Sentences with phrase «on the compact car platform»

But because the Crosstrek is, as it always has been, basically a jacked - up Impreza with more serious four - season tires and fender cladding, not an SUV on a compact car platform and its own blown - out «tophat,» it turns out to be a «tweener, with just a 1.2 - inch increase in wheelbase, 0.6 - inch increase in overall length, and 0.9 - inch wider body compared with the model it replaces.

It will be on the compact car platform the Focus shares.

Not exact matches

At the Paris auto show Volkswagen debuted its I.D. concept car, an all - electric compact built on VW's brand - new MEB platform that will launch in 2020.

The Infiniti Q30 is based on the same platform as the Mercedes - Benz CLA250 and GLA250 compact luxury cars, and it will compete in the same segment as those models, as well as against vehicles like the Audi A3 and Acura ILX.

When you look at the CLC (rendered above by our spy illustrator), it's hard to believe that it's actually riding on a compact - car platform.

Built on the same platform as the Urban EV concept, it takes the form of a compact sports car, and uses many of the same retro - inspired details as its hatchback cousin.

In 2018 Mercedes will launch an all - new compact car platform to underpin the next A-Class, meaning the current version — which has sold strongly since its launch in 2012 — is on the way out.

Added comfort with contemporary style is the leather interior to heighten the quality and craftsmanship for the BMW 3 Series More information about the 2013 BMW 3 Series: The BMW 3 - Series is a family of sporty sedans, wagons, coupes, and convertibles — all sized at what would be considered a compact car in the U.S. 2013 BMW 3 - Series Sedans and Sports Wagon models are built on a new - generation (F30) platform that made its debut with the 2012 - model sedan — and is slightly longer, lower, and wider, while Coupe and Convertible 3 - Series models remain built on the previous platform.

Infiniti, Nissan's luxury brand, plans to build a compact car based on the MFA small - car platform from Daimler AG's Mercedes - Benz, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.The new model will mark an expansion of...

Sep 22, 2016 — Based on the 10th generation Civic platform, the 2017 Civic Hatchback's chassis is specially tuned and adapted for its role as a nimble, versatile and, most importantly, fun - to - drive compact car.

Based on the 10th generation Civic platform, the 2017 Civic Hatchback's chassis is specially tuned and adapted for its role as a nimble, versatile and, most importantly, fun - to - drive compact car.

Riding on Volkswagen Group's ubiquitous MQB platform, the A3 feels as solid as a proper luxury car, but it's also as nimble as its compact dimensions would suggest.

Based on the upcoming Fiat compact car platform this new model would compete against...

Japan's Honda Motor is developing a brand new global car platform with a strong focus on India and this could give birth to a new premium compact car, a sedan, and an SUV.

Audi plans to have at least three electric cars in its lineup by 2020, with the last being a compact electric car that will be based on VW's MEB platform.

As opposed to BMW, Mercedes will not develop its electric models on the platforms of its conventional models, opting instead for a dedicated modular architecture called MEA (Mercedes Electric Architecture) which will support a wide variety of applications — as many as 10 models, from compact cars to luxury sedans in the vein of the S - Class.

Equinox is built on the D2 platform which is a compact car platform that the Chevy Cruze is built on.

The new compact sedan is based on the Manza platform that has been heavily re-engineered with inputs coming from ace Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan for improved ride and handling, while the car was designed at Tata Motors» design centres in Pune, Coventry (UK) and Turin (Italy).

Based on VW's New Small Family (NSF) platform, the car carries potential to compete with any of the compact utility cars currently available in the Indian auto - market.

«What we see now is more of the sport utility vehicle [and] crossover vehicles are built on car platforms, and they get much better vehicle economy, in fact there isn't much penalty between a midsize sedan and a compact sport utility,» Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with Autotrader, told Automotive News.

In the Vision Zero Vehicle, which is based on a volume production platform for compact and mid-size cars, the mSTARS semi-trailing link independent suspension takes up no more installation space than the conventional rear axle installed originally.

The term usually comprises any vehicle that is smaller than a compact SUV in North - American standardization, or any 4x4 with a supermini body in international standardization or based on a supermini (B - segment cars in Europe) platform.

The two cars are most likely a compact SUV for the Indian market and a compact sedan based on the new gen Beat platform.

It's the electric version of Smart's smaller model, based on a rear - wheel drive platform it shares with the European Renault Twingo, and is Mercedes» answer to the compact city car that BMW offers with Mini.

It's a compact car that shares a lot with the well - rounded 2018 Chevrolet Cruze on the D2XX platform.

The platforms versatility is proved from the fact that it will be underpinning cars among varied segments from compacts» to crossovers and the Cruze would be the first vehicle to ride on it.

Ford Figo has been built on Ford's global B platform and is smaller than compact cars.

The first of four electric cars built on the all - new MEA (Modular Electric Architecture) modular platform is a compact SUV with a range of 500 km.

The first few cars to be based on the Eco platform will be a compact SUV and a mid-size sedan.

The first MIEV prototype based on the platform and «rear midship» layout of the Mitsubishi i kei car, the Concept - CT is a sport compact prototype, and was first exhibited at the 2006 North American International Auto Show.

Both the QX30 and the already announced Q30 hatchback — the first fruit of the cooperation with Daimler; will be based on Mercedes» MFA compact car platform underpinning the current A-Class, B - Class, CLA and GLA models.

More information about the 2013 BMW 3 Series: The BMW 3 - Series is a family of sporty sedans, wagons, coupes, and convertibles - all sized at what would be considered a compact car in the U.S. 2013 BMW 3 - Series Sedans and Sports Wagon models are built on a new - generation (F30) platform that made its debut with the 2012 - model sedan - and is slightly longer, lower, and wider, while Coupe and Convertible 3 - Series models remain built on the previous platform.

Mounted onto Nissan's new signature V - platform, the suspension has been designed to be both compact, minimizing intrusion at the rear for maximum trunk space, but not at the expense of the car's on - road dynamics.

More information about the 2013 BMW 3 Series: The BMW 3 - Series is a family of sporty sedans, wagons, coupes, and convertibles — all sized at what would be considered a compact car in the U.S. 2013 BMW 3 - Series Sedans and Sports Wagon models are built on a new - generation (F30) platform that made its debut with the 2012 - model sedan — and is slightly longer, lower, and wider, while Coupe and Convertible 3 - Series models remain built on the previous platform.

The EcoSport is based on the B2E compact car platform, which has high torsonal regidity and weight saving.

The B - Class had a crucial mission in autumn 2011: to open the path for new generation of Mercedes compact cars based on the new MFA platform (Mercedes Front Antrieb).

Competing in the premium compact hatchback space, the third generation MINI range is based on BMW's new UKL platform and has evolved radically over the previous generation offering a more mature design, space and tech wizardry, while retaining the go - kart like handling that the car is known for.