Sentences with phrase «own grand touring car»
Even the high - performance M6 is, in essence, a powerful grand touring car that feels more at home on the highway than on winding roads.
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On the latest episode of Ignition, host Carlos Lago takes the grand touring car to the drag strip and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to see how well it performs.
The V - 10 Plus starts at $ 191,150, and while it's a more comfortable car with more advanced interior multimedia electronics, it also feels more like a grand touring car than a racecar adapted for street use, like the McLaren does.
In grand touring cars, we've seen gorgeous road - capable racers like the Ferrari GTO and the Ford GT40 evolve into very exotic supercars like Koenigseggs and Paganis, all still very much in the same mold.
Just as there isn't much point in burdening this excellent and very comfortable grand touring car with a wide variety of inappropriate sports - oriented features that are clearly antithetical to its true purpose, which is surely long - distance travel in great comfort.
The body roll would likely be minimized with the optional performance package's sport - tuned suspension and Bilstein shocks (only offered on Touring and Grand Touring cars.)
In this particular Mazda 6 Grand Touring car, there are six airbags, whiplash - reducing seat headrests, anti-lock brakes with electronic brakeforce distribution, brake assist, traction control, stability control, blind - spot warning, cross-traffic alert, radar - controlled cruise control, lane - departure warning, automated city braking, forward obstruction warning, and high - beam warning.
Bolain says to think of the LC 500 as «a grand touring car with the heart of a sports car.»
, which built bodies for Bentley and Simca before creating its own ultra prestigious Chrysler - powered grand touring car.
Our $ 23,905 roadster rides on sixteen - inch wheels; and it's powered by a 167 - hp four - cylinder connected to a five - speed manual (Touring and Grand Touring cars come with a six - speed).
Emerald Green over tan leather is normally suited for British grand touring cars.
Many manufacturers accepted our offer, and now there are many «ideal» Grand Touring cars represented in the game.
[5] The new model range (eight cylinder grand touring sports car) joined the then current models: the eight cylinder sports car, the twelve cylinder sports car, and the twelve cylinder grand touring car.
The combination of the silky smooth V12, automatic transmission and power steering make it a fantastic grand touring car, with ample room for luggage and even an occasional extra passenger.
The Maserati GranTurismo, a two - door, four - passenger luxury grand touring car was introduced to the U.S. market in 2008.
The 2012 Maserati GranTurismo is a grand touring car with a low - slung front end and a stunning interior.
Beginning May 1, Aston Martin customers will be able to lease their favorite grand touring car for a fraction of the cost of owning one.
The BMW 507 is one of the most utterly beautiful cars BMW has ever made and it's one of the best looking grand touring cars...
The Mercedes - Benz SL - Class is a grand touring car manufactured by Mercedes since 1954.
The BMW 6 Series Coupe is the German brand's premier high - performance Grand Touring car, or GT.
I mean, this is supposed to be a grand touring car, right?
So besides the better (but still a little disappointing) gearbox performance, the Vanquish remains a nice grand touring car.
The Vision IsoRivolta draws upon Zagato's 98 - year history of building stunning sports and grand touring cars, using the company's signature design cues, such as the double bubble roof and dual rear humps.
It is also an unexpectedly competent GT, a Grand Touring car.
The 550 is one of the last great V12 Ferraris and with a manual gearbox, this really is a fabulous Grand Touring car.
More information about the 2012 BMW 6 Series: For buyers in the market for a true grand touring car, the BMW 6 - Series is among the best choices on the market today.
After the release of the Lexus brand in the Japanese domestic market in 2005, Lexus sanctioned the entry of four SC 430 coupes in the Super GT series of the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in the GT500 class.
A 2 - seat convertible with a power - retractable hardtop, the SL is a grand touring car priced from about $ 90,000.
The menacing SRT Viper is a two - passenger, race - bred grand touring car powered by an 8.4 - litre V10 engine that produces a prodigious 645 horsepower and 600 lb. - ft.
Rather than an out and out sports car, the 3500 GT was a grand touring car.
Ferdinand Porsche, who designed the original Volkswagen Beetle, may have relied upon a massaged Beetle engine in creating his first sports car in 1948, but today the Porsche lineup includes sports cars, SUVs, and a grand touring car.
Source: Edmunds * When designing the Maserati Ghibli, Maserati drew on its rich experience as creators of the finest grand touring cars in history.
Variant: GTB Fiorano Ferrari's 599 GTB is the successor to the Ferrari 575M - but it is much more than just a more powerful and faster grand touring car.
Some might argue the Nissan GT - R is more a grand touring car than a sports car, but given the way it goes, calling Nissan's supercar a grand tourer is something of an insult.
It is offered only with a six - speed manual gearbox for the R - Spec and only with the automatic for the Grand Touring car.
Porsche's front - engine, V8 - powered grand touring car, the 928 was built from 1977 - 1995.
The name jaguar has come to be known as the makers of some of the finest sports and grand touring cars ever produced.
This hard - top, fast - back is the top of the line and an excellent Grand Touring car.
Ask any owner of a grand touring car if cargo is important and they will tell you «Yes!»
The new grand touring car is the SUV.
- Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe: This is a vehicle built in the fine tradition of a European grand touring car.
Stanley worked with Chevy designers to create a unique personalized vehicle in the spirit of a grand touring car.
Neutral (N) turns the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C into more of an easy - driving grand touring car, and All - Weather (A) softens the throttle response and provides maximum control for inclement driving conditions.
Similarly, BMW's M6, most models from Maserati and Aston Martin, as well as Jaguar's XK and Ferrari's California T are grand touring cars.
Offered for 2013 in three distinct trims, the Jaguar XK covers the gamut from respected grand touring car to tire - smoking joy ride.
The BMW X5 SUV is our Editor's Choice for 21st Century grand touring cars, recognizing that Americans want to go long distances in style with high seating and plenty of luggage capacity.
So you have to look at the Stinger for how well it accomplishes its own mission: to change the perception of the Kia brand with an exciting, high - performance grand touring car.
According to him, the Vanquish is «the classic example of what a grand touring car should be,» and we certainly agree with him.
For many years the Subaru Technica International team has been the only factory backed racing effort to compete in Japan's most prestigious form of motorsport when it would team up with the aftermarket parts manufacturer Cusco to campaign an entry into what used to be called the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC.
This race car wages war in the GT500 class of the Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship.