Sentences with phrase «kinds of performance cars»

Not exact matches

«We actually Fosbury - flopped into the car to get some kind of points,» says Tedrake, referring to his team's performance in the first round of the challenge.

In fact, production cars have their suspensions tuned at the factory for some kind of compromise between comfort and performance.

And now that our Four Seasons fleet now includes high - performance cars like the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Ford Fiesta ST, there will be plenty more opportunities for the 2014 Mazda 3 to show that it can measure up to any kind of competition.

New, track - oriented 1LE packages for both the Camaro V - 6 and Camaro SS V - 8 will arrive later this year, and he tells us that performance not only sells cars but also attracts the kind of talented personnel you want in a great car company.

During my weekend with the car, I achieved an indicated 24 mpg with no highway driving and frequent hard acceleration, which is pretty good for something with this kind of performance.

Track mode is the last stop before «everything off,» and the idea is to provide the kind of high - performance traction control that would be outlawed in most actual race cars: flatten the pedal on corner exit and the car will deploy as much power as the tires can handle, just like a Ferrari 458 Italia in race mode.

But a few 10ths of a second really only matter when you're at the track; out on the street, everything from tire pressure to air temperature to driver skill will dramatically equalize performance among these kinds of cars.

By dream car, Zetsche refers to some kind of high - performance or ultra-luxury halo vehicle that paints electrification in a positive and desirable light.

No matter what kind of driver you may be, whether you want a car or an SUV, something high - performance or efficient, something large or small, you'll find it among our lineup of vehicles.

Many of the design and performance elements have been inspired by the brand's sports cars, including the iconic 911 and the revolutionary 918 Spyder, making it clear that the compact SUV heralds the first of its kind.

With more than 20 years in North America, GT Radial offers a complete line of tires for virtually every kind of passenger vehicle, from ultra high performance cars to luxury touring sedans and crossovers to SUV and light trucks.

The pushing tendencies I'll blame mostly on the Bridgestone Turanza EL400 all - season tires installed on our test car, which is kind of surprising, considering this is a performance - oriented F Sport model.

While you can add all kinds of items that will have no effect on performance, like spoilers, wheels, floormats and pedal covers (okay, argue all you want about those), the upgrades on the cars I drove were felt the minute I turned the wheel.

The 1994 test car offered the same kind of balanced and quiet performance as you might expect in an Acura Legend.

It's kind of surprising to have none of those above options for a car that stickers at over $ 48K, but the hardcore enthusiast in me is OK with it because the options that this car does have are all performance - focused.

If you are trying to connect some kind of special heritage that you belive GM is obligaed to it's fans to uphold using cars they produced in the 1960's as archetypes for performance cars today, then what you need to do is re-examine the present state of performance cars today.

The motor smoothly delivers the kind of performance that drivers expect from a BMW via a single - speed automatic transmission, with continuous power delivery that builds up the car's speed.

These figures allow for the kind of performance that will keep you up with basically everything, so this aspect of the car is far from lacking.

These figures, 6.9 seconds, 6.1 litres are sports car performance parameters of a sustainable kind.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

I challenge you to find a sports car that offers this much performance for this kind of money.

These were a great selection of sinewy, bendy, undulating roads in and around Malibu, the kind of roads performance car and bike people love, assuming they're driving a Honda CBR600RR as opposed to a Gold Wing; or a Ford Focus RS as opposed to, well, an Expedition.

Yes, that's far short of the maximum, but far better than any other car I've ever tested offering this kind of performance.

The LDF dual - clutch gearbox has also been tuned to deliver to that kind of demand from the car's performance.

But it is not the kind of noise enthusiasts want from their performance car.

Like the other two cars, the C300 has customizable drive modes, and I had to keep the car in Sport Plus if I wanted any kind of performance out of the transmission.

It does offer a more relaxed, rounded performance, but the Land Rover transpires to be the kind of car that you step out of and, with a glance backwards, quietly wish you could continue driving onwards in.

