Sentences with phrase «more conventional cars»

With less distance between the front and back wheels than you'd find on a compact hatchback or sedan, and a usually firmer suspension setup to prevent body lean in the bends, there's always the chance that compact crossovers tend to be noticeably worse to drive than more conventional cars.

It's an electric supercar that bears a pretty strong resemblance to the firm's R8 sports coupe, and despite its alternative power source, its performance isn't far off the more conventional car, either.

The second - gen model, a more conventional car in terms of its styling and capacity, also fell a bit flat compared to the segment - leading Prius.

Not exact matches

Musk's point was that if Tesla engaged in conventional advertising strategies — the company currently does almost no advertising — it could increase demand, but its more pressing issue now is being able to simply built its cars, and build them well.

Earlier this summer, Ford Motor Company showed off how it was testing 3D printing technology to improve its manufacturing and create new prototypes of car parts more quickly than with conventional methods.

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

A rear wing was later added too, making the car look much more conventional than originally planned - apart from the sidepods, which extended all the way to the rear wing.

This type of car seat (or stroller - whichever way you want to look at it) is more expensive than a conventional car seat that suits only one purpose.

Although it's still a long shot, the idea that FCEVs could one day replace conventional gasoline cars seems more likely today than ever before.

Currently more than 40 per cent of the US corn crop goes into producing ethanol, which is mostly mixed with gasoline to fuel conventional cars.

Electric cars generate next to no heat as opposed to conventional passenger vehicles, which produce more than enough engine heat to heat the interior.

Their analysis showed that, for a given number of cars, a well - designed AV parking lot could accommodate 62 per cent more cars than a conventional one.

One kilometre in a conventional car with a fuel consumption of 9 litres per 100 kilometres (26 miles per US gallon), with gasoline at $ 3.60 per gallon, costs more than 8 cents.

This makes it more than twice as efficient as conventional hybrid cars, which can only recover about 30 per cent of the braking energy, he says.

The second feature «Stunt Footage» is more conventional, but nevertheless offers a nice deconstruction of the car chase.

Though the iQ doesn't get the vaunted 40 - mpg highway estimate that so many subcompacts are pushing these days, its mileage — 36/37 mpg city / highway — reads more like that of a hybrid than a conventional car.

Driving two 5 - series - one equipped with Active Steering and one without - back - to - back on an autocross course, we found the car equipped with Active Steering allowed us to hustle through much more quickly and with far less understeer than the car with BMW's conventional, but still excellent, rack - and - pinion setup.

The five - door hatch i1 will be prettier, cheaper, and more practical than the current i3, swapping that car's expensive high - tech underpinnings for a much more conventional layout based on the FAAR WE front - drive architecture that will be shared with the next generation 1 Series, X1 SUV, and all future Minis.

-- U.S. - market cars don't get the polycarbonate rear and side windows like the European 911 R. Conventional glass adds just more than 7 pounds to R models coming to our shores, but Porsche lists the weight the same as the Euro car.

The automobile as an art form is not a new concept, but BMW's Art Cars are a unique way of blending a more conventional art medium and the motorcar.

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

The RF Kuro is more conventional on the outside, based heavily on the regular MX - 5 RF production car whose production got underway recently.

Oil changes may be more expensive with the required 0W - 20 weight oil compared to conventional oil, but only having to service the car once or twice a year keeps annual costs to nearly a wash.

Simply refining conventional technology (and reducing weight) has delivered benefits - on popular economy - tracking site Fuelly, owners of the latest generation MX - 5 are getting 6 - 8mpg more than their counterparts in the previous - generation car, while also benefitting from better performance.

Likewise, recent VED changes mean that while some first - year rates are still low for low - CO2 cars, the annual rate is # 140 for most conventional cars - or # 450 a year if your car has a list price of more than # 40,000.

In 2011, the event was won by Gordon Murray's T. 27 city car concept, while the decidedly more conventional Volkswagen Golf blue e-motion EV took the production car crown.

Lexus» spindle grille still dominates the car's front fascia but the angular headlights that contributed to the concept car's aggressive looks have been replaced by more conventional - looking clusters.

It looks less like a smaller CC and more like a conventional compact car.

Imagine densely packed cities and suburbs thick with Google - developed, fully automated cars zipping silently alongside more conventional vehicles that become driverless at the touch of a button.

Dodge's Viper ACR is almost twice as expensive as the more conventional muscle cars at $ 121,395.

Top speed is the same, and when the little two - cylinder range - extending engine is running there's a little more noise, but it's still quieter than most conventional cars.

Its list price of 137,504 euros in Germany (no UK price has been announced yet, but that equates to around # 110K) puts it ahead of far more accomplished cars like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo but the appeal of the G - Class is that it's not a conventional SUV; Mercedes calls it a «performance off - roader», and says it's better viewed as an extremely posh Land Rover Defender rival.

Both versions are claimed to weight exactly the same at 2070 kg, due to the rear - drive car's more conventional (and lighter) suspension set - up.

Tata is best known as the purveyor of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, but the brand is now expanding into more conventional compact cars with the new Tata Zest sedan and Bolt hatchback models.

The 911 Turbo is the most upright car of three, but when you start to hurry it along a winding road it responds with the immediacy and control of a more conventional low - slung supercar.

It may not be outright beautiful by conventional standards, but it does look breathtakingly different: the radically aggressive, big - mouth front end vacates fast lanes more promptly than a cop car with siren wailing and lights blazing.

This new concept car will reportedly be Mercedes - Benz's answer to the Google autonomous pod car project, but with a slightly more conventional design and size.

However, the limited - slip differential is a more conventional unit than the Active M Differential found in BMW's M - cars.

Unlike more conventional hybrid systems, Nissan's e-Power system only uses the gas engine as a generator and will not power the car directly.

Those cars that brake early also tend to take the more conventional line into the corner, while those cars that brake later will not be able to get all the over to the left before turning in.

The resulting pig - eyed look did nothing for what was a pretty nice little car, eventually restyled to be more conventional.

The Turbo 2 — represented by the car you see here, for sale at Cheshire Classic Cars in Chester — was slightly more conventional in its details to reduce cost, but eventually more extreme, as Renault brought rallying examples up to Group B specification.

A genuine athlete it is not, no matter what the marketing bumpf might say — although as a rival for more conventional small four wheel - drive cars such as the Audi Q2 the JCW Countryman makes a far more compelling case for itself.

What's more, in a contest like this, can an EV ever be as thrilling and dramatic as a conventional performance car?

In real - world conditions, you should expect figures similar to those of more conventional combustion - engine powered sports cars.

The 2005 CLS more or less created the oxymoronic phrase «four - door coupe» because it sort of amounted to a four - door coupe: a car with the elegance and dynamic proportions of a conventional two - door coupe and most of the functionality in a four - door sedan.

The Kia Niro is a very civilised car to drive; despite having a CVT automatic transmission, it has nicely stepped «ratios» to make it feel more conventional.

The common weight is possible thanks to different underpinnings; the rear - wheel drive car receives a standard AirMatic air suspension, while the all - wheel drive car receives a more conventional, and lighter, steel sprung suspension.

The current crop of hybrids includes cars like this Accord, the Chevy Malibu, the Hyundai Sonata, etc., that, while not returning Prius - like economy numbers, also look and drive more or less like conventional fuel - burning cars.

But with significant increases in fuel economy from comparatively priced crossovers, it's more likely that we're seeing a generational shift away from conventional family cars that can't quickly be undone by global economic forces.