Sentences with phrase «point of sports car»

The point of a sports car is to raise your pulse, and the point of a luxury car is to lower it - they are direct opposites.

Not exact matches

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This isn't an indication that the FIA will do anything to reduce the potency of the Mercedes cars in upcoming years, but goes to highlight that acute details can be fine - tuned to balance the field should one team start dominating the sport to the point of foregone boredom.

He's highly - rated by many in the sport, and given the fact that he's a Mercedes junior driver, it wouldn't be surprising to see him in one of the silver cars at some point in the near future.

When a sports car slows down next to him and then stops, Peele has introduced utterly perfectly his method of subverting genre expectations to make terrifying salient points about America.

A brief list of some potential opening topics or areas where lots of maths is embedded that could be starting points include: cars; clothes; work and employment; families; technology; photography; drinking; arts and crafts; music; shopping; gambling; travel and holidays; sport; food and cooking; television.

«Why would we put 15 or 20 kilos of weight on the furthest point forward in a sports car?

As my co-columnist, