Sentences with phrase «of high performance sports cars»

• The first in a range of high performance sports cars from the home of the world's most successful racing car company

With extensive fine - tuning and the use of carbon - fibre composites (CFC), the Audi engineers were able to reduce the weight of the high performance sports car by 100 kilograms compared to the Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro.

For example, if you are an inexperienced driver or the owner of a high performance sports car many companies are unwilling to insure you drivers at standard or preferred rates.

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This is a waste of human potential: it's like driving a high - performance sports car at 20 kilometers an hour.

Fisker, a U.S. start - up focusing on the creation of high performance, energy efficient vehicles, plans to sell an $ 80,000 plug - in hybrid sports car by late 2009.

It is the desire not to be a Chrysler, but something more akin to a sports car — high performance, head turning, state of the art.

In a bid to keep his very expensive racing team afloat, famed race car driver Briggs Cunningham created a line of high - performance grand touring sports cars, including this gorgeous 1952 Cunningham C3 Continental.

Doubts have been cast over Alfa Romeo's ability to build a high - performance, rear - driven super-saloon that could seriously mix the practicality of a four - door with the performance of a sports car.

They may not be as sexy as luxury sedans or high - performance sports cars, but the competitors in our 2013 Compact Car Challenge represent the go - to vehicles for the majority of us regular folks in our everyday lives.

«Our job is to faithfully re-interpret famous Alpines of the past and project Alpine into the future with a beautifully designed, agile, high - performance sports car,» said Alpine managing director Michael van der Sande, in a statement.

The experience and expertise garnered by BMW M in the world of motor sport and the development of high - performance sports cars are also channeled into the development of our BMW M Performance Aperformance sports cars are also channeled into the development of our BMW M Performance APerformance Automobiles.

However, SRT owners who take advantage only of the one free day will not be disappointed, as the Bondurant SRT program is the best way to become accustomed to your new high - performance Dodge sports car.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

While the people running Chrysler's newly formed SRT performance brand have high - test pumping through their veins, their idea of a sports car runs closer to the industry norm.

BMW finally revealed the high - performance follow - up to one of AUTOMOBILE «s favorite sports cars.

The 1989 Nissan 300ZX was featured as one of our 5 Japanese Cars that Shocked the Auto Industry in 1989, and this sports car was truly a revolution with its high - tech, high - performance construction that brought new life to the Z nameplate after a few decades of softer and heavier Z cCars that Shocked the Auto Industry in 1989, and this sports car was truly a revolution with its high - tech, high - performance construction that brought new life to the Z nameplate after a few decades of softer and heavier Z carscars.

Jock Manby - Colegrave — Jonathan Wood chronicles the life and 1930s racing career of Jock Manby - Colegrave, whose impressive stable of road and racing cars embraced Aston Martins, supercharged 4 1/2 Litre Bentley, MG K3, Squire and ERA / Fiat's 8001 Turbina — If a country's character defines its cars, perhaps it was inevitable that Italy's first — and so far only — turbine - powered automobile should be a striking high - performance sports car.

No matter how you consider it — as a front - line competition car or a fabulous high - performance coupe — Ford's decision to return to serious international sports - car racing 50 years after GT40s first showed up at Le Mans was the biggest performance - car news of the year.

But ever since it was introduced as a high - performance RPO (regular production option) code for the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, the Z06 has been the purest expression of America's sports car.

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

But the prospect of eccentrically styled high - performance electric sports cars, built to rival Tesla and its rapid but arguably generic - looking Model S, has certainly grabbed our attention.

Subaru has been taking its time unveiling the new BRZ rear - wheel - drive sports coupe, but now we have teaser photos showing a high - performance variant of the car.

Called the Nanuk Quattro concept, the coupe crossover «combines the dynamics of a high - performance sports car with Audi's Quattro expertise on the road, on the race track and also off - road».

This, we can't help but think, is the right attitude for the TT: most of the performance of a rear - wheel - drive sports car but with higher fuel efficiency, a more practical interior, and more style.

The super-high-performance ZR1 is reserved for those with deep pockets and, hopefully, plenty of experience with high - performance sports cars.

McLaren Automotive is an iconic British - based, globally revered manufacturer of luxury, high - performance sports cars.

With the magnetic dampers in their default «normal» setting, the ride is impressively supple at low speeds, and while it's accompanied by that tautness and sport - biased swagger typical of any high - performance car wearing fat, low - profile rubber, the Spyder is a comfortable car.

An ultra high performance tyre which «Hugs the corners» and uses many of the same technologies as our ultra-high performance sports cars.

An ultra high performance tyre which «Hugs the corners» and uses many of the same technologies as our ultra-high performance sports car tyres to help deliver extraordinary handling and dry grip to the most demanding sport performance cars.

But we believe Porsche Macan edges out the Stelvio because Porsche has had more years of experience building crossovers and SUVs, along with high - performance sports cars.

Boasting the direct response typical of a sports car, phenomenal power and high levels of torque, it offers exhilarating and cultured performance.

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For high - performance sports cars like the BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe, in particular, steering feel and precision are the foremost considerations in the development of tires for the front axle, alongside lateral stability and braking forces.

The 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Commemorative Edition Z06 is lots of high - performance sports car, and still at a bargain price

This grand estate will also serve as the location for a myriad of exclusive events including private viewings of new Aston Martins with Design Director Marek Reichman and test drives of the marque's current line - up of handcrafted high performance sports cars.

The special rally version of the Falcon and Comet and early AC Cobra sports cars of 1962 used a high - performance version of the 260 with higher compression, hotter camshaft timing, upgraded connecting rods, valves with larger diameter valve stems, stronger valve springs and a four - barrel carburetor.

The heart of the high - performance sports car is a twin turbo flat - six engine producing 700 horsepower.

The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing a new interpretation of the high - performance sports car — and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the M3.

Indeed, the M - specific design of the two high - performance sports cars underlines their performance capability.

«The BMW M3 has been our iconic model in the high - performance sports car segment since 1985, when the company unveiled the first generation of the BMW M3 at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt,» recalls Dr Friedrich Nitschke, President BMW M GmbH.

The hand - built Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a sport coupe that was introduced by the esteemed British manufacturer of elegant, high - performance cars in 2006.

One of the reasons for the decision to split production of the BMW M3 and BMW M4 between the two facilities centered on the company's commitment to integrating the two high - performance sports cars into the production processes for their respective donor models.

Don't trust the care of your high - performance sports car to just anyone, visit BMW of Bloomfield for the stress - free, transparent service process you and your BMW 3 Series deserve.

One of the highlights of Audi's Frankfurt auto show display is the e-Tron, an electronic high - performance sports car.

Meticulous and passion - fuelled development work has underpinned the creation of two high - performance sports cars that set new standards in terms of overall concept, precision and agility.»

This gives the BMW M3 and BMW M4 a degree of variability and everyday usability that is well beyond the norm for high - performance sports cars of their level.

The BMW M3 is one of the most recognized vehicles in the automotive industry, spanning a long history of success that seems to have no boundaries, today it is still considered as one of the purest high performance street sports cars.

The rear is dominated by the very tapered back window and streamlined shape, both typical of a high - performance sports car.

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The Lexus name has become closely associated with hybrid cars but as the LF A supercar demonstrated, the manufacturer is also capable of producing high - performance sports cars too.