Sentences with phrase «end sports car on»

In terms of rivals, the Corvette competes well against practically every high - end sports car on the planet.For some enthusiasts, the Porsche 911's magical car - driver connection can't be matched, but the fact is that Porsche charges a lot more for less speed.

Not exact matches

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

The late half of the 90's experienced this need for pointy front ends on their sports cars and very slick arrow like bodies.

Monkey Business — Anthony Pritchard recalls Harry Lester and his MG specials and the small but determined team who drove them in competition / Brighton Bound — Our correspondent on Veteran matters Elizabeth Bennett reports on the 2001 London - Brighton Run / Rainbow's End — Designed by Frank Rainbow the Swallow Doretti was a brave attempt by an engineering group to make a British sports car for the American market / Baldwin's Brescia — Nick Baldwin has owned a very special Brescia Bugatti for a number of years.

I knew that when I bought it, and I have owned many sports car, but unless you like your rides stiff and tight, I wouldn't drive this for hours on end.

Given this recent history, it is almost unimaginable that Mazda, known for nifty sports cars and rotary engines, finds itself on track to report a ¥ 45 billion ($ 456 million) profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 and, if analysts are correct, set to double earnings for 2013 and possibly triple them in fiscal 2014.

On the high end are vehicles like the Audi R8 e-tron sports car that promises a range of 280 miles (450 km), an Audi CUV promising a range of 311 miles (500 km) aimed at the Model X and a BEV Porsche targeting the Model S.

Although it's not scheduled to hit dealers until the end of 2011, Hyundai CEO John Krafcik recently offered up some specifics on the small sports car.

You know the sort, the ones that worry the likes of proper sports cars and could even keep the tail end of supercar - dom in check on a slightly damp track.

Infatuated from childhood with the littlest Healey — one of the greatest postwar expressions of the supreme minimalist end of the sports car spectrum — website and shop proprietor David Silberkleit has devoted the last seven years of his life to the runabout Donald Healey's team designed for British Motor Corp. on a shoestring.

Kia's new sports car will take inspiration from the GT and GT4 Stinger concept cars, and be on sale by the end of the decade

High - end sports cars are already utilizing hybrid technology and energy recapturing systems like the KERS on Ferrari's La Ferrari and the McLaren P1.

MONTEREY, Calif. — With the championships decided and anticipation for a new GT2 program building, the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, October 18, will mark the end of an era for Corvette Racing.

Corvette Racing's next event is the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Beretta Takes Lead on Late - Race Restart, Notches Record 40th Career ALMS Win MONTEREY, Calif. — Corvette Racing ended its final full season in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series with Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta claiming victory in the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Fellows Named Most Popular Driver, Gongla Wins GT1 Crew Chief of the Year Award MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.

Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan reflected on another flawless performance by America's premier production sports car team: «At the end of the day these guys finished a couple of tenths of a second apart, and it's just incredible to think they can do that race after race,» he said.

Corvette Racing's next event is the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Saturday, Oct. 15, starting at 3:15 p.m. PDT.

On that note, as long as you watch out for overly abused cars, and stay away from modified vehicles, you should end up with a fantastic sports car that will bring a smile to your face on any journeOn that note, as long as you watch out for overly abused cars, and stay away from modified vehicles, you should end up with a fantastic sports car that will bring a smile to your face on any journeon any journey.

Already, your choices for manual transmissions are limited to small economy cars (and then sometimes only on the cheapest trim line with the smallest engine), sports cars such as the Mazda MX - 5, and higher end sports cars and sports sedans.

Amid searing heat and ever - changing track conditions at Mid-Ohio today, GT qualifying for Saturday's Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge was, as always, hotly contested and it ended with Antonio Garcia taking fifth on the class grid in the No. 3 Corvette, and Tommy Milner just one place behind in sixth in the No. 4.

To be fair, not many high - end sports cars offer it, but with the F - Type SVR's comfortable road - going manners, I would be inclined to take it on a longer trip.

The final touch was a gold plaque on the centre console highlighting the LE's place at the end of the Turbo's 15 - year tenure as one of the most fearsome sports cars ever produced.According to its Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, this very special «C16» (UK - supplied) 911 Turbo LE was delivered on the 4th August 1989 and is finished in the striking combination of Metalic Baltic Blue with a full White Leather interior.

