Sentences with phrase «long wheelbase car»

The electro - mechanical steering is reasonably fluid, linear, predictable and surprisingly quick for such a long wheelbase car.

While you can't buy a long wheelbase car in the UK, and the sloping roofline pinches rear headroom, there's still room for two adults in the back — although the LWB S63 feels much bigger.

The long wheelbase car's official figures are only marginally lower than the standard car's, so we'd expect broadly similar results.

The Edition 21 starts from # 72,525 on the road, # 76,490 for the long wheelbase car.

Mercedes believes its longer wheelbase car is not handicapped that much at Monaco, because the 0.1 seconds loss associated with the concept...

Technical Data: 6 cylinder in - line engine, bore x stroke 88.9 x 114.3 mm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), capacity 4,257 cc (from 1951 bore x stroke 92.08 x 114.3 mm (3 5/8 x 4 1/2 in), capacity 4,566 cc; from 1954 bore x stroke 95.25 x 114.3 mm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in), capacity 4,887 cc); cast iron cylinder block, aluminium alloy cylinder head, Stromberg carburettor (from 1951 Zenith carburettor, from 1956 twin SU carburettors); single dry plate clutch; 4 - speed gearbox (from 1952 4 - speed automatic gearbox optional), hypoid bevel final drive, independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear; drum brakes servo - assisted; wheelbase 3,225.8 mm (127 in)(from 1951 wheelbase 3,378.2 mm (133 in); tyre size 6.50 x 17 (from 1951 tyre size 6.50 x 16, for export cars tyre size 7.50 x 16 optional, for long wheelbase cars standard);

Not exact matches

For now, BMW plans to sell only the long - wheelbase (Li) version of the car in the U.S., mirroring Mercedes» decision to skip importing the standard - wheelbase S - Class.

The new car's wheelbase is 1.6 inches longer but its overall length is two inches shorter.

The new car has a much more aggressive bonnet and a more muscular rear, while still retaining its long - wheelbase elegance.

It also stays flat during high - speed cornering and feels very composed; the Mk10 has a longer wheelbase than the old car, and it shows in this respect.

In the snugness of its cabin, its taut feel, and its urgency, the V8 Vantage reveals itself as a sports car pure and simple: light of weight, short of wheelbase, and long on power.

The new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is 2.3 - inches longer overall, on a 3.6 - inch longer wheelbase, yet it weighs 300 pounds less than the uninspired car it replaces.

Ordinarily available on standard wheelbase cars, the appearance package will also see service on long - wheelbase versions of the Edition 21.

The wheelbase may be longer and weight up by around 60 kg, but you could drive this car blindfolded and know it's a Mini.

The second - generation Cruze has a 0.6 - inch longer wheelbase and is 2.7 inches longer overall, with 2 inches of that going to rear - seat legroom, and it weighs as much as 250 pounds less than the car it replaces.

Just as in the GT - S though, a measured application of the throttle can quell the understeer, rotating the car progressively — thanks to its long wheelbase — back towards the apex.

All is forgiven, though, when you're wafting along in supreme comfort on the highway or carving into a series of corners, at which point the 760i feels so much more responsive and alert than the long - wheelbase car.

Currently another China - only project, the long wheelbase i5X offers three rows of seats, a very popular option in the world's biggest car market.

The long - wheelbase car comes with five rear - seat options, including First Class, with one long center console between the 2 +2 seating, thermo cupholders with Peltier technology for longer cooling and heating, and two aircraft - style foldaway tables.

Because the S - class is essentially a chauffeur - driven car in the all - important Chinese market, Mercedes designed the new luxury sedan first as a long - wheelbase model (W222) and then worked on the short - wheelbase (V222) variant.

(They'll especially love this car in China, where they'd probably welcome even a long - wheelbase Fiat 500.)

The car seen here is likely the standard Volkswagen Tiguan, although the automaker has confirmed it will make a special long - wheelbase, three - row model in Mexico for the U.S. market.

The only car that currently fits the criteria is the Volvo S60 Inscription, a long - wheelbase version of Volvo's sedan that's built in Chengdu, China.

With a wheelbase 5.9 inches longer than normal cars, the 4S Executive and Turbo Executive provide an additional 4.7 inches of rear legroom and more standard equipment.

