But as is becoming the custom, the seventh
generation sports car from Chevrolet pulled away from the pack that included cars like the Ferrari F12, Competition Pack BMW M6, Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG Black Series, two Jaguar models, Nissan GT - R, and Ford Fiesta.
The GR Super Sport Concept previews a next
generation sports car from Toyota Gazoo Racing, and incorporates technology developed for the Toyota TS050 Hybrid that competes in the World Endurance Championship.
Not exact matches
From the original concept car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto show to the first - generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old production sports car has taken it from all si
From the original concept
car — still one of the best automotive design exercises in history — that debuted at the 1993 Detroit auto show to the first -
generation 986 Boxster to the 987 to the 981 unveiled in 2012, Porsche's now 20 - year - old production
sports car has taken it
from all si
from all sides.
«Aston Martin sources cutting edge technology
from key suppliers around the globe and the opportunity to include content
from Mercedes - AMG GmbH in our next
generation sports cars is, clearly, good news,» company product development director Ian Minards said in a statement.
BMW's 3 Series infamously lost the
sport sedan plot a couple of
generations ago by coddling the premium
car crowd, leaving the tiny enthusiast segment with an opening big enough to accommodate everything
from the Cadillac ATS to the Jaguar XE to the Alfa Romeo Giulia.
What we know The «Toyobaru»
sports car hasn't sold particularly well for either Toyota or Subaru, so we were pleasantly surprised when officials
from both brands confirmed the little coupe will live on for another
generation.
Expected to debut sometime this year, the next
generation of Porsche's iconic
sports car will feature an evolutionary exterior design and feature some new elements that should help differentiate it
from the
car it replaces.
For the 3rd
generation of the TT the globally largest tuner of
cars produced by the Volkswagen Group also provides a body kit that makes the
sports car look perfect
from any perspective.
And for the third
generation of the TT, the globally largest tuner of
cars produced by the Volkswagen Group provides a body kit that makes this
sports car look good
from any angle, too.
Apart
from building powerful
sports cars, Porsche
cars are renowned for razor - sharp handling which is something Porsche hopes to boost further in the next
generation 911 Turbo by adding four - wheel steering according to recent reports.
The Toyota MR2 is a two - seat, mid-engined, rear - wheel - drive
sports car manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota
from 1984 to 2007 over three
generations: W10 (1984 — 1989), W20 (1990 — 1999) and W30 (2000 — 2007).
The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe
from BMW M GmbH see a return to a six - in - line engine configuration, as used on the second and third
generations of this iconic
sports car.
Critical Knowledge: Completely redesigned for 2011New 8 - speed automatic transmissionSupercharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 engineLonger wheelbase increases interior roomNew all - wheel - drive systemNew electric power steeringGreen Facts: Lighter and more fuel efficientGasoline - electric hybrid powerplantAuxiliary 47 - horsepower electric motorAll - electric speeds up to 40 mphUnique hybrid «sailing» technologyIntroduction Originally launched in 2003, the Cayenne
sport utility vehicle was a marked departure
from the
generations of Porsche
sports cars that preceded it.
And speaking of the younger audience, the next
generation Fabia will
sport design cues
from the Skoda S2000 rally
car, and will get necessary features to give it a «youthful appeal», according to Dr. Vahland.
Mini, BMW's sporty British
car brand, provided a glimpse of its second -
generation John Cooper Works Countryman small SUV that bears elements
from the brand's
sports car racing heritage.
Critical knowledge: Next -
generation lightweight
sports carGas - electric hybrid powertrainShares design cues with Civic coupe as well as the past CRX
sports carLightweight construction and high - torque powertrainProduction vehicle based on the CR - Z concept on sale August of 2010IntroductionHonda's CRX
sports car, a 2 - seat version of the Civic that was produced
from 1984 to 1991, is the stuff of legends.
Among the
car's new features is an electronic differential taken
from the sixth -
generation Golf GTi, as well as a system that allows you to alter the character of the steering and throttle mapping with eco,
sport, normal and individual modes.
At 48, the Porsche 911 Carrera is younger than ever: The completely redesigned
generation of the
sports car icon is stepping into the limelight with its flat, stretched silhouette, exciting contours and precisely designed details, yet
from the very first glance it remains unmistakably a 911.
The 2002 Escalade, the second
generation of this full - size
sport utility
from General Motors» luxury -
car line, offers just about everything anyone could want in a big SUV, and it comes with a price lower than you would pay for some not - so - complete competitors.
