Sentences with phrase «in a sports car»

The GT is powered by a 3.5 - litre twin turbo V6 that's been tried and tested, and which has won several times, in sports car racing.

That's why, in a few months or years, he'll trade in the sports car for something more practical.

This technology is standard in every sports car in 2016, but it was quite innovative back in the day.

Just because you have traded in that sports car for a family friendly vehicle doesn't mean your baby can't still cruise in comfort and luxury.

Found primarily in sports cars with high top speeds, directional tires must turn in the same direction at all times.

Still, there's no forgetting we're not in a sports car.

The days of German, Italian and British leadership in sports car design are numbered.

It is everything you want in a sports car and everything you don't want in a daily driver.

If you drive around in a sports car, insuring it will be very expensive when compared to insuring a family sedan.

I was able to sit in the sports car's front seat and even stick my head inside the engine.

While fuel economy can dip into the low teens, the 3.6 - liter engine has one of the best numbers in the sports car industry, offering up to 30 mpg.

The rev counter is positioned in the center, exactly where it belongs in a sports car.

Style counts too - especially in a sports car.

For some Italian companies specializing in sports cars, the answer was obvious: buy American - built V8 engines.

They buy them drinks, offer rides in their sports cars, take them shopping, and wine and dine them at the best restaurants.

A six - speed manual is the only transmission offered in these sports cars.

And that's all you really need in a sports car.

This isn't a small vehicle, so it's not the kind of light, fast response you get in a sports car, but it moves.

The 5.0 - liter formula in sports cars was finishing, so I thought it would be more difficult to get a drive.

That sensation might be fine in a sports car, but I expect a luxury SUV to be easier to drive.

I am never the person to worry about a backseat in a sport car.

In a sports car ostensibly built purely to enjoy driving, we actually found the lack of distractions quite refreshing.

Another tactic is to reduce the number of miles you drive in your sports car annually.

The rev counter is positioned in the centre, exactly where it belongs in a sports car.

There's absolutely nothing missing — the RS Trophy comes with everything you'll need in a sports car.

The Mercedes - AMG Project ONE demonstrates the innovative power of AMG in the sports car segment.

In order to race in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Sedan Championship Trans Am, Dodge built a street version of its race car (just like Plymouth with its Plymouth «Cuda AAR) which it called the Dodge Challenger T / A (Trans Am).

It's well shy of the range - topping 35is and its 335 horsepower, but 0 - 60 in 5.6 seconds certainly isn't anything to scoff at, even in the sports car world.

As a confirmed «car guy» who competes in Sports Car Club of America road racing and has owned many sports cars, I was intrigued by the performance characteristics and styling of the car.

The first - generation Miata (the NA) marries a flip - up headlight roadster with a reliable 1.6 or 1.8 - liter four - cylinder engine (pushing out up to 130 horses) and a five - speed manual gearbox (skip the auto) to create one of the most enduring templates in sports car history.

He has competed in sports car competitions such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series as a Porsche works driver.

It fits perfectly into the DIN - 1 slot that has been used in the sports cars for decades and is operated by means of two knobs, six discreetly integrated buttons and a touch - sensitive 3.5 - inch display.

Nobody who's interested in a Sports car cares about that crap!

Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

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Peak torque of 650 Newton meters (479.42 lb - ft) is unusually high, even in the sports car segment.

The spectators saw the two best teams in sports car racing go toe - to - toe today, and I'm very proud of the effort that everyone put forth.»

A spokesperson for the Aston Martin board said: «Our company is this year celebrating its centenary, and the partnership agreed today underpins prospects for Aston Martin's bright, vibrant and dynamic second century in the sports car business.»

For the first time in his sports car career, Anthony Davidson is the driver to beat.

Of the five drivers entered for Road Atlanta three have won at Road Atlanta in their sports car careers: Oliver Gavin (six), Jan Magnussen (four) and Ryan Briscoe (two).

Porsche feels that the best remedy for this decline in sports car sales is fresh product with advanced technology, and thus is preparing the most ambitious 911 update in years.

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The all new 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S is one of the luxury vehicles primed to set a new standard in sports car engineering.

The vehicle structure and materials employed in the i8 represent a pioneering example of automotive construction and reinforce the position of the BMW i8 as the most progressive model in the sports car segment worldwide.

Maserati is the quintessential blend of power and luxury in the sports car realm.

The Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe's 1.75 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engine might be one of the smallest you'll find in any sports car on sale today, but don't write it off.

Lloyd was 92 when he came driving up to Patti's office in a sports car in search of one last love.

AWD also has a higher fuel consumption which is not really worried about in a sports car as its main selling point is to be fast, not have the best MPG.