Sentences with phrase «level as a sports car»

We lock the suspension in Sport Plus to set the air springs and active antiroll bars as firm as possible, and the setting keeps this big SUV level as a sports car no matter how hard we brake for and whip around the switchbacks that lead between tiny Spanish villages.

Not exact matches

Silverstone's return is great news as top - level sports car events have been happening at the circuit since 1976, making it one of the classic events of the World Endurance Championship.

While cars like the Ford Fiesta ST undercut the base price of a 208 by quite a margin — the Ford starts at # 17,895 in ST - 1 trim — the 208 offers fairly strong levels of equipment, with a touchscreen infotainment system (nav is extra), LED indicators and DRLs, parking sensors, and leather and cloth sports seats as standard.

Revealed at the 2017 Tokyo motor show, the concept revives the classic IsoRivolta badge from the 1960s, and is billed as a «contemporary gentleman driver's sports car designed specifically to compete at the highest international levels».

Even in base trim, the Mini Cooper Clubman sports cast - aluminum wheels, evidence that this car continues to deliver a premium amount of style and equipment in a compact package, a proposition that seemed quite radical in 2001, when the Cooper version of the Mini (as distinct from the entry - level Mini One) first came to the U.S.

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

All hope for a new entry - level Porsche sports car is not lost, as our European bureau chief Georg Kacher says that something much more interesting is in the cards.

As a Super Series car — the next level up from the Sports Series — so it should be.

This is why the Porsche Approved Warranty provides you with a comparable level of reassurance as our new car warranty — and covers our sports cars for up to 10 years.

The move isn't unprecedented as the company has made rear - drive versions of the Gallardo which preceded the Huracan as the automaker's «entry - level» V -10-powered sports car.

The topless version of the Huracán LP 610 - 4 Coupe, the new Spyder replaces the Gallardo Spyder as Lamborghini's «entry level» super sports car convertible.

DETROIT (July 18, 2017)-- Corvette Racing returns this week to the site of one of its biggest landmark achievements as it continues to race toward what would be another championship at the top level of sports car racing.

Having won back to back in the years 1998 to 1999 against arguably more sophisticated race cars such as the BMW M3, Porsche 911, Ferrari 355, Toyota has proven that the SW20 chassis was competitive enough for top level sports car racing.

Created utilising many of the same techniques as applied in the development of Aston Martin production sports cars — hand sketches and 3D modelling, followed by full realisation in the virtual world — DP - 100 provides an exceptional level of detail with a fully functioning suspension system and state - of - the - art electronics.

John Fitch and Walt Hansgen drove a Corvette to a ninth - place finish overall and a Class B victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1956, the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy's sports car as a contender in top - level competition.

Pros: Excellent economy, low company car tax, rear legroom is ok, not too bad a spec for an entry level BMW, I forgot IPod interface is good if you buy the # 8 ebay lead or the # 68 BMW one Cons: Noisy rough engine, If you have your hand on the gear shift when it restarts it will whip your wrist off, gutless even in sport mode, nothing as standard, if your used to a Ford or VW (no split seats, no ski slot, no heated mirrors, no leather wheel, no storage space, seat adjustment last seen on a Datsun 120y (yes I am that old) uncomfortable seats.

The cars permitted in GTS are typically marketed as «sports cars», «sport - touring cars» or performance versions of «luxury» cars but at a lower permissible preparation level than GT.

The Acura TSX is still a solid if overlooked choice in the entry level sports sedan segment, and possibly the only luxury sedan that's used as a race school training car.

AMG S - Class models offer the power and performance levels of an exotic sports car into a much more luxurious package — so owners get the same level of interior space and nearly the same comfort as any S - Class.

As BMW's entry - level sports car, this $ 55,000 autobahn stormer is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Homologation meanwhile has yet to be finalized but Porsche expects the GT4 Clubsport to be be approved for the Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge here in Canada along with the VLN Long Distance Championship Nürburgring, Pirelli World Challenge, Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy in the USA as well as for other club - level competition events around the world.»

As a result, the 86 offers fun driving at a level unprecedented in earlier sports cars.

The Toyota S - FR Concept is a concept car unveiled at the October 2015 Tokyo Motor Show as an entry - level sports car.

The seats in the entry - level car felt a bit flat, but the sports seats fitted as standard in both the 218d and 225i were considerably better, offering an extendable and tilt - adjustable squab for the driver, and better (power - adjustable) bolstering and lumbar support, along with multi-position memory.

Equipped with powerful, but efficient four - cylinder and V - 6 engines, the F - Pace was received with great enthusiasm, helping Jaguar build on the success of the F - Type, the car that basically revived the brand as a top - level sports car manufacturer.

While neither will give you the same levels of driving fun as a sports car, they both come close which is itself a big achievement.

Dial things back to commuting levels of speed and the X5 M willingly performs as a comfortable conveyance, like a mellow sports car that just happens to have 36 cu.

