Sentences with phrase «look on a sports car»

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The sport got its first look at the new restart rule during the second race of the opening round of the season at Hockenheim after an incident on the first lap brought out the safety car... and it made for an epic run down to the first corner.

It certainly gives this year's cars an imposing look and that's evident once again on the Force India, which also sports a new livery.

That may seem less likely, but the sport is looking to get a few more cars on the grid and there are a few teams who'd like to be on it.

After this year's Australian Grand Prix had an amount of overtakes that you could count on one hand, it no longer mattered that the cars looked cool and were setting lap records, what mattered to fans was that the whole sport was ruined and Ross Brawn needed to fix things quickly.

They're average looking Joes who drive sporty muscle cars, smoke cigars and watch sports on big screen TVs.

Beginning in 1965, Shelby and Ford led an all - out American assault on European sports car racing with the Daytona Coupe and GT - 40, culminating in the GT - 40's historic 1 -2-3 finish at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour, humbling the mighty Ferrari juggernaut as Henry Ford II proudly looked on.

The car has a stanced look, sitting 0.8 inches lower than a standard Golf on its sport suspension and 0.2 inches lower than a GTI, making the big, 18 - inch wheels that are unique to the R fill the wheel wells even better.

Aimed at enthusiasts who want a car that offers accessible, exploitable fun on the road, yet also thrives on track, the rear - drive E10 S promises to satisfy capable hands, but look after those who are new to lightweight sports cars.

A proper sports car has been on Kia's radar since the 2011 Frankfurt show, when we got our first look at the Kia GT concept, but things really heated up with the Kia GT4 Stinger concept from the 2014 Detroit show.

I'm about to offer some complaints about the Mustang, but allow me to preemptively couch them in the fact that I personally recommend the GT to anyone and everyone looking to spend between $ 30,000 and $ 40,000 on a sports car.

The Miura was the car that put Lamborghini on the map as a premium sports car manufacturer, and the company hasn't looked back since

Lea - Francis Hyper — The Editor investigates this underrated Meadows - powered Vintage sports car and drives a particularly original example / Auto - biography: Annabel Jones — Matthew Bell visits VSCC stalwart and supernavigator Annabel Jones and learns about some of her motoring adventures / Belgian Speed Hunters — Nick Jonckheere looks at some Land Speed Record pioneers, focussing on the early attempts to break the 100km / h and 100mph barriers / Goodwood Festival of Speed — David Venables reports from Lord March's annual gathering of the world's rarest sports and racing cars.

Paul Chudecki dons goggles and gauntlets / Atlantic Alliance — If Austin's A90 could talk it would be with a pronounced mid-Atlantic accent / The Greatest Race — Marc Douzey uncovers some astounding pictures of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France / Cars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road cCars in My Life — A final peep at John Moulton's album / Special Book Offer from our enthusiast's book shelf / The French Brooklands III — Bill Boddy continues the Montlhery story / Four into Three — Michael Worthington - Williams on Merrall Brown / SS to XK — In our free 20 - page supplement celebrating 75 years of Jaguar we look at the greatest of the marque's sporting road carscars.

Karl Ludvigsen recalls how Frazer Nash had just the right sporting pedigree to appreciate the brilliant new sixes from Munich and Eisenach / London to Brighton — David Burgess-Wise braves the cold November weather to report on the most famous event in the old - car calendar / Douglas Ferreira and the Bond Affair Malcolm Bobbitt describes the unique relationship between the Bond Minicar and its intrepid sales representative, Douglas Ferreira / Auto Unions take on the Handicappers — Inspired by photographs from Ken Stewart's archive, Simon Moore takes a look at Auto Union's South African forays over the winter of 1936 - 37 / Seaton - Petter and the # 100 Car — Worthington - Williams unravels the story of the # 100 Seaton - Petter motor car, made in Yeovil, and examines the vogue for # 100 cars in the mid - to late - 19car calendar / Douglas Ferreira and the Bond Affair Malcolm Bobbitt describes the unique relationship between the Bond Minicar and its intrepid sales representative, Douglas Ferreira / Auto Unions take on the Handicappers — Inspired by photographs from Ken Stewart's archive, Simon Moore takes a look at Auto Union's South African forays over the winter of 1936 - 37 / Seaton - Petter and the # 100 Car — Worthington - Williams unravels the story of the # 100 Seaton - Petter motor car, made in Yeovil, and examines the vogue for # 100 cars in the mid - to late - 19Car — Worthington - Williams unravels the story of the # 100 Seaton - Petter motor car, made in Yeovil, and examines the vogue for # 100 cars in the mid - to late - 19car, made in Yeovil, and examines the vogue for # 100 cars in the mid - to late - 1920s

