Sentences with phrase «of road cars»

The company has also produced several concept cars and one - off special versions of its road cars.

It has been adapted to be more of a road car, in contrast to the racing brief of the Celebration.

The power output of the road car engine should be in the area of 550 hp.

The legendary Italian manufacturer sees the all - electric series as relevant to the future of its road cars.

But possibly, just possibly, the biggest thrill anyone has ever had at the wheel of a road car is the right one.

I was also a tester and reviewer of road cars, a fleet manager, and just about everything in between that is commonplace at automotive enthusiast outlets.

In 2004, GT racing was on the rise and sports car manufacturers were looking at which of their road cars could succeed on - track.

They can't be making a lot of money selling their handful of road cars, even very expensive ones, can they?

As the performance of road cars climbs ever higher, all - wheel drive starts to make even more sense, harnessing ever greater outputs through ever smarter means - and in recent years, those means have included hybrid 4x4 systems that negate the need for complex transmissions, bringing the added benefits of improved economy and emissions.

Although the development of a road car was canceled, the front - engine NSX project served as the basis of Honda's HSV - 010 GT race car for the Japanese Super GT project.

The 911 RSR even borrows a bit of road car technology to help it in endurance racing, taking advantage of a radar - based collision avoidance system, not unlike active cruise control, that detects other cars and warns the driver.

It's fair to say the Ferrari F12 has the best drivetrain of any road car on sale today.

4x4 Rental car is highly recommended as all roads are not paved - please drive on the Left Hand Side of the road

Ferrari's closest rival, Lamborghini has also used the V12 configuration for many of its road cars since the company's inception in 1963.

The Proactive system features adjustable roll control which replaces the mechanical anti-roll bars that have been a standard feature of road cars since time immemorial.

Goodwin arrived at Aston with an impressive track record, having overseen the development of McLaren's recent crop of road cars.

Our long and illustrious history in motorsport has forever informed the evolution of our road cars.

With its high - power, high - downforce, low - weight philosophy the Aston Martin Valkyrie promises to redefine the limits of road car performance.

It's also the colour McLaren raced under when they first started in Formula 1 50 years ago and they still paint many of their road cars in the famous orange.

Olly made the trip to Le Mans from his home in the UK in a production Corvette ZR1 and was impressed by the power of the road car.

Hosted by the Daytona International Speedway, there have been Ferrari Challenge races, historic endurance and F1 machine demo runs, more modern F1 Clienti cars taking to the track and a load of road cars on display.

We already knew the Vakyrie was going to be something completely revolutionary in terms of road car production, but it's sound like it could be about enter into folklore on the race tracks as well.

So many 962s had been built that Porsche realised that if a couple of road cars were built it would qualify as a GT car, despite being a prototype.

«The Nordschleife is an important part of our road car development program too... And lap times?

While the latest design update might be a bit conservative (from the outside, at least), the interior is by far one of the best put together of any road car currently on sale.

Those efforts include 355bhp which, AMG claims, gives the 45 motor the highest specific output of any road car engine save the V8 in the back of the McLaren P1.

The metamorphosis from road GT - R to Group A monster meant every component was either made lighter, stronger or more potent, yet the essence of the road car was never lost.

It's hard to think of another road car that nails the sweet spot between raw - edged trackday tool and everyday usability with the precision of the new GT3.

«If you look back at Ferrari's long and illustrious history, you'll struggle to unearth a single one of its road cars to be offered with a choice of engines or drivetrains.»

Wouldn't it be great,» said associate editor Tomalin, «if for the 100th issue we could get the fastest group of road cars we could possibly muster, together, on the same day, and see which is quickest around the West Circuit.»

As well as the race car wings and aero devices, the Valkyrie AMR Pro uses the LMP1 - spec Michelins instead of the road car's Cup 2 tyres.

Honda says it decided to get back into F1 engine development — the company will also build the Kinetic Energy Recovery System hybrid unit — because there are opportunities for lessons learned in building the turbo V - 6 engines to inform engineering of road cars.

«The problem is that, at the moment, because of the launch of road cars that will come out soon, there already numerous commitments from a financial point of view.

Driver comfort and refinements were at a minimum in the construction of the road cars as Mercedes - Benz wished to not only offer customers a true race car, but also to attempt to keep the price low.

In the same way as Mercedes» AMG motorsport division brings power and passion, Gazoo is applying its racing expertise to a range of super-fast versions of its road car line - up and the Yaris GRMN is the first to hit the UK.

The common rail system is suitable for all types of road cars with diesel engines, ranging from city cars (such as the Fiat Panda) to executive cars (such as the Audi A8).

In order to save more weight, Maserati ditched most of the road car's luxury features, including the sound deadening materials, the air conditioning system, and all the fancy leather and soft floor mats.

The hypercar's naturally - aspirated 6.5 - litre Cosworth - built V12 engine develops more power and torque - exact figures will be released in due course - thanks to a significant engine recalibration and the modification of the road car's emission control systems.

The Vantage GTE takes the already «aggressive» design of the road car to a whole new level.

«The Model Year 18 S60 and V60 Polestar models are the pinnacle of our road car programmes that we have been developing successfully since our first road car was launched in 2013,» says Jörgen Ronstad, VP of Product Strategy & Management at Polestar.

The 2016 Scion iM is a middle of the road car.

It's been rumored that Toyota will bestow its racing division's name on more capable variants of its road cars, and a 200 - horsepower Yaris feels like a good place to start.

My group next moved to the road car autocross which featured Jaguar's portfolio of road cars, save the big XJ executive sedan.

Nissan has already begun introducing Nismo - badged performance versions of its road car products.

Examples of road cars using the MF layout include the Acura Vigor, Cord 810, BSA Scout, Citroën Traction Avant, Citroën DS, Renault 4 (and derivatives R5 and R6), Renault 16, Saab Sonett mk1, and the Citroën SM, also some commercial vehicles like the Tempo Matador.

The standard full - LED headlights of the BMW i8 also feature daytime running light and cornering light functions, the latter illuminating the section of road the car is turning into.

«Through this innovation partnership the iconic Aston Martin logo will return to grand prix racing for the first time since 1960, and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, led by Adrian, will be using Formula One DNA to produce the ultimate of all road cars.»

Its sleek and aerodynamic profile reflects a car designed for function and performance whilst maintaining the look of a road car and the distinctive character of Type R.