during long drives.

At the same time this unique saloon offers dynamic driving characteristics at a level by far exceeding everything hybrid cars have been able to offer so far.

The CLA is Mercedes» first ever front - wheel drive three - box saloon car.

Despite its name, this car is unrelated to the 1 Series; it rides on the same front - wheel drive platform as the 2 Series Active Tourer, making this BMW's first ever front - wheel drive saloon.

A high - ride unconventional saloon, the Vision Mercedes - Maybach Ultimate Luxury offers an SUV - typical seating positon for a sublime driving experience and creates a tremendous presence of the car running on 24 - inch turbine - look wheels.

Maserati Ghibli: everyday enjoyment.The joys of driving a high performance, prestige saloon are no longer just for special occasions: the Maserati Ghibli is a unique combination of style, performance, sports handling and comfort that is designed to make inspirational motoring an everyday experience.When designing this car, Maserati drew on all its experience in the manufacturing of GT cars of unmistakable class and top - class performance, thrilling to drive yet comfortable.

So that should make this new V8 S Flying Spur the perfect big Bentley saloon (as long as your car purchases aren't driven purely by W12 bragging rights) with its more dynamic nature, and power and torque upped to 521bhp and 502 lb / ft of torque, enough to get to 62mph in 4.9 seconds — just 0.4 s behind the W12 Speed we reviewed.