Sentences with phrase «grand touring machine»

Generally, I thought that this would be a fine grand touring machine but not one that would be particularly fun to drive hard.

Yes, there are sportier cars (the Ferrari 458 Italia, for instance) and, yes, more opulent ones (the Bentley Continental Supersports), but this exquisitely built Mercedes, designed from the ground up by AMG, is a superb Grand Touring machine that wins me over with its intoxicating blend of power, performance and style.

The Saturn Aura Redli — er, Regal GS — may be an anomaly among the current Buick lineup, but it makes for a convincing modern interpretation of the Gran Sports of the late 1960s, when the name was synonymous with fast - and - fabulous grand touring machines.

Fast, handsome and built well, the supercharged, $ 81,000 XKR is a thrilling grand touring machine.

If you'd prefer comfort and a bit more anonymity, more traditional grand touring machines are available from Aston Martin or Mercedes - Benz.

The 2017 McLaren 570GT joins the 570S as a more luxurious grand touring machine, but with the same power and handling as the original.

The 900 SE convertible is more of a luxury grand touring machine than it is a sports car.

Possessing eye - catching styling whether its top is up or down, a vast selection of high - end luxury - oriented features and accessories included at no additional cost to the consumer and offering a driving experience on a par with infinitely more expensive, open - top grand touring machines, the sub - $ 30,000 introductory MSRP 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a mid-size convertible sports car that leaves its rivals in its well - healed dust.

As such, the AMG CLS 53 4Matic looks like a powerful, low - swept grand touring machine.

The SC 430's expansive list of standard equipment includes virtually everything a proper grand touring machine should have — from a powerful V - 8 engine, six - speed sequential - shift automatic transmission and stability and traction controls to a leather - and wood - trimmed cabin with a Mark Levinson premium audio system and voice - activated navigation package.

The XJS always has been an exceptionally smooth and somewhat - quick grand touring machine.

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The broad - shouldered 2016 BMW M6 lacks the nimble feel of smaller performance cars, but its prodigious power and plush cabin make it a superb grand touring machine.

The 86 GT and 86 GT Black models elevate 86 from track warrior to grand touring machine.

Despite offering up to 621 horsepower and a ridiculous 738 lb - ft of torque in the top - dog AMG SL65, the Mercedes - Benz SL - Class is designed more as a grand touring machine than a pure sports car, albeit one that can go extremely fast when required.

This is a grand touring machine.

- Jaguar XJS: This year, Jaguar's grand touring machine is outfitted with a 219 - horsepower, 24 - valve engine with six cylinders instead of the traditional V - 12 engine that always has powered the car.

An imposing presence and an impeccably crafted interior mated with a powerful, all - season driveline makes this Bentley coupe perhaps the ultimate Canadian gentleman's grand touring machine.

Although the yawning cargo hold makes it perfectly suited for impromptu Costco runs, the S5 Sportback is at its best as a grand touring machine: capable, balanced, and hunkered down in high - speed sweepers, but not as tossable or agile in lower - speed twisty bits.

The Eclipse Spyder is a grand touring machine, with a slightly softer suspension, a roomier interior and a quieter motor.

Though it can turn some impressive track times, the X6 M is really a grand touring machine, ideally suited for the open road especially with grand, sweeping turns.

The new RS 5 doesn't pretend to be a track - attacker — it drives more like a grand touring machine, and we dig that

But the American version of the XJS does not take kindly to aggressive driving because it is a grand touring machine, not a sports car.