Sentences with phrase «engined rear wheel drive car»

The SL63 displays how entertaining the inherent balance and predictability of a front - engined rear wheel drive car can be.»

Not exact matches

In many ways the Aston and Corvette are the most comparable cars here, with oversize engines in the front driving the rear wheels, but the Aston feels slightly short geared where the Corvette is long and the Vantage is compact and confidence inspiring where the ZR1 is intimidating.

Alfa Romeo's version of the car — ostensibly called the Alfa Romeo Spider, a name long tied to sporty, spritely rear - wheel drive roadsters until it was applied to a front - wheel drive car in 1995 — won't necessarily use the same engines as its Mazda sibling.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

Until now, all M cars have had a high - revving, normally aspirated engine, a manual or automated manual gearbox, rear - wheel drive, and a sedan or sports car shell.

We drove the Subaru BRZ last week, and the Scion FR - S (Front engine, Rear - wheel drive, Sport) is virtually the same car, with some minor tuning and trim differences.

However, Bell is let down by the GT - R's flat engine note, and the fact that it's all - wheel - drive system is obvious and ever - present, unlike the Audi R8 he recently drove that felt like a rear - drive car with occasional help from the front wheels.

Proper rear - wheel drive, naturally - aspirated, manual - gearbox sports cars are few and far between as it is these days, even if you completely ignore unique aspects like the RX - 8's Wankel rotary engine and its coupe-esque, suicide - doored body style.

Powered by a 203bhp naturally aspirated 2.0 - litre engine, the GT was inspired by the MX - 5 race car, and the extra power means it can now rival the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ for 200bhp rear - wheel drive fun.

After all, this car is the offspring of the 2003 Infiniti G35, the sedan that reinvented Nissan's overall performance identity with its rear - wheel - drive FM («front midship») chassis and VQ V - 6 engine, both of which also found their way to the Nissan 350Z.

In our downhill braking scenario, engine braking only will be much less efficient if the car is rear wheel drive, simple because the braking will not cause weight transfer on the braking rear wheels.

The low - slung Porsche sports car has rear - wheel drive, a flat - six engine in the middle of the car, and as many trunks as it has seats.

Traction is truly phenomenal for a rear - wheel - drive, front - engine car.

Since GM partnered with BMW and the former DaimlerChrysler to develop Two - Mode for front -, rear -, and four - wheel - drive applications with gasoline and diesel engines, you'll see it in more cars, pickups, SUVs, and crossover applications.

Toyota has hinted the rear - wheel - drive production car will pack a twin - turbo, inline - six engine and possibly a turbo - four, both BMW - sourced.

Al Oppenheiser, GM's global rear - wheel - drive platform chief, is predicting that all Camaros will weigh in at about 3750 pounds, and V - 6 cars should achieve a combined fuel economy rating of 26 mpg (thirstier V - 8 engines require premium fuel).

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

The Porsche 911 Turbo S is the fastest accelerating car thanks to all - wheel drive and the extra traction afforded by the rear - mounted engine

We're all quite familiar with the Toyota GT86 by now: It's one of the very few cars with a semi-affordable price tag that allows you to indulge in the classic recipe of front engine, rear - wheel drive, a manual gearbox and a naturally - aspirated engine.

Lacking Old World luxury - car provenance and a front - engine, rear - wheel - drive platform, Acura high - techs its way through such shortcomings.

I don't understand why we don't see the MR2 Spyder on these lists more?!? I know the earlier ones were plagued with oil / engine - eating problems, but the later models are reliable to 100k + miles and cost similar to the same aged Smart Roadster above... but compared to the Smart, for your # 2k - # 5k you get a 6 speed manual gearbox, over 70 % more power (~ 20 % more weight) but this is packaged in a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, normally aspirated car with no traction control and a LSD as standard:)

Typical of a pricey luxury car, mechanical configurations are numerous: Porsche offers three engines, three suspensions and rear - or all - wheel drive for 2017, and there are two plug - in hybrids and a Panamera Sport Turismo wagon coming for 2018 (see our First Drive hdrive for 2017, and there are two plug - in hybrids and a Panamera Sport Turismo wagon coming for 2018 (see our First Drive hDrive here).

So how on earth do you replace a car like the F12, which was surely one of the great front - engined, rear wheel - drive sports cars there has ever been, Amen?

The V - 8 engine makes a robust 360 horsepower in all - wheel - drive versions, like my test car, while rear - wheel - drive cars enjoy a higher 386 hp — a significant difference that should make the lighter rear - drive car even quicker.

The MX - 5 recipe is a tantalising one: a small, lightweight, rear - wheel drive car powered by a naturally aspirated engine and equipped with a manual gearbox, all sold at a price to tempt a select few from their hot hatchbacks.

