Sentences with phrase «model in the sports car»

The vehicle structure and materials employed in the i8 represent a pioneering example of automotive construction and reinforce the position of the BMW i8 as the most progressive model in the sports car segment worldwide.

Not exact matches

Ferrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

Ferrari profit rises on sales of new modelsFerrari NV RACE said Thursday that net profit rose 19 % in the first quarter in part thanks to higher sales of its sports cars, including the new 812 Superfast and 488 models.

Against this setting of sports, spectators met the newest in cars and boats, the latest in men's wear for sailing and the latest in swim wear for women, worn by an eye - filling cast of models introduced by Jinx.

If I try to approach them, they take this attitude that seems to say «I'd rather put manure in my late model sports car and drive cross country than be in the same room with YOU!»

Before Hannah Davis was a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, before she appeared in a red Ferrari alongside the Griswold family car in the movie remake of Vacation, before she was hosting Project Runway: Junior, she was wearing boys» clothes to school.

Uchiyamada reportedly expressed his interest in making this jointly developed sports car into a distinct model from the smaller Toyota GT 86 in order to ensure that the new car lives up to the Supra name.

It's far more commuter than sports car and is on par with other plug - in hybrids that have added bigger batteries to their regular hybrid models for longer EV stints.

Although it was thought that the Alfieri coupe and convertible might take the place of a new Granturismo and Grancabrio, it looks like the new sports car will sit alongside these existing models in the Maserati lineup.

In the U.S., the Juke crossover outsells more conventional models like the 370Z sports car, Leaf electric, Quest minivan, and Xterra SUV.

Turbocharging across the Carrera line - up and electric power steering in all models were unpopular updates — and they undoubtedly do erode some of the charisma of earlier models — but they weren't enough to spoil what is a truly great sports car.

Vehicles Affected: Approximately 3,500 model - year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive and M4 cars; X1 sDrive28i and X1 xDrive28i SUVs; i3 plug - in hatchbacks; i8 plug - in hybrid sports cars; Mini Cooper Clubman, Cooper S Clubman, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Cooper, Cooper S and John Cooper Works cars; Rolls - Royce Dawn luxury convertibles; and model - year 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d cars

A new Alfa Romeo 6C sports car is reportedly set to debut in 2017, corresponding with the company's five - year plan that includes a second sports car model to join the existing Alfa Romeo 4C (pictured below) and 4C Spider.

TVR's renaissance is well underway, but past models offer something unique in the world of sports cars.

The Orange Edition is the first in a line of new «Club Series» models in the GT86 range, which Toyota is using to celebrate the company's motorsport heritage both old and new - the latter comprising R3 rally and CS - Cup race versions of the compact sports car, among other efforts such as the Yaris WRC.

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.

Low - tension ignition — Tom Threlfall explains the early form of electrical ignition in his article «Oh illustrious spark» / Californian extravaganza — The premier old - car meeting of the year at Pebble Beach is reported by Nick Baldwin / Bugatti Type 13 and B «b «Peugeot — Mark Gillies compares these two early French cars — both designed by Ettore Bugatti / Alvis: The vintage years — The development of the company and its models is recounted for us by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1926 Sunbeam 3.4 litre super sports — This month the Editor gives us his impressions of one of the finest sporting cars of its day / 1935 Armstrong Siddeley restoration — Zoe Harrison describes the fifteen - year rebuild of a 17hp model / Gordon Bennett Rally — As usual this event attracted some very impressive machinery.

1910 Panhard Levassor — Alvaro Casal Tatlock recounts the rescue and restoration of this Edvardian in Uruguay / Standard Flying Twenty and caravan — This elegant 1930s double - act is described and photographed by Paul Shinton / 1920s Essex — Kit Foster writes about the evolution of this inexpensive American four passenger «coach» / Jewel — made in Bradford — The story of John E Woods and the cars his company made during the wars / 1929 Delage DMS — The Editor drives in style on this month's «Excursion» / Hill - climb at Caerphilly — BryanDemaus continues his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / Model Ts and Beaulieu Autojumble — Peter Brockes reports on this year's Beaulieu Autojumble and Dave Fitton photographed the Model Ts / 1935 Maserati sports - racer — The continuing history of the resurrection of this 4CS by owner Ken Painter.

