Sentences with phrase «of rear wheel drive car»

An extreme example of rear wheel drive car is the Porsche 911 series.

Not exact matches

A big change is the addition of a second motor, giving the P85D dual motors and turning the single - motor, rear - wheel drive Model S into an all - wheel drive electric car that is more responsive and efficient.

It was the toast of the auto - show circuit and a clear play on Kia's part to redefine the brand with a classic «halo» car — in this case, a rear - wheel - drive, go - fast machine with a game - changing exterior design and an inviting price tag, relative to the upmarket competition.

Think of it this way *: Blake stitched shoes are the rear - wheel drive sports cars of the shoe world.

Experts agree that the car seat shouldn't touch the rear of the front seats... but we also know it's not safe for you to position yourself so close to the steering wheel that it hinders your driving.

Zielinsky notes that its compact power train system allows the wheels to be positioned near the corners of the chassis, which makes for short front and rear overhangs and a wide track, yielding an overall layout that resembles that of a rear - wheel - drive car.

Alfa Romeo's version of the car — ostensibly called the Alfa Romeo Spider, a name long tied to sporty, spritely rear - wheel drive roadsters until it was applied to a front - wheel drive car in 1995 — won't necessarily use the same engines as its Mazda sibling.

«The best movie cars combine tons of power, rear - wheel drive, great handling and the ability to be easily flung around corners,» said Waugh in a statement.

Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.

The Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform the S90 and V90 share with the XC90 also contributes one of the key external design features: a long dash - to - axle distance, which gives the pair of Volvos the proportions of rear - wheel - drive cars despite their front - / all - wheel - drive drivetrains.

As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.

Key to the car's impressive appeal are its twin electric motors (one for the front axle, the other for the rear to make this a four - wheel drive machine) that feed of a lithium ion batter to deliver a very healthy 603bhp.

Apart from a few missing options (this tester didn't have the rear side - window screens, for instance), the biggest difference between this car and the last S550 we tested is the lack of Mercedes - Benz's 4Motion all - wheel - drive system.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

Additionally, the rear - biased all - wheel - drive system combined with a standard limited - slip differential result in a car with gobs of traction yet it isn't an understeering pig.

Pressed on whether the alliance with Mazda on its next - generation Miata rear - wheel - drive architecture (a prototype of the car is pictured) is still on, Marchionne said, «It's potentially part of the Alfa plan, as it's potentially part of another brand.

This however does not hold true for rear wheel drive vehicles which can have a strong weight transfer (high, soft - suspension cars, as most US vehicles), as the added braking force on the rear wheels without added (weight - transfer caused) friction could cause wheel lockup and possibly loss of control of the vehicle.

In Sport, the car takes on the persona of a rear - biased all - wheel - drive offering, rotating with just a hint of understeer.

Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two electric motors, one driving each of the rear wheels.

While we don't get the rear - wheel drive and the wild swept - back appearance of the show car, the 2017 Buick LaCrosse does incorporate a variant of the Avenir's front grille, with a chrome strip in the center of the grille linking the two front headlights.

He's fifth in the point standings, and the first four leading him will give you an idea of the challenges of campaigning an all - wheel - drive car against mostly rear - wheel - drive ones: 1.)

The car responded superbly, with enough body roll to keep the adrenaline levels up, but with no hint of mischief from the rear - wheel drive — the car stayed firmly planted to every line I pointed it at.

After all, this car is the offspring of the 2003 Infiniti G35, the sedan that reinvented Nissan's overall performance identity with its rear - wheel - drive FM («front midship») chassis and VQ V - 6 engine, both of which also found their way to the Nissan 350Z.

competence of the above, but subjectively there feels slightly more to engage with in this car than the rear - wheel drive Carrera.

Here's where things get murky, but it's fairly apparent that Subaru was having a hard time stomaching the thought of a rear - wheel - drive car, since their entire brand identity is predicated on all - wheel drive.

But the wait is almost over — after numerous concepts and pre-production cars wearing the FT - 86, Scion FR - S, Subaru BRZ names, Toyota has taken the wraps off of its rear - wheel drive project with Subaru and given it an official name (at least for Europe): the GT 86.

