Sentences with phrase «forgiven for thinking»

We may be forgiven for thinking that some of its trucklike blockiness may indicate a greater tie - up with Subaru — namely, the equally blocky XV Crosstrek — than previously thought.

Either way, both are a damn sight more desirable, better looking and intoxicating that their German rivals, particularly on the inside where you could be forgiven for thinking you were in a normal saloon when sitting in a 911, R8 or SLS.

You'd be forgiven for thinking we've got a thing for Mercedes, but the Ingolstadt - based company really is on a roll at the moment.

TOKYO — You're not looking at the next Nissan Leaf, but you could be forgiven for thinking as much.

With more equipment offered at a lower list price, you'd be forgiven for thinking BMW's bean counters had gone mad.

You'd be forgiven for thinking these images of a Range Rover 6x6 pickup truck are the work of someone with a wild imagination who's adept at Photoshop.

If you only saw the «Ford Focus WTCC Edition» in the headline, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this could be a pointer towards a new Focus RS, or even a tweaked and fettled Focus ST.. But -LSB-...]

With all that power you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd be on first name terms with the cashier at your local petrol station.

Don't get me wrong, this was still a motor show having the «real day - to - day» road cars, but the sheer number and variety of supercars on display, you would be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

Look at the S331 48V from the front and you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a funky, originally - styled small SUV.

You sit low, gently hugged by the sports seats and facing a stunning 918 Spyder - inspired steering wheel - if it wasn't for the raised view of the road ahead, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in a Cayman.

The new Audi A4 has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and you'd be forgiven for thinking this is just a facelift -LSB-...]

In this modern era of easy to drive supercars and family sedans with launch control, you'd be forgiven for thinking that nailing a perfect launch at the strip in the Demon would be a simple affair.

But take a look at the latest effort from Scandinavia's only car - maker, Volvo's first compact SUV, and you'd be forgiven for thinking the brand is focussed on having fun and doing it fashionably, not just creating four - wheeled equivalents of Fort Knox.

From the front you could be forgiven for thinking it's a regular Civic sedan.

Reading the Range Rover Sport's stat sheet, you could be forgiven for thinking that you were looking at a sports car.

If your only experience with hybrids has been in Toyotas, you might be forgiven for thinking the sole focus of any hybrid is to offer a fuel - sipping commute.

At first glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this Aygo was a homemade special, all bodykit and no trousers.

Contact Us With city lights catching off the 2018 Toyota C - HR's boldly athletic body and the engine thrumming evocatively, you'd be forgiven for thinking mpg ratings might suffer.

Looking at the specs, you could be forgiven for thinking that this mad creation must be an AMG job, but it's not.

After it called one car the Skoda Superb, you might be forgiven for thinking the Czech brand is taking things too far with the Rapid, but actually the name dates all the way back to 1935.

Meanwhile, if you put the triple - layered fabric roof up, you'd be forgiven for thinking you're in the coupe, such is the lack of either wind or tyre noise.

When a car is as luxurious as the Bentley Mulsanne you'd be forgiven for thinking that performance would be muted and toned down, firstly because the car is made to shuttle captains of industry around at a smooth and comfortable pace so that the Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch Whiskey doesn't spill on the lamb's wool rugs.

Inside, the 2008 feels very upmarket by class standards, although you'd be forgiven for thinking you were inside a pre-facelift 2008.

You'd be forgiven for thinking it's an A4 at first blush.

QUATTRO Audi didn't invent all - wheel drive, but its quattro system is so intrinsic to the brand's DNA that you could be forgiven for thinking it had.

Take a casual glance at the BMW 4 Series Convertible and you could be forgiven for thinking it was actually the fixed - roof coupé version.

You'd be forgiven for thinking anything south of a Nissan GT - R would be cringing at the prospect of lining up against this pocket rocket.

Inside of the Avalon, you'll be forgiven for thinking you're in a luxury - class vehicle.

Hyundai's new eight - speed automatic shifts so seamlessly and instantly you would be forgiven for thinking that it's a dual - clutch setup.

Viewed from afar, you are forgiven for thinking that it's a scaled - up Fiesta or Focus hatchback; Ford's designers extended the theme of chunky proportions and large wheels to both the C - Max and its longer sibling.

Given that Anthony Davidson and Toyota Motorsport nabbed both the 2014 WEC drivers» and constructors» crowns, you could be forgiven for thinking there was little in the way of low points throughout the season.

With 300 the new benchmark and so many series production cars now capable of 200, we could all be forgiven for thinking membership of the 200mph Club is as exclusive as Amazon Prime, yet the flippancy is misplaced — truth is, relatively few of us can claim to have driven at more than 3.333 miles per minute.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that I have a personal bias, based on the fact that I own one.

As those miles have included trackdays, group tests, performance testing and being borrowed on more than one occasion by Kenny P, you could be forgiven for thinking that our Vauxhall might be a little worse for wear.

With the recent increase in popularity of hybrid powertrains and electric cars, you would be forgiven for thinking that we are beginning to see the demise of the internal combustion engine (ICE).

You could be forgiven for thinking that the current M3 might be just closer to an M5 in concept than it is to the original M3.

I largely agree with Joe DeMatio — the Passat has been so lambasted in early reviews that you'd be forgiven for thinking the car no longer came with a radio or air - conditioning.

Anyone driving around Michigan would be forgiven for thinking Ford is giving away Mustangs like perfume samples; it seems like I see a half - dozen examples of the new ponycar each time I make my 45 - minute commute to work.

Hyundai grabbed lots of publicity by including Apple's popular tablet computer when it launched the Equus last year, playing it up in TV commercials — so much so that you could be forgiven for thinking the Hyundai Equus was nothing more than a fancy iPad app, let alone a real luxury automobile.

From fifteen feet away, you'd be forgiven for thinking this GT350 is the real deal.

At first glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the V60 looks similar to previous models.

If you were new to the world of cars, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Nissan GT - R was completely unbeatable, such is the ways of internet forums and YouTube comments.

Anybody reading much of the commentary written on education policy could be forgiven for thinking that education historian Diane Ravitch is somehow the Wizardess of Ed, the woman behind the curtain secretly pulling the strings.

With all of the buzz about learning games and game based learning, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a new thing.

If you grew up with PowerPoint, you can be forgiven for thinking there is no need for another presentation package out there.

If any of this sounds a bit like stating the obvious... well yes, you'd be forgiven for thinking that.

But if your news diet consisted only of reports from the education field, you might be forgiven for thinking teacher retention rates are in crisis.

It's been about five years since Sony announced its plans to remake Joel Schumacher's psychological horror flick Flatliners, during which time you could be forgiven for thinking it was just another proffered remake that would ultimately collect dust on some producer's shelf.

But at the midpoint, one could be forgiven for thinking that this little post-apocalyptic film - that - could was going to ride all the way to glory.