Sentences with phrase «few car manufacturers»

There are actually quite a few car manufacturers moving towards producing practical cars for everyday use.

There are few car manufacturers in existence today which can claim to match the illustrious status of Porsche.

It was cars like the BMW 2002 that set the precedence for the automaker's designation as one of the few car manufacturers that could build an incredibly well - rounded vehicle, striking a balance between practicality, comfort, and a driving style that finds the happy medium between sporty and relaxed.

Few car manufacturers can boast a motorsport heritage quite as impressive Alpine — as well as numerous rally wins, the 1973 World Rally Championship constructors» title, an outright win at Le Mans in 1978, it won the LMP2 class of the World Endurance Championship in 2016.

But thanks to a few car manufacturers, we are not conducting our search for a new car completely car-less.

Not exact matches

Today more than a dozen Chinese - backed manufacturers (many of them American startups that now have Chinese owners) are tripping over one another to promote their electric cars and acceleration times; Faraday Future, Karma Automotive, NextEV, and Future Mobility are but a few.

«Very few manufacturers have the skill, experience and flexibility to make seven different car and truck models in one plant on two assembly lines,» said David Reuter, a Nissan spokesman.

Sproule, who counts stints at Jaguar, Tesla, and Nissan over his career, has been overseeing the luxury British sports car manufacturer's marketing and communications on a worldwide basis over the past few years.

We've seen quite a few major car manufacturers arrive in Formula E since it hit the motorsport scene back in 2014.

He's taken current and potential future car manufacturers and created concept liveries for the Spark concept — we'd be pretty happy if Formula E looked like this in a few years» time.

The pink cars will feature the logo of Brazilian brand Havaianas, the world's largest manufacturer of flip - flops, at a few races throughout the year, kicking off with this weekend's race in Melbourne.

Cybex are a multi award winning car seat manufacturer with design and safety awards from all over Europe from ADAC, Which & Red Dot to name but a few.

When buying a car seat, there are a few things you need to remember — some of these are things you should already know, some come from experienced parents, and some tips come straight from the manufacturers of the seats:

Magazine ran a campaign trying to get them banned a few years ago, and although they are still available, the two biggest car seat manufacturers, Maxi - Cosi and Britax, no longer produce them.

Automobile manufacturers design and build new car models every few years.

Perhaps because I always have such great expectations from this great historic manufacturer, I can't help feeling that they could do so much better... Also because this is their first SUV, they elected a few cars as benchmark.

With the racing car division founded by Bruce McLaren in 1963, and the road car division founded by Ron Dennis in 1985, very few companies have enjoyed such a successful renaissance period - in the space of just six years, the brand has gone from a one - hit wonder to one of the world's premier supercar manufacturers, with a brilliant lineup encompassing everything from daily drivers to insane track - only monsters.

Coincidentally, VW's CEO announced his departure a few days after Porsche confirmed it could raise its voting stake in Europe's biggest car manufacturer to 29.9 %»

«this is a four - door saloon SUV, a type of car that few manufacturers have attempted» - there could be a good reason for that... Reminds me of one of those Chinese «clones» that pretends to be a Rolls or some such and misses the mark completely.

While these cars won't necessarily preview the performance cars we'll be driving over the next few years, they're a good indication as to the direction manufacturers are taking in terms of design and technology.

It's impossible to ignore that this is a four - door saloon SUV, a type of car that few manufacturers have attempted and even fewer, if any, have succeeded with.

Maudslay — Nick Baldwin has learned much about this early motor car manufacturer / Space Age Goddess — Few cars have aroused such controversy as Citroens DS.

Some manufacturers only get a few months out of an all - new car before it starts to feel old.

this is definitlly biased toward the less selling cars to improve sales forll them the fords were left out even though they out perform and out last with fewer problems than most manufacturers i do nt see them as out of the top ten they should be there the ford engines are more durable and have fewer problems then most

While the show has had a few losses - a handful of manufacturers have turned their back on the show which takes place at one of Motor City's gloomiest ever periods - many other car makers are showing off brand new metal, some of which is pretty desirable stuff.

In the unenviable position as one of the few remaining truly independent car manufacturers, Mazda has had to constantly redefine its place within the mainstream since breaking away from Ford at the beginning of the last decade.

After the turmoil created by the Takata airbag scandal of the last few years, it is not at all surprising to see car manufacturers tread extremely lightly around the issue of malfunctioning airbags.

It was the first production car to feature an airbag standard, and as late as 1991 there were only a few other manufacturers in Europe who offered an airbag.

Few will forget Williams» impact on the British Touring Car Championship in the 1990s — when it took over Renault's team in 1995, it turned the already competitive Laguna into a championship winner, resulting in driver and manufacturer titles in 1997.

Aston Martin Racing Customer Programmes Manager Andrew Williamson said: «There are very few manufacturers that can fill a grid with such a wide range of race cars — from LMP1 to GT4s.

After a few days driving the RX350, we understand why every other car manufacturer considers it as the benchmark to beat; great finish, great driving, superb engine and impressive suspensions.

The French car manufacturer released photos and details for the 2012MY Megane, a model which receives a facelift treatment which includes aesthetic improvements but also few performance tweaks.

To many of the world's automakers at the 1998 North American International Auto Show, the past is almost as important as the present and the future.With American and European automakers finally closing in on Japanese levels of quality and with too many manufacturers chasing after too few buyers, many car companies at this year's show are playing up their heritage to strengthen their brand identity.At the show, which opens to the public Saturday at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit: * Volkswagen unveiled a groovy new version of the Beetle, the best - selling car in history.

One of the very few motor manufacturers to actually sit in and race the cars he designed and built, the competition no doubt «improved the breed» and the «LM» team cars were very successful in national and international motor racing including at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia.

Availability of turbodiesel models increased in the 2014 model year, as a few more manufacturers introduced passenger cars and sport utility vehicles powered by turbodiesel motors.

Given that so few owners track their brand - new cars, it boils down all of those boisterous, manufacturer - provided performance claims to little more than marketing buzzspeak.

Subcompact crossovers are slowly gaining on compact cars in terms of popularity in Canada, but few manufacturers recommend towing with them.

Answer: A few years ago wild, flashy concept cars were built only to attract attention to a manufacturer's display at an auto show.

A number of manufacturers are playing the track day car game, from Porsche's GT4 and GT3 cars to the kill - all - comers Dodge Viper ACR, but few are as sorted as this Camaro.

The world's biggest manufacturers have used the WRC to show off their road cars for decades, and in 2016 Volkswagen Motorsport looks set to dominate as they have for the past few years.

Until then, the German car manufacturer is offering a few teaser pictures that are attached in our gallery.

According to the sales sheets more and more new car customers are being handed the keys to a Subaru because they had the fortune of being one of the few automobile manufacturers to turn a profit last year.

The subcompact car market is a crowded one that includes the popular Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta, and Nissan Versa Note to name a few, so manufacturers have to keep their little cars fresh and new if they don't want to be left out.

Sure there are few plain econoboxes out there, but for the most part, manufacturers are making daring changes with these cars to attract attention and, in some cases, youthful buyers.

It remains one of the most prestigious auto shows in the world, and brings with it concept and production cars from nearly every manufacturer (except a few).

Only a few manufacturers still design their cars as rear - wheel drives, the front - wheel drives have all the advantages in terms of weight, technology and use of space.

-- Chevrolet Sail gets 0 stars in Latin NCAP crash testing — The Sail sedan lacked airbags and 3 - point seat belts in all positions — GM may phase out cars without airbags and other safety features by 2019 — Other car manufacturers like Nissan, Renault and Fiat also have 0 star safety ratings for few car models

Other manufacturers have developed concept race cars for the Vision Gran Turismo project, but Chevrolet is one of the few to transfer it from the digital world to a physical concept vehicle.

I wonder if all buyers of this car will get a personal letter of thanks from the tyre manufacturers, whose products they will be buying every few weeks.

A few months ago, the new Honda Civic Type R has managed to beat the Nurburgring lap time for the front - drive cars (now the Golf Clubsport S holds the record) and this was the trigger for the Japanese car manufacturer.