Interestingly, the best of them are fully the equal
of sport sedans in terms of their cornering, braking, and acceleration potential.
Infiniti revolutionized the look
of a sports sedan in the past and, today, the new Q50 expands upon those previous models.
Audi.The German automaker has just introduced the A8 - one of the most impressive cars ever to roll out of Germany.The A8 is longer, wider and roomier than most
of the sports sedans in its class.
Not exact matches
Why it's here: The Porsche Panamera has long been considered one
of the finest
sports sedans in the world.
At the same time, it encountered a new hitch — a drop
in sales
of its two established products, the Model S
sedan and Model X
sport - utility vehicle.
Tesla is also coming out with its Model X
sport - utility vehicle later this year and a more affordable Model 3
sedan in 2017, with an expected starting price
of $ 35,000.
The swoopy
sport sedan is one
of the first plug -
in hybrids, able to run on pure battery power but augmented with a gasoline engine; a rooftop solar panel is optional.
In this week's episode
of Head 2 Head, our west coast editor Jason Cammisa takes the BMW E30 M3 and Mercedes - Benz 190E 2.3 - 16 to Germany's famed Nurburgring, where he determines which one
of the two classic European
sports sedans is the coolest.
Even
in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version
of a serious
sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and
in a convertible.»
The 2016 Mercedes - Benz C450 AMG 4Matic reaches U.S. dealers this fall, but
in the meantime, you can check out photos
of Mercedes» newest
sport sedan here.
I was sort -
of expecting that my night
in the BMW 335i would be the same as my recent evening
in the Audi S4, as both are six - cylinder, forced - induction
sport sedans that are built by iconic, Teutonic brands.
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.
Over the last 24 months, Porsche's hand - built, electric - powered
sport sedan — the metallic white Mission E that's charged fully and ready to roll — has clocked less than 200 miles, most
of them until today on the Portimão circuit
in Portugal.
When the road followed the unpredictable curvatures
of a mountain, body roll obviously was not as well snubbed as
in the best
sports cars, but it was mighty impressive for a four - door luxury
sedan and is without a doubt best
in its class.
There are plenty
of high - performance
sport sedans competing
in the same field, but there's a chance with Alfa Romeo's heritage that the Giulia could offer a degree
of character and personality to let it stand on its own.
We were passed by beat - up Chevrolet pickups that had been adapted with rows
of seats
in the cargo bed to carry tourists who had arrived here
in sports sedans much like ours.
In the XE
sports sedan, the 2.0 - liter turbodiesel I - 4 is rated at 180 hp and 318 lb - ft
of torque.
In the first half
of the last decade, VW marketing flipped back and forth between Dr. Honda and Mr. Audi, at once emphasizing affordable price and then advertising itself as the «affordable
sport sedan» company chock - full
of German engineering.
It's also a subject
of interest to enthusiasts, who support more diversity
of choice, especially when it means new
sport sedans designed and built
in Italy with Ferrari engines and priced to compete with midgrade 5 - series BMWs, E-class Mercedes - Benzes, and sporty Cadillacs.
The
sport mode — a requisite feature
in any modern luxury
sedan — also adjusts the EPS's assist for better feel and sharpens response
of the 3.5 - liter gas direct - injection engine and six - speed automatic.
A luxury brand that exclusively produced
sedans and
sports cars since its inception
in 1936, Jaguar entered the Premium Midsize Utility segment with the F - Pace back
in May
of 2016.
If you're not hungry for power or attention and aren't looking for the most stimulating driving experience
in the world, the stick shift - equipped 2018 Audi A4 is a solid choice
of luxury
sport sedan, or at least sporty luxury
sedan for those who feel like you have to step up to the S4 to hit «
sport sedan» status.
In recent years, Lexus has responded to its critics with a series of performance - oriented vehicles, most notably the muy macho IS F sports sedan in 2008 and the 552 - horsepower limited - edition LFA supercar two years late
In recent years, Lexus has responded to its critics with a series
of performance - oriented vehicles, most notably the muy macho IS F
sports sedan in 2008 and the 552 - horsepower limited - edition LFA supercar two years late
in 2008 and the 552 - horsepower limited - edition LFA supercar two years later.
The M5 basically created the insanely overpowered
sport sedan segment, and it's stayed
in top
of the pack since.
Around back the four - door
sedan sports a long red light kit surrounded
in chrome that stretches across the top
of the trunk lid.
Although Toyota has reportedly said no to a convertible version
of the GT86
sports coupe — sold
in America as the Scion FR - S — our colleagues at Motor Trend report that a
sedan variant is under development.
I launched the Volt with some speed into one
of my favorite freeway on - ramps and was reminded that this is no
sport sedan, as it understeered
in protest, but that's okay because this is a perfectly drivable, usable, everyday car.
