Sentences with phrase «for production car»

The findings gathered by the BMW Group from this pilot project were channeled straight into the development process for a production car.

Advanced safety features for the production car will include Collision Mitigation Braking System, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist System, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low - Speed Follow and Blind Spot Indicator.

This is the drivetrain that propels the Super Sport to 268 mph, the current world record for a production car.

The GT2 RS completed the lap on Michelin Pilot Cup 2 tyres, and although these were developed specifically for this model, they are both road legal and standard for the production car.

Its aluminum monocoque was a first for a production car, helping to shave weight, but the Type R treatment took weight reduction even further by removing the stereo, air conditioning and tossing out most of the sound - deadening material.

The navigation system uses a 12.3 - inch LCD, the current largest for a production car.

Only last week we reported that Guinness World Records had cancelled the world speed record for a production car held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport after they woke up and -LSB-...]

Now Audi has revealed that the new e-tron SUV — aimed at the Jaguar I - Pace and Mercedes EQ C — will come with virtual mirrors — a first for a production car — housed in much smaller covers on the front edge of the front windows.

The new Audi e-tron - Audi's new electric SUV aimed at the Jaguar I - Pace - will come with «virtual» door mirrors, a first for a production car.

The new Audi e-tron — Audi's new electric SUV aimed at the Jaguar I - Pace — will come with «virtual» door mirrors, a first for a production car.

Now this technology has finally made it to the road, and Mercedes claims it's a first for any production car.

Although he wouldn't be drawn on powertrain specifics or timing for the production car it's almost certainly going to be powered by a high - tech inline six - cylinder engine, which will be shared with development partner BMW along with the car's platform architecture.

Power for the production car will come from four - cylinder engines seen in the new Superb, with a 1.6 - litre turbo - diesel forming the base engine.

The two wider openings in the bottom half of the bumper also serve a double purpose; simultaneously feeding the intercoolers for the production car's twin turbochargers and feeding cooling air into the front brakes.

During testing of the LFA Nürburgring Package, this exact vehicle, with test driver Akira Iida at the wheel, set the lap record for a production car on non-completion tires: 7:14.64.

These figures will likely change for the production car, but they serve as good indicator in the meantime.

The company did not divulge what changes were employed, but no doubt aside from the aerodynamic wheel covers, it had more than a few tuning tricks under the hood as the spec sheet for the production car would not add up to anything close to 185 mph.

The Top Gear boys were running rumours around a few days ago that they had been in on the new world record speed for a production car set by the -LSB-...]

Turns out, it's probably the coolest damn - near - ready for production car of the entire event.

Host Carlos Lago takes the car for a spin around MotorTrend's famed figure eight course where the Z06 laid down the best performance numbers they've ever tested for a production car, coming sort of only the Porsche 918.

AM were looking into two possible options for the production car, either a very stripped out track - day special or something significantly more civilised.

An unveiling of the Huracán Performante, which recently broke the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife track record for a production car (6:52.01), took place at an invitation - only event in the «Made in Italy» style atmosphere of Canoe Studios, overlooking the Hudson river in Chelsea, NY.

[43] FF Developments were contracted to provide the gearbox / transaxle assembly, modifying their four - wheel drive transaxle assembly from the XJ220 concept into a pure rear - wheel drive design for the production car.

S - AWC is one of the most sophisticated all - wheel drive systems ever developed for a production car, according to torquenews.com.

Its ground breaking design puts the CLA near Chicago, IL at the top spot for the production car with the lowest drag coefficient while providing four - door functionality.

It's been a real windfall, so to speak, for the production car.

A bit further down the range, the new S3, to be launched towards the end of this year, will come in three - door form only, but we can expect a few subtle styling modifications over the standard A3 - perhaps a different grille, and some unique alloys - for the production car.

We have plenty of reason to believe that these are the benchmarks Porsche has set for the production car, too, although again, this has not been confirmed by Stuttgart.

Modifications to that mill by Tom Walkinshaw Racing made it suitable for a production car, but many buyers with pre-orders canceled them upon the switch.

The changes combine to make it the highest horsepower V - 8 for a production car in history, according to Dodge.

The passenger compartment is long, and with a slight increase in side - glass height — very likely for the production car — it begins to look quite reasonable.

If that's the plan for the production car, we can't wait to get behind the wheel.

The same forged wheels from the previous GT4 also look to be fitted although this might change for the production car.

While that got toned down to «just» 34 for the production car, it's still the most speakers Bose has ever installed in a car.

A production I - Pace was conspicuous by its absence, although the eTrophy racing variant launched instead does give us a better idea of what to expect for the production car.

The R32 GT - R had the record for a production car around the Nürb, and so did the R33 V - Spec (first to lap under 8 min if i'm not mistaken).

Koenigsegg has set a new 277.9 mph world speed record for a production car on a closed public road in Nevada.

The main changes we can see for the production car include smaller wheels and a slightly more upright greenhouse, but the overall design looks to retain much of the elegance and presence of the concept car.

Pricing and spec details will likely be saved for the production car's reveal, but an # 18,000 starting point will keep the 208 GTI competitive in class.

With the rev limiter off, the McLaren F1 hit a speed of 242.8 mph, a world record for a production car that wasn't eclipsed until the Bugatti Veyron came around.

With such sophisticated technology, the link that Porsche so energetically attempts to draw between the 919 Hybrid's powerplant and that of the 718 Boxster may seem tenuous (one is arranged in a vee while the other is horizontally opposed, for a start), but there are some parallels that stem from the fact that Hitzinger's team work closely with engineers for the production cars.

The batteries are mounted between the driver and passenger seat and for the production cars are the same sort of eye - wateringly expensive units found in F1.

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.

Marcos has lowered the floor and raised the roof for production cars and, in combination with a new thinner seat - base, the driving position is said to be much improved.

For those that don't know, the 2012 ZR1 with the Michelin Sport Cup tires set the new Nurburgring record for production cars and is the first to run under 7:20 at 7:19.63 verified.

These functions may sound far - fetched but it's understood Mercedes - Benz is seriously considering advanced body monitoring systems for production cars.

The totally restyled 1968 Corvette featured an industry first for production cars - «T - top» removable roof panels.

The class is for production cars with engines of less than 1.5 liters that use forced induction.

Competing at the Bonneville Word Finals in the class for production cars with engines of less than 1.5 litres using forced induction, the 1.4 litre turbo achieved an average speed of 186.313 mph (299.842 km / h).

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport currently holds the Guinness top speed record for production cars at a slightly slower 267.86 mph, but that was the average of upwind and downwind runs at Volkswagen Group's Ehra - Lessien test track, a high speed facility with a 5.4 - mile long straightaway.