Sentences with phrase «driving car segment»

An occasional glitch isn't stopping the auto industry and technology companies from speeding into the self - driving car segment.

Not exact matches

The segments would show Corden driving a car with a celebrity while they talked and sang songs on the radio.

There's a segment on the fighting dogs, an analysis of the car crash by Inarritu, a slew of deleted scenes and three music videos (especially good: Control Machete and Ely Guerra doing a guitar - driven hip - hop dance song).

Some people want small cars but aren't willing to move down to a B - segment vehicle that offers virtually no difference in fuel economy but requires a big sacrifice in power and generally a sacrifice in comfort on long highway drives.

As a segment, sporty front - drive cars tend to bear some of these characteristics, but competitors from the Forte Koup to the Volkswagen Golf do a better job damping out the worst disruptions and settling in on the highway.

It remains the best driving small car in the segment, challenged only by the Ford Focus, which feels heavier and more sluggish.

As associate Web editor Jake Holmes notes, «The Mazda3 is incredibly satisfying to drive at all times, far more so than we expect from cars in this segment.

> Ride and Handling - A 50:50 weight distribution is combined with rear wheel drive to make the 1 Series one of the most dynamic and engaging cars in the segment.

Quite unlike its predecessor, the Sonic aims to be the enthusiasts» choice in the segment, and our brief drive of an early mule was very promising, with the car proving to be eager and responsive.

As I noted in my first drive of the car in June 2016, the S90 shakes up the luxury segment not with Hellcat - conquering power or sports - car handling but with ride quality rarely seen in the luxury segment in recent decades.

«If you look at Durango, people call it the Charger of its segment, because everything else is front - wheel drive, car - based platforms that emphasize more the flexibility of the packaging rather than the utility of the packaging,» he says.

A production version of the Stinger would join the Kia K900 sedan, which launched in March and is Kia's first foray into the rear - wheel - drive segment, as premium cars in the brand's showrooms.

«What we tried with that car is kind of transfer the driving dynamics out of the GT, out of the pure sports car, with the two - seater, two - door sports car into a different segment.

The Lancer is an old car that is no longer particularly competitive within its car segment, but it's still one of the most affordable ways to get an all - wheel - drive sedan.

The competitors offer rear - wheel - drive cars in this segment, but Audi's AWD system is so seamless that I can't think of a scenario where it wouldn't be welcome.

As a result, the Jetta is once again a smart, nice - driving German car in a segment full of bland sedans.

Purists looking for cars in this segment may ignore the S60 because it is front - or all - wheel drive, whereas enthusiasts tend to gravitate toward rear - wheel - drive cars like the BMW 3 Series or Mercedes - Benz C - Class.

The front - drive Corolla competes in the crowded compact car segment against the Honda Civic, Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra, Nissan Sentra and others.

It's still a top - seller, but I suspect much of that success is driven by the car's reputation, as opposed to where it really ranks in the compact segment today.

The confirmation of a compact, MR2 - sized car is fantastic news for driving enthusiasts, and should at last mean some competition for the Mazda MX - 5 in the segment.

R - R CEO Torsten Mueller - Oetvoes emphasizes that the company has no interest in cars selling below a quarter - million dollars and has no concerns about other companies entering that rarefied, demand - driven segment.

I wouldn't want to drive an Accent (or any other B - segment car) with four adults on board all the time, but there's adequate power if you keep the six - speed manual transmission in the appropriate gear.

I haven't driven those cars, but I have an idea of how the Hyundai might fare against two current standouts in this segment.

We've discussed both the improvements in the B - car segment and Hyundai's rise ad nauseum, but it really is quite amazing to drive the Accent — very recently known as the cheapest new car in America — and realize that it is part of a whole group of really, really excellent small cars (Fiat Five Hundred, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Mazda 2, and coming this fall, Chevrolet Sonic) that did not exist three years ago.

I drove almost every mid-size car in the segment, Honda, Toyota, Chevy, Kia, Hyundai, etc..

The cars come with the optional Driving Assistance package Plus, available for 2,499 Euros, integrating a wide range of functions familiar from the upper S - Class segment.

During the week leading up to the race, SPEED filmed a segment with GRAND - AM driver Eric Curran, who drove the 2014 Corvette Stingray and gave his impressions about the new sports car.

These are models capable of matching — or beating — comparable rear - wheel drive cars in their respective segment.