With Porsche branding it is appropriate for all
sports car generations,
from the 1960's 911 to the 1990's 911 series.
Design chief Marek Reichman revealed that the Vulcan also previews the «visual language of our future
sports cars», as Aston prepares to give greater visual differentiation to its
sports cars and GTs in its next
generation of models, due
from 2016.
The new race
car is the most technically advanced
sports car ever developed by General Motors, culling years of experience
from the dominant Corvette C5 - R as well as the advancements brought forth
from the next -
generation Corvette C6 and Z06 production models.
That's the news
from our friends over at Motor 1, who cite «several Web sites in Asia» claiming Mazda might introduce a new
generation of its rotary
sports car this year.
«With leadership
from our R&D and manufacturing teams here in Ohio, we are developing a next
generation sports car that will be equally at home on the street and on the race track, so it is natural for us to showcase the prototype vehicle here at Mid-Ohio,» said Ted Klaus, chief engineer of Honda R&D Americas, Inc..
«With the new
generation, we are making this technology even easier for the driver to experience — just as they would expect
from a real
sports car.»
«The concept of designing a compact roadster following clear geometrical rules formed the original idea for the Audi TT in autumn 1994,» says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG: «
From the first
generation on, it has been a
sports car for the senses — a driving machine with an authentic design.
If anyone can tear their eyes away
from the new BRZ
sports car for just a second, they could see that Subaru has also presented the fourth
generation Impreza at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show.
For 2019 the Veloster is all - new, and
from behind the wheel it is easy to see Hyundai has learned a big lesson
from the first
generation car: if you build a
car that looks like a
sports car, it should probably drive like one.
Deliveries of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray in the 4th quarter illustrate the demand for the 7th
generation sports car as sales for the final three months totaled 9,461 units, compared with only 7,830 sold
from January - September.
Parking system, rear, 17» x 7.5 J «5 - arm» design alloy wheels with 225/45 R17 tyres, MMI Radio, Rallye cloth, Front
Sports seats, Audi Music Interface (AMI)-- provides connection to Apple iPod
from 4th
generation and Apple iPhone, as well as USB storage media and MP3 players, Electromechanical parking brake — includes parking brake function when the
car is stationary, auto - release function to assist when pulling away and emergency braking function, Space saving spare wheel — for temporary use,Anti - theft wheel bolts,3 - spoke leather trimmed
Sports multi-function steering wheel,Dual - zone electronic climate control with sunlight - dependent control, separate pre-selectable control for driver and front passenger, ISOFIX child seat mounting,Split - folding rear seats — 60/40 or all, Manual child locks on rear doors, Front centre armrest with angle and lengthways adjustment,Body - coloured door mirrors with integrated indicators, Door mirrors - electrically adjustable and heated,Anti - theft alarm, Preparation for SD card based navigation system, Halogen headlights, with electric headlight range control and daytime running lights, 8 passive speakers in total, at the front and rear with a total output of 80 Watts, Deluxe automatic air conditioning, Colour Driver's Information System (DIS), Front heated washer nozzles, Bluetooth interface — for hands - free mobile phone connectivity and Bluetooth audio streaming (depending on compatibility of mobile phone)
In its second
generation, the high - performance
sports car has been newly developed
from the ground up — it is more taut, more striking and more fascinating.
The new race
car is the most technically advanced
sports car ever developed by General Motors, culling years of experience
from the dominant Corvette C5.R as well as the advancements brought forth
from the next -
generation Corvette C6 and Z06 production models.
This second -
generation sports car can go
from 0 to 62.1 mph in just 3.2 seconds, achieving its top speed at 205.1 mph.
It bears the Porsche lettering and is suitable for the
sports car generations between the first 911
from the 1960s and the last of the 911 series with air cooling
from the mid 1990s (993 series), including the earlier front - engine and mid-engine models.
The all - new Boxster, which arrived in dealerships in June 2012, is the third -
generation of the mid-engine
sports car inspired by the iconic Carrera GT and 550 Spyder models
from the Porsche lineage.
The new edition of the 911 GT3 Cup is the motorsports version of the future 911 GT3 and as such is the first race
car that is based on the seventh
generation of the
sports car icon
from Zuffenhausen.
FT - 86 II concept
from Toyota introduces a new
generation of
sports car.