Sentences with phrase «of production cars»

But the point of this concept is also to prove that Faraday's platform, which it will use for a series of production cars in the coming years, has tremendous flexibility.

Things have moved on greatly since this blog started posting about EVs, not least Ecotricity's national network of Electricity «Pumps» — the Electric Highway — it's great to read some real - world experiences of production cars.

This was our second chance behind the wheel, this time in very late prototypes that were representative of the production cars being cranked out right now.

There will be at least 45 world debuts of production cars, ranging from the new Honda Insight and redesigned Toyota Prius hybrids, to a new Buick LaCrosse, a redesigned and downsized Cadillac SRX, a new Chevrolet Equinox, a new Lincoln MKT and even a redesigned Bentley Continental GTC.

Rules that went into effect in the mid 1970s allowed manufacturers to extensively modify the bodywork of production cars for racing, as the basic roof outline remained the same.

Yes, the cars at the pinnacle of the sport, the World Rally Championship, are so heavily modified that they're very distant cousins of production cars.

Powered by a 2 - liter 16 - valve turbocharged petrol engine which boasts maximum power of 250hp at 5,500 rpm and peak torque of 340Nm from 3,000 rpm, the Megane RS is the latest in a long line of production cars that have given a sportier treatment by Renault's sports division, Renault Sport

While this shape is common amongst Four Ring badges, on the Q8 Sport Concept it's significantly wider than the brand's current crop of production cars.

The following is a list of production cars, SUVs, and light - duty pickup trucks available in the United States that currently have a body - on - frame construction.

Unlike WRC (World Rally Championship) cars that look like mutant caricatures of the production cars they're based on, the Rally America 2WD - class Fiesta ST is pretty close to stock on the outside (apart from the wacky paint job).

@brandloyalty — you're correct, for a period following WW2 the company only had access to black paint, so all of their production cars were that color.

In 1999, he moved to Barcelona to become Interior Design Director at SEAT, and working in the interiors of the production cars SEAT Altea and SEAT León, and the concept cars SEAT Salsa and SEAT Tango.

One feature only carried over to tiny number of production cars is the charcoal windscreen surround; most production cars have body painted windscreen surrounds.

IONIQ is a world - first in terms of production cars.

Speaking of production cars, the E-Tron Sportback will morph into one in 2019.

Next year the rules change to 5.5 liters, and that will be a brand - new engine based on a new - generation family of V8 engines that are utilized throughout the GM line of production cars.

Renault is charging into the electric - car game with four head - turning concepts.They preview a quartet of production cars that will launch starting in 2011.

A number of production cars will also put in an appearance at the show, including the 6 Series Gran Turismo, which shares its architecture with the latest 5 Series and replaces the 5 Series Gran Turismo in BMW's line - up.

At the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Concept Lawn, we were treated to all three camps of concept car — and more than a handful of production cars, too.

BMW's thinly - disguised 2012 Concept M5 is expected to closely resemble that of the production car, which is now reportedly scheduled for its official debut in Frankfurt, according to Autocar.

Stefan Bellof did indeed drive a Porsche 956 to the fastest ever lap of 6:11:13 for a motorised vehicle in 1983... but it was for qualifying for the 1000 km Sports Car race, so technically it was never a production car... Admittedly some of the cars near the top of this list blur the definition of production car... if you was to go by the list above, then it should be the Porsche 918 that takes the mantle for fastest production car as the others at the top are thinly veiled track - only specials for someone with deep pockets.

Although the power source of the production car is still yet to be confirmed, the Concept's engine seems very likely.

Though the model car may not be a perfect indication of the production car, we can see that the Volvo V90's look closely apes the front end of the XC90, with «Thor's Hammer» headlights and a similarly shaped grille.

We suspect so, but you'll have to come back to automobilemag.com on December 1st for our test - drive report of the production car.

Check out the gallery above and get excited for the release of the production car inspired by this concept.

Porsche has been coy on specifics of the production car, but the later concept car mentioned above does share interesting details with pre-production test mules, namely production - ready mirrors, headlights and door handles.

It also illustrates how racecar design — at that time — could influence the engineering of a production car.

That said, I believe the 991 iteration of the 911 has the best suspension damping in the history of the production car.»

Unlike the Toyota, the BRZ is available in any of the production car's colours.

Air - Grabber ™ induction system includes the largest functional hood scoop 291.6 square centimetres (45.2 square inches) of any production car

The SRT Demon is the most powerful muscle car ever and achieves the fastest quarter - mile of any production car, only 9.65 seconds.

They offer the largest contact patch of any production car built.

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At 1.8 g, the Demon has the highest g - force acceleration of any production car.

«We let the designers of the production car and their friends at Mopar rip,» said Gilles.

Some spy pics of the production car were taken from high above and made it look ugly and squashed.

The CLA has one of the lowest drag coefficients of any production car on the market at.23 vs. the C250's.27 coefficient.

A concept version of the Q60 was unveiled at the Detroit motor show in January, and now this heavily disguised version of the production car has been seen for the first time.

With this package, the Corvette Z06 delivers the most aerodynamic downforce of any production car that GM has ever tested.

With this package, the Corvette Z06 delivers the most aerodynamic downforce of any production car that GM has tested.

The full - blown Z07 package ($ 7,995) adds larger winglets up front and a clear, and an adjustable center portion for the rear spoiler, which helps this Corvette produce the most aerodynamic downforce of any production car ever tested by GM.

Ssangyong has teased pictures of a production car based on the XLV Air concept first revealed at the Frankfurt motor show last September.

The Z06 with the Z07 delivers more downforce of any production car ever tested at the GM wind tunnel.

The overwhelming popularity of the concept prompted the folks over at Aston to expedite the release of the production car and lo and behold, the production car was supposed to make an appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The fortwo's turning circle is just 22.8 feet — the smallest of any production car, according to smart, while the forfour's is 24.0 feet.

Additional defining exterior features include the wide Air - Grabber ™ hood scoop — the largest functional hood scoop (45.2 square inches) of any production car — and new Demon logos flanking each fender.

Combined, those sources give the Demon V - 8 an air - flow rate of 1,150 cubic feet per minute, 18 percent greater than the Hellcat V - 8 and the largest air induction volume of any production car.

The hatch variant was one of the production car stars of the recent Geneva show — albeit in a lightly designed «concept» form.

Providing the visuals is a 12.3 - inch navigation display, plus an optional 24 - inch color heads - up display, something that Lexus proudly flaunts as the largest color heads - up display of any production car in the world.

As with all design sketches, these need to be taken with a pinch of salt; there is no way the real Sportge will come with such a dynamic profile and oversize wheels as these design sketches, but they do give us some ideas of the production car.