Sentences with phrase «driving coupes on»

The 4 Series is one of the better driving coupes on the market, so it's safe to say that the convertible version falls into a similar category.

I drove the coupe on the track and then the convertible for a few afternoon hours in the Spanish countryside.

The sexy little Subaru is one of the least expensive rear - wheel - drive coupes on the market, and its 205 horsepower may not sound like much but it's plenty in this lightweight sports car.

Not exact matches

Then, on the morning of December 14, 1992, while he was driving to his job as a psychotherapist at the Philadelphia Psychiatric Center, another motorist slammed into the rear of his Oldsmobile Cutlass coupe.

At one point I was so scared as the speed limit in UK is 70 mph on motorways and he drove at the car's maximum (we have BMW 3 series sports coupe if you are wondering) speed for 30 mins.

With the exception of the rear - drive BRZ coupe and vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the EyeSight active safety suite is available on every Subaru model sold in the U.S. market.

The Specs On sale: Now Price: $ 200,405 / $ 206,905 (coupe / convertible, including destination charge) Engines: 6.2 L V - 8, 583 hp, 479 lb - ft Drive: Rear wheel Fuel mileage: 13/19 mpg

At least one source believes the small sporty coupe, set also for the ’16 model year, will instead be based on the front - wheel - drive Tru 140S concept that was unveiled alongside the Code 130R.

The firm will instead concentrate on its SUV sales — with the XV, Outback and Forester remaining on sale — while the BRZ rear - drive coupe, which is twinned with the Toyota GT86, currently has a waiting list and Subaru UK is pushing for bigger stock levels in 2013.

2016 Cadillac ATS sedan and coupe models still offer a six - speed manual on rear - wheel - drive 2.0 T models; the base ATS sedan continues with its 2.5 - liter four - cylinder, which gains the eight - speed automatic as well.

As a result, the thinking has long been that to evaluate stylish and spendy 12 - cylinder flagship coupes like these, with seating for two - plus - two and price tags for two - plus - 14, you might as well concentrate on psychographics instead of fast driving and simply point your swish ride toward the tony Hamptons at the eastern end of Long Island.

History came full circle when we took these two coupes on an epic drive, an extended 200 - mile loop through Italy's magic Dolomite mountains.

Based on the European testing standard, Smart says the 2017 Fortwo Electric Drive will return approximately 99 miles of range per charge for the coupe, and 96 miles for the cabrio.

In this form, the Altima coupe isn't a bad choice, with styling cool enough to drive on a date, decent steering and handling, and Japanese reliability all for less than $ 24,000.

Motor Trend recently got their hands on a 2015 BMW i8 for the latest episode of Ignition, and host Jonny Lieberman takes the exotic i8 hybrid through a full battery of testing and hard driving to see if this gas - electric coupe achieves true sports car status.

The ride is pretty good, but having driven the XFR and read David Vivian's report on the XKR coupe (evo 129), which is said to be just a few per cent different to the convertible, I was anticipating a little more directness.

Brian Heath reports / The motor museum at Chauffailles — Bryan Goodman visited this French museum which offers cars for sale and charges for admission / 1947 Sunbeam - Talbot — A lovely example of this 2 - litre drophead coupe from the Rootes Group is described by Zoe Harrison / The Cole: made from 1909 to 1925 — Michael Worthington - Williams relates the history of this Indianapolis manufacturer / 1932 Riley Monaco «Plus Ultra» — This month the Editor gives us his impressions of his drive in this quicker version of the Riley Nine / The Flanders 20 — Part II of his article on Walter Flanders Finbarr Corry describes his encounter with a restored example of the 20hp model.

Based around a 2011 G37 S coupe, the safety car wears a light bar on its roof, quartet of driving lamps on its hood, and a red and yellow paint scheme signifying its role.

On the heels of the online unveiling of the Toyota GT 86, Subaru has released details of its version of the rear - drive sporty coupe, the BRZ.

When we drove the coupe version on the international launch in Spain two months ago we found much to enjoy about it — in fact, we reckoned it to be one of the most enjoyable fast TTs ever.

As BMW's i8 coupe approaches half a decade on our roads, the Munich firm has given its petrol - electric sports car not only a mid-life facelift, but also increased its electric driving range.

Perhaps the fact that I drove a 2017 Subaru BRZ right afterward — a tight, perfectly balanced coupe with one of the best shifters in the game — tainted my perspective on the WRX.

on sale: Now xfr Base price: $ 80,000 xkr base price: $ 96,000 / $ 102,000 (coupe / convertible) Specs: 5.0 L supercharged V - 8, 510 hp, 461 lb - ft; rear - wheel drive

Douglas Blain has recently driven possibly the most original example in the world / Restoring Pride — Behind the scenes at one of the UK's premier vehicle restoration specialists / Cars in My Life — Guy Griffiths concludes his fascinating motoring memoirs / The French Brooklands IV Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Viking Longship — The Editor samples a 1939 Rover 16 Tickford coupe a model which typified all that was Great in pre-war Britain / Silver Arrow — Lawrence Mitchell tells the story of a real American icon — the last and rarest Pierce Arrow of them all / Minor Miracles — Malcolm Robertson reports on two antipodean early series Morris Minors / Opposing Forces — Bryan Goodman looks at hte principles behind early series Morris Minors The First Cooper — Michael Worthington - Williams has researched an early manufacturer from the plains of East Anglia.