The manual transmission variant of this impressive Honda Civic sedan is said to be generating a healthy mileage of approximately 10.8 Kmpl on the city roads, while the mileage considerably increases on the highways, where it apparently gives 14.8 Kmpl, when driven under standard conditions, which is said to make this stylish sedan, one of the most fuel efficient car in its segment.

This stylish family car is driving away with segment - topping fuel - economy honors.

This mid-engine concept car with rear - wheel drive and 2 seats boasts an all - new 4 - cylinder 1.75 liter turbo petrol engine paired with a direct fuel injection and the revolutionary Alfa Romeo TCT automatic transmission, known in its segment for its high speed of activation and limited weight.

It was back in 2000 when Mercedes - Benz came up with the Vision SLA concept, a car that was supposed to bring the appeal and driving enjoyment of the SL class into a much smaller segment.

«We see an emerging segment in the U.S. for a premium, small car below the Saab 9 - 3 sport sedan,» said Augustsson, who also is using the New York show to unveil a new Saab 9 - 3 convertible, coming out this fall, that's built on GM's new front - wheel - drive Epsilon platform.

(If you really want to hammer it... turn off traction control... seems counter intuitive, but it pulls harder, especially out of corners) While I still have not installed sport suspension... this car is just stupid fun to drive considering the cost and the segment.

[8] The original Jeep XJ combined a passenger car comfort with a rugged chassis for ease of driving in difficult conditions, and established the modern SUV market segment.

The 2012 Audi A4 is among the best - looking cars in its segment and carries one of the best interpretations of Audi's signature LED driving lights.

The appearance has been a mainstay of the segment for decades, while the driving dynamics are those which other car manufacturers benchmark against.

Mercedes - AMG has given its entry - level models, the CLA 45 4MATIC, CLA 45 4MATIC Shooting Brake and GLA 45 4MATIC, a comprehensive update and as such is offering even more driving pleasure and emotional appeal than ever before in the compact car segment.

Drive Your Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid in Luxury with These Packages PREMIUM PLUS PACKAGE - inc: Porsche Entry & Drive, in - car transmitter, interior and exterior antenna system, proximity sensors, locking buttons on exterior door handles and double closing button for the automatic tailgate, Front Seat Ventilation, 14 - Way Power Seats w / Memory Package, memory for driver and front passenger seat settings, steering column and exterior mirror positions and settings for lights, wipers, air conditioning, door locking, instrument cluster and PCM on the key remote, Lane Change Assist (LCA) Does not function when towing a trailer, Heated Front & Rear Seats, Panoramic Roof System, 2 segments of tinted safety glass, electrically operated sunscreen covering entire glass and comfort closing facility, Forward segment can be fully opened or tilted upwards, LED Headlights w / Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus, Comfort Lighting Package (PP6), Automatically Dimming Inside Rear View Mirror, Reversing Camera Including Front & Rear ParkAssist.

The car is Porsche's first foray into the crossover segment and combines high - riding SUV capabilities with high - performance driving characteristics.

Like the sedan, the ATS Coupe's driving dynamics are rooted in mass efficiency, which helps make it one of Cadillac's lightest and most agile models ever — and the lightest car in the compact luxury Coupe segment.

Within months, BMW has opened a new segment with two cars: last fall, the 2 Series Active Tourer (driving report) came to market and this...

The New MINI 5 Door Gallery — Second body variant of the new third generation MINI; consistent expansion of the model program with the addition of the MINI 5 door creates new opportunities for the brand's signature driving fun; first time the British premium brand is represented with a 5 door model in the small car segment.

Reliable, stylish, and usually (semi) affordable - Japanese sports cars embrace one of the oldest segments in the automotive industry and thoroughly modernize its driving and ownership experience.

The compact front - wheel drive Vision A 93 concept car presented at Frankfurt Motor show in 1993, under the motto «Rethinking the car», gave birth to a totally new segment for Mercedes - Benz.

Wish had the whole segment of the show on here; they drove the street production cars too.

World premiere of the new long - wheelbase BMW 5 Series Sedan: Developed and built exclusively for the Chinese car market, this truly exclusive sedan sets new standards in aesthetics, driving pleasure and comfort in the premium business sedan segment.

To provide values which exceed customer expectations for a small car and to set a new benchmark in the highly competitive small car segment, packaging, utility and driving performance have been further advanced with the all - new Fit.

We drove the turbocharged car first, which Chevy says has the most torque in the segment.

Combining hot - hatch performance with exemplary fuel efficiency through the new two - litre, four cylinder TwinPower turbo engine, the BMW 125i extends BMW's on - road dominance of the luxury compact class as the only rear - wheel drive car in the segment.