«I think four - cylinder boxer engine in a Porsche sports car is viable as long as the performance level does not suffer.

As a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanAs a thoroughbred sports car, the Toyota Supra built a reputation both as a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanas a formidable performer on the road and as an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fanas an all - conquering machine on the racetrack, dominating Japan's top - level GT racing series and earning legions of fans.

The new Aston Martin Vantage is just around the corner, which means an all - new race car version of company's entry - level sports car is coming as well.

Taking over where the Gallardo left off — as the entry - level Lamborghini sports car — the Huracan claims its spot on the top mid-engine sports cars list with an aluminum space frame supporting its lightweight carbon fiber skin.

While ostensibly the entry - level Porsche sports cars, many have acclaimed the Boxster and Cayman as the best Porsche sports cars of all.

Corvette first competed at Sebring in 1956 when John Fitch and Walt Hansgen raced to a Class B victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the first step onto the world stage that established Chevy's sports car as a contender in top - level competition.

As I flip through the unending number of modes and response levels I can put the steering into, all I can think about is how sports cars used to come in one specifically engineered flavor of steering, rather than leaving the driver to figure out which of the countless combinations of steering effort, response and suspension modes he or she should be in.

The new Fusion sport with AWD and 345 HP may change our (my) mind as it takes an already great car to a whole differ level.

The Mazda Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top provides both a high level of comfort for an open - top sports car and the traditional Roadster «Jinba Ittai» («Rider and horse as one») driving pleasure at the same time.

While four - doors weren't very dynamic a few decades ago, they can be as agile as an entry - level sports car nowadays.

The test car we drove was the Ssangyong Actyon Sports with the automatic transmission, but it was from an earlier batch and the trim level isn't really the same as the production Actyon that you will be able to buy in the showrooms.

Even after 50 years, they still remain the yard stick for the sports car world — and as long as other aspire to compete at this level, the world is better for it.

Innovative high - performance cars for safety at the highest level of motorcycle racing: the BMW M GmbH has remained true to this principle throughout nearly 20 years of partnership with the MotoGP organizer Dorna Sports, and as the «Official Car of MotoGP».

Pricing for the new car will hopefully stay at the same $ 31,000 base level as today, but with much more potential to spend $ 40,000 with active safety options and (fingers crossed) a Nismo upgrade that delivers real driving pleasure - something like... a sports car, but with four doors...

All KB GL spec cars came equipped with a tachometer, however it was optional on XL spec cars (whereas later KC cars only gained a tachometer through special order, or as part of the Sports option package) Interior flow ventilation was improved over the larger Valiant models, as the Centura had two face - level ventilation outlets.

«As an Everyday Sports Car, every aspect of the interior needs to address two needs — support and enhanced driver performance during spirited driving and offer high levels of comfort and utility for normal commuting and around - town activities,» said Castignetti.

When you pay loads of money for something as expensive as say a Lamborghini Gallardo you expect the top level of service, and unfortunately for a Chinese owner, that is something he did not receive when his Italian sports car was taken to a local dealer for repairing.

As an entry - level car for the luxury brand, the Vantage is slated to cost $ 149,995, which puts it in the crosshairs of two - seater sports cars like the Audi R8 V10, McLaren 570S and — more critically — the Porsche 911 Turbo.

Formerly known as the G37 coupe and convertible, the 2014 Infiniti Q60 line continues to occupy the middle ground between dedicated sports cars and entry - level luxury sedans.

[citation needed] In other modern vehicles, viz. the 2016 and later (ND) Mazda MX - 5 «Miata» sports car, in its highest trim level («Grand Touring»), the regular headlamps act as a cornering lamp by turning to track movements of the steering wheel and thus illuminate the direction of a winding road or a turn; there is no separate cornering lamp.

Tasked with developing something that was both plainly American and competent to compete with entry - level European sports cars of the day, the team went to work on the new Mustang, deeming that it was the most obvious choice as a platform basis for a high - performance vehicle.

The campaign is set up per vehicle you can play as: Rallycar, Formula, Motorbike, Sports Car, Tractor or UFO, you'll start off with the Rally Car and will complete in 5 Races on easy to win the Motor Alphabets Cup which then moves on to the Student Of Engines cup (10 races) on a medium difficulty and lastly Master Of Races cup (15 races) with each difficulty level comes a different cash reward, for instance on easy you'll win # 100,00 for coming 1st, # 70,000 for coming second and # 50,000 for coming third, with your winnings you can purchase another vehicle and move on to the next set of races, each race per cup is a different track which gives an overall amount of about 100 unique tracks, you get to pick the colour of your vehicle before starting said career path but sadly that's about it for customisation on this retro classic themed racing game.

A data table is obviously not as sexy as a picture of a TESLA sports car; but, you won't be having much sex, anyway, if the future unfolds randomly, without high - level thinking and collaboration on the part of those who push (tree huggers for example) and those who react (Congress and the auto industries for example).