Sentences with phrase «performance all wheel drive»

Evo vs STI vs GT - R Import Tuner Magazine takes the big three Japanese performance all wheel drive cars, and pits them head to head in...

Not exact matches

In his review of the high - performance Quadrifoglio, Matt wrote: «If the Bimmer M is the state of the art and the AMG brings the Mercedes luxe vibe, and the Audi RS channels the carmaker's rally - racing heritage with all - wheel - drive, then what does the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio bring to the table?»

Investors Jeremy Bloom, Dhani Jones, Shawn Johnson East and Shaun Neff are in downtown Miami to experience the latest outdoor products designed for the streets — including a three - wheel electric scooter and a smart gauge that can improve driving performance.

We know from previous reports that every Model X will come with dual - motor all - wheel drive, in the same three battery flavors (60 kWh, 85 kWh, or 85 kWh Performance) as the Model S sedan.

So to recap: If you own an all - electric, seven - passenger, all - wheel - drive performance sedan that accelerates as quickly as a McLaren F1, in the coming days it will magically become even faster without you having to do a damned thing.

From Britain comes a revolutionary high - performance car with four - wheel drive and brakes that will not lock up on slippery surfaces

This is a major focus of Stronger, director David Gordon Green's gritty, performance - driven drama about Boston marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, who was immortalized in the media as the dizzied man being wheeled out of the area with his legs blown off, and who later helped the police identify one of the bombers from his hospital bed.

The GT comes standard with a performance steering setup and turning the wheel did feel a bit better than in the SXT, but the all - wheel drive system rarely let its presence be known (an unsurprising consequence of perfectly dry summer roads) and its on - road demeanor was not noticeably different.

Unlike traditional four - wheel - drive vehicles, the UX concept has a «low ground clearance and a coupe - like driving position, reinforcing the dynamic performance promise embedded in the compact packaging of the design,» according to Lexus.

We absolutely adore the Huracán LP610 - 4's ferocious performance and astounding 5.2 - litre V10, but while it's undeniably exciting and shockingly effective, the four - wheel drive chassis is more about total grip and composure than outright entertainment.

Power is transferred to a new fully - electronic four - wheel - drive system via a new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission, and performance can be adjusted using one of three selectable driving modes.

The new model is rear - engined and rear - wheel drive, and whilst Porsche 911 - style performance can't be expected, this setup should hopefully yield entertaining handling characteristics.

The driving modes, which range from road to full - on track insanity, affect gearbox and engine behavior, four - wheel drive performance, sound, and stability control.

With a twin - turbo V - 6 cranking out 396 hp and 384 lb - ft of torque, a rear - biased all - wheel - drive system, and a quick - shifting nine - speed transmission, the E 43 offered more performance than most people would use, as well as surprisingly agile handling.

The Specs / Test Results ON SALE: Now PRICE: $ 33,600 SV, $ 34,540 SL MOTOR: Synchronous permanent - magnet AC, 107 hp, 207 lb - ft DRIVE: Front - wheel LxWxH: 175.0 x 69.7 × 61.0 - in WHEELBASE: 106.3 in WEIGHT: 3400 lb Performance 0 - 60 mph: 9.7 sec

This is the deciding factor in high - performance cars that often are rear wheel drive or all wheel drive.

Standard Equipment: 5.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission AMG active body control suspension 4 - wheel cross-drilled disc brakes with ABS AMG sport styling Comand 40 GB hard drive navigation system Bluetooth connectivity 11 - speaker Harman / kardon Logic7 surround sound HD digital radio In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Sirius satellite radio 8 - inch Comand display Power tilt / sliding sunroof Bi-Xenon headlamps with active curve illumination Keyless Go Parktronic AMG premium leather interior AMG performance steering wheel with aluminum shift paddles Heated and ventilated front seats Tire pressure monitoring system

Leave the «box in Drive and the shifts are intuitive and quick to shift to meet your needs, but it's when you opt to use the pair of metal look paddles attached to the back of the steering wheel that you can really get stuck in to the GTS's performance.

Honda has already set a goal of beating the front - wheel - drive lap record at the Nürburgring with this new performance hatch.

The one thing that's missing here is available all - wheel drive, which is increasingly a requisite option for a rear - wheel - drive performance luxury sedan.

That's all the engineer had to say, as he remained tightlipped about which other Ford performance vehicles would feature the all - wheel - drive system.

While there are already two performance variants of the current, seventh - generation Golf — the 210 - hp, front - wheel - drive Golf GTI (220 hp with the optional performance pack) and the 292 - hp, all - wheel - drive Golf R — Volkswagen wants to add a third hot hatch to its lineup when the eighth - generation Golf comes out in three years» time.

