Infiniti not only is the first automaker to reach the U.S. market with a «full active suspension» but it is introducing an all - new model and chopping the top off another.The Q45's full active suspension, the first
offered on a production car, will be available in 1991 as a $ 4,000 option.
As well as relying on cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors, Traffic Jam Pilot is the first automated driving system to be
offered on a production car to employ a laser scanner.
Not exact matches
-- Carbon fiber is the only interior trim
offered on the 911 R. It's identical to the standard trim
on the 911 GT3 RS, but the R gains a plaque
on the passenger side with the specific build number of the
car out of the total 991 worldwide
production run.
Ferrari's 250 series of
cars was the first indication of volume
production from the brand, with race
cars and road
cars sharing many chassis and engine components and more body styles
on offer than ever before.
If a
production model does indeed turn out to be based
on the same UKL architecture as the BMW X1 and 2 Series Gran Tourer, the
car will likely be
offered with both front - and all - wheel drive, leaving enthusiasts» dreams of a compact rear - wheel - drive BMW sedan in the dust.
A long - throw six - speed manual sourced from Getrag was the only transmission
on offer in the CSi; when it first appeared in the 850i, this gearbox gained the distinction of being the first six - speed manual to be paired with a V - 12 in a
production road
car.
BMW isn't
offering up any information
on the concept
car's powertrain at this point, but we do expect to see a
production version of the i8 Spyder in the near future.
With 227bhp and 258 lb ft of torque
on offer, this is Skoda's most potent
production car ever.
An uprated eight - speed ZF auto is the only transmission
offered and the shift speeds are said to be as fast as you can make them
on a
production car without them being uncomfortably so.
Making its debut at the North America International Auto Show 2018, the concept
car is a hybrid what - if that teases just what the
production Atlas 5 - seater might
offer when it goes
on sale next year.
Based
on an all - new
car platform, the
production SX will be powered by a new 2.0 - liter, inline - four engine and will
offer front - and all - wheel - drive variants.
The 6 — 70 was touted as the «first stock
car» in America that
offered independent suspension
on all four wheels, but it never entered
production.
We know the factory has started
production on the C7.R Edition so we hope the actual VIN 001
car will be in the house
on Saturday at 5:30 pm PT when the
car will be
offered for sale.
A pad
on the center console
offers up handwriting recognition and support while selecting the right option box will get you a 24 - inch — yes you read that right — heads - up display which is the biggest available in any
production car as of the time of this writing.
All recent versions of the LS are motivated by a 380 - horsepower V - 8 engine, and the
car also features one of the first eight - speed automatic transmissions to be
offered on a
production vehicle.
Lexus says these 10th Anniversary Special Edition models are the very first time the brand has used a matte - finish paint
on a
production car since it
offered the top - dog LFA supercar.
A skilled engineer and former European championship - winning motorbike sidecar racer, Abarth
offered tuning kits before moving
on to modified
production cars and eventually his own, bespoke racing machines.
The Kuwait / Geneva
car also had a regular six speed manual transmission and thus AML confirmed the Sportshift box, as used
on the race
cars, was not to be
offered on production road
cars.
The company is staying mum
on the possibility of
offering the HyMotion as a
production car in the States, and by that we mostly mean California, where there is actually some infrastructure for hydrogen fuel - cell
cars, primarily in the Los Angeles area.
The 2000 DeVille was one of the first American
production cars to
offer LED tail lamps in automobiles, a feature now becoming increasingly commonplace
on luxury and family
cars.
In addition to racing versions of BMWs, ALPINA has developed a progression of BMW - based
cars based
on 3, 5, 6, 8, Z4 and Z8 models and
offered them
on a limited -
production basis.
Car manufacturers have seen demand increase as they've been able to bring prices down a bit
on these products, encouraging them to not only increase
production on the hybrids they build but also to
offer a hybrid model in more of their fleet vehicles.