Because the X7's wheelbase is longer, and BMW head of sales and marketing Ian Robinson told Autocar that the cars have very little in common under the skin: «If you put both cars next to each other, the resemblance is small in terms of wheelbase and so on... We're not going to just extend the wheelbase; it's a complete new panel cell.»

The Trophy's wheelbase feels longer, like it simply doesn't have the physical layout to ever be as fun as the old car.

The headlights and tail lights (halogen headlights are standard, but LEDs are widely available) are slimmer than before and the grille larger, while the bonnet features a more pronounced slope - something that, together with larger wheel arches and a longer wheelbase than before, gives the car a more balanced appearance.

The six - side - glass upper structure gives real substance to the car, making it seem bigger than it actually is — and the car already enjoys a long wheelbase and substantial interior volume.

The car isn't pure V8 Vantage, however, as it runs a 70 mm longer wheelbase and a wider track to make sense of the broad shoulders.

The car is now bigger than the one it replaces, at 36 mm longer, 6 mm wider and with a wheelbase increase of 7 mm.

In an effort to get the longitudinally mounted engine to fit better, the production version of the NSX was lengthened over the 2012 concept by 3 inches (the wheelbase is 0.7 - inch longer), and the car is also widened by an inch.

At 97.6 inches, the concept's wheelbase is a full two feet longer than the standard ForTwo, and the car is about 33.5 inches longer and 6.3 inches taller than the standard model.

It's a long car, stretching about 206 inches long overall, and its 123 - inch wheelbase is about an inch longer than the long - wheelbase version of the previous LS.

Without making the car any smaller (the wheelbase is about 1.2 inches longer), Porsche made the new luxury sedan look much more cohesive.

The A5 sports a slightly longer wheelbase when compared with the outgoing car, but the side profile remains as handsome as the older coupe, thanks in part to dramatically short front and rear overhangs.

The 2006 - 15 Mazda Miata's wheelbase is 2.5 inches longer than the 1990 model's, and the car has grown 1.9 inches in overall length and 1.8 inches in width.

A slightly longer wheelbase and stiffer body should improve the highway ride, which was already pretty good for such a small car.

Large and imposing as the new long - wheelbase Lexus might be, as production manager Al Luckwald opined, «It just doesn't have the street presence that says, «I'm driving an $ 86,000 car.»»

The new car is 1.2 - inches longer, 0.6 - inches lower, and 0.2 - inches wider than the last sedan, and sits atop a 106.3 - inch wheelbase, two inches longer than before.

Of course, the revised exterior design of the 2017 A4 doesn't appear drastically different than the last A4, even though the new car has a wheelbase that is 0.5 - inch longer while the body measures 1.0 - inch longer and 0.6 - inch wider.

The i8 rides pretty well even on choppy cement surfaces, as the combination of a long wheelbase and the placement of heavy masses at either end of the car helps calm the ride motions.

From the outside, this 2635 - pound, rear - wheel - drive car looks substantial, though it measures only 157.4 inches long, 69.9 inches wide and 62.1 inches tall on a wheelbase of 101.2 inches.

The 3 Series GT has been stretched over a long, 115.0 - inch wheelbase, and now this 3 Series car has the big back seat that even car enthusiasts demand, perhaps because they feel guilty about having too much fun behind the wheel without paying some lip service to people - hauling practicality.

This is a car that is familiarly sized, some 184.6 inches long on a wheelbase of 110.2 inches.

The car also trades its mid-range V - 8 for a twin - turbo V - 6, and adds three new long - wheelbase models.

The same lightweight rear - wheel - drive architecture used for the CT6 underpins the Escala, although the stately show car is 6.5 inches longer, 2.7 inches wider, and features a wheelbase that's 4.7 inches longer.

Exterior The new Yaris has a wheelbase that's 2 inches longer than the previous version, and the car is 3 inches longer overall.

That may make us sound vain, but in actuality, this long - wheelbase XJ is a noteworthy car.

The new car is 4.2 inches longer than the» 08 - ’13 Sigma CTS, including a 1.2 - inch bump in wheelbase, and is an inch lower and slightly narrower.

The handling limitations we discovered are nothing less than we'd expect with a car with such a short wheelbase and tall profile - and not something that can really change without the car no longer being a two - seat, 2.7m - long city car.