The DB11's new, 529 - pound bonded - aluminum platform, a construction Aston excels at, will support future sports - car offerings, and in a mechanical sense is the framework for the company's six - year business plan that calls for a wholly revamped, seven - car model lineup (including an SUV) by 2020.

Original 300 SL aside, the Mercedes - Benz SL has never been an out - and - out sports car, but the latest version is as close as the model has got to that title in a generation.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

Peter Stevens felt privileged to be among the judges / Auto - biography: Gerry Michelmore — In the latest instalment of our interview series, we visit Carden cyclecar owner Gerry Michelmore and learn of his other interests / Lea - Francis by Corsica — Malcolm Bobbitt reports on a rare 1939 Super Sports model that has just emerged from long - term restoration / Rétromobile 2013 — We share some of the highlights from the annual pilgrimage to Paris, focusing on the rarest and most unusual machines on display / Made in Lyon: the Cognet de Seynes — This Lyonnaise company started making cars in 191In the latest instalment of our interview series, we visit Carden cyclecar owner Gerry Michelmore and learn of his other interests / Lea - Francis by Corsica — Malcolm Bobbitt reports on a rare 1939 Super Sports model that has just emerged from long - term restoration / Rétromobile 2013 — We share some of the highlights from the annual pilgrimage to Paris, focusing on the rarest and most unusual machines on display / Made in Lyon: the Cognet de Seynes — This Lyonnaise company started making cars in 191in Lyon: the Cognet de Seynes — This Lyonnaise company started making cars in 191in 1912.

It'll do so alongside a 570S Coupe and customised example of the P1, marking the first time a car from each of McLaren's model tiers — Sports Series, Super Series and Ultimate Series — will be displayed together in the Middle East.

You can even ask for all this hardware in the 2016 Honda Accord Coupe, but this model remains a personal luxury car (not a sporting car), no matter how tightly you close your eyes and wish otherwise.

Inside there was little to truly distinguish the GTi (Rallye models were more overt in their sporting intent), though the cloth seats of earlier cars made way for leather and Alcantara items in phase 2 cars, as well as white - faced instrument dials.

T he son of a music teacher and a music composer, began playing guitar at age 6, meanwhile harbored companion interests in muscle cars, model car building, the then - provincial sport of NASCAR racing, and drag racing.

The latest in our exclusive series of «An evening with...» events, our latest night will celebrate the history of the iconic sports car manufacturer, explore the current model range and touch on the future as Aston Martin sees it.

Weighing in at a bantam 2,332 pounds for the manual - equipped model, and 2,381 for the automatic transmission model, the new 2016 Miata is by far one of the lightest sports cars on the market in the U.S. today.

In the Audi corner sits the 570bhp Audi R8 Competition, a hardcore last hurrah for the popular sports car before it's replaced by an all - new model.

Reliable components were used for Subaru's attempt on its own record — Mark Higgins once again took up driving duties, while a near - standard specification WRX STI sports saloon (albeit the latest 2015 model year car in this instance) was his tool.

Still, it's always sad to see a sports car model line with no clutch pedal in sight.

Shortly afterward, the rules of sports car racing turned away from futuristic prototypes toward cars with the silhouettes of production models, so BMW racing director Jochen Neerpasch persuaded the company in 1975 to embark on a plan to build a mid-engine car.

While the model's stigma may remain (and something, on a sensual level, has certainly been lost with the departure of the SLK55's naturally breathing V - 8), at least the cars are comfortable in their skin and consistent with Mercedes - Benz's sporting - yet - composed spirit of late.

MG's Corporate Communications boss, Eleanor de la Haye, makes no secret of the fact that the re-launched TF will be followed by a revised model and that within 18 months Nanjing will announce a brand new sports car and an MG version of SAIC's Roewe 550 saloon, recently announced in China.

