Sentences with phrase «of sports car market»

This is a car that is targeted squarely at the royalty of the sports car market.

McLaren Automotive has announced that it plans to compete at the top level of the sports car market with a range of premium, high power, highly efficient, lightweight, luxurious, carbon - based cars.

The all - new Japanese two door is even more special when you consider how long Acura has been out of the sports car market.

The trio of American muscle cars also makes up a large percentage of the sports car market.

Not exact matches

They're pretty well entrenched at the very highest end of the luxury sports car market.

First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an electric sports car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization, in less than 10 years.

Passenger cars have been generating much of the buzz around electrified transportation, but automakers are changing that with a suite of new electrified trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles that could soon hit the market.

This car is battling to be part of the junior executive sports saloon market and you have to say it's a more convincing effort than the newly «upmarket» Evo X.

A decade ago, NASCAR was a dictatorial juggernaut whose marketing prowess had turned American open - wheel and sports car racing into back - of - the - pack also - rans.

On the road in sport mode Press «drive» and pull out of the hotel parking lot entrance South of Market, and the electrically driven rear wheels push the car very quietly through stop - and - go traffic in the socially conscious City by the Bay.

With a launch date set ahead of the company's all - new sports car being developed in conjunction with Renault, the new car hints at the brand's efforts to increase the speed at which its cars enter the market.

Monkey Business — Anthony Pritchard recalls Harry Lester and his MG specials and the small but determined team who drove them in competition / Brighton Bound — Our correspondent on Veteran matters Elizabeth Bennett reports on the 2001 London - Brighton Run / Rainbow's End — Designed by Frank Rainbow the Swallow Doretti was a brave attempt by an engineering group to make a British sports car for the American market / Baldwin's Brescia — Nick Baldwin has owned a very special Brescia Bugatti for a number of years.

Sports car buyers and fuel economy - minded car buyers are generally not the same people, but it's no secret that there are plenty of cars on the market that deliver lots of power and reasonable fuel economy at the same time.

That said, there's a lot for sports car fans to lust over at this year's event, above and beyond the quirky home - market kei cars and crazy concepts whose ideas may never see the light of day.

«We see a market for new kinds of sports cars.

Though auctions were a spectator sport even three decades ago, the broadcast of auctions has caused the collectible car market to explode.

They saw plenty of wide - open desert, but Porsche wanted to be as close as it could be to its dedicated buyers; 23 percent of all Porsche sports cars sold in the U.S. find homes in Cali, and if the state were a country it would be Porsche's fifth largest market in the world.

It is also a fully featured sports car, far from the crude, cheap cars with which the Brits dominated the sports car market of the 1960s — wretched things with four - speed transmissions, drum brakes, and convertible tops that had to be assembled and erected like tents.

The range will be rounded up by a luxury coupe that will serve as a replacement to the recently discontinued Hyundai Genesis Coupe that was originally marketed as a rear - drive sports car alternative to pony cars and the likes of the Nissan 370Z.

Cavaglia, Italy — Alfa Romeo's on - again, off - again plan to return to the U.S. market might be the longest running drama in the automobile business, but next spring the story will finally will reach its climactic payoff with the arrival of the company's mid-engine, two - seat sports car, the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C.

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.

While economic uncertainties and fears of high gas prices brought scads of new economy and hybrid cars to showrooms, 2011 also saw more powerful supercars and more thrilling sports coupes hit the market.

With the intention of tapping into a wider market outside of sports cars and large luxury saloons, the Ghibli is Maserati's take on a mid-sized Mercedes - Benz E-Class rival, but with a soupçon of Italian flair and panache thrown in.

There was even room for a front - wheel - drive sedan whose nickname, Four - Door Sports Car, has for decades been more of a marketing ploy than canyon - road reality.

In 2008, an unstable automotive market and questionable global economic stability led Honda to reconsider its priorities — not surprisingly, an expensive top - tier sports car wasn't exactly one of them.

This is a problem for Porsche, since much of the market for $ 60,000 sports cars is made up of middle - age men looking to compensate for their receding hairlines and expanding beltlines.