That's a mouthful of vowels, to be sure, but what it represents is a twin - turbocharged, all - wheel - drive, Italian - styled performance machine that has run the German Nurburgring racetrack's famed Nordschleife circuit faster than any other SUV on the planet (so far).

A performance - oriented M5 variant is surely in the cards, and we recently spied a prototype that suggested it will be the first M car (beside the X5 M and X6 M SUVs) to feature all - wheel drive.

We might have expected a more powerful all - wheel - drive variant to battle the Ford Taurus SHO, but it seems the upcoming rear - wheel - drive Chevrolet SS sedan will shoulder performance duties.

Cargo & Towing Speaking of performance specs, when properly equipped the two - wheel - drive Suburban with the 5.3 - liter V - 8 and 4.10 axle ratio can tow up to 8,100 pounds.

All - wheel drive can be an advantage when snow flies, but the Golf R has a few things working against it when it comes to winter performance.

After all, this car is the offspring of the 2003 Infiniti G35, the sedan that reinvented Nissan's overall performance identity with its rear - wheel - drive FM («front midship») chassis and VQ V - 6 engine, both of which also found their way to the Nissan 350Z.

The next M5 is also expected to be the first all - wheel - drive sedan for BMW's performance division, but the system will likely be modified similar to its key rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 S, which has a drift mode and can send all of its power exclusively to the rear wheels when the right mode is selected.

We like the additional launch traction provided by all - wheel drive, but the extra mass diminishes performance and mileage.

There is yet another chapter in the long story that is the promised Subaru / Toyota rear - wheel - drive sports coupe: at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru will preview its version of the performance car with the BRZ Prologue concept.

Even the all - wheel - drive system does great work in a performance - style vehicle like this because it biases power delivery completely to the rear wheels until wheel slip is detected, then its famously quick - responding, electro - magnetic, central clutch pack diverts power to the front wheels.

More relevant is the all - wheel drive system with Dynamic Torque Control, sending up to 50 per cent of the engine's torque rearwards, and «performance dampers» to increase cornering agility.

There's some heft to the wheel, but it's a dead weight that doesn't draw you into the driving experience like a performance car's steering should.

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 2016 Ford Focus RS already has a big horsepower and torque lead over its competitors, but for European owners that want a little more out of their all - wheel - drive hot hatch there's the Ford Performance by Mountune upgrade.

This is an idiot - proof performance car, as the clever transmission and torque - vectoring all - wheel drive eliminate wheelspin and send you hurtling forward.

Each of these spawned more specific lists of desirable traits: «Front - engine, rear - wheel - drive layout, suitable kickback in wheel, hair in the wind» went under Driving Performance.

They have turbocharged engines, performance - oriented all - wheel - drive systems and racy bodywork.

This performance car will boast a range of 310 miles, which is the same as the current Model 3 with a single - motor, rear - wheel - drive variant with the long - range battery.

Saab conducted a wet - track road - course exercise to demonstrate how the Turbo X's trick Haldex all - wheel - drive system allowed it to outgun rival performance cars on slick surfaces.

Bentley's Continental GT Speed provides more performance from its W12 and adds four - wheel - drive security, but it doesn't have the interior space, the sense of occasion or the detailing offered by the Dawn.

Today, the Camaro continues to offer rear - wheel - drive performance for all budgets and buyers thanks to a wide selection of powertrains and trim levels.

If the your hot hatch penchant must be satisfied with an all - wheel drive German product there is, of course, VW's 306bhp Golf R. It's an evo favourite blending fun that balances talent and performance against practicality with little trade - off.

Despite the similarities of a four - wheel drive platform, the German hatch simply can't live with Focus in performance terms; down on both power and torque by 48bhp and 67 lb ft respectively — ultimately it isn't as thrilling either.

It sits above the Golf GTI, GTI Performance and the GTI Clubsport, but stops clear of offering four - wheel drive to rival the Golf R.

As a result, the GT 4 - Door loses the elongated bonnet and cab - backwards stance of its more exotic two - door sibling, but in the process gains the ability to produce some astounding performance figures thanks to all - wheel drive traction.

A fellow hybrid supercar, and technological tour de force, the all - wheel drive NSX carries a # 30k premium and flaunts the same supercar panache as the i8, although it's performance perhaps elevates the Honda out of the i8's territory.

Subaru's WRX all - wheel - drive performance sedan, refreshed for 2018, rolls into the 2019 model year with minor updates and a $ 225 price increase for all trim levels.

Its 2.9 - litre twin - turbo V6 produces 444bhp and 443 lb ft, combined with its four - wheel drive quattro traction, as a result we've not found it lacking in performance.