Sentences with phrase «on the sports car»

Last March he burst equally suddenly on the sports car world as an accomplished driver.

New fashions cashing in on the sports car craze, with geometric jewelry and high - intensity colors, are speeding up the style of comfortable old coveralls

«It loosely translates to a young guy not blowing his college savings on a sports car, while a 65 - year - old figures, «What the hell,»» Proulx says.

Our colleagues at Motor Trend teamed up with Tire Rack (Automobile Magazine «s official wheel and tire supplier) to see what impact new high - performance tires have on sports cars.

I'm about to offer some complaints about the Mustang, but allow me to preemptively couch them in the fact that I personally recommend the GT to anyone and everyone looking to spend between $ 30,000 and $ 40,000 on a sports car.

The late half of the 90's experienced this need for pointy front ends on their sports cars and very slick arrow like bodies.

That kind of focus on nimbleness and driver feedback is expected on a sports car, but it's a pleasant surprise in a seven - passenger crossover that weighs more than 4,000 pounds (about 200 pounds lighter than before).

If those people don't have the jobs, money, or confidence to splurge on a sports car, who will be left to buy a Corvette?

It's no less of a car for it though, but a very different take on the sports car.

Even on a sports car those would be considered extremely aggressive tires.

Masuko is investing big in the future of plug - in hybrid models in the U.S. and abroad, as he pushes Mitsubishi toward hybrid SUVs and crossovers and away from its past focus on sports cars like the Lancer Evolution and the Montero Sport off - roader.

The 86's summer tire spec is the same, in fact, as on the Toyota Prius, though Tada concedes that winter tires on this sports car are not ideal.

I love paddle shifters on sports cars with a geared transmission, but on a CVT - equipped low power car they are really window dressing.

It's the only car in this class with the sort of rear - wheel drive set - up that's more usually found on sports cars, and it comes with a wide range of fairly powerful engines — both petrol and diesel — and is available in either three - door or five - door versions.

In addition to putting us into a rear - wheel - drive car for the first time, the slalom course allows us to sample different traction modes on the sports car.

Toyota seems to be experimenting around the margins right now — employing Subaru to do the heavy lifting on a sports car, making its Japanese Buick way more luxurious, honing the slow - selling GS into a fun driver and sending us a true two - box Prius.

With the top down it looks ever so slightly aggressive — it's not confused anymore, it's assertive, and yes, those are 20 - inch wheels on a sports car; want to fight about it?

The outside mirrors, made of aluminum and CFRP, are perched on the top shoulder, just like on a sports car.

It's like a throaty exhaust on a sports car and the Cummins sounds good.

The field for Petersen's 4 - Wheel & Off - Road 2016 4x4 of the Year test runs the gamut from aggressive all - terrains to tires that belong on sports cars.

Plenty of memories of carrying a large kayak on the roof rack system, on a sports car.

Otherwise, there's little else to wary of here — the ravages of time have been remarkably kind to the 370's shape, particularly with this NISMO model's new styling enhancements, and though some new competitors have come to market since the current generation debuted in 2009, this car still occupies a fairly vacant space on the sporting car spectrum — that of a naturally - aspirated, rear wheel drive two - seater with more firepower than the FR - S / BRZ twins — and a price that starts just north of thirty grand.

And a viewer question on sports cars.

There are several reports that Honda is working on another sports car for its lineup, following the introduction of the new NSX.

Porsche may have just unveiled its new Cayman GTS, but StudioTorino is stealing the show with its take on the sports car.

The move would make sense because having two brands focusing on sports cars doesn't make much sense when consumers are currently clamoring for crossovers.

Clearly, they aren't as exaggerated as on a sports car, but I make no apologies for referencing that.

It provides the RX - 8 and it's successor with fantastic high performance and, in the era of pretty and almost all identical cars, Mazda offered a unique take on a sports car.

The Bottom Line Although lacking true cutting - edge tech, the 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster offers an extremely useful suite of cabin electronics and performance gear that more than delivers on its sports car promise.

«We concentrate on sports cars, have gotten very good at it, and sports cars is where we've made our name,» says Fred Schwab, president of Porsche Cars of North America.

In the totality of its character, the Murciélago is without comparison on the sports car market.

First, aging baby boomers - those who were weaned on sports cars in the»60s and early»70s - now have families and need the utility of four - door sedan.

Disc brakes were most popular on sports cars when they were first introduced, since these vehicles are more demanding about brake performance.

Ferdinand Porsche was the founder of Porsche AG, a German automobile manufacturing company that specializes on sports cars and ultra-luxury cars.

As for the Supra, Tada - san suggested that car will be something like the Porsche Boxster or Cayman, his favourite car from that German brand, adding the Cayman inspires a lot of the Japanese engineers who work on the sports cars that come out of that country.

The 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross resurrects the sporty Eclipse badge, but this time instead of being used on a sports car, the Eclipse name is being used for a crossover.

Automotive engineers generally agree that for optimum weight distribution on a sports car, midengine is the way to go — it has certainly worked for Ferrari.

BMW and Toyota have agreed to work on a sports car, fuel cells, electric - vehicle components and lightweight materials.The agreement underlined BMW's determination to make its new i electric - vehicle...

In a new editorial on his website, De Lorenzo argues it's time to split Corvette off from Chevrolet to create an all - new brand, complete with a model range with at least three new takes on the sports car.

So if she decides to blow it on a sports car or a trip to Rome instead of law school, you have absolutely no say in the matter.

As we age, we expect to spend less of our consumption budget on sports cars and much more on health care.

Climb the ranks as a rising soccer star by rigorous training and winning matches so that you can blow your cash on sports cars, yachts and your own private jet!

The coverage for ordinary car is less than coverage provided on sports car.

Enlist on a sports car organization, group or club.

Obviously a insurance on a sports car is more expensive than the family mini van.

Not exact matches

That was Gawker Media's model: Its various sites (most of which still exist and are now owned by Univision) focused on topics like sports, cars, productivity, women's lifestyle, and video games.

New CEO Jim Hackett has been trying to convince investors that betting on a Ford turnaround is worth the wager by laying out a plan to get rid of slow - selling, low - margin car models and refocus the company on more lucrative sport utility vehicles and pickups.

Musk notched a milestone in space on Tuesday by successfully launching the most powerful commercial rocket in the world with a Tesla Roadster sports car on board to demonstrate the kind of payload it can handle.

Autopilot is at least as safe as human drivers on the highway, in a car that doesn't use gasoline and performs like a sports car, the magazine said.

on social media, referring to when will the holder will be able to buy the sports car.