Fortunately, the Bavarian boffins at BMW have forsaken their market research - driven proliferation of concatenated crossovers (momentarily) to focus their skills on a task once much more common for them: building a sports car.

Having just spent some time with the sports car maker's youthful new CEO, Dany Bahar (see interview, page 16), I learned that the sensibility in Hethel has morphed overnight into something almost completely unrecognizable, in a way that only an executive who cut his teeth at a place like Red Bull — the purveyor of a product whose success has been driven by relentless, assault - grade marketing — could front with a straight face.

But, Mclaren Automotive is a business too, so we know the story: rightly or wrongly, they started by selling hypercars then super-sports car to ultimately market 3 versions of sports - car, which are effectively offering the supercars» ingredients (modified chassis, engine, DC)..

The news of the new sports car came alongside announcements that the flagship Model S will become even faster with its latest power upgrade, and that the Model X will become comfortably the fastest SUV on the market.

The McLaren The jury is out on McLaren's first try at a «mass market» sports car, but if it's a winner, early examples might wind up being coveted (think purity of the initial design).

That said if you are in the market for a sports car like the TT RS, subtlety is unlikely to be on top of the agenda, so everyone else should be prepared for plenty of dubiously specced examples to be on the road in no time and a good proportion of soft - top ones too.

Artega's mission statement is «to enrich the sports car world rather than provide extra competition,» but we're not sure what that means beyond the realm of marketing speak.

From the late 90s to the late 2010s the market was awash with such cars, from hot Peugeot 106s and Saxos through the Lupo GTI, Suzuki Ignis and Swift Sports, the Yaris T - Sport, the Citroen C2 GT and even a fizzy Nissan Micra, in the shape of the 160SR.

Lotus says the Evora is unique in its sector of the sports - car market, being the only mid-engine 2 +2.

Although a lot of people these days think Mazda's sports - car heritage began with the MX - 5 Miata in 1989, the company had been a serious player in the two - seater market since the RX - 7 debuted in 1978.

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.

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.

The vast majority of cars with manual transmissions are in the compact and subcompact market, although sports cars like the Ford Mustang offer six - speed manual transmissions on several trims.

However, due to the lack of conveniences and user - friendliness, coupled with the high price tag and declining interest in sports cars and coupés at the time, Mazda decided to withdraw the RX - 7 from most major markets except Japan.

Jacoby added fuel to the rumor fire when he said: «There are some areas of the sports car [market] where Ford has no competitors to us.

The Laguna is anything but cheap; the base model starts just south of $ 50,000, the Sport Premium model costs $ 58,850, and this Bespoke model, created for the customer who «wants what they want, how they want it,» is spitting distance from the most impressive sports cars on the market.

Ningbo, 26 November 2014: Luxury British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin is today announcing the opening of a new showroom in Ningbo in partnership with Ting Hu Group, further reinforcing the brand's commitment to the Chinese market.

Motor Trend says GM is very happy with the current C6 Corvette as its already one of the best handling sports cars on the market.

As one of the hottest sports cars on the market today, the Toyota 86 is raved about all over the globe.

The range, which now includes five models, covers an extremely wide spectrum: with the spacious B - Class Sports Tourer, the youthfully dynamic A-Class, the avant - garde CLA - Class Coupé and the compact GLA - Class SUV, we cater for a host of different customer requirements in this segment,» adds Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes - Benz Cars Marketing & Sales.

Luxury British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin is today announcing the official opening of a new dealership in Xiamen in partnership with Ting Hu Group, further reinforcing the brand's commitment to the Chinese market.

On the Show floor were 2,381 exhibiting companies representing all facets of the automotive specialty - equipment market, including accessory and appearance products, performance products, wheels, tires and suspension — basically anything and everything anyone could want to personalize the more than 200 million cars, trucks, SUVs and power - sport vehicles on and off the road.

Many cars at the «affordable» end of the market have a manual gearbox as standard, while many enthusiasts prefer this type of transmission even when buying an expensive sports car.

«With a competitive slot for nearly every sports car and sedan on the market the Pirelli World Challenge provides racing that everyone can relate to,» says Gill Campbell, CEO / general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.