Sentences with phrase «everyday performance cars»
It should be more realistic to everyday performance cars that people could buy — $ 35 - 65k vehicles.
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With more power and more luxury, the updated VW Golf GTI retains its crown as the ultimate everyday performance car
Not exact matches
It's actually much harder to build a good $ 20,000 car with a spacious cabin, everyday comfort and convenience, and thrifty performance without forcing people to turn their wallets inside out to find the last dollar.
They may not be as sexy as luxury sedans or high - performance sports cars, but the competitors in our 2013 Compact Car Challenge represent the go - to vehicles for the majority of us regular folks in our everyday lives.
It's actually much harder to build a great $ 20,000 car, one with a spacious cabin, everyday comfort and convenience, plus thrifty performance, all without forcing people to turn their wallets inside out to find the last dollar.
Yes, we are a performance sports car company, but we try also to be different in the way we develop and produce performance cars that you can use everyday... I think we deliver an experience.
1934 Packard convertible — Canadian Ken Showers tells us about the car he uses as everyday transport / Fact and Fiction — How a rolling road is used to improve performance.
Alpina has always flown underneath the radar, delivering cars that manage to mix shattering performance and sharp dynamics with low - key looks and a dash of everyday refinement.
In terms of drivability, there wasn't a lot to choose from in terms of performance largely because none of these cars can or will approach their driving limits on the everyday roads.
These irritants rather debunk the idea that rally specials like this offer 911 Turbo - baiting performance in a more practical, everyday saloon - car shell.
But despite its supermodel looks and gaudy performance numbers, the car is quiet, comfortable, and practical enough to work as an everyday driver.
As an everyday car capable of reality - bending performance, the two 2012 911 Carrera S models we drove (one with a manual transmission, one with a PDK dual - clutch automatic) easily trump the previous 911.
For the rest of us, there are worse things than the 911 Turbo, a sports car that dares to combine supercar performance with everyday ease.
High performance cars like this are typically best as a weekend warrior, with an economical daily driver for an everyday car.
You get a better interior and everyday car for cheaper but comparable performance (hopefully)
It's one thing to make a rear - or mid-engine sports car even faster and better performing, but it's something else entirely to make a vehicle capable of extreme winter performance, logic - defying track capability, serious towing capacity, and everyday usability.
The hallmark of Audi's S cars, from the S4 to the S8, has always been a balance of performance, subtlety, and everyday usability.
Urus is a versatile car perfectly suited for everyday driving, but it also provides the distinct engine sound, all of the thrill and the high performance of a real Lamborghini.
With the optional Handling Speciale pack added, the result is a genuine driver's car with terrific performance, fine handling characteristics and a dash of everyday usability you might not typically associate with the prancing horse brand.
The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe leave the factory with a thorough selection of equipment on board which reflects their character as extremely performance - oriented cars offering excellent everyday usability.
To widen its appeal, BMW offered greater customisation of the driving experience through electronic chassis control systems such as Drive Performance control, which allows the throttle, steering, and stability control program to be altered; along with optional adaptive M Sport suspension - standard on 35is models - to make sure the car was less compromised during everyday driving.
This gives the BMW M3 and BMW M4 a degree of variability and everyday usability that is well beyond the norm for high - performance sports cars of their level.
This powerful engine allows the C 63 to offer performance and dynamics on par with that of a sports car, giving you the everyday utility that you need, with the excitement that you want.
Porsche says the car blends «performance and everyday usability,» a combination the brand is well established for delivering.
If there is such thing as an ultimate performance car for the everyday driver, this surely has to be it.
Never before has a super sportscar designed for everyday use offered such an impressive dynamic performance combined with the fuel consumption of a compact car.
As the M4, it is available in either coupe or convertible body styles (the four - door M3 variant is covered elsewhere) and it offers sports car performance with the promise of everyday usability.
This successful model from the Stuttgart - based sports car manufacturer is launching as a completely new development and will combine even more of the typical Porsche performance with excellent everyday practicality.