The end goal, Audi claims, was to marry the chassis balance and steering feel of a rear - wheel - drive car with the grip and idiot - proof nature of all - wheel drive.

With their four - wheel drive systems, both cars have a wet - weather security that many buyers will value far beyond any notion of rear - wheel drive heroics.

The low - slung Porsche sports car has rear - wheel drive, a flat - six engine in the middle of the car, and as many trunks as it has seats.

There is yet another chapter in the long story that is the promised Subaru / Toyota rear - wheel - drive sports coupe: at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru will preview its version of the performance car with the BRZ Prologue concept.

After all, the FR - S falls neatly into a historic lineup of rear - wheel - drive Toyota sports cars and should give the Scion brand a huge dosage of street cred.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

Al Oppenheiser, GM's global rear - wheel - drive platform chief, is predicting that all Camaros will weigh in at about 3750 pounds, and V - 6 cars should achieve a combined fuel economy rating of 26 mpg (thirstier V - 8 engines require premium fuel).

Theoretically, the Aventador's four - wheel - drive system will deliver a traction advantage over the rear - wheel - drive Ferrari, but the F12 has arguably the most sophisticated diff, traction and stability control systems of any car.

Neither mode makes the RS feel like a proper rear - wheel drive car, but no other 4WD car offers this level of riotous playfulness.

We're all quite familiar with the Toyota GT86 by now: It's one of the very few cars with a semi-affordable price tag that allows you to indulge in the classic recipe of front engine, rear - wheel drive, a manual gearbox and a naturally - aspirated engine.

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.

This performance car will boast a range of 310 miles, which is the same as the current Model 3 with a single - motor, rear - wheel - drive variant with the long - range battery.

If you like the experience of a front - wheel drive car, the 308 offers all the sensations you'll be familiar with — its passive dampers, mechanical locking differential, torsion beam rear axle and Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres combine to make a car that behaves in such a predictable manner.

Cursed with a tiny engineering budget, Aldikacti had relied heavily on the GM parts bin to get the car built, and the Fiero's plastic body panels and innovative spaceframe construction hid the front suspension and brakes of a rear - wheel - drive Chevette and a rear suspension derived from the strut - type front suspension of a front - wheel - drive Chevrolet Citation.

The ATS likely would ride on GM's Alpha rear - wheel - drive architecture, which before the auto maker's bankruptcy last summer and the run - up in gasoline prices, was supposed to underpin a lineup of smaller RWD cars.

The all - wheel drive takeoff is from a clutch pack in a transfer case at the back of the gearbox and although the car is rear - drive in most circumstances, in default all - wheel drive mode, torque can be sent to the front pre-emptively when the car thinks the extra traction will help, or in response to rear slip.

When both of the clutch packs on the rear axle are open, and no torque is being sent to either rear wheel, the RS is essentially a front wheel drive car.

Quattro all - wheel drive has a 40/60 torque split (front / rear), giving the car more of a sporty rear - wheel - drive feel

> Ride and Handling - A 50:50 weight distribution is combined with rear wheel drive to make the 1 Series one of the most dynamic and engaging cars in the segment.

Typical of a pricey luxury car, mechanical configurations are numerous: Porsche offers three engines, three suspensions and rear - or all - wheel drive for 2017, and there are two plug - in hybrids and a Panamera Sport Turismo wagon coming for 2018 (see our First Drive hdrive for 2017, and there are two plug - in hybrids and a Panamera Sport Turismo wagon coming for 2018 (see our First Drive hDrive here).

So how on earth do you replace a car like the F12, which was surely one of the great front - engined, rear wheel - drive sports cars there has ever been, Amen?

Every M car has been a faster, more involving version of a rear - wheel - drive BMW.

The frozen tundra of northern Finland is not the first location you'd pick for the first drive of a 503 - hp, rear - wheel - drive sports car.

«The car had to feel like a rear - wheel drive car, but with a bit more traction», is Van Meel's succinct summary of the project brief.