Sentences with phrase «mainstream cars offer»
«You used to be able to define one based on price and equipment, but you can't do that anymore because even mainstream cars offer the same equipment as the luxury models.
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Nissan LEAF One of the first fully electric vehicles offered in the United States by a mainstream car company.
The front seats have been redesigned for better comfort and more style, and a new Sport Package available for the mainstream, high - volume Focus SE adds 17 - inch black aluminum wheels, a black grille, and a black rear spoiler, plus paddle shifters for the dual - clutch automatic, the first time they've been offered on the car.
No plans exist to move its luxury models into separate showrooms from its mainstream cars and trucks, Krafcik says, though Hyundai's premium - car sales are accelerating and the potential exists for expanding the range from the current three offerings.
While the standard assumption is that finding a car with AWD means heading to a Subaru or Jeep dealer, Chrysler and Dodge can appeal to an even greater audience by offering the systems on their mainstream sedans.
Given the current popularity of SUVs and crossovers, automakers will have to offer AWD in order to take hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and electric cars into the mainstream.
For instance, while V - 6 engines have pretty much disappeared from mainstream midsize cars, Honda still offers one in the Accord.
With the country's top maker of compact crossovers and the top maker of cars now offering this technology standard, it won't be long before the rest of the mainstream automakers follow suit.
Honda is one of the last mainstream automakers to offer a coupe that is just a two - door version of a regular car, rather than a sports car.
Most mainstream competitors to the Volkswagen brand in the United States such as Honda, Toyota and Ford offer only a three - year / 36, 000 mile basic warranty and a five - year / 60, 000 mile powertrain warranty on their cars and SUVs.
Ford are convinced that adding a new, almost sub-brand, Vignale luxury offering to their mainstream cars will be enough to convince car buyers that Ford can match offerings from «Premium» -LSB-...]
Mainstream car manufacturers now offer all kinds of active safety systems.
What ties them all together, however, is that they offer refinement, amenities, and all - around athleticism above and beyond those of «normal» mainstream - brand compact cars.
Most mainstream cars that offer AWD use a crappy passive system that only sends a small fraction of power to the rear wheels.
This 218d manual is not the best BMW can do, but the company's first front - drive car is clearly only a sensible transmission and wheel and tyre specification from being among the best and is, in any case, a compelling offering against high - end mainstream rivals.
They offer most of the panache of their premium - brand nameplates at more accessible prices, but you'll be giving up some interior space and likely some standard features in the bargain — at least when compared to similarly priced mainstream - brand cars.
The Accord might be a mainstream family sedan, but it offers equipment that might rival some entry level luxury cars, especially on higher level trims.
At the same time, mainstream cars and crossovers, like V - 6 Nissan Murano, and the V - 6 Accord and V - 6 Camry, are offering powerful and efficient V - 6 engines using less expensive regular fuel, that are faster and more fuel efficient than the premium brands» models.
In past years, the Mitsubishi Lancer's crisp styling, steady handling and spacious interior made it a compelling alternative to more mainstream offerings in the economy car class.
The new Nissan LEAF sets a new standard in the growing market for mainstream electric cars by offering customers greater range, advanced technologies and a dynamic new design.
Because midsize cars have traditionally been so popular, virtually every major mainstream manufacturer offers one.
However, what every premium car buyer wants is to feel special and to have an experience, or many experiences with the car that they know is outstanding and beyond what mainstream brands can offer.
Customers for American hatchbacks face a surprising situation: Just two mainstream U.S. auto brands offer cars with that bodystyle, and one brand in specific furnishes five of them — half of the hatchbacks on today's top - 10 list.
Tesla has already shown that basorbing big battery costs in to a high ticket car is far easier that on a mainstream offering, and the Q6 e-tron will be a pricey car when it arrives.
While not as exciting as the first mainstream electric cars being delivered to consumers this week, it offers the promise of hybrid technology being incorporated into the most popular models on the road, and therefore having a major impact on reducing fuel consumption.
Although Toyota created an entirely new car as its mainstream hybrid, Honda chose to convert the gas - burning Civic to a hybrid for its central offering.
At that time, mainstream manufacturers were not offering North Americans cars that produced 100 HP per liter or a redline that high.
Now on sale priced from an unchanged $ 20,490 plus on - road costs, the facelifted Mazda3 sedan and hatch range comes standard with Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), making it the only mainstream small car line - up to offer autonomous emergency braking (AEB) in all models.
The 2016 Neo does, however, gain the most significant safety upgrade for the freshened Mazda3 line - up — the fitment of Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) as standard across the range, making it the only mainstream small car line - up to offer autonomous emergency braking (AEB) in all models.
The 2003 Honda Pilot was the first mainstream 8 - passenger SUV built on a car - like unibody platform... offering customers more space, more fuel - efficiency and a more refined ride and handling.
If you are happy with a mainstream car's performance, be sure to check out what the top trims offer.
A dream come true for their designers and engineers, such cars frequently indulge flights of fancy usually considered much too costly to be offered for mainstream production.
Subaru traditionally sits outside the mainstream, offering crossovers popular to outdoorsy types and rally - bred cars for boy racers.
More than three decades later, electric cars are finally being offered to mainstream consumers.
Some mainstream car insurance companies offer a provisional quote but may require an inspection before they can provide a firm quote.
Many mainstream insurers refuse to offer car insurance for 17 year olds, or they will charge sky - high premiums.
Even on this early Leaf example, though, ProPILOT Assist seemed like a promising sign the technology is moving forward significantly — ahead of greater acceptance and more mainstream cars being offered with it.
Given the current popularity of SUVs and crossovers, automakers will have to offer AWD in order to take hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and electric cars into the mainstream.