Sentences with phrase «focus on performance cars»

The people who got Jordan Priestley started on his 15 - year career in the performance industry included his father, Don, who helped him build his first big - block when Jordan was only seven years old; family friend Forest Seek, who owned a parts store that focused on performance cars; and Dave Lindsley, who owned a ’67 Camaro RS with a built small - block and was also a successful business owner.

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By focussing on the software and driver experience over the vehicle's physical performance, Breitfeld hopes to avoid repeating the same mistakes as Faraday Future — an electric car company that has run into financial difficulties after unveiling its FF91 vehicle at CES last year.

Police say a video from the Uber self - driving car that struck and killed a woman on Sunday shows her moving in front of it suddenly, a factor that investigators are likely to focus on as they assess the performance of the technology in the first pedestrian fatality involving an autonomous vehicle.

Now we have a car, we have to make it work, but once the car works it's just now focused on being the best team, finding performance everywhere.

If you are looking to buy a car seat / stroller combo brand that focuses on safety and happiness for babies, the Recaro Denali has features that combine a car seat and stroller system designed to offer you a high - performance transporting option for your growing family and some think it is the best infant travel system available.

Fisker, a U.S. start - up focusing on the creation of high performance, energy efficient vehicles, plans to sell an $ 80,000 plug - in hybrid sports car by late 2009.

Our research focused on benchmarking high end performance station cars, one - off vehicles and market trends.»

This is why, despite the evermore sophisticated nature of dampers fitted to cars by their makers, the aftermarket continues to thrive, with customers prepared to trade production - car compromise (even on some very high - performance models) for a sharper focus in extreme conditions on road and track.

To ignore this and continue producing only performance cars is to risk a fate like that of Kodak, which blithely focused on its profitable film business only to find one day there was no more film business.

Most of all, though, this car reminds us how much we like driving the regular 2015 Ford Focus ST.. The Ford Performance parts installed on this one don't transform the hot hatch so much as emphasize its virtues and soften its flaws.

Hiroshi Tamura, the GT - R's chief product specialist, did focus on the «GT» side of the name, aiming for a more mature, less punishing car without sacrificing a jot of supercar performance.

It has more of an edge to it than the A45 and some may find the ride a little on the brittle side, but the Focus RS is the closest to the A45 in terms of real world performance than all of the aforementioned rivals and bests many as a real drivers» car.

The low - slung Merc feels like more of a weapon, a car more focused on going hard and fast, and it takes time to get used to the magnitude of the performance on offer.

Despite the focus on performance, McLaren says the new car will have «executive saloon» levels of ride quality and refinement.

The 720S is the product of a manufacturer that hasn't changed its focus on wanting to build the most exciting, thrilling and best performance cars it can despite any obstacles it has faced along the way.

For a car that's focused on performance, the Renovo Coupe comes prepared for multiple runs at the track.

But before you roll your eyes, check out the idea behind this new car: instead of focusing on outright performance, this new 911 will reportedly prioritize driving pleasure above lap times.

Both the standard Boss 302 and the Laguna Seca move the Mustang away from a traditional, Detroit - style muscle car that is focused on 0 - to -60-mph performance first and handling second.

With VW already promising renewed focus on cleaner methods of propulsion, it seems logical that Porsche would follow suit — though media attention on American firm Tesla has also prompted several manufacturers to take a closer look at electric performance cars.

Not too long ago, BMW's M performance division was focused purely on «core» products, providing finely - honed performance versions of the German car - maker's mid-size 3 Series and large 5 Series.

For starters there's the new Focus ST, a high - performance version of the new compact hatch that's set to take on cars like the Mazdaspeed3 and Civic Si.

An electric performance brand, focused on uncompromised car design and technology.

But unlike that last article, which focused on luxury cars with a sporty flavor, this piece will instead focus on cars that place a greater emphasis on performance, with luxury as a secondary priority.

In our week with the car, we observed just over 17mpg in mixed metro driving with a driving style more focused on performance than on economy.

Despite that, the car will be positioned at the centre of the «lifestyle vehicle» market, with a greater focus on urban use than off - road performance.

Featuring the same rigid yet lightweight Coupé bodyshell as the F - TYPE R, and combined with a finely tuned focus on ride, handling and performance, both the F - TYPE Coupé and F - TYPE S Coupé are true driver's cars.

«Lamborghini continues to focus on weight reduction as a means to reducing CO2, for example through the investment in carbon fiber engineering, which also contributes to our quest for the best super sports car handling and performance.

GM's 2009 SEMA Show strategy will focus on passenger - car performance accessories and some pickups with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

It's just nice to see a few companies are still focusing on the importance performance cars in their lineup, U.S. bound or not.

For the 2010 Show, General Motors will focus on passenger car performance accessories, and some pickups with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

General Motors will focus on passenger car performance accessories, and some pick - up trucks with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

The General Motors 2011 SEMA Show strategy for its Project Vehicle Program will focus on passenger - car performance accessories and some pickups with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

These cars focus on the three core areas of luxury (SV), high - performance (SVR) and off - road (SVX)-- with more models planned for each.

Ford now typically focuses on one message, for example, its Vignale luxury trim line, or performance - oriented cars.

Instead, Corvette Racing engineers decided to focus on fine - tuning both cars for fuel - length stints and consistent performance.

McLaren resisted the temptation to make the P1 a modern facsimile of the F1, however, instead having a 903bhp hybrid - electric powertrain, a two - seat interior, state - of - the - art suspension technology, lightweight construction and competition - grade aerodynamics to deliver the fastest, most focused and most exciting performance car it could imagine, fit for equally unprecedented thrills on both road and track.

Based on the passion of engineers and strategies from High Performance Vehicle Development Center, Hyundai N cars will feature new powertrains and lightweight materials derived from Hyundai Motor's World Rally Championship (WRC) participation, as well as performance - focused handling and aePerformance Vehicle Development Center, Hyundai N cars will feature new powertrains and lightweight materials derived from Hyundai Motor's World Rally Championship (WRC) participation, as well as performance - focused handling and aeperformance - focused handling and aerodynamics.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Normally, these cars emphasize styling or performance, but this year Volkswagen decided to focus on fuel economy as well.

The Jaguar F - TYPE represents a return to the company's heart: a two - seat, sports car focused on performance, agility and driver involvement.

Currently GM's hottest division, all of Pontiac cars are tightly focused on performance, value and safety and geared to younger buyers.

To make it not only the best Camaro ever, but one of the best performance cars available, Chevrolet focused on three pillars of development:

Instead of selling high - performance compact cars, Subaru will focus on newer vehicles like the BRZ, XV and Forester.

Zevalkink said the group will focus on performance variants of existing cars, such as the 2003 Marauder edition of the Mercury Grand Marquis, within 12 to 18 months «if not faster» after deciding a variant is needed to attract or renew interest in a car line.

Overall, few cars on the road can match the performance and price of this American made muscle car where focus is on speed and handling.

The REMIX explores the shape and design of a two - seat sports car focused on agile and fun - to - drive performance that can also provide exceptional practicality as a daily driver.

And whereas Land Rovers are focused on off - road performance, this car is very definitely aimed at highway use.

Built from the ground up with AMG components, the 2015 Mercedes - Benz GLA45 AMG in Chicago IL puts the brand's new compact crossover on the map for performance - focused car shoppers.

Nissan said it focused on exterior design, interior refinement, driving performance, ride comfort and advanced technology, so basically everything but the storage space, which by the way is totally acceptable for a car in this class.

The tuner focused on improving both the car's aerodynamics and performance.