Honda Motor Company hasn't taken a stab at a mid-engine sports car since it first released the NSX 25 years ago, and the 2017 version has no direct connection to that model — which ended production in 2005 — other than its legendary name.

If it is not the most beautiful Ferrari of all time, it is vastly more elegant and sensual than the Enzo, the F50, the F40, and other extreme - performance models offered in the years since Scuderia Ferrari quit sports car racing to concentrate exclusively on Formula 1.

Polestar to utilise electrification in a range of new high performance Volvo models and a bespoke sports car.

And since the Regal GS AWD model weighs in at just under 4000 lbs (about 270 lbs more than the front - wheel - drive Regal GS), we were reminded that it is more like a big luxury car than a medium - size sport sedan.

This base model also understeers to the point that it makes the Chevrolet Malibu we have in the office feel like a sports car.

Masuko is investing big in the future of plug - in hybrid models in the U.S. and abroad, as he pushes Mitsubishi toward hybrid SUVs and crossovers and away from its past focus on sports cars like the Lancer Evolution and the Montero Sport off - roader.

We've been talking about Alfa Romeo's impending arrival in the U.S. for years now, but enthusiasts will have to wait a bit longer than expected for the arrival of the Italian brand's first model, the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car.

Maserati has devoted plenty of attention to its high - end sports cars and historical models in its Centennial year, but a new special edition Ghibli model shows the firm hasn't forgotten its entry - level car in 2014's celebrations.

In this industry, we treat model years like dog years, making Nissan's rear - drive sports car quite the senior citizen.

The overall condition and originality speaks volumes of the care this sought after and collectible sports model has received over its 37 year life span, It is definitely the finest example to enter our showrooms in our 25 years of marketing collector cars.

The full - size luxury car competes directly with the Porsche Panamera plug - in hybrid and the Tesla Model S. Competitors may also include the Cadillac ELR, which is a luxury plug - in hybrid coupe, and the BMW i8, which is a luxury plug - in hybrid sports car.

In addition to the existing V -8-powered S550, V -12-powered S600 (pictured), and the sport - oriented S63 AMG models, we also expect to see an S65 AMG model and an extra-long wheelbase version that's slightly stretched compared with the long - wheelbase car sold in the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overalIn addition to the existing V -8-powered S550, V -12-powered S600 (pictured), and the sport - oriented S63 AMG models, we also expect to see an S65 AMG model and an extra-long wheelbase version that's slightly stretched compared with the long - wheelbase car sold in the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overalin the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overall.

In the broad spectrum of cars, there's higher end models with sport - focused engines.

The likely badge for the front - engined, rear - drive model would be RX - 7, and the production version could be unveiled at the Tokyo motor show in 2017; that would mark 50 years since Mazda launched its first rotary - powered sports car.

Specification: We Are Delighted To Announce For Arrival Of This Highly Rare Aston Martin Vanquish SDP Model Onto Our Current Vehicle Inventory, With The Aston Martin Build Specification To Include Dual Zone Climate Control, Variable Heated Front Seating, The Three Spoke Leather Bound Steering Wheel With Paddle Shift, Aston Martin Embossed Grey Brake Calipers, Heated Front Screen, Rear Park Distance Control, The Aston Martin Digital DVD Based Route Guidance Satellite Navigation System, Unmarked Lightweight 19» SDP Nine Spoke Alloy Wheels, Twinned Chromed Exhaust Tips, The Bright Silver Front Grille, The Blackened Mesh Bonnet Vents, Remote Central Locking With Alarm, The Crystal Push Button Start, Aston Martin Steel Pedal Set, Embossed Internal Sill Kick Plates, The Aston Martin Linn Sound System With The Multi Change CD System Housed In The Boot, An Indoor Car Cover, Aston Martin Sports Mode, The Aston Martin Motorola Phone System, Xenon Headlights, Electric Front Seating And So Much More.

Helping the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to celebrate the Corvette and the 50th anniversary of the exceptional Stingray model will be various luminaries, including Corvette Racing team driver Tommy Milner, who will take part in Saturday's popular Picnic in the Park discussions along with three - time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, comparing the past of long - distance sports car racing with the present.