/ Mite - y Morris Eight — Jonathon Wood in the first of a new series featuring some of Britain's family favourites on THE car from Cowley / Cars In My Life — Bill Dowsing concludes his reminescences / Dream Machines — In the final part of this search for an ideal stable Michael Bowler looks for more sporting machinery / A Man From Coventry — Jack Ridley West Midlander and motor man recalls working for Armstrong Whitworth Daimler and Riley / Rust Busters — In this special report on theat evil four - letter word rust Tony Fairweather looks at its prevention and cure / Saleroom Success?

De Dion Bouton: the beginning — We look into the origins of this most successful Veteran car manufacturer / The rise and fall of the Calcott — Michael Worthington — Williams writes about this casualty of the great depression / Sports cars for sports car racing — Rivers Fletcher on racing in road — going sports cars / Magnetic — experiment that fSports cars for sports car racing — Rivers Fletcher on racing in road — going sports cars / Magnetic — experiment that fsports car racing — Rivers Fletcher on racing in road — going sports cars / Magnetic — experiment that fsports cars / Magnetic — experiment that failed.

By Bryan Goodman / VSCC Silverstone & Derbyshire Trial — Reports of these two events from Tom Threlfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Silverstone collage — More colour photos of the VSCC race meeting on 11th April / Pre-war saleman's aids — Malcolm Green looks at a series of little publications produced to help salesmen to sell MG cars / Rare Jensen V8 prototype — David Hawtin describes a very interesting prototype sports car built in 1935 / Bert Hadley at Shelsley Walsh — The well - known 1930s Austin works racing driver recalls his memories of the oldest hill - climb / The go - anywhere Citroen — Part one of Malcolm Bobbitt's assessment of the extraordinary half - tracked Kegresse.

Notable cars to not reach reserve included a 1960 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione, a model commonly referred to as not only one of the best - looking Ferraris but also the last of the true dual - purpose sports / racing cars that could be driven with equal aplomb in both competition and on the daily commute to the office.

War Horse Vauxhall — David Burgess-Wise examines the rôle played by the Vauxhall D - Type in the First World War, and drives the example in the manufacturer's collection / The Pomeroy Trophy at 60 — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the VSCC's event for finding the best sports touring car, and explains the arcane formulae behind it / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part three — In the third and final part of his series about these famous racers, Simon Moore investigates the fate of each / Auto - biography: Cally Callomon — Matthew Bell visits this art director, Vintage car owner and bicycle fanatic, and learns about his career and hobbies / Peugeot Racing Engineers 2: Louis Verdet Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges looks at the career of this engineer, whose influence spread far beyond motoring / The Ballot 2LS, part eight — Our Publisher concludes his series on the twin cam Ballot 2LS, listing the cars known to have existed but which have now disappeared

Albrecht Goertz's gorgeous 503 could not have come at a worse time for BMW, as Douglas Blain explains in Drama Queen / In 1966 and All That, Steve Welsh reports from the unrivalled Goodwood Revival historic race meeting, which this year marked 50 years since Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Championship in a car of his construction / Kit Foster tells the story of the American Underslung, the first American sports car, and examines one of the prized survivors of this pioneering but short - lived marque in Swing low, sweet chariot / In his article, Cross-Channel concours, Jörg Sierks chooses his favourites from two prestigious concours events, held on the same weekend on opposite sides of the English Channel / With the help of rarely seen archive photographs, D'Arcy Lever looks back at the highly effective trials specials built by Sydney Allard before World War Two.