It can be built to perform easy shift changes for everyday driving as well as for supporting performance cars with 450 foot - pounds of torque.
The F ‑ TYPE range offers sports cars that only Jaguar could create — effortless performance and precise agile handling, with everyday refinement and usability.
In combination with a powerful powertrain, the BMW M8 Gran Coupe becomes a dream car that combines design, performance and everyday life in a fascinating package.
While super car enthusiasts would routinely pay upwards of $ 490,000 for a Ferrari F12 tdf, this is a Chevrolet we're talking about so Don says divide that price by three which is «the correction factor that typically applies when Chevy combines prancing - horse performance with everyday value ``.
It's not everyday that we get to drive such high performance cars on the Yas Marina circuit, so it was experience worth the travel.
Despite the performance available and the speed - orientated setup of the car, the VXR is still very usable on an everyday basis.
In all instances, the automatic transmission shifts smoothly, with less performance - focused modes giving the car a more relaxed gait for everyday conditions.
A combination of expressive design, a decidedly sporty interior and a high level of everyday practicality makes the C63 AMG a unique high - performance car.
These prices are certainly eye - popping to most everyday car shoppers, but they're actually about the norm for luxury cars with this caliber of performance.
The introduction of rear axle steering in all turbo models immensely improves both circuit racing and everyday performance of the two new top sports cars.
With this 2 - door model, BMW M GmbH is now realising for the first time in this vehicle class its concept of racing - oriented performance characteristics in a car developed for everyday use.
BMW's Dual Clutch Transmission might have given this 135is a performance edge, but using the manual transmission made the car overall more fun, and didn't detract from its everyday drivability.
GT sports cars engineered by Porsche embody the most passionate connection possible between everyday driving and Porsche's competition heritage and highlight the sporty core of the brand: Intelligent Performance.
The German word Volkswagen literally means «People's car,» and the new Volkswagen models in our showroom do a great job of bringing together exceptional engineering, technology, and performance for everyday drivers to enjoy.
This car is the middle ground between everyday driver and raw performance.
- Focus ST builds on the DNA of the Sport Technologies badge, combining strong performance, fine handling dynamics, eye - catching style and the refinement needed for everyday useThe covers finally came off the production version of the dramatic new Focus ST five - door today at the Frankfurt Motor Show, revealing the performance car that enthusiasts around the globe are waiting for.
The Civic Si Sedan showcases the performance potential of the Civic platform and is designed to carve through twisty roads like a sports car, sprint from 0 - 60 quickly and still provide the everyday practicality of a Civic with its legendary quality, refinement and durability.
The BMW M5 was the first car of its kind to offer racing - oriented high performance in a sedan that could be driven without restrictions in everyday road traffic.
«Historically the Lamborghini is the No. 1 seller, but as a rule hobbyists want American muscle and performance cars, and not everyday cars.
The new BMW M5 is a high - performance sports car whose exceptional dynamic potential is geared squarely to the demands of track use yet which also sets a new benchmark in everyday driving with its supreme touring comfort and innovative equipment features.
This gives the BMW M3 and BMW M4 a degree of variability and everyday usability that is well beyond the norm for high - performance sports cars of their level.
«We develop the BMW M Performance Automobiles for customers who are seeking very sporty driving characteristics yet do not wish to sacrifice any of their BMW's everyday practicality,» said Frank van Meel, CEO of BMW M. «The experience and expertise garnered by BMW M in the world of motor sport and the development of high - performance sports cars are also channeled into the development of our BMW M Performance APerformance Automobiles for customers who are seeking very sporty driving characteristics yet do not wish to sacrifice any of their BMW's everyday practicality,» said Frank van Meel, CEO of BMW M. «The experience and expertise garnered by BMW M in the world of motor sport and the development of high - performance sports cars are also channeled into the development of our BMW M Performance Aperformance sports cars are also channeled into the development of our BMW M Performance APerformance Automobiles.