Sentences with phrase «of the sports coupes in»

With new levels of refinement, technology, acceleration and capability, the new Chevy Camaro will challenge the most advanced of the sports coupes in the world.

Not exact matches

That Klinsmann, if he appears at all, won't turn up in a late - model European sports coupe, tearing around a famously perilous turn in the course of the Grand Prix of Monaco, squealing his tires, scaring you witless.

If you like Caterhams, sports coupes or tuned Porsches you're in for a treat, and as ever we've got test drives of the latest performance cars too.

STANDARD FEATURES: Compared to standard C63 AMG coupe ($ 62,302): +59 hp, +14 lb - ft of torque Increased top speed of 186 Adjustable coilover suspension Wider (1.5 - inch front, 3.1 - inch rear) suspension track Forged 19 - inch wheels Limited slip differential AMG compound braking system w / 1.1 - inch larger brake rotors and red calipers Wider (1.1 - inch front, 1.6 - inch rear) fenders Composite front fenders Aluminum hood Front air splitter Unique front and rear fasciae Side skirts and rear diffuser in gloss black Sport seats w / red stitching Carbon fiber trim AMG sport steering wheel Red seat belts Rear - seat delete

In 1983, Toyota and Dan Gurney's All American Racers began an IMSA Camel GT campaign with the last of the rear - drive Toyota Celica sports coupes.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The chance to drive across the desert in a V -8-powered sports coupe was a too romantic of a premise to pass up — it reeked of Americana and freedom.

The Sports Series is set to be offered in three versions when it arrives in the second quarter of 2015: a coupe, a spider, and a lightweight, track - oriented GTS.

Instead, we will see concept versions of the new BMW Z5 and the Toyota sport coupe in the next year, with production versions to follow during the 2018 model year — the Toyota as a hardtop coupe, the BMW as a roadster.

Although it was thought that the Alfieri coupe and convertible might take the place of a new Granturismo and Grancabrio, it looks like the new sports car will sit alongside these existing models in the Maserati lineup.

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.

1911 Renault charabanc — Douglas Ormrod tells about the revival of this 3 - ton passenger vehicle discovered on a farm in New Zealand / keeping up the Standard — The rescue and restoration of a 1921 Standard SLO by Zoe Harrison / Battery - powered Brougham — The story of a 1922 Milburn Light Electric by Dennis J - Ianison / A day with a Tatra — D.B. Tubbs recalls his experience of a Tatra Type 87 / Singer in the thirties — Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the diverse output of this Coventry make in the days before WW2 / London to Brighton 1990 — Full pictorial coverage of the annual Eminancipation Run / Kop hill - climb — Bryan Demaus concludes his series of articles on pre-war hill - climb locations / Luxury Ten The rebuilding of a 1934 Mulliner - bodied Lanchester Sports coupe related by David Hawtin / Rotting collection reprieved — A strange tale of a private collection — including nine Bugattis — left to decay.

It's not super easy to climb into the back of the M4, but no worse than any other sport coupe — just fold the front seat forward and plop in.

Scion came out ahead in September, partially due to relatively strong sales of its tC sports coupe, which led sales volume at 1752 units sold and was up 78.6 percent from the same month in 2010, when just 981 tC models were sold.

Honda has worked another round of changes into the Integra Type - R (available in the UK only as an import), most of them aimed at making the cult sports coupe more buttoned - down and civilised.

Out in the hills and forests south of San Francisco, the AMG GT S coupe was far more sporting and stiff than an SL, as is appropriate for the vehicle's sports car nature.

It hails from Korea, but it's something of a Swiss army knife: it's a sports coupe, a practical runabout, and an econobox all in one.

If the name sounds familiar, that's because Mitsubishi has previously used the Eclipse moniker on a line of sports coupes that proved popular in the US market but never made their way to the UK.

One of few manufacturers (so far) not to be pushing a new crossover or SUV in Shanghai, BMW has something a little more exciting in the form of a hotter version of its M4 sports coupe, named the M4 CS.

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.

That puts that model head - to - head with the 400 - hp Porsche 911 Carrera S. Down the line, a higher output engine for an AMG GT Black Series could put out up to 600 hp, which could conceivably compete with the 560 - hp 911 Turbo S. For now Mercedes - Benz will not build a roadster version of the AMG sport coupe, but it's not impossible that one could arrive in the future.

The power soft - top Scion FR - S would slap on more than 60 pounds of mass, and likely retain the 200 - hp boxer - four used in the much - loved sport coupe.