It comes only with rear - wheel drive, and despite the car's compact dimensions, Mercedes has managed to squeeze a twin - turbo V - 8 engine under the hood.

With its transversely - mounted engine, front - wheel drive, and all - new Deltalink rear axle, the 850 T5 - R became the first car wearing the Volvo emblem to hit 155 mph.

While lots of cars tell you the level of turbo boost and the engine oil pressure and temperature, the GT - R goes about twenty steps further, supplying occupants with transmission oil temperature and pressure; front / rear torque split for the all - wheel - drive system; front - to - back, side - to - side, and combined G force data, steering angle position, and a lap timing system.

Its 2.0 - liter turbo - four produces 235 hp and 258 lb - ft, but because that car is based on a front - wheel - drive platform, the engine would need to be redesigned for use in the rear - wheel - drive IS.

Today, you can even get rear - wheel - drive dynamics and muscle - car looks with 4 - cylinder engines in cars like the 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, and now the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.

Called the RX - Vision concept, it's a preview of a front - engined, rear - wheel drive and Wankel rotary - powered sports car.

There is also an all - wheel - drive mode that uses the electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later electric - only driving.

I prefer front - engine, rear - wheel - drive cars.

I enjoyed the car though it was way too much engine for rear wheel drive.

How It Drives My test car was an X5 xDrive35i, which is something of a mouthful that needs decoding: xDrive is BMW - speak for all - wheel drive (sDrive is rear - wheel drive) and 35i signifies the gasoline six - cylinder engine, even though BMW nomenclature no longer matches up to engine displacement.

Car keys may be heading down the same road as the combustion engine, manual transmission, and rear - wheel drive — off to that big junkyard in the sky, at least if you believe the latest news coming out of Frankfurt.

Ford's EcoBoost - powered Interceptor has already won favor with some police departments thanks to its improved fuel economy compared to other squad cars with V - 8 engines; however, AN claims that police agencies generally prefer rear - wheel drive configurations, giving the Caprice a leg up over the front - or all - wheel - drive Ford Interceptor.

With a low introductory price, a host of engines including a supercharged 6.2 - liter V - 8 churning out 650 horsepower and 650 lb - ft of torque, and its rear - wheel drive layout, the Camaro is one of the most heavily used cars on the SEMA floor.

The only choices you'll make in choosing your G90 are what sort of engine you'd like (a turbo V - 6 or a V - 8), whether you'd like rear - wheel drive or all - wheel drive, the car's exterior color, and, in a few cases, the interior color scheme (most exterior colors offer only one interior color scheme).

a stout, rear - wheel - drive chassis with well - weighted steering and beefy brakes; a powerful, torquey V - 6 engine; sleek good looks mixing restrained retro styling themes into a modern sports - car profile; and an affordable price.

Part of this development project is stretching the rotary's purpose beyond a traditional front - engine, rear - wheel drive sports car application.

Whereas those cars all have a W - shaped twelve - cylinder engine driving all four wheels, the Mulsanne uses the massive V - 8 and rear - wheel - drive configuration of its predecessor.

The mk3 Twingo will be twinned with the new Smart car, and will share its rear - engine, rear - wheel - drive setup.

That's thanks to four electric motors — two front and two rear, to give the E-tron a novel take on quattro all - wheel drive — which produce a total of 309bhp and 3319 lb ft.. While the former is over 100bhp off a V8 - engined R8, the latter is a stonking ten times bigger than the petrol car's torque output.

It's so obvious this car has nothing in common with the Dart, which is based off Giulietta's C - EVO, just because it's rear wheel drive with longitudinal engine and gearbox.

Within the $ 30,000 - $ 40,000 range, cars like the Mustang GT, Camaro SS, BMW 220i, and Dodge Challenger R / T Scat Pack offer tremendous power and performance in similar front - engined, rear - wheel drive, two - door packages.

It is not really beautiful, being in fact rather oddly proportioned, with almost no front overhang — very much in the BMW tradition, as it happens — and a distribution of masses from the A-pillar back that is very close to that of big American cars built to the classical front - engine, rear - wheel - drive pattern.

And for a car with a big engine, rear - wheel drive and muscle - car looks, the 350Z is now something of a bargain.

These Pininfarina - designed, mid-engined kei cars feature a high - revving 660cc engine, 5 - speed manual transmission, and rear wheel drive.

Those who miss out might be interested in the similarly special Gallardo, which hasn't been unveiled yet but looks set to mate the 552bhp tune of 5.2 - litre V10 engine with rear wheel drive, while the Shanghai motor show car will combine shimmering white paint and a transparent engine cover with the carbonfibre rear wing from the Gallardo Superleggera.