A direct competitor is hard to find, though on performance terms perhaps the S63 AMG version of the new Mercedes S - class coupe will come close, while for badge kudos, the # 227,107, 651bhp and four - seat / four - wheel - drive Ferrari FF could be seen as an unconventional rival.

The two are teaming up to produce a pair of small, lightweight, rear - wheel - drive sports coupes that are nearly ready to go on sale.

Unlike an SUV, which is built on a body - on - frame truck platform, a CUV is built off a «unibody» car platform, which make the vehicles drive and behave more like a traditional sedan or coupe.

As I left the circuit, driving the R8 coupe road car from earlier in the day and listening to its exhaust crack on the overrun, I didn't feel far removed from the race car I had climbed out of an hour earlier.

The V - 8 engine — Bryan Goodman lists V - 8 engine manufacturers up to 1939 with special attention to the Ford V - 8 and its many applications / Louis Vuitton Concours D'elegance — The scene at the Hurlingham Club for the filth Concours D'elegance in June / All about the Gwynne — Nick Baldwin and others visit Bill Peacock the doyen of Gwynne affairs in Cornwall / Made in Burton - on - Trent — Mike Worthington - Williams traces the historical progress of the Ryknield Baguley Ace and Salmon manufacturers / 1902 «Curved Dash» Oldsmobile — A beautifully preserved example of America's first volume - produced automobile is described for us by David Hawtin / MG NA Allingham Coupe — The Editor charts the history of the six - cylinder MG NA Magnette and test - drives a coachbuilt 1934 Allingham coupe owned by Keith Portsmore / Gordon Bennett Trial — Zoe Harrison reports on the 90th anniversary of the Isle of Man trial.

Engine: 2.0 - liter, 16 - valve DOHC flat - 4 / 148 hp @ 6,200 rpm, 145 lb - ft @ 4,200 rpm EPA mileage: 25/34/28 mpg (city / highway / combined) All - wheel drive comes standard on every Subaru sold in the U.S. (well, except for the sporty BRZ coupe), and the Impreza sedan is the cheapest of the lot.

All - wheel drive is now standard on the TT / TTS coupe / roadster.

We found this infotainment system to be one of the best on the market in our first drive of the 2016 Audi TT coupe, as the interface is highly intuitive and functional.

Worry not, as the three - pointed star has let us in on all the dirty details for the newest drop - top: 563 hp from the same 6.2 - liter V - 8 as the SLS AMG coupe, rear - wheel drive, and a convertible soft top that can be lowered at speeds up to 31 mph.

I usually choose the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D for my snow and ice tire on the rear - wheel drive coupe, using the same steel wheels.

While the rear - drive coupe doesn't have the punch of the Focus — it gives up a mammoth 119 lb - ft of torque to the Ford — it feels far more at home, especially on extended runs.

The 435i Convertible is certainly capable of instilling a sense of well being with the roof down on a sunny day, but the rest of the time, if driving dynamics are what really make you happy, you'll take the coupe in every instance.

a front - wheel - drive onslaught is inevitable, but executives are currently mulling a plan to leave the third generation of the 1 - series coupe and convertible on a rear - drive platform into the early 2020s.

These luxury sports sedans and coupes will ride on the Volkswagen Group's new MSB - F rear - and all - wheel - drive platform.

The car's chassis and drivetrain combination is extraordinary, putting this C30 on par with another five - cylinder, all - wheel - drive performance coupe: the Audi TT RS.

Had I driven this all - wheel - drive C350 coupe on a slick wintry morning and not a summery evening, perhaps it would have made a stronger, more positive impression on me.

A seven - speed automatic remains the lone gearbox on either model, and all - wheel - drive is once again optional on only the E350 coupe.

On the kind of wide, smooth roads that really ought to suit the big coupe and its four - wheel drive, it feels utterly vague, and the front end appears to have a worrying lack of grip.

In terms of dynamics it's hard to say if the S63 Cabriolet's are any better or worse than the coupes because there were only 4Matic Cabriolets available to drive on the launch.

A huge suite of driver assistance systems is also available, the most advanced, the Drive Pilot option, gives the E-class coupe semi-autonomous capabilities - albeit ones that require your hands on the wheel at all times.

Why it matters These rear - wheel - drive coupes are unlike anything else on the market, especially for less than $ 30,000.

On paper, the idea of a front - engined coupe with a 410bhp V8 driving the rear wheels through a manual gearbox sounds like the perfect antidote to 2016's turbocharged, torque vectoring, flappy paddle Euro - clones.

On the other hand, advancements such as the coupe's 10 - speed automatic transmission and new lightweight rear - wheel - drive platform point the way forward to the brand's vision of the future of luxury.

A practical Ferrari sounds like a non sequitur, but with four seats, a hatchback coupe body and four - wheel drive — the first Ferrari so equipped — the FF certainly has the on - paper credentials.

Having driven the SLS extensively on the Sachsenring circuit in eastern Germany, I was expecting the gull - wing coupe to perform with similar aplomb in the U.K..

I had driven a manual - transmission CTS - V coupe just days prior to getting in this automatic - equipped sedan, so my attention was immediately focused on the gearbox.