Striking It Riche — This clever re-creation of the beetle - back Swallow uses genuine albeit out - of - period Austin Seven components / Cars In My Life — Maurice Mager continues our popular series with his reminisces of wartime and later motoring / Fastest On Earth — David Venables looks back on nearly 100 years of sub-sonic Land Speed Records / Behind The Elephant Blower — Sensational to look at beautifully engineered but was the Mercedes 540K really a sports caOn Earth — David Venables looks back on nearly 100 years of sub-sonic Land Speed Records / Behind The Elephant Blower — Sensational to look at beautifully engineered but was the Mercedes 540K really a sports caon nearly 100 years of sub-sonic Land Speed Records / Behind The Elephant Blower — Sensational to look at beautifully engineered but was the Mercedes 540K really a sports car?

Tire Rack says: The Winter Sottozero 3 is a standout performer and a favorite of drivers looking to keep their sports cars (and with the Scorpion, crossover SUVs) on the road year - round.

You're in for a treat — on this special, 100th episode of Head 2 Head presented by Tire Rack, Motor Trend «s Jonny Lieberman and Automobile «s Jethro Bovingdon take a look at two of the best sports cars to ever hail from Germany, the AMG GT R and the Porsche 911.

Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar sports cars are judged.

Thanks to Google Street View, Lotus enthusiasts can now take a virtual lap on the British automaker's private test track.Lotus recently invited Google to take a look around Lotus» Headquarters in Hethel, England, giving enthusiasts a look at where the sports cars are produced and tested.

Jonathon Wood looks at the popular 1.5 litre line / Cars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in BritCars In My Life — RB (Dick) James explains how a boyhood love of cars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britcars became a lifelong obsession / Orient Express — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the incredible tale of one of the barn finds of the century / Country Garage — Alan Marsh's childhood recollections of early motoring days in Somerset / Geoffrey Taylor & The Alta — Anthony Pritchard charts the story of the forgotten car that played a major role in Britain's rise in Grand Prix motor racing / Pure Magic — David Tarallo recalls a remarkable Mille Miglia / Low Life — Guy Griffiths takes an unusual look at motor sport / French Fancy — The Editor takes to the road in a delightful little Peugeot 202 — believed to be the only one on the road in Britain.

If you look carefully, the word «sport» doesn't appear anywhere in or on the car.

The pair of British sports cars look underendowed on paper, sharing just five cylinders, seven wheels and less than three litres of engine capacity between them.

Mercer Raceabout — Fulfilling a youthful dream, David Burgess-Wise rides on a remarkably untouched 1914 Mercer Raceabout / Best of West Kent — With the largest entry yet, Alistair Hacking reports on the Veteran Car Club's popular Best of West Kent run / Brussels - Bombay by Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire — Bruce Lindsay recalls an epic journey undertaken in 1954 by the late Paul Frere / Lagonda 12/24 — The Editor tells the story of this distinctive light car and describes the delightfully original example in The Automobile «oily rag» collection / MG TD — Jonathan Wood looks at the introduction and history of an iconic British sports car which found customers across the world and particularly in AmeriCar Club's popular Best of West Kent run / Brussels - Bombay by Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire — Bruce Lindsay recalls an epic journey undertaken in 1954 by the late Paul Frere / Lagonda 12/24 — The Editor tells the story of this distinctive light car and describes the delightfully original example in The Automobile «oily rag» collection / MG TD — Jonathan Wood looks at the introduction and history of an iconic British sports car which found customers across the world and particularly in Americar and describes the delightfully original example in The Automobile «oily rag» collection / MG TD — Jonathan Wood looks at the introduction and history of an iconic British sports car which found customers across the world and particularly in Americar which found customers across the world and particularly in America.

