Sentences with phrase «outright pace»

That means comfort, style, and luxury as well as outright pace.

It certainly seemed up there with the Golf GTI for outright pace on our early drive — no real surprise thanks to a 271bhp 2.0 - litre (247bhp without the optional Performance Package) turbocharged engine sending 260 lb ft of torque through the front wheels.

«Where I was able to win today wasn't necessarily about outright pace, but more dealing with traffic,» Eversley said.

A direct comparison to the Bridgestone Potenza S - 04 Pole Position revealed that the PS4S carried more grip and outright pace throughout the course.

What the new 8 Series delivers isn't the most blistering outright pace, but a sense of partnership between driver and car, transforming even a mundane outing into an event.

Throttle response is excellent for a turbocharged unit, and outright pace leaves little to be desired.

It's perhaps doubtful that Quadrifoglio buyers would list outright pace as the aspect that attracted them most to their new car.

It's not designed for outright pace though, and the Ignis feels far quicker around town than its statistics suggest.

We still thought we were beaten for outright pace, so when it came to the race we were actually pleasantly surprised that we could challenge for the victory, and that the Porsche wasn't able to pull a big gap on us.

The pace at which Harry Redknapp has his side playing is breathtaking at times, but it isn't just about the outright pace which Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon bring the fore.

but what can we do when we just have no outright pace at all even the youngsters are as slow as the elder players..

So while the 911's outright pace is clear — evident with a lap time around Anglesey that's 2.5 sec faster than the R8 — on the road, on this day, the R8 is the drivers» choice.

Like Prosser above, Catchpole struggles to read the 911 — which this time is in 394bhp 3.8 Carrera S specification — confirming that despite its outright pace, the 991 chassis is lacking in feedback.

That means you really can attack a road in it, and although tauter body control would do good things for your confidence, it wouldn't make much of a difference to your outright pace.

In terms of outright pace, it's quick rather than scintillating.

Grip levels and outright pace are also very impressive, particularly in the Macan Turbo, which feels quick enough to easily stay with a properly sorted hot hatch.

For a road - only car, I'd probably pass on the KW suspension, but the extra power puts this Mégane back at the forefront of the class for outright pace.

So while it's true the Jag can't quite match the Germans for outright pace, and it doesn't have the iron control and incisive responses of the Spyder in particular, for sheer fun and dynamic expression the XKR is an absolute blast.

The Audi SQ5 excels when it comes to interior quality, refinement and outright pace, and the practical body means it makes a great family car.

The outright pace of the opposition, however, proved to be just a little too much for the Corvette crew who chased a podium placing throughout.

Because while the limited - production Volkswagen XL1 lacks the outright pace to get us overly excited, its claimed 261 - mpg combined consumption (on the European test cycle) is definitely super.

Having shown good competitive speed and performance in the final practice session before qualifying, Olly approached the 15 - minutes of intense action with some confidence but a gamble on set up didn't ultimately pay off in terms of pole - setting, outright pace.

The No. 3 Corvette led twice despite lacking the outright pace of the other GTLM runners.

They're all different; the Opel bests the other two in practicality and day to day comfort, whilst the Swift Sport offers keener driving dynamics and the Ford gives you the outright pace and theatre the former pair lack.

We've switched to the softer tyre and that has helped us be a little more competitive, but we're short on outright pace.»

Sitting in between the two is another 3.5 - liter V6 in the confusingly - named «RC 300» that, despite having just 14 more horsepowers to play with over the RC 200t, is only marginally behind the range - topping RC 350 in terms of outright pace.

The sensation of acceleration and outright pace the Fiesta ST delivers is really quite shocking, especially given its subcompact econobox underpinnings.

Unable to match the outright pace of the pole - setting Dodge Viper, Olly was nevertheless only two tenths of a second from the front row.

The best part of the new M5, though, is not its outright pace but its overall agility.

The AI can also put up a solid challenge as well, resulting in some brilliant battles that went back and forth from the moment the race began to the moment the chequered flag dropped, though as mentioned on anything other than the very highest setting their outright pace isn't very good.