Sentences with phrase «for mainstream cars»

The days of a beautiful and iconic car design instantly recognizable for mainstream cars are a thing of the past.

I liked the styling for a mainstream car, much better than that of the Ford 500 which I was also considering.

The Impreza's standard complement of safety equipment is pretty typical for a mainstream car, encompassing anti-lock brakes, stability and traction controls, a rearview camera, and an array of airbags.

Not exact matches

They've been locked away in car factories for years, but as computer processing gets faster and cheaper robots are moving into the mainstream.

Automation, whether for chatbots or cars, is moving quickly but still has a long journey to the mainstream.

Tesla expects to sell about 50,000 cars this year, but that number is expected to shoot upward as the Model 3 will be its first car priced for the mainstream.

It's still unclear whether mainstream consumers are willing to pay for a 4G LTE connection to their car on top of their typical smartphone bill.

The controversy surrounds the production of Tesla's Model 3, which is the electric car maker's maiden vehicle designed for the mainstream, and the company's cash burn, the latter of which took Wall Street by surprise.

As technology becomes more mainstream in our homes and cars, demand for NXP's solutions is likely to increase.

Electric cars move into the mainstream quickly, but decarbonising the transport sector also requires much more stringent efficiency measures across the board, notably for road freight.

Discussing the possibility of a return to a mainstream motorsport championship, Monger stated his plan was «to get back into a single seater race car for 2018.»

Mainstream political thought in transport has moved to a widespread acknowledgement that providing extra space for cars in cities — whether underground or not — is counterproductive.

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Unfortunately, given that the thriller plot kicks in for the latter half of the film, which employs such things as cracked security systems, hacked computers, tampered drinks, hidden cameras, women in cages, car chases, and criminal frame jobs, the upper hand is completely lost to cheesy mainstream suspense gimmickry that is both wearisome and distasteful considering the thematic material presented.

Everyone here transcends their typecasting, including slacker balladeers Mark and Jay Duplass, who make a bid for mainstream success (two words: car chase) without precisely abandoning their idiosyncrasies, such as their camcorder - honed / derived aesthetic — which establishes a cinematic grammar that allows for shabby but essential angles like a shot of Segel's hair poking up from behind a vending machine.

Downsizing is nothing new for mainstream automakers, which have been pumping out subcompacts for several years now, but the X1 presages a coming tide of smaller luxury vehicles, both cars and crossovers.

Most of the VW Group's EU profits come from Audi, which builds most of its mainstream cars in Ingolstadt and Neckarlsum, Germany, but for much bigger profit margins than Wolfsburg's VWs, and from Skoda, which still maintains mostly Czechia - based production, at significantly lower costs.

Because Tesla brought those features to market without the kind of belt - and - suspenders safety regimen that every mainstream, traditional automaker has been practicing for about half a century, Cadillac is ready to take the lead on self - driving car development.

Nissan's unabashed aim for the mainstream may not excite enthusiasts like us, but it's hard to fault this strategy given the overall competence of cars like the 2014 Rogue.

It's not easy being a mainstream car manufacturer fighting for space in the automotive D - segment.

Many friends and relatives come knocking on our door when it comes time for them to buy a new car, and a good chunk of them are in the market for a mainstream compact.

It makes the SLR Roadster, unveiled at Geneva in March and now in production at an eye - watering # 350,000, a more enticing prospect than its coupe cousin, promising to kill stone dead even the subtle scuttle wobbles that afflict the mainstream Merc SL65 and in so doing putting some clear blue water between itself and a car that, on paper, all but matches its straight line pace for less than half the price.

Today, Porsche is the only mainstream automaker developing one - piece carbon - fiber wheels in - house, and there's just one supplier, Carbon Revolution, manufacturing them for production cars, including the Ford GT, Mustang GT350R, and several upcoming models from other brands — though there are a number of other outfits making «hybrid» carbon / alloy wheels for the aftermarket.

According to Mercedes, the name stands for «electric intelligence» and will be aimed at bringing electric sports cars into the mainstream.

