Sentences with phrase «grand tourer car»

It is a Grand Tourer car, with the engine mounted at the front.

Similar to the Impreza that Team Cusco ran in previous years until 2008, a Legacy grand tourer car based on the fifth generation model has been built by R&D Sport for the Japanese Super GT series (GT300 class).

Not exact matches

Quite possibly the most valuable car on display during the Carmel Concours on the Avenue, this quintessential 1950s Ferrari Grand Tourer was named after the great road race dominated by the Italian manufacturer during this period.

At the same time as enjoying its performance, Nelson praises the car's cabin and the fact that its grand tourer - style body can actually accommodate enough luggage for a vacation.

It, too, has a lot more comfort and modernity built in, but while it's far more capable as a sports car now than in previous generations, it's still more of a grand tourer than the track - ready Alfa.

In Grand Tourer, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of a magnificent car and its party - loving first owner / Delwyn Mallett enjoys the sights and sounds at Goodwood's annual Festival of Speed celebration of history's greatest cars and drivers / Pared - down and powerful, Jaguar's XK150S Roadster was the spiritual successor to the celebrated XK120.

Lanchester Tourer 1925 / Goodwood Festival of Speed 2004 / Austin Twelve / The Southward Car Museum — New Zealand / British Grand Prix 1954 / Frazer Nash 1948 / Three Litre Bentley 1922 — Austin Seven — Motorhouse / The 4th Grand Prix Historique De Monaco / Carburettors — Workshop

The other cool thing about the XKR - S is that it accelerates explosively and brakes beautifully if you want to drive it like a sports car, yet you also can just drive this Jag in a docile manner and it will behave exactly like a stock XK convertible, which is to say, like a grand tourer.

While the Porsche 928 is pretty slow by today's fast, luxury grand tourer standards, especially when compared to its spiritual successor, watching the speedometer climb on either car is still impressive, as is the level of handling performance and cornering prowess both exhibit, especially the 928, given its age.

Instead, the goal was simply to better achieve the basic 599's target — to combine the handling of a mid-engine sports car with the passenger comfort of a front - engine grand tourer.

This is clearly a car made for going places, a true grand tourer.

The GTC4Lusso - previously known as the FF before extensive revisions a couple of years back - is a hugely desirable car and a fantastic grand tourer.

Its in the middle of a super car and a Grand Tourer for me but still an excellent machine.

However, the epic crescendo of horsepower (which culminates in the needle pounding itself into a soft redline at the 8,500 rpm mark) feels more philosophically in line with an eager go - getter of a track car rather than the stately effortlessness of a grand tourer.

Gavin Farmer describes the development of this refined Grand Tourer and is impressed by a restored 1954 example / The Model T in Manchester — Former Ford archivist David Burgess-Wise recommends the latest story of the car that put the world on wheels / Commercial Restoration — The Ipswich Transport Museum restores its own buses and lorries.

Our sports cars will become much more obviously true sports cars, and the next generation of DB9 will be more of a grand tourer, something that's for that long journey.

Yet some unconventional GT cars also make the grade, and we've included some cars that at face value you wouldn't consider a grand tourer because, when you drive them, they exhibit all the qualities needed to thrill you when it's twisty and calm you when the road is straight.

Callum expressed some disappointment that Jaguar will go a few years without an XK — the grand tourer is being discontinued and won't be replaced for a few years — but said, «we're a very small car company, so we can't do everything.»

I do like to think of this as a gentleman's grand tourer — it's not a trackday car.»

The concept of the Grand Sports Tourer caters to the needs of modern - minded people looking for a car that offers tremendous versatility combined with athletic performance.

Vehicle Description: After The DB7 Prototype Was Completed In The November Of 1992, This All New Grand Tourer From Aston Martin Was Then Showcased To The World At The March 1993 Geneva Motor Show, With The Order Books Then Open For New Car Deliveries The Following September.

Despite its mid-engine layout and breathtaking performance, it performs the unique role of classic Grand Tourer while providing remarkable super car style agility and pure driving fun.

The car positioned as the long - distance Grand Tourer is the sporty, two - door coupe offering from Bentley.

And if it's a little too hardcore, before the end of 2018 we'll see McLaren's next, more road - friendly Ultimate car, codenamed BP23, a three - seat grand tourer designed as a throwback to the F1.

This, the 570GT, is the firm's first grand tourer: a version of the What Car?

It features grand tourer racing cars modified from production road cars complying with the FIA's GT3 regulations.

The 2 Series family of compact cars will further grow in size with the addition of a BMW 2 Series Gran Turismo, BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe and a BMW 2 Series Grand Sport Tourer.

Not unacceptably, but definitely it's more sports car in here than tousle - free grand tourer.

The Ferrari GTC4Lusso is a four - seat grand tourer produced by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari.

It is a perfect combination of grand tourer and elemental sports car: comfortable but not coddling, sharp but never jolting.

The Vauxhall Insignia is a stylish full - size car that's available in hatchback (Grand Sport) or estate (Sports Tourer) form.

But think of it this way: Ferruccio Lamborghini, whose name is on the door, founded the company to build grand tourers — powerful, comfortable cars designed to cover long distances at high speeds.

The resulting Fiat - built V6 ended up being installed in two very different vehicles: the Fiat Dino, a front - engined grand tourer assembled in Turin by Fiat, and in Ferrari's first series - produced mid-engined sports car, built in Maranello and sold under the newly created Dino marque.

To be unveiled to the world at the 85th Salon International de l'Automobile in Geneva, the Kia SPORTSPACE is perhaps the ultimate «getaway» car — a thoroughly practical vehicle for everyday business use, yet a stylish and athletic grand tourer in the classic sense — ready to eat up the miles across continents, whether for business or leisure.

There will also be an estate version of the car, called the Insignia Grand Tourer.

Unlike previously rumored and reported, this new Kia concept is called the GT, short for Grand Tourer, so the car is already off to a good start.

The GTI acronym, in the past, has been used to signify a grand tourer or Gran Turismo sports car that had fuel injection.

It's not just an impressive first effort for a sporty grand tourer from Kia, it's an impressive car, full stop.

It brings a more compliant ride and also a quieter ride... It fits somewhere in the range of someone who wants more of a GT [Grand Tourer] than a sports car with that European touch.

While it's still more of a drop - top grand tourer than an all - out sports car, the tweaks mean it's more rewarding to drive without sacrificing its GT sensibilities.

The Firepower grand tourer concept car, making its debut at the 2005 North American International Auto Show, exudes Chrysler brand attributes of elegance and performance with high customer value.

This hints that the production car that will no doubt be spun off the Grand Tourer will have genuine off - road ability.

The result is a car that feels quick and alert on twisting back roads, yet can be dialled back to become a fast and relaxing grand tourer.

By differentiating the Drive and Sport modes, the driver has the option to choose either a relaxed Grand Tourer or a sharp race car, yet with maximum driver control.

As a result, it's more of a high - class grand tourer than a pure sports car: if that's what you're after, the Mercedes SL is a better choice.

Rolls doesn't make a pure sports car but its most focused offering is the Wraith, a two - door luxury grand tourer.

Though we're not driving a GT, the current car is definitely a «grand tourer», something that could not be said for the truck - like ride of the previous generation.

Keep in mind, this is a big grand tourer, not a sports car (though with 626 hp it can be a hooligan if you want).

Some might argue the Nissan GT - R is more a grand touring car than a sports car, but given the way it goes, calling Nissan's supercar a grand tourer is something of an insult.

The Active Tourer and Grand Tourer are basically the same car.