It would be right at home on a bedroom poster next to high -
end sports cars from Ferrari or Lamborghini.
Not exact matches
In episode 1 we find out how engine innovations
from the racetrack have
ended up in road
cars, and meet some leaders in the
sport to find out what makes them tick.
Despite the success, Alfa decided that it didn't fancy spending the money needed to build a new
car and withdrew
from the
sport at the
end of the year.
The driving experience of this
car is similar to that of high
end import
sport sedans like BMW 3 - series, and betters offerings
from VW, Volvo or Lexus.
An Englishman restoring and re-imagining the most iconic German
sports car of all time
from a workshop in Sun Valley, southern California, may sound like an unconventional business plan, but there's method in his apparent madness; the area has been hot rod central since the
end of the Second World War, for starters.
The high -
end, all - wheel - drive, high - output plug - in hybrid powertrain
from the concept would likely be toned down for production, but Lichte still calls it «a
sports car without a compromise.»
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.
Mazda's rich rotary history was forged with the popularity of the RX
sports car, ranging
from the compact RX - 3, to the lithe and athletic RX - 7, to the RX - 8 (pictured in gallery below) that departed the world — and brought an
end to production -
car use of rotary engines — in 2012.
At the press launch last week in Santa Monica, Henrik Wenders, i8 project manager, sought to clearly distinguish the i8
from such high -
end sports cars.
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
And you may be tempting a quick and painful and final
end to your day's spectating,» read an excerpt
from the first program sold at the «Eighth Annual Pebble Beach
Sports Car Road Races» November 1957.
Here at Warren Henry Jaguar, we're determined to make your search for a luxurious sedan or high -
end sports car an enjoyable experience
from start to finish.
From the base Boxster to the more powerful Spyder and Black versions, this little drop - top has been a beloved classic in Porsche's popular high -
end sports car line since its inception in 1996.
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 journey.
Presented with a fleet of high -
end sports cars to choose
from, Pobst
ended up going with Godzilla: the Nissan GT - R.
The GR HV
Sports concept looks to be a heavily modified 86 coupe with a new front that is said to be inspired
from the TS050 Hybrid LMP1 race
car, removable targa top, and altered rear
end with the new taillights and diffuser.
The trademark BMW i Black Belt, running
from the trunk over the roof to the
car's rear
end is now complemented by A-pillars and roof lines that also
sport a black finish.
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.
ASSOCIATE WEST COAST EDITOR BLAKE Z. RONG: If it's said that a manual transmission can liven up any
car, no matter how boring, then the six - speed transmission sprouting
from the center of this 2014 Honda Accord Sport sedan,
from a shifter shaped like the
end of a baton, might be enough to turn it into a cut - rate
sports sedan — a poor man's Acura TLX, which, come to think of it, would make for a very poor man indeed.
All - new for 2018, the Buick Enclave marks a significant evolution
from a styling point of view,
sporting a lower roofline and a front
end inspired by the Avista and Avenir concept
cars.
To this
end, the Alfa Romeo 4C uses state - of - the - art technologies and materials derived
from super
sports cars (including the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione)-- carbon fibre, aluminium, rear - wheel drive — and technologies
from the latest standard models
from Alfa Romeo, but updated to enhance the
sports appeal of the new
car even further.
The Toyota Supra still enjoys an iconic status among
sports car aficionados, 16 years on
from the
end of production.
Stylistically, the concave grille — derived
from the Volvo P1800
sports car of the»70s — and «Thor's Hammer lights» that take up the front
end will define the new face of Volvo going forward.
From the low seat position typical of
sports cars, drivers not only see a fascinating front -
end landscape of the
car's wings and powerdome, but also two 7 - inch displays that are placed directly in the driver's line of sight for ideal ergonomics.
Borrowing styling
from the 2012 LF - LC concept
car, the LC was designed to change buyers» impression of Lexus, and compete with high -
end luxury coupes and
sports cars in the $ 100k price range.
To this
end, the Alfa Romeo 4C uses technologies and materials derived
from super
sports cars (including the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione)-- carbon fibre, aluminium, rear - wheel drive — and technologies
from the latest standard models
from Alfa Romeo, but developed to enhance the
sports appeal of the new
car even further.
The trademark BMW i Black Belt running
from the bonnet over the roof to the
car's rear
end is now complemented by A-pillars and roof lines that also
sport a black finish.
The Expo will feature carefully selected exhibitors
from luxury categories including fine art, high -
end jewellery, fashion, hand - crafted time pieces, designer furniture and exquisite table settings, fine dining, luxury executive
cars and
sports cars, private aviation and luxury travel.
World Luxury Expo features carefully selected exhibitors
from luxury categories including fine art, high -
end jewellery, fashion, hand - crafted time pieces, designer furniture and exquisite table settings, fine dining, luxury executive
cars and
sports cars and luxury travel.
The one thing I do praise the developers for is making the driving mechanics for driving a high
end sports car feel different
from a semi.
Suspended
from opposite
ends of a telescoping balance beam of velvety rusted steel are a restored bright yellow 1974 Porsche
sports car and a small meteorite.