The new Detroit Electric sports car will be on sale in target markets by the end of August 2013, and will spearhead a diverse family of all electric production cars, including 2 high - performance models that will enter production by the end of 2014.

Each car also had special interior paintwork, a high - end BOSE sound system, two - tone grey and silver 18» Carrera wheels (unpainted as another zero - cost option), 5 mm (0.2 in) wheel spacers, the Boxster S sport exhaust, the M030 option sports suspension, and a plate on the center console piece commonly known as the «batwing» showing the production number.

A drive on UK roads confirms what we already knew about Jaguar's top - end F - type coupé, namely that it's one of the best sports cars around

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Not something you generally see in lower - end sports cars, DCC makes use of valves in the shock absorbers, which dynamically adjust hydraulic fluid flow depending on the chosen drive setting and sensor data coming in from the wheels and suspension.

Through the use of high - strength steel, aluminum and smart engineering, the new Miata ends up shedding an incredible 220 pounds over the last generation, which should make this one of the most balanced, fun - to - drive sports cars on the market.

Details are still being kept under wraps as of January 2015, but the teaser showing a fraction of the F - Pace's rear end confirms it is heavily based on the C - X17 Concept, which in turn is inspired by the F - Type sports car.

When his racing career ended a year later after his third national championship, Shelby set his mind on building an American sports car that could beat the best European models.

The Toyota Supra still enjoys an iconic status among sports car aficionados, 16 years on from the end of production.

The V10 - engined sports car ended its final production cycle a little prematurely, but it managed to deliver plenty of thrills to those who've tried in on and off the track.

With what could be a new sports car moving in to fill the gap at the lower end of the market that gives the next 370Z room to expand upwards in price and content — a prospect that could allow Nissan's engineers to finally make good on the promise of a truly world - class entry level sports car.

The 2016 Acura NSX has yet to go on sale, but here's what we know so far about this high - end sports car: it offers a unique hybrid drive system that pairs a 3.5 - liter V - 6 with a pair of electric motors in order to produce more than 550 horsepower.

Rare, whether due to price or low production numbers, and highly sought after as almost universally - recognized status symbols, high - end sports cars are the ones we all had posters of on the walls of our childhood bedrooms.

A 4.5 - liter V - 8 engine (mid-mounted of course) grinds out 570 horsepower and 398 lb - ft of torque, and a seven - speed dual - clutch automated manual transmission is on - hand to help guide the Ferrari 458 Italia to 60 - mph in the mind - blowing three second range that seems to be almost common amongst high - end sports cars.

The 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is a unique high - end sports car in that it's intended for those drivers who spend most of their time on a race track.

On the front axle, the shock absorbers are equipped with a hydraulic lifting system, which enables the front end of the super sports car to be lifted by 40 millimeters at the touch of a button, simplifying its ability to negotiate minor obstacles.

On the lower end of the scale, there are a bunch of sports cars and hot hatchbacks available for under $ 20,000.

The 2015 Jaguar XE has been teased in images many times, but this time the sports car is ending up in our news again in a 15 - second teaser video, ahead the car «s launch on September 8.

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.

It's also on the low end of the sports - car spectrum for insurance coverage, even with its price tag in the mid - $ 40,000 s. Oh, and about that price: Don't forget that it includes standard luxury cues like all - wheel drive, heated leather sport seats and Audi's 12.3 - inch «virtual cockpit» instrument panel.

The sports car manufacturer is also working on another Cayenne variant with hybrid drive that will consume less than nine litres of fuel per 100 kilometres and will be launched onto the market at the end of the decade.

That's according to CEO Harald Wester, who firmly said the Alfa Romeo 4C sports car, shown at the Geneva motor show, will be on sale at the end of 2013 in America.

The award will be presented at the season - ending banquet in Monterey, California on the day after the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

It would be right at home on a bedroom poster next to high - end sports cars from Ferrari or Lamborghini.

MONTEREY, Calif. — The checkered flag at the conclusion of the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Oct. 21 marked the end of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season, but Chevrolet's factory road racing team kept on winning.

Located in the Santa Cruz mountains just north of the world - famous Laguna Seca race track, Canepa sells and restores high - end collectible race cars and sports cars, and clearly, the shop did its homework before turning a wrench on this M1.