Sentences with phrase «own press car»

Wondering if you might have a press car in need of some miles.»

Unfortunately, the 911 doesn't come standard with cruise control in the UK — it does in the USA — and that option wasn't fitted to our press car.

With press cars being unveiled and a launch event at a UK track, the firm will be in the media spotlight ahead of customers receiving deliveries.

My parents loved the NV perhaps more than any other press car I've brought over to their house, but I have a feeling it was because it allowed me to move so much of my junk out of their basement in one fell swoop.

Saab GB made the disastrous mistake of specifying its press cars with Sport suspension, big wheels and ultra-low-profile tyres, and this was the result.

We felt like we weren't driving nearly as fast as usual on the first run until our driving partner, with whom we regularly share press cars on BMW trips, remarked that we were, indeed, driving at our regular pace.

The reception area is home to the original Duratec - engined R500 press car, the AeroSeven concept from 2013 and the short - lived, slicks - and - spoilers SP / 300.

As the car approaches its tenth birthday, we thought it was about time we got him to give us a guided video tour round his car, which started out life as the UK press car.

The best thing about this press car is that it had a manual transmission.

I can't recall the last time I had this much fun with a press car — or felt so emotionally torn when it came time to surrender the keys after driving it for a night.

This isn't an Aston Martin press car and the company hasn't helped us to locate a One - 77 to test.

It provided a refreshingly old - school experience, so while the absence of an eco-friendly turbocharged engine might have put it in a high tax bracket, the Clio nearly always won Friday - night battles with newer, flashier press cars to be my wheels for the weekend.

Despite the extreme wear and tear typically associated with such a drive cycle (or press cars in general), the R8 held up remarkably well.

MC is pressing the car into the market, good for the customer: — RRB -, aslong he does not want to sell it.

Our RS 5 press car came with an optional BMW - style carbon - fibre roof — a first for Audi Sport.

Low mileage Porsche Cayenne Turbo Launch / Press car with CCB's See Build Sheet - 2nd Picture WP1AC2A28BLA80350 Price: $ 128,610.00 Exterior: Jet Black Metallic Interior: Leather Interior in Black...

The brakes were a little soft, and had more travel than I like, but as always, that could just be this particular press car.

The Willy's base price is $ 34,495, and my press car rings in at $ 45,475.

This car wasn't crazily optioned like some Porsche press cars rolling through here, and when I first looked at the price it was actually lower than I thought it'd be.

That said, I think Porsche should swap the old hydraulic steering rack into a couple of press cars and see if people still complain about «the feel.»

I think only the press cars still get it cause they come from BMW Group Malaysia, and not from a dealer... Too bad we can't swap those out.

As for equipment — even though Audi says it hasn't finalised the list for India yet — we feel it will have quite a bit of stuff we had on our press car in Munich.

Using technology borrowed from virtuallly every facet of racing, the exterior of the Z28 is designed to produce enough downforce to press the car against the track enabling greater grip and faster lap times.

The subwoofer seemed to lack any power, but hopefully this was only an issue in our press car.

Still, we're not sure RC 200t buyers will be out to test its dynamic limits, and we're sure a brand newie will be free of the woes of our press car.

Registered on the 27th May 1970 as the first of the 20 Press cars, it is believed therefore to be the first car registered as a Range Rover.

This is the very first of the Press Cars built for the launch of the Range Rover in 1970.

We spend a fair bit of time discussing this awesome little machine, and then we touch on my next press car, the Volvo S60 for just a moment.

Pressing car companies to cut controversial stair - step incentives and lobbying Congress for fewer regulations.

New, obligatory in every press car, but rarely bought in real - life, massaging seats provided little in the happy ending department.

Unlike most press cars — usually stuffed with pricey gadgets — it was equipped the way a thoughtful and cost - conscious buyer might do it.

When the press cars were handed out, the car firmly asserted its identity.

E-type — Registration 77 RW The Jaguar «Works» press car, famously driven overnight by Norman Dewis to Geneva for its Motor Show debut to great fanfare.

Porsche UK seemingly agreed and wanted to change its press car order for a manual GT3 into a Touring.

Normally I'd chalk that up to this being a press car, but it only had about 1,000 miles on the clock.

The press car I drove featured optional extras worth $ 18,000, so there wasn't anything essential and non-essential missing from the spec sheet.

Above all, I did not want to return the ZR2 at week's end, and that's not something I can say for all press cars, but I still have one negative to address: price.

If you can remember the new 2010 Subaru Legacy and Outback that we showed you a couple of weeks ago then Top Speed's latest press car should be quite familiar to you, that is because the good folks over at the automotive arm of Fuji Heavy Industries saw fit to let us try out their most luxurious model to date, this 2010 Legacy 3.6 R Limited.

Of course we want the Track Performance Package for $ 2,995, and since the Sebring Orange press cars we've seen are burned into our brain, we'll choose the ZR1 Sebring Orange Design Package for another $ 6,995.

The guide car kept the pace pretty slow, probably because the car manufacturers didn't want their press cars scratched up.

With Matt Farah doing press car videos for The Smoking Tire, he's left Zack to do the fan drives.

Overall, the materials are good for the price you pay, but I should mention that the press car I drove had nearly 12,400 miles (20,000 km) on the clock and things were rattling all over the cabin when driving over uneven surfaces.

The presence of an honest traction control disable button is also noted and welcome and after pressing it the car turns into what looks quite happy to wag its tail every change it gets.

I wish my tester had come with the optional all - wheel drive, but hey... you can't win the press car lottery every time.

I have a Cruze RS Hatchback this week as a press car and it looks really good.

My press car is Alpine White with tan leather interior.

This blue - with - silver - stripes Shelby was the official press car, used by the automotive media for road testing and photography, and driven by Carroll Shelby at its introduction.

Wait till you see the options our press car had — a total of $ 11,480.

Its unique exterior is designed like a race car to produce downforce that presses the car against the track for greater grip and faster lap times.

It was also the official press car and was driven by Carroll Shelby for promotional purposes.