It has proven to be a super sports car you can cruise in happily all day, with its tight sport seats, a plethora of modern amenities, and looks that had the Pebble throngs gawking like it was Beetlejuice in a thong on a unicycle.

Our news pages focus on 2017's hottest cars - think Civic Type R, Renault Sport Clio RS16 and the new Alpine sports car - and we take a look at the all - new Mercedes - AMG E63 and freshly - unveiled BMW 5 - series.

With a new NSX on the way, the tiny S660 sports car in Japan, the new Civic Type R and Project 2 & 4 already with us, the future is looking bright for exciting Honda drivers» cars.

Whether you're after something to take for a quick blast on your favourite roads on a Sunday morning, or looking for the first rung on a racing career, there's still no real substitute for a lightweight British sports car.

But what we do know, just by looking at it, is that the Karma is a beautiful and highly dramatic automobile, unlike anything else on the road today and yet very much like dozens of the most beloved sports cars of the past.

Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, takes a look at the Corvette from a brand image and marketing point of view and shares his thoughts on what General Motors just doesn't get about this iconic sports car.

Families who are keen on sports and recreational activities and who are looking for a versatile car that can adapt to all manner of transportation tasks quickly and easily are also catered for by the new R - Class as only Mercedes knows how: the four seats in the rear fold flat individually, allowing the load capacity to be expanded to as much as 2385 litres (VDA measuring method), a figure which clearly eclipses the load space offered by estate cars.

The difference between them and Camp4 Colorado, though, is very much like the difference between the 911 and other sports cars: They may look comparable on paper, but there's a multi-dimensional depth to the 911 that makes driving it an experience unto itself.

what the hell is BMW up to... the 3281 sport line was perfect on it's own right... now the M package looks like a stupid street races car with the front apron and fenders.....

Overview The luxurious Genesis isn't a hardcore sports car, but that makes it easier to live with on a daily basis Pros Sound that commands respect, understated looks, luxurious and refined interior that's also user - friendly, V6 power Cons Droning sound on highway, too heavy to be really sporty, manual shifter is terribly vague Value for money Good What would I change?

Italian design studio Pininfarina had wanted to do a special one - off sports car based on the Enzo Ferrari flagship and was looking for a backer.

This unique look is completed by 17 - inch lightweight alloy wheel rims in a special design, a tricolour badge on the rear and a sporty red adhesive stripe which draws attention to the classic body side, the low centre of gravity and the seating position, tilted back towards the rear axle, providing a shapely silhouette with the proportions of a thoroughbred sports car.

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The look of Porsche 911 is basically the same since 1965, and the German brand created the most recognizable sports car on the planet.

In 2004, GT racing was on the rise and sports car manufacturers were looking at which of their road cars could succeed on - track.

If you're looking for something more or less military grade that can also smash bona fide sports cars on the drag strip, you need a Devel Sixty

With the top down it looks ever so slightly aggressive — it's not confused anymore, it's assertive, and yes, those are 20 - inch wheels on a sports car; want to fight about it?

The company described the concept car as a «stunning sports car,» specially designed to deliver «head - turning looks whilst providing superb driving enjoyment whether on the road or at the track.»

Some are lightly disguised future production vehicles, while others exhibit an environmentally friendly theme.Here's a look at a few of the more interesting concept vehicles on display at the show, which closes Monday: AUDI ALLROAD QUATTROThe German automaker has been building all - wheel drive cars for years, so it's no surprise that a beefier version of the A6 station wagon is on the way.The Allroad Quattro show car uses many of the same mechanical and suspension parts as the A6 wagon but wears a sport - utility wagon body complete with large fender flares and huge tires.

«If journalists are looking to write a story on the ALMS, the GT car that been there through all its years is America's sports car — the Corvette.