Sentences with phrase «generation car went»

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Solis: The older generation is making decisions based on their experience and how they went through life — going to college, getting a job, getting married, buying a house and buying a car.

CEO salaries have gone up precipitously in just one generation: 30 years ago many a CEO would have considered himself amply rewarded by an annual salary of $ 100,000, along with a car, a country club membership and a few other perks.

There's also some really intricate stuff going on with the bargeboards and the array of winglets, but one of the big talking points is the «T - wing» just in front of the rear wing, which appears to be an evolution of the «monkey seat» which was popular on the last generation of F1 cars.

If the focus is going to be on protecting future generations, Johnson says, then the priority should be ridding the skies of big pieces of trash — perhaps the car - size multi-ton behemoths that can break up into hundreds (if not thousands) of shards.

«It's very hard to suddenly convert everyone to electric cars, and power generation is gradually changing, but it's going to take decades,» said Paul Salaman, CEO of the Rainforest Trust.

The second - generation Cruze has a 0.6 - inch longer wheelbase and is 2.7 inches longer overall, with 2 inches of that going to rear - seat legroom, and it weighs as much as 250 pounds less than the car it replaces.

No word yet if the M3 sedan will return alongside the M4 coupe / convertible, or if the four - door will go on hiatus as it did with the E46 - generation car.

From there it would go on to become its own nameplate for three generations: the A60 (1981), A70 (1986), and the A80 (1993), the car that would cement the Supra legacy.

The layout appears crisp and modern, and like the exterior, feels like it's moved on a generation or two from the first car — the mark of a company that's gone from having eight employees at the start to over 350 now, with greater expertise and slightly more workable budgets.

If the engine work is comprehensive, the chassis goes even further: new springs, dampers, electronic systems, wheels, tyres and a new generation of carbon - ceramic brake that uses, for the first time in a road car, a ceramic pad material.

Back then, Lamborghini's sci - fi wedge had only just been ousted as the fastest car in the world by a new generation of supercars from Porsche and Ferrari that went by the names 959 and F40.

How It Drives The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

It remains to be seen if this is the first of multiple Fortes to come to the U.S. — the current generation car has sedan, five - door, and «Koup» coupe variants — but the sedan will lead the way by going on sale in the first quarter of 2013.

The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

A beautifully built car, this second - generation RS3 could be regarded as the place former Golf GTI owners go when they grow up.

Undercutting the Toyota Prius in manufacturer's list price didn't work very well for the second - generation dedicated Honda hybrid, so for the third - generation model, the car goes upscale.

In 1984 the Celica badging disappeared from the Supra, and the third - generation 1986 1/2 car became a unique nameplate when the Celica went front - wheel drive.

Now the 10th - generation compact car has begun rolling off the line at the Honda of Canada manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario, before it goes on sale in the U.S. in November.

That's all well and good as far as marketing goes, but where is the brand - shaping design, infotainment, ergonomics, assistance systems, alternative drivetrains, and innovation that will make Mini the must - have car for the well - heeled digital generation?

With this new F56 - generation car, the Mini Challenge will surely become — along with the Clio Cup — the go - to series for aspiring professional tin top racers.

Like many hotly anticipated sports cars, each new - generation MX - 5 Miata tends to sell well out the gate, only to dwindle as time goes on.

The lightweight, high - tensile steel construction and reduced suspension complexity (gone are the first - and second - generation cars» double - wishbone front suspension) work in harmony with the highly efficient engine and transmission, resulting in a lighter, quicker, funner (yes, funner) package.

«With a starting price of $ 21,500 USD, this new - generation design continues the exceptional combination of value and innovation that made Altima the second best - selling car in the U.S. in 2011,» said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Nissan North America, Inc. «With its evocative styling, sophisticated interior, rewarding driving experience, smartphone connectivity and available class - exclusive technologies, we expect an even stronger consumer response to the new Altima when it goes on sale this summer.»

As for the underpinnings, this new Audi A4 is going to be the second car to use the next - generation version of the MLB platform (modular longitudinal), which will eventually form the base for most Audi models from the A4 up.

The concept reveals that the SUV will go back to the car - like, unibody design of its second generation, which is sure to improve driveability and refinement.

Gussied - up in the automaker's sporting Si trim, the cars mark the first official glimpse at the styling direction of the all - new, ninth - generation 2012 model set to go on sale this spring.

For this generation, Audi says its goal was to create a true sports car, even going so far as to call it a «baby brother» to the R8 supercar.

Mini has revealed its fastest production car to date — the second - generation John Cooper Works GP.Set to make its public debut in September at the Paris motor show, the go - fast hatchback builds on the...

Audi says it committed to making a pure sports car for this 3rd - generation TT and TTS, even going so far as to call it a «baby brother» to the vaunted Audi R8 exotic.

Regardless of what becomes of the Miata for 1998 and beyond, the first generation models will go down in automotive history as one of the best sports cars of all time.

Around 70 per cent of the first - generation BMW 1 Series cars sold went to customers new to the brand.

The first - generation Leaf went on to become the bestselling electric car in history, but after over six years on sale, this groundbreaker was getting long in the tooth.

Next week is going to be very very exciting as two of the most important cars are being launched, on 11th August Hyundai will launch the second generation i20 while the very next day Tata Motors will launch the Zest.

The sixth generation car has gone through a midlife update, and was recently unveiled at the Shanghai Motor show as the 2017 Mercedes - Benz S - Class.

The new Passat's cabin is more spacious when compared to the previous generation car and the boot space has gone up by 26 - litres (now 586 - litres).

Th next generation Ford Focus is going to be a HOT looking car.

It's the best part of 30 years since the first Land Rover Discovery went on sale, and this is the fifth generation of the car.

Before it went out of business in the United States, Daewoo was promising us that its next - generation Leganza, which was its top model, would be a very nice car, and it looks as if it was right.

The 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is seventh generation of this car where the history goes long and deep.

First - generation cars are a bargain right now, so go find a good one.

The fourth - generation car will make its debut at November's LA Motor Show, before going on sale in the UK in 2019.

The fifth - generation 2018 Hyundai Accent has gone to finishing school and now looks and drives more like a regular car than ever before.

Think of this generation as a Miata with an afterburner, because after 5,000 rpm, the exhaust note goes from a pleasant retro snarl to the insistent shriek of a modern high - performance engine, and the car surges ahead quickly.

Toyota has unveiled the 10th - generation model of one of the best - selling cars in automotive history: The 2009 Toyota Corolla, which goes on sale early in 2008.

Our Opinion: Here we have a car going on 12 years old (6 in this generation), but in the case of the 300, that's not a criticism.

There's a lot of race car in this seventh - generation street - going Stingray.

The second - generation R8's looks have also gone through a complete overhaul; it now sports sharper, more taut lines and a face and rear fascia that emphasize the car's width.

The world première of the fourth generation Quattroporte took place at the April 1994 Turin Motor Show [22] and the car went on sale towards the end of the year.

Ford today unveiled the all - new, fourth - generation Ford Focus compact car, which is set to launch later this year in Europe and Asia before going on sale in North America in the latter half of 2019.

An e-turbo would bring back the oomph missing since the RAV4 dropped the V6 and went four - cylinders - only with the 2013 +, fourth - generation cars.