It's the latest concept to use the «Kodo - Style in motion» design theme, developing the overall idea of a sporting four - door coupe from the 2010 Shinari Concept.

We'd not expect that to turn the Fortwo into a sports car — though we were still enamoured by the car's sense of fun in our first drive of the coupe.

Adding mostly luxury features to Scion's two sports coupes, the Monogram Series cars will be sold in relatively limited numbers (2000 FR - S and 2500 tC vehicles) and can be optioned in any of the standard body colors with either six - speed manual or automatic transmissions.

The German tuning company puts a Porsche twin - turbo flat - six engine in the middle of the GT9, not the rear, to give the 2,500 - pound sports coupe better weight distribution.

In terms of styling, Autocar says that the sports car will incorporate design cues from the GT4 Stinger as well as the elegant Kia GT four - door - coupe concept shown in 201In terms of styling, Autocar says that the sports car will incorporate design cues from the GT4 Stinger as well as the elegant Kia GT four - door - coupe concept shown in 201in 2011.

ADDITIONAL SPECS: According to Jaguar, the XKR - S coupe will go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and will reach a top speed of 186 mph, making it the most powerful and fastest series production sports car Jaguar has ever built.

Rated for 523 horsepower and 533 lb - ft of torque, the new 8 Series, at least in M850i xDrive trim, not only looks the part of the full - size luxury sport coupe, it sounds it — and feels it.

These two cars are the fruits of an almost interminably long gestation period in which Subaru and Toyota sought to build a fun, affordable, rear - wheel - drive sports coupe.

The Eclipse is Mitsubishi's performance two - door sports car and is offered in coupe and convertible Spyder form, both with a choice of four - cylinder or V - 6 engines.

The four - seat Eclipse is Mitsubishi's performance two - door sports car and is offered in coupe and convertible (Spyder) forms, both with a choice of four - cylinder or V - 6 power.

Back in 1952, Mercedes - Benz entered three prototypes of its planned new sports coupe in the Carrera Panamericana road race.

Finally, Knott says, the history and heritage of the Viper name calls for a coupe - after all, Vipers ran in sports - car events all over the world, winning their class at Le Mans and even taking outright victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2000.

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.

Still, it says a huge amount about what we think of the M5 that we've dared include it in a test of sports coupes and that it doesn't feel preposterous.

A couple of months later, now on the Côte d'Azur, the R8 saw off a perfectly fit 911 Carrera — as well as an Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a BMW M6 — in a comparison test that upended the sports coupe sector after decades of predictable (read: tedious) stability.

That car, which featured subtle nods to the styling of the classic Toyota Sports 800 in a platform almost identically - sized to the current MX - 5, took the form of a four - seater, front - engined and rear - drive coupe.

But, as its maker is quick to point out, the California ventures beyond sporting intentions to provide two distinct personas in one convenient package: a comfortable and lavishly trimmed top - down cruiser plus a race - bred coupe capable of running hard when pressed.

The 370Z is the exception in that it appeals to enthusiasts, and despite waning sales of late, it draws on a long heritage of Nissan and Datsun sport coupes.

All of that said, the S5 is not a sport coupe in the BMW 3 - series mold.

Thanks in large part to a stout twin - turbo V - 6 and a muscular, tastefully executed exterior design, the new Q60 is a sports coupe that should warrant the attention of any enthusiast.

I suppose this system would be useful in a sports sedan or coupe, but it seems a bit much for a vehicle like this since it's nobody's first choice for a weekend of autocrossing.

So, in satisfaction of our bet, he took on a mechanically sound example of the last year's production of the last sport coupe that Alfa Romeo imported to America.

The new VR - series engine, which was tested by the WardsAuto editors as offered in the INFINITI Q50 Red Sport 400, is available across the range of Q50 sports sedan models, as well as the all - new INFINITI Q60 sports coupe.

This engine is a tame version of the power plant Mitsubishi uses in the mighty 3000GT VR4 sports coupe.

I'm not loving the interlaced 20 - inch wheels that come with the competition package; the rest of it, including the power bump, makes for a damn fine sports coupe that can squeeze four in a pinch.

Bold contrasts and exaggerated carbon fibre weave structure amplify the sporting character of this striking coupe, with a vibrant paint combination which looks particularly stunning when bathed in bright sunlight.

With the introduction of the 240SX in 1988, the US warmly received what is perhaps today's best - handling sub - $ 20,000 rear - drive sports coupe.

The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe represent the fifth generation of a pure - bred sports car offering excellent everyday usability — one which has raised the bar in the ultra-high-performance mid-size sedan / coupe segment at every turn over the last three decades.

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.