Sentences with phrase «in a sports car in»

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

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In a sport that requires athleticism, skill, preternatural spatial awareness... and the ability to look past the inherent risk of driving a race car at 200 miles per hour and still perform at the highest level, he talked about his injury.

And if that's not enough, in 2010 C.J. founded CJ Wilson Racing, a sports car race team that recently announced its move up to the IMSA GTD class, one of the premier sports car classes in the world.

A lifelong adrenaline junkie, the Ottawa - born software pioneer fell in love with the fastest and most dangerous sports there are: professional race car and motorcycle driving.

The Geneva - based billionaire also owns Circuit Mont - Tremblant and is a bit of a sports car enthusiast — in 2011, he owned 25 Ferraris.

The takeover, valued at $ 8 billion including debt, has been broadly welcomed in a sport featuring famous car brands such as Ferrari, McLaren and world champions Mercedes, and which has the Monaco Grand Prix as its jewel in the crown.

And you certainly don't sell a stock because you saw a fancy red sports car in some showroom window.

Musk notched a milestone in space on Tuesday by successfully launching the most powerful commercial rocket in the world with a Tesla Roadster sports car on board to demonstrate the kind of payload it can handle.

Once upon a time, a friend of mine saw a snazzy red sports car gleaming in the dealership showroom window.

That's for two nights in a standard five - star hotel room, two pub meals for two, two restaurant dinners for two, car rentals for two days, two pints of beer, four liters of soft drinks or water and some shopping: a pair of jeans and sports shoes.

But paying customers are supporting Tesla through its production struggle: They've put down more than $ 850 million in deposits for vehicles including the Semi truck and Roadster sports car Musk showed off in November.

The small companies behind these bewitching motorcycles and sports cars are a bright spot in the American auto industry.

The name, which is meant to connect the crossover in nomenclature with Jag's F - Type sports cars, is weird.

Meanwhile, Tesla Motors has gone from a half - baked idea about a battery - powered sports car to a rare bright spot in the otherwise troubled American auto industry.

Autopilot is at least as safe as human drivers on the highway, in a car that doesn't use gasoline and performs like a sports car, the magazine said.

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The business class seat was inspired «by the interior of a modern sports car,» has a 72 - inch seat which turns into a fully lie - flat bed, touchscreen controls for the seat and in - flight entertainment system, privacy panels between seats, a shoe storage area, and a personal mini-bar.

But what's most resonant here is the message at the individual level — that the urge you feel to compete, to accomplish things in your life, be it curing disease or earning enough for that sports car, is a natural thing.

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Buyers in the luxury and high performance sports car market have many choices from some incredible brands.

Then, a 1936 Aston Martin 2 - liter sports - racing two - seater car is seen selling for between $ 2.1 million and $ 2.6 million on September 10 at the Goodwood Revival festival in England.

Meanwhile, Ford's two plants in the Windsor area make larger engines for F - Series pick - ups, E-Series vans and the V8 for the Mustang sports car, which will continue to be made in Michigan.

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

Citi said the target increase was to reflect a higher implied valuation for DRB - Hicom's remaining Proton stake, a government grant accompanying the deal and the sale of a 51 percent stake in British sports - car brand Lotus to Geely for around 556 million ringgit, which was also part of the deal.

Tesla raised the profile for electric cars in 2008 with the release of its first sports car, the Roadster.

In the 11 months since then, Mr. Hackett has shuffled Ford's executive ranks and outlined plans to introduce new sport - utility vehicles and electric cars.

For example, if you're buying a new car and trying to decide if you should go for the leather seats, even though you know you can't afford it, your brain might focus on memories of the wonderful smell and feel of the leather seats in your brother's sports car, when it should be focused on the misery you're going to experience when making your monthly car payments.

For example, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, made a splash last month when he said his company would install autopilot in his company's electric sports cars that will help with parking, cruise control and crash avoidance.

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The authorities searched the Stuttgart offices of the sports car maker, one of Volkswagen's most profitable units, and said a Porsche board member was a suspect in an emissions - cheating scandal.

My wife saw a black sports car in Oak Park Il this past summer, that she thought was a Lotus when it passed her — until she saw the Tesla name on it.

A year later, he founded Tesla Motors, a Palo Alto, California - based company that produced the world's first all - electric, zero - emission sports car in 2010, the same year the company sold shares in a public offering.

The people with mansion - sized homes, with three sports cars sitting in the garage, with a private plane that takes them to and from their vacation home — these people may not necessarily have access to true wealth.

In 2008, Tesla started selling a limited number of its first vehicle, a luxury sports car called the Roadster.

To waste this potential is like leaving that sports car idling in the driveway.

The Energy Department had given Tesla — which has sold its $ 100,000 electric sports cars to the likes of Larry Page, the Google co-founder, and George Clooney — $ 465 million in low - interest loans.

Ferrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

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Net profit rose to 149 million euros ($ 178.6 million) in the quarter from EUR124 million a year earlier, the Italian sports - car maker said.

Ferrari profit rises on sales of new modelsFerrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

Despite the expected decline in sales, auto makers are likely to sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.

G.M. said today that its sales rose 9.9 percent in December compared with those in December 1996, with car sales up 7.3 percent and sales of sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickup trucks up 13.2 percent.

As part of the deal, Mercedes owner Daimler will take a stake of up to 5 percent in the 100 - year - old maker of the DB9 and Vanquish sports cars.

Being one of the most liberal areas in the U.S. — there were more than a few cars sporting «Bernie Sanders 2016 ″ bumper stickers — the discussion revolved around climate change and the environmental impact of the tarsands.

And if Bitcoin's value rises to $ 100,000 in 3 years, then you've made a great investment on the miners and are probably enjoying your mansion and your sports cars then.

First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an electric sports car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization, in less than 10 years.

On Thursday, Uber said that it would begin testing self - driving cars in Pittsburgh in a matter of weeks, allowing people in the city to hail modified versions of Volvo sport utility vehicles to get around the city.

China in 2011 slapped duties on U.S. - made large cars and sport utilities as part of a trade dispute.

Elon Musk unveils a new Tesla sports car in November 2017.

He's driving around in a new sports car selling himself, and his wives are driving around in old suv's tending to the kids and cooking.