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Like Lightning, the 2006 Pontiac Solstice is an impressive car on the surface — our red test model turned heads all week with its flared arches, chrome grille, and gleaming 18 - inch alloy wheels — but underneath, we found it wanting in character.

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But Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant, though smaller in terms of output, is just as impressive due to the variety of car and truck models it's able to build on two assembly lines.

And likewise, when Tesla worked out how to increase the Model S's already impressive acceleration, they decided to call this new option «insane mode» — not just internally, but on the car's instrumental panel.

At the time, the company's sole product on the market was the Tesla Roadster — an extremely impressive vehicle, but as a mainstream car company, Tesla was largely unproven.

1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve put in some impressive performances and could have scored points or even podiums on a few occasions, but the car just kept letting him down; he didn't finish a race until the 12th round of the season!

Car advantages aside, the fact that a rookie beat Hill to pole and then went on to lead and manage most of the race was beyond impressive.

With the standard of electric vehicles becoming more impressive and the release of hybrid and fully - electric road cars on a rapid increase, it makes total sense that manufacturers are keen to associate themselves with a fully - electric racing series.

It will be impressive to race on it with these high - downforce cars.

The most impressive unique, special feature of this car seat is the controlled motion base, which is unlike anything else on the market.

The most impressive feature that is not seen in any other of the car seats on our list is the Greenguard fabric.

You're going to get that classic bright yellow DEWALT look, and an impressive machine to use on everything from cars to antique furniture.

That's impressive for anyone who wants to spend less time inflating their car tires and more time on the road.

(Caveat: That impressive figure, pulled from a study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, excludes intoxicated drivers and assumes that everyone on the road is driving a talking car, that every intersection and stop sign in America can join in the conversation, and that the auto industry agrees on standardized equipment for all this chatter.)

Sitting in the passenger seat beside me, Coelingh points out that cars like Google's fully - autonomous prototypes are highly impressive but they are still very much research prototypes, consisting of vehicles with expensive equipment bolted on.

CAR T - cell treatment, on the other hand, is being widely tested in children and has shown impressive effectiveness against the most common childhood leukemia, called acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

On the Members» Luxuries page, you can post or view some of the impressive items you own or that are owned by others, including cars, home decor, clothing, and jewelry.

As you play through the game you'll undoubtedly pull off some impressive wins you'll want to share with friends on social media, and so of course Project Cars 2 has a built - in replay system to allow you to capture those moments in a variety of ways.

The film hinges on one singular car accident that has a ripple effect in several people's lives, illuminated by three separate stories populated by an array of impressive Mexican actors (including Gael Garcia Bernal), with the the seemingly - contradictory story of a sympathetic hit man being the most moving of the bunch.

Compared to its predecessor, Project Cars 2 has received an impressive graphical overhaul and you could be forgiven in thinking that you are watching live - racing on your TV as the visuals are that good.

When the action does hit it is as clean and fun as any film with a $ 175 million budget and the Marvel brand slapped on it can expect to be, and is all the more impressive coming from a director who had only made small indie dramas (see Wattsâ $ ™ Cop Car if you havenâ $ ™ t).

Graphically, Juiced is an impressive title on the PlayStation 2 that features some extraordinary car models with reflective surfaces and high resolution textures that almost look like you are watching the television.

Project Cars 2 builds on its predecessor with improved handling and impressive scope, but it still suffers from unruly AI and a slew of bugs.

The tracks are nicely laid out with plenty of challenging obstacles to avoid, and the car physics — while a little on the arcade - inspired side — are pretty impressive for what's been seen from driving games on the PSP thus far.

When you evaluate an Accord on its own, it's easy to take these things for granted, and the car doesn't seem so impressive.

The Ford Fiesta EcoBoost is powered by a 1.0 - liter, turbocharged three - cylinder that nets an impressive 45 mpg on the highway, higher than any other non-hybrid, gasoline - powered car on the market.

The Range Rover Sport SVR was the first car to emerge from JLR's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division, and while a 2.3 - ton SUV might not have been a natural choice on which to demonstrate SVO's abilities, it was certainly an impressive statement of intent.

The original Spyder was a hugely appealing take on the regular open - top sports car, and it seems the new model is equally improved over the already - impressive Boxster GTS.

For an expensive technology on an affordable car, PowerShift is impressive.

I had contacted a big name dealer to view a car a few days before and had been promised a response I never received upon emailing kp auto mike responded to me in the evening which already was impressive since it was 8:30 on a friday night.

The show car's very impressive hybrid powertrain is also slated for use in the upcoming Q1 crossover; the Crosslane Coupe Concept was said to achieve 280 mpg on the European cycle from its three - cylinder hybrid setup.

> Ride and handling - The new car moves the game on from the previous, with strong mid-corner grip and impressive traction when the optional LSD is fitted.

A positive result of Alfa Romeo's efforts in weight saving, the Giulia exhibits impressive economy numbers, which should help keep it desirable on the company car list.

The S3 isn't a proper track car — and it isn't intended to be — but the compact sedan felt capable around CoTA, continuing to show the impressive grip we felt on the street.

It's impressive how much grip the car finds on turn - in too, particularly with a touch of trail - braking to point the nose towards the apex.

On gently flowing German backroads, the S7 changes directions with the feel of a much smaller and lighter car thanks to the impressive grip and the nicely calibrated electric power steering.

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.

Every car on the list is impressive, as far as production cars.

Mazda6 fuel economy is impressive, ranking slightly below the best hybrids on the market, while also delivering torque equivalent to a 4.0 L V - 8 car.

«The 2.0 - liter engine's torque, combined with the impressive 34 mpg it gets on the highway, make it the right engine for our market,» opines Lassa, who previewed the Japanese - market car earlier in the year.

Alfa claims an impressive stopping distance of just 118 feet from 100 km / hr (62 mph), and they were just stellar on the track, repeatedly slowing the car down from much higher speeds more quickly than we anticipated.

Like the best British sports cars, it establishes its brilliance not on paper (although its performance numbers would be impressive among any other company) but rather through the way it makes a driver feel behind the wheel.

Although it was called the Datsun 240Z in the U.S., this Nissan 240ZG is the same original Z that first started Nissan on its impressive run of affordable sports cars.

Steering response and grip aren't very impressive with the Hakka R2 tires when the snow melts, but it's manageable on a non-sporting car like the Volvo.

The car itself is impressive on paper — a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder engine is mated to an electrically variable hybrid transmission that features two integrated 100 - horsepower electric motors.

This might not seem like a particularly impressive amount of power, but the engine's 146 lb - ft of torque seems sufficient for this 2,948 - pound car thanks to variable valve timing on both cams for a broader powerband and fairly quick ratios swaps by the transmission.

Having driven a plethora of high - end cars on both the road and track, the GT3 RS is one of the most impressive cars I've ever experienced.

The steering feel is even more impressive on the road, and its texture and subtle shifts of weight through any given corner provide an amazing amount of detail about the car's behavior and the grip offered by the surface.

It wouldn't look out of place on an LMP1 car and is as immaculate as it is technologically impressive.

At the time, we said that Hyundai had «taken off its gloves,» launching a «no - holds - barred assault» on the luxury market with a car that was surprisingly impressive.

The fact that a Kia Rio appears on a list of our favorite new production cars speaks volumes: the new Rio is seriously impressive.