This 292 - hp
sport sedan will start at $ 41,995 with destination, and gets all that power from a high - output version
of the same 2.0 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder that's found
in lesser A3 models.
In addition to the current G80, G90, and the upcoming G70
sports sedan, Genesis» lineup will also include crossovers, the first
of which was previewed by the GV80 Concept that debuted last week at the 2017 New York auto show.
CARS.COM — The 2017 Lexus IS 200t had a poor showing
in our 2017 Luxury
Sports Sedan Challenge, where it finished last
in a field
of seven cars.
In spite of the large wheelbase of the car this is a nimble and powerful full size sedan that can be a smooth luxury ride and with the push of a button in the sport mode can really pull ahead and offer an incredible ride through the winding canyon roads to the open highwa
In spite
of the large wheelbase
of the car this is a nimble and powerful full size
sedan that can be a smooth luxury ride and with the push
of a button
in the sport mode can really pull ahead and offer an incredible ride through the winding canyon roads to the open highwa
in the
sport mode can really pull ahead and offer an incredible ride through the winding canyon roads to the open highway.
But while I found the CVT an obstacle to the Maxima's
sports -
sedan ambitions,
in the Pathfinder it's right on target, delivering a seamless, pleasing flow
of torque — no manual intervention necessary.
While the trappings
of sportiness are there, heavier steering, red - colored gauges, and adaptive bolsters that keep you snug
in your comfy seat don't constitute the essence
of a
sport sedan.
The most interesting updates are applied to the 2011 Lexus IS F
sports sedan (Note: The 2010 Lexus IS F is pictured
in the gallery as no images
of the 2011 model are available yet).
The EX35's negatives are few and mostly subjective — larger people may feel a bit confined by the cozy interior and the sharply angled rear hatch restrict the ability to carry bulky objects — but
in my opinion, it offers an extremely appealing combination
of the dynamic goodness and compact footprint
of a
sport sedan and the elevated ride height and increased utility
of a crossover.
As the 5 - series has become a large and soft luxury
sedan in the vein
of the Mercedes - Benz E-class, Audi has stepped
in with the truest
sport sedan in the segment.
The TSX, which hits dealerships
in April, has its share
of good qualities — like a stylish exterior and interior — but it competes
in the luxury
sport sedan category, which is one
of the more crowded segments
of the car business.
Lamborghini takes the wraps off its Urus SUV: While I'm way past being tired over the notion
of a premium or luxury
sport / utility that handles like a
sport sedan, except it has more weight and a much higher center
of gravity, at least there's some heritage here
in the form
of the old Lamborghini LM002.
Whereas the last teaser video
of the M5 showed the
sports sedan demonstrating its performance potential on track, this video shows the car
in tamer circumstances.
A German
sport sedan for the middle class, the GLI was like an everyman's BMW M3 but still too expensive for many
of its teenage fans back when it was
in showrooms.
EUROPEAN HANDLING AND SEATS Equipped with the
sport package (optional on SE models, standard on top -
of - the - line Titanium trim), the Focus resists body roll, turns
in crisply, and with the optional eighteen - inch Michelin Pilot
Sport PS3 summer tires, flies around corners like a
sports sedan.
Really, this is just the latest derivation
of a recipe that BMW first served back
in the 1990s, when the Bavarian automaker was the first to make a full - size luxury
sedan handle as well as most
sports cars.
What caught our imagination
in the sensuous XK coupe and convertible is about to be proved out
in this controversial, new - wave
sport sedan conceptualized by Ian Callum, one
of the world's great classic
sports car designers.
As the snow begins to fall with serious intent
in Indianapolis, we're glad to be
in a
sport sedan instead
of a glorified taxi.
At this point the experiment
of making electric
sport sedans in California has been a relative success: Tesla says that it's now making a profit after years
of red balance sheets.
If Nissan can justify selling an $ 90,000 supercar, surely it can make room
in its model hierarchy for a true
sport sedan along the lines
of a Chrysler 300C.
«This is a
sport sedan designed for everyday driving, but one that makes every drive special,» said Duncan Aldred, vice president
of GM's global Buick and GMC divisions,
in a statement.
With pricing for the
Sport sedan coming
in at $ 37,865, it can easily be considered one
of the least expensive luxury
sport sedans available today.
A long time ago, Nissan began claiming that its Maxima was «the four - door
sports car,» something it never had been, wasn't then, and isn't now — at least not
in any definition
of the term «
sport sedan» I can acknowledge.
How does a European
sport sedan dovetail with an American luxury brand that exists because the Chinese want to ride
in the back
of pillowy four - doors?