Those in the know at Ferrari have offered their kind assurances that this 3.9 - liter will not share the dubious fate of last year's less powerful 4.3 - liter V8, which sounded more like a muffled electric toothbrush than a high - performance sports car.

The BMW M5 was the first car of its kind to offer racing - oriented high performance in a sedan that could be driven without restrictions in everyday road traffic.

That kind of performance is possible because the car weighs almost nothing: its dry weight is just 920 kg (5 kg less than the previous model), allowing for a power - to - weight ratio of 467 hp per tonne (an increase of 24 hp per tonne).

Ferrari is best known for their performance models, but they also make cars that are considered «Grand Tourers» — cars suited for fast driving over long distances, or, to put it another way, the kind of car Jeff Bezos might take on a road trip.

Reduced fuel consumption and Euro Stage V Yet, the new Mazda3 MPS also delivers surprisingly good environmental performance and fuel efficiency for a car with this kind of power.

Go with the base 3.2 and you'll get a very comfortable, very smooth - riding car that delivers the kind of performance we suspect the most members of the car buying public would say is just fine.

2017 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTS Base Price: $ 138,000 (USD) Drivetrain: 4.7 - litre V8, 430 hp, 361 lb - ft, six - speed manual transmission, rear - wheel drive Performance: Precisely the right amount of go, stick, and wail to paint a smile on your face VVUZZ Recommended: This is the kind of car we'll lament in five years.

Our test car offered the same kind of balanced and quiet performance as you might expect in an Acura Legend.

That kind of selection makes this compact luxury sport sedan of one of the most versatile and intriguing lineups in the premium - car market, and it's one of the reasons that new BMW 3 Series has been — and remains — a top seller for the performance brand.

That kind of car with a Performance pack would be an amazing entry level sports car.

The M Performance cars also get their own bumper look, which is kind of a derivative of the M Sport bumper of the respective cars but with the fog lamps removed and replaced with a horizontal bar.

«For the industry, the Accord defined a new kind of car — a practical automobile that combined economy and value with sporty style and spirited performance.»

It doubles down by providing plenty engaging handling for the kind of performance driving that the kind of people who will actually buy this car will be doing.

When on stands in a pond of German and USA performance cars, it was my opinion that the Porsches all kind of blended together, whereas the Corvettes individually popped and roared at you.

Conceived as an alternative to today's sports cars, the sleek new coupe aims to provide the best of all worlds: a Porsche 911's straight - line performance and the kind of fuel economy that would make the Volkswagen Up look thirsty.

Indeed, the kind of mid-corner bumps that often upset tightly sprung performance cars caused very little kickback through the steering wheel and virtually no directional deviation, leaving the driver to keep the throttle nailed and just push the car deeper into corners.

The 4 E-Hybrid also comes standard with the Sport Chrono Package, which lets you do all kinds of fun performance - y stuff with the car.

The motor smoothly delivers the kind of performance that drivers expect from a BMW via a single - speed automatic transmission, with continuous power delivery that builds up the car's tempo in a characteristically dynamic fashion.

It has zero experience when it comes to performance cars of pretty much any kind, let alone a hot hatchback.

And though the A8 may be an electronics - filled luxury barge, performance technology also makes it a stunningly good driver over the kinds of roads that sports cars love.

I haven't actually tried Project Cars, but it kind of bothers me that it's sold as a Forza - like game when it doesn't look like it's anything near what I like about Forza, being lots of cars including cars that aren't necessarily performance but can be messed wCars, but it kind of bothers me that it's sold as a Forza - like game when it doesn't look like it's anything near what I like about Forza, being lots of cars including cars that aren't necessarily performance but can be messed wcars including cars that aren't necessarily performance but can be messed wcars that aren't necessarily performance but can be messed with.

The Fisker Karma, an upcoming plug - in hybrid luxury sedan, and the Tesla Roadster, an all - electric sports car, are harbingers of a new kind of exclusivity: trend - setting performance and design matched with environmental sensibilities.

In a straight line, though, the car just as quickly hit some kind of limit; either a software limit purposely put in place on the drivetrain performance itself, or my driver's forgivable hesitance as he tried to keep us from running through the fence.