It's hard to remember that the Saab 9 - 3 shares its basic
platform architecture with the Chevrolet Malibu, which is not nearly as much fun to drive.
Although sharing a good deal of its basic
platform architecture with the highly regarded Silverado pickup, the Tahoe's suspension has been specifically tuned to deliver an even better balanced mix of comfort and control under all driving conditions.
We've known for some time that the next - gen Supra would share
its platform architecture with the upcoming BMW Z4, so it's no surprise that they would be testing together.
The basic architecture of the suspension for the CR - Z is similar to the Insight that it shares
its platform architecture with.
Sharing
its platform architecture with the Honda Ridgeline and Pilot, the all - new 2011 Odyssey is wider and lower than the model it replaces.
Not exact matches
The Model 3 is an all - new auto
platform for Tesla,
with a new motor technology and a new battery
architecture.
During this session attendees will learn how a PBM can deliver significant value to plan sponsors by leveraging an enterprise - wide, agile, and collaborative cloud
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architecture.
The brain is highly interconnected,
with a networked
architecture that makes the perfect
platform for our mental gymnastics
In those days, few scientists believed that monumental
architecture existed in preceramic times (before 1800 B.C.); sites
with platform mounds but no pottery were regarded as puzzling anomalies.
Furthermore, this nesting scheme is implementable not only on
platforms such as the D - Wave processor on which it was tested, but also on other future quantum optimization devices
with different hardware
architectures.
With their broad - strokes
platforming and fuzzy - edged, level
architecture, they just cant accommodate the kind of stuff that makes the big guys great.
I have MH3U for both, and will likely buy MH4 on whatever
platform, but this is one of the reasons Nintendo must go
with a shared
architecture for future devices, like iOS or Android,
with unified accounts of course.
If Alfa shed itself of its Fiat front - wheel - drive
platforms and developed its own rear - wheel - drive
architecture, Marchionne figured, it could compete
with BMW at cut - rate prices.
The Audi Q1 will share its footprint
with the A3 hatchback, but its running gear, chassis, electronic
platform, and basic
architecture will bear a very close resemblance to the Q3, which will grow dimensionally in its lifetime to make more room for the Q1.
The MFA replaces the previous sandwich - floor
platform that the current A - and B - Class hatchbacks use, and is a modular
architecture that can be enlarged, adapted for all - wheel - drive, and compatible
with many different body styles and powertrain options.
Dimensionally, it fits right in line
with the compact crossover segment, vastly differentiating itself from the outgoing QX50, a car which suffered from dated hatchback proportions and ancient
platform architecture.
BMW's smallest SUV moves from the rear - wheel - drive 3 Series
architecture to a front - wheel - drive
platform shared
with the MINI Cooper.
Though Volvo is sharing its CMA
architecture with Geely, which will reduce costs and allow the cars to come to market at a value price, «it's possible to develop 100 - percent non-compromised vehicles from this
platform,» according to Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars CEO.
We were able to build the Niro around a brand - new
platform developed around the hybrid
architecture, which let us play
with packaging and optimize the interior so the customer has a «normal car» experience.
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is built
with VW's MQB
architecture, a
platform from which many of the company's vehicles will be derived in the future.
The Golf Mk 7
platform derived from VW's new MQB modular
architecture has given the new car a longer wheelbase (2.1 inches longer) that now measures 103.6 inches, and this in conjunction
with more sophistication has made the GTI feel calmer and more poised on the highway, much like the Golf R.
You can expect that
with the «all - new» moniker Ford Motor Company will be redesigning the vehicle, modifying the T6
architecture (possibly
with a new
platform designation) and making other changes designed to target the North American market.
The 4 - door shares
platforms with the Chevrolet Cruze and Chevrolet Volt, signifying that both ride on the automaker's «Delta II»
architecture.
The new ute shares its basic
architecture with the upcoming Fiat 500X, itself a 500L
platform modified for all - wheel drive.
Third, the 2 Series Coupe and Convertible will remain on a rear - wheel drive
platform — the 35up
architecture which launches
with the upcoming G30 5 Series.
Subaru builds the 2017 Impreza on its new global
platform architecture, which is engineered to improve safety, ride and handling, and to work
with future autonomous driving systems.
It shares its
platform, basic suspension
architecture (including its infamous torsion beam rear axle) and basic engine line up
with old Civic.
The UX is the first Lexus to sit on Toyota's GA - C global
architecture, and along
with the new
platform the crossover will see the debut of two new powertrains.
