Sentences with phrase «driving grand touring car»

Neutral (N) turns the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C into more of an easy - driving grand touring car, and All - Weather (A) softens the throttle response and provides maximum control for inclement driving conditions.

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Outright winners John Surtees of Britain and Ludovico Scarfiotti of Italy were masterful, the fourth - place car and Grand Touring winner, driven by Americans Roger Penske and Augie Pabst, was «perfect» as Roger termed it.

Excess road noise and a little bit of harshness over sharper bumps are the car's main faults in grand touring — style driving, and both appear to be largely to do with the narrow sidewalls.

In The great all - rounder, Simon Charlesworth discovers what makes the car so appealing to drive / For this month's Auto - biography, Matthew Bell travels to Milan to meet Corrado Lopresto — the well - known collector and view his 150 examples of Italian exotica / In Dealing with a Delage disaster, Douglas Blain tells how a major mechanical failure almost took the sole - surviving 1914 Delage Grand Prix car off the road for good, while Philip Guilfoyle explains how modern technology was used to create a brand new engine block / Doomed by its audacity and now largely forgotten, the Hotchkiss - Grégoire was a technological tour de force.

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Automobiles of the world — The monthly extract from «Automobiles of the World» / Twin Cam Rarity Rare Nacional Pescara cars / 1939 Hotchkiss Grand Sport — The editor drives a prime example of a performance car of the thirties / Lucas Motoralities — In the first of a series of articles on lighting Peter Card looks at the products which enabled Lucas to dominate the British market in the early days of motoring / Edwardian Tourists — An album recording a 1913 tour provides an interesting insight to motoring as it once was - a relaxation for gentlefolk / Marendaz Special Handsome is as handsome does?

If you opt for front - wheel drive, the Grand Touring model can be had for under $ 28,500 and it comes equipped with everything most people are looking for on a new car.

Thanks to the 2008 NC Miata Grand Touring with a power - retractable hardtop that my wife, Donna, and I own, I was part of the four - car drive with two NAs and the new ND featured in David Zenlea's wonderful story.

Road test editor Marc Noordeloos and I came, we drove, and we solved the riddle prompting this mission: which brand builds the better grand touring sports car?

[1] The Grand Touring championship was won by Brandon Davis driving a Ford Mustang GT, and the Touring Car championship was won by Pierre Kleinubing driving an Acura TSX.

And in what amounted to the most surprising (and potentially entertaining entry, Gordon Ting re-cast the eco-friendly Prius as a Grand Touring racecar, and a car that frankly we'd consider driving.

Taylor tallied a win in the Grand - Am Rolex GT driving a Camaro, and Magnussen won the Danish Touring Car championship in a Camaro.

In loaded Grand Touring trim, the car weighs just over 3,300 lbs., so this engine proves more than adequate except perhaps when driven at elevation, which saps power from normally aspirated engines.

Kia's GT Concept Car come to ife as a true Grand Touring vehicle, complete with rear or all - wheel drive, luxury amenities, and head - turning design.

On this episode of the AutoNation New Car Test Drive we're checking out the 4 - Door Grand Touring model with a 4 - cylinder 2.5 - liter SkyActiv - G engine and a 6 - speed manual transmission.

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Possessing eye - catching styling whether its top is up or down, a vast selection of high - end luxury - oriented features and accessories included at no additional cost to the consumer and offering a driving experience on a par with infinitely more expensive, open - top grand touring machines, the sub - $ 30,000 introductory MSRP 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a mid-size convertible sports car that leaves its rivals in its well - healed dust.

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You might be disappointed if you're expecting an exotic supercar, but if you're looking for an exquisitely crafted grand touring automobile for your daily drive or weekend road trips, this car is for you.

Grand touring cars are perfect for picturesque road trips, driving leisurely but capably on winding roads.

But the American version of the XJS does not take kindly to aggressive driving because it is a grand touring machine, not a sports car.

The ride / handling mix has been tuned a bit more toward a grand - touring car than an all - out performance sports car, and the whole driving experience is one of effortless performance.

It is a front - wheel drive car with either a six - speed manual gearbox or six - speed automatic (standard on the Grand Touring).