Sentences with phrase «only rear wheel drive car»

When 4MATIC is not at work, only the rear wheels drive the car.

Not exact matches

Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.

As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.

Developed in - house, the system weighs just 165 pounds and is intended to help the Genesis appeal more to Snowbelt customers, as Hyundai believes the fact the old car was offered only with rear - wheel drive may have turned off buyers in northern states.

Edwards also hinted that while all Jaguar SVR models — so far there is only the 575 - hp, 200 - mph F - Type SVR — will have all - wheel drive for added traction, special - edition cars could go rear - drive for added drama.

The only current Kia model that offers rear - wheel drive is the full - size K900 luxury sedan, so the upcoming Kia sports car would ride on its own independent platform.

In our downhill braking scenario, engine braking only will be much less efficient if the car is rear wheel drive, simple because the braking will not cause weight transfer on the braking rear wheels.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

The really clever bit is the active centre differential, because that clutch can be anything from 100 % locked open - making the car rear - wheel drive only - to completely closed (effectively 50:50 split).

It comes only with rear - wheel drive, and despite the car's compact dimensions, Mercedes has managed to squeeze a twin - turbo V - 8 engine under the hood.

On front driven cars, the motor sits about over the front axles, which means any torque applied to the frame by the motor would not cause an increase or decrease of «weight» on the front wheels, only on the rear wheels.

The 2015 BMW 2 Series will be offered with all - wheel drive, whereas the cars are currently available only as rear - wheel - drive coupes.

To the delight of sports - car purists, the 2016 BMW M2 will likely be rear - wheel drive only, although it will offer a choice of either a six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

From the outside, this 2635 - pound, rear - wheel - drive car looks substantial, though it measures only 157.4 inches long, 69.9 inches wide and 62.1 inches tall on a wheelbase of 101.2 inches.

For clarity, we focused only on car - like automatic all - wheel - drive systems, skipping pickup trucks and other SUVs that are usually rear - drive until the driver manually selects four - wheel - drive (things like the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota Tacoma, for instance).

If one surmises that there is still room for a range - topping, image - leading, headline - making vehicle in the Buick lineup that resurrects the Riviera nameplate on a version of GM's rear - wheel - drive platform, Federico only smiles and reminds us that «I'm Mr. GM Small Car Worldwide,» not in charge of the Buick brand or Buick product development, but he allows that «I don't think anybody disagrees with you [that Buick needs an image leader].»

There is also an all - wheel - drive mode that uses the electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later electric - only driving.

Both cars use a ZF 8 - speed automatic (the Bimmer offers an optional 6 - speed manual, which Jaguar only offers in the four - cylinder XE) and both are available with all - wheel drive (my XE test car was a rear - driver).

Interestingly, both the electric motor and the gasoline range extender are mounted in the rear of the i3, as the car is rear - wheel - drive in both electric - only and range extender configurations.

The only choices you'll make in choosing your G90 are what sort of engine you'd like (a turbo V - 6 or a V - 8), whether you'd like rear - wheel drive or all - wheel drive, the car's exterior color, and, in a few cases, the interior color scheme (most exterior colors offer only one interior color scheme).

Only the Japanese would engineer a four - wheel - drive car that spins its rear tires when you pull the launch trigger.

Like every previous GT2 model, the GT2 RS is rear - wheel drive only, but don't think that means the car is traction - limited given all that power.

Generating 550bhp the car is, unlike the GT - R, rear wheel drive only and weighs just 1100 kg.

Toyota's only real performance car, the 2018 Toyota 86 is a small, lightweight coupe that thrills with 205 horsepower and rear - wheel drive.

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.

It's a front - drive car when cruising, only engaging the rear wheels when needed.

It switches the standard - fit Performance 4MATIC + all - wheel drive into rear - wheel drive only, unlike the regular cars which automatically shift power front and rear — and left and right in the GT 63 and GT 63 S, courtesy of an electronically controlled locking rear differential — depending on traction.

Still the only car in its class with All - Wheel Drive as standard, the 2015 Legacy continues the brand's safety leadership by introducing an improved EyeSight system and available rear radar system that supports new driver - assistance technologies.

The 237bhp diesel, badged 25d, brings a disappointingly large drop in claimed fuel economy figures, only managing 53.3 mpg combined as a rear - wheel drive car and emitting 129g / km.

Both cars will be rear - wheel drive only and the Z4 will be powered by either a B48 2.0 liter engine or a B58 3.0 liter engine, depending on the model.

Regardless of the engine choice, the cars will only come with an eight - speed automatic transmission, though all - wheel drive (in a package with rear - wheel steering) will be optional.

In that car, which was only available with rear - wheel drive, I lost control on the second curve and had to be pushed out of the snow bank.

More and more cars are being built on front - wheel drive chassis, which are cheaper for carmakers to manufacture because they have fewer and lighter parts.Front - wheel drive vehicles, in which engine power is transmitted only to the front wheels, have some inherent benefits over rear - drive vehicles.

There are some fans of the Stuttgart based sports car manufacturer that prefer the acceleration and grip of a Porsche 911 Turbo which can make any driver look like Sir Walter Rohl; or the wild power of the rear wheel drive only GT2.

When the engine is driving only the rear wheels, the Ranger behaves no different than your average car.

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Combining hot - hatch performance with exemplary fuel efficiency through the new two - litre, four cylinder TwinPower turbo engine, the BMW 125i extends BMW's on - road dominance of the luxury compact class as the only rear - wheel drive car in the segment.

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Thankfully, both cars are rear - wheel - drive only.

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Jaguar had little experience with four - wheel drive systems at the time, having previously only produced rear - wheel drive cars.

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To tow a front wheel drive car, only the rear wheels can be on the ground.

From the segment's first TorqueFlite eight - speed transmission now standard on every Charger model for best - in - class V - 6 fuel economy; to the new Charger SRT Hellcat, the world's quickest, fastest and most powerful rear - wheel - drive sedan — America's only four - door muscle car stands in a class by itself, now with a starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $ 27,995 (all prices exclude $ 995 destination).

Though Pontiac only has two rear - wheel - drive cars in its current lineup — the Solstice sports car and the soon - to - be-discontinued GTO — General Motors» leadership may stock the brand with a product lineup of exclusively rear - wheel - drive cars, says Automotive News.

BMW says the system brings the front wheels into play «only when the rear wheels reach their limit of adhesion,» and handling characteristics are said to feel similar to those of a traditional rear - wheel - drive M car.

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Still the only rear - wheel - drive car in its class, the new 1 Series builds on the strengths of its predecessor, which has already sold more than one million units worldwide.

The AMG comes only with a dual - clutch automatic (Speedshift DCT in AMG - speak), integrated with the final drive in the rear of the car and rear - wheel drive; the engine is front - mid-mounted, i.e. ahead of the cabin but behind the front axle line.

Using sensors, the available Super Handling All - Wheel Drive ™ not only distributes power from front to rear, but also allocates rear power from side - to - side to help the car rotate into a turn.