The BMW 3 Series wagon returns to the lineup after taking 2013 off, and as expected it shares its
platform architecture and engines
with the 3 Series sedan.
As the first model to ride atop Lexus» GA - L
platform architecture, the 4 - seat Lexus LC bolsters its cutting - edge foundation
with a world - class interior, high - tech trappings, and a potent V8 or optional V6 - hybrid.
The fastback sedan will be based on the MRA
architecture, the same
platform that the C - and the E-Class are built, but will feature a lower and wider stance, together
with the coupe - like frameless side windows.
LONDON — The 2016 Porsche Panamera will share its body
architecture with the third iteration of Bentley's Continental family, by using a special version of the Volkswagen Group's front - engine, rear - wheel - drive MSB
platform, Edmunds has learned.
The next - generation Mercedes - Benz GLE - Class crossover is due out in 2018
with an all - new
platform architecture.
Crossovers have pretty much taken over the Sport Utility Vehicle market, thanks to lower prices, better fuel efficiency and the handling that comes part - in - parcel
with being based on a car
platform versus truck
architecture.
At that time, the 1 Series hatch will shift from a RWD
architecture to a FWD
architecture — sending some purists to the brink of a stroke as they try to deal
with the reality that luxury automakers are slowly moving some models into the FWD category Merc just announce an all - new FWD
platform as well.
Developed
with an investment of about Rs 1000 crore, the new generation Swift internally codenamed YSD is built on an all new
platform called HEARTECT, which is different from
architecture of Baleno and Ignis.
As the first of the Alfa Romeo product renaissance to feature the all - new «Giorgio»
architecture, Alfa Romeo engineers designed a lightweight rear - wheel - drive
platform with a low center of gravity — all to deliver the high - performance and precision expected from an Alfa Romeo.
Revealed just ahead of its debut in Shanghai, Audi's smallest crossover shares
platform architecture and powertrain elements
with the Volkswagen Tiguan, but will roll onto the scene wearing its own unique sheetmetal and a luxuriously appointed cabin
with seating for five, along
with gasoline and diesel engines and the choice of front - or all - wheel drive.
Inspired by the concept of dynamic precision, Elantra's
architecture was a perfect
platform for collaboration between Hyundai designers and engineers to blend advanced styling
with functional aerodynamics.
This scalable
architecture also provides the
platform required to offer plug - in hybrid vehicles at attractive prices on a par
with those of conventionally powered variants of similar output.
The B - class is the first model to be based on Mercedes - Benz's new modular front
architecture platform that,
with varying wheelbase lengths and track widths, will also underpin the new A-class compact, the CLC four - door coupe, the GLC junior SUV and — as part of an alliance between their parent companies, Daimler and Renault — selected Nissan models as well.
The new
platform shares some front end
architecture and components
with the award - winning Range Rover Evoque, including a magnesium crossbeam for high torsional rigidity and reduced weight.
At 5020 mm in length, 2040 mm in width and 1700 mm in height, the Q8 concept is 32 mm shorter, 72 mm wider and 41 mm lower than the second - generation Audi Q7,
with which it shares its MLB (Modularen Langs Baukasten — modular longitudinal
architecture)
platform as well as its high strength steel and aluminium body structure.
Although he wouldn't be drawn on powertrain specifics or timing for the production car it's almost certainly going to be powered by a high - tech inline six - cylinder engine, which will be shared
with development partner BMW along
with the car's
platform architecture.
In late 2011, Mercedes launched the third generation of the A-Class (W 176), which ditched the sandwich
architecture and adopted a classic modular
platform with transverse mounted engines and front - wheel drive: the MFA
platform, that also underpins the next - generation A-Class in a heavily updated variant..
As
with its predecessors, the CLS relies heavily on the E-Class, from which it borrows its
platform, drivelines, chassis, electric
architecture and more.
Both cars share the same basic
platform architecture and the same engine
with launch control functionality.
The Eclipse is based on Mitsubishi's Project America
platform, a front - drive
architecture shared
with the Galant Sedan and the Endeavor SUV, and this fact doesn't portend sports - compact glory.
As part of Tata Motors» Passenger Vehicle business strategy, while an
architecture approach
with two
platform strategy will reduce complexity, these special performance vehicles will be targeted to augment the latest product range in our vision to build aspirational cars.
Produced on entirely Mazda - derived
platform architecture, Mazda CX - 7 embodies an astute blend of sports car verve and SUV practicality, resulting in a fun - to - drive SUV
with Mazda's trademark «Soul of a Sportscar».