Sentences with phrase «first production car in»

The limited - edition car is the first production car in the world to come equipped with laser high beams.

MDX was the first production car in the Acura model line to introduce the bold shape with intricate detail — resulting in a clean appearance that makes a luxury statement.

With McLaren Automotive's rapid development in recent years, it's easy to forget that the company's first production car in the post-F1 era was the MP4 - 12C — later known simply as the 12C.

The Accord Plug - In is the first production car in the U.S. to meet the new, more stringent LEV3 / SULEV20 emissions standard, and will also qualify for single - occupant carpool - lane access in California.

It is also the first production car in America to meet the new LEV3 / SULEV20 emissions standard.

The real news is that Faraday Future plans to break ground on a new factory north of Las Vegas, Nevada, within the next few weeks, and will deliver its first production car in «only a couple of years» time,» says senior vice president for research and development Nick Sampson.

The first optional headrests for the front seat of cars arrived in 1959, while padded dashboards were introduced to the first production cars in 1960.

Not exact matches

Tesla's Model 3 production problems were first revealed in early October when the automaker reported it had produced just 260 of its new Model 3 electric cars in the third quarter and delivered only 220.

Faraday Future, the ambitious California automotive startup that has positioned itself as a Tesla killer, finally unveiled its first production car Tuesday night in Las Vegas at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne, who is retiring in 2019, got there first: he saw that passenger cars weren't selling in the US, so he shifted the carmaker's production to more profitable, more in - demand pickup trucks and SUVs.

Now that the GT is starting to be delivered to owners — only 250 in the first year of production — we can see what race - car elements influenced and in many ways determined the design.

For example, Tesla could ship 12,200 Model 3 cars in its first production year in 2017, and another 64,660 Model 3 cars in 2018.

The second generation of its first ever production car released in 2008, the Tesla Roadster, will not only be the company's quickest accelerating car in its fleet, but also the world's quickest on many levels.

In 2017, the company had said it planned to reach a production rate of 5,000 cars per week for the Model 3, but later revised back that target to the end of the first quarter.

Musk had said in October that Tesla has been «deep in production hell» making the Model 3, its first attempt to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end electric cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.

Faraday Future's PR team continues to operate in overdrive as the company prepares to debut its first production car at CES 2017 in Las Vegas on...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) earnings will also be in focus after Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday cut off analysts asking about profit potential in the company's first - quarter's earnings call, sending shares down 4 % in after - hours trading, despite promises that production of the troubled Model 3 electric car was on track.

On - time production is critical for the company, since it will only be able to make its first dollar profit in 2013 if it delivers cars on schedule.

In August, the electric vehicle manufacturer began production of its first - ever mass market car, the Model 3.

«First production cargo trip of the Tesla Semi heavy - duty truck, carrying battery packs from the Gigafactory in the Nevada mountains to the car factory in California,» said Musk in his Instagram post.

First production cargo trip of the Tesla Semi heavy duty truck, carrying battery packs from the Gigafactory in the Nevada mountains to the car factory in California

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk introduces one of the first Model 3 cars off the Fremont factory's production line during an event at the company's facilities in Fremont, California, U.S., July 28, 2017.

Faraday Future has a promising view of high tech, state - of - the - art future electric cars as it breaks ground on its first production plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

We won't argue that Tesla had a significant first - move advantage in the EV market, but as the company fails to produce cars that advantage atrophies as firms with production competencies develop EV competencies.

Ford, the second largest U.S. automaker, showed off its Fusion Energi plug - in hybrid and promised to start production of a new Focus EV that it expects to be «the first five - passenger, all - electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating.»

In this episode, production sound mixer Mary Ellis talks about her very first day of the shoot — recording the sound on set during the continuous five - minute shot set to «Harlem Shuffle,» and the challenges of mic» ing all those fast - moving cars.

In this episode, production sound mixer Mary Ellis talks about her very first day of the shoot — recording the sound on set during the continuous 5 - minute shot set to «Harlem Shuffle,» and the challenges of mic» ing all those fast - moving cars.

Lambo just unveiled the Aventador SV, its most powerful production car ever, and we recently featured it in a first drive before it made its debut at Goodwood.

The Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder and the Oldsmobile F - 85 Jetfire, both launched in 1962, were the first turbocharged production cars.

Mercedes offered the first supercharged production models in 1921 with 60 percent more power than the cars» normally aspirated counterparts.

It's also set to be the most overtly sporting Aston Martin production car since the first V8 Vantage back in 1978.

From the original concept car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto show to the first - generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old production sports car has taken it from all sides.

One of the most extraordinary and beautiful cars ever to reach production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.

The first 400 cars built at McLaren's Production Center in Woking, England will be launch models.

When the Elise was announced back in 1996, Lotus boasted the world's first production - car chassis made of epoxy - bonded aluminum extrusions.

Meant to compete directly with the VW Golf and Ford Focus, the new car will first see production in 2014 and be built at Nissan's assembly plant in Sunderland, England.

The car was so perfectly attuned to the market that some 400,000 were snapped up in the first year of production, a record.

Eleven years after the MP4 / 1, McLaren was first with carbon fiber again — this time with a production car designed around a list of superlatives: the highest power - to - weight ratio, the best - handling supercar, and the fastest production car in the world.

Toyota's first series production fuel cell car, the Mirai, is already on sale in some markets.

The Golf R 400 concept was first shown in 2014 with a whopping 395 hp, and soon thereafter VW told us that it was strongly considering putting the car into production.

We've been hearing about inter-car communication for years now, and the 2017 Mercedes - Benz E-Class represents the first fully integrated «Car - to - X» communications system in production.

I mean, the car created a legend in the first two years it was in production.

The first production car to ever break the 200 - mph barrier was the Ferrari F40 in 1987.

The company pays homage to Porsche's first production car, the 356, which debuted in 1948.

The production details for right - hand - drive cars have been released as the first cars roll off the line at Ford's Flat Rock plant in Michigan, USA, with 100 «early bird» customers — who placed their orders back in May 2014 — expected to receive their cars before spring 2016.

While the first 12 months or so were largely limited to design analyses and hot takes that often seemed to more closely reflect the author's position on Tesla stock rather than the car's potential merits, the start of prototype production in late February led to numerous spy shots of both the amateur and professional varieties.

The first production cars were delivered in December 1966.

The successor to the much - loved first - generation Alpina D3, which was based on the «E90» BMW 3 - series — and also (according to its maker) the fastest diesel - powered production car in the world.

Intelligent Design — Reg Winstone ponders the significance of the rediscovered Gerin prototype exhibited in public for the first time earlier this year at Rétromobile / Leather conservation — Matthew Bell visits the Leather Conservation Centre and learns about its approach to preservation — including that of old - car upholstery / Guy: the first British production V - 8 — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the story of the cars made by commercial vehicle manufacturers Guy Motors Ltd / Dieppe GP — Celebrating 100 years since the 1912 French GP, a group of enthusiasts headed to Dieppe.

Who Dares Wins — Douglas Blain reckons the SS100 a real prewar masterpiece — is definitely his type of car / The Bradley Tapes — The first in a new series recalling the life and times of renowned motoring journalist WF Bradley / A Celebration Of Speed — David Venables reports on the ever - popular Festival of Speed at Goodwood / Jumble Giant — Michael Ware previews the grandady of them all — the September Beaulieu Autojumble / Bean's Talk — JonathonWood tells the tale of an early attempt at mass production / Best Buy — Michael Bowler selects some more first cars for under # 10000 / Bespoke Motoring — Malcolm Green's in - depth guide to special bodied MGs from 1929 to 1955 / French Connection — Michael Worthington - Williams on the cars of Marcel Violet.