The front seats have been redesigned for better comfort and more style, and a new Sport Package available for the mainstream, high - volume Focus SE adds 17 - inch black aluminum wheels, a black grille, and a black rear spoiler, plus paddle shifters for the dual - clutch automatic, the first time they've been offered on the car.

No plans exist to move its luxury models into separate showrooms from its mainstream cars and trucks, Krafcik says, though Hyundai's premium - car sales are accelerating and the potential exists for expanding the range from the current three offerings.

Over the next few years, Google hopes to test the autonomous vehicles on a more widespread scale, potentially further paving the way for a mainstream, commercially available self - driving car.

The CUPRA R has some intriguing styling flourishes — it's the first time copper and carbon have been used on a mainstream car, for example.

Over the next few months, look for the Dodge brand's sales numbers to decline as the Chrysler Group embarks on its five - year plan to make the Chrysler brand the mainstream, best - selling passenger car brand.

With hybrids and even conventional gas - powered cars continuing to up the gas - mileage ante, the HS 250h's fuel economy estimates — while good for the luxury segment — have been overshadowed by mainstream models like the Prius, Honda Insight and even the Ford Fusion Hybrid.

Beside kneecapping Woebcken's dreams of independence for VW of America, Diess» statement leaves mainstream diesel car / SUV sales to newcomers Chevrolet and Mazda, the latter of which announced at the L.A. Show it will add a diesel option to its CX - 5 compact crossover next year.

Great review, one for car enthusiasts unlike tow two mainstream mags who actively dislike anything Alfa Romeo and begrudgingly gave the car just 4 stars.

Audi's involvement also bodes well for the future direction of Lamborghini, for although the perceived threat from the R8 shouldn't be underestimated, it's clear that the plan is to steer the mid-engined Audi towards Porsche's mainstream 911s and push Lamborghini towards producing harder, faster and more extreme cars to tackle Stuttgart's track - bred GT3 and GT2 models and Modena's rumoured F430 Challenge Stradale.

It's fun to drive, period — not just for a mainstream compact car.

The mk6 GTI is a great car — more entertaining than the Scirocco — but it is undoubtedly trying hard not to alienate a mainstream market (albeit a flush one as the starting price is # 22,000 for the three - door), meaning it is less extroverted than some of its rivals.

On Friday 22 June, the last ever Renesis rotary engined car — the RX - 8 — rolled off the production line at Mazda's Hiroshima factory, signalling the end of an era for the company, as it currently has no current plans to re-introduce the engine in a mainstream model.

For instance, while V - 6 engines have pretty much disappeared from mainstream midsize cars, Honda still offers one in the Accord.

Equipment levels are way up for the money, and are now arguably among the best in the mainstream small - car business.

If you're looking for an extreme hot hatchback version of a mainstream car, then the Astra VXR is seriously worth considering.

Look no further if you're in the market for a mainstream electric car.

While there are no immediate plans for North American sales or leasing programs, you can bet some of the car's technology will go mainstream.

Don't take our word for it, Consumer Reports did back to back performance testing of two mainstream cars that recommended premium.

If nothing else, that leaves more room for cupholders and storage bins on mainstream cars.

Ford, just like all mainstream car makers, knows that the SUV and Crossover are fast becoming the transport of choice for families.

It's now pretty much impossible for a manufacturer to launch a mainstream car without including a bunch of clever driver assistance systems, and sure enough, the new Focus is stuffed full of them.

For all the talk over the years of the Prius being an «icon» of the green car movement, it is dangerously close to morphing into mainstream status.

As for those 2014 Best Tech car awards, we're holding open one for the first mainstream model that installs USB and Bluetooth standard and makes the CD player optional.

Critical Knowledge: 2010 370Z: Only minor updates for Nissan's mainstream sports car in 2010 following a 2009 redesign.

«Our goal for the new car was to give the mainstream sedan buyer a top - drawer visual experience, adding some emotional appeal to an already sensible choice,» he says.

In Europe, front - wheel drive was popularized by small cars like the Mini, Renault 5 and Volkswagen Golf and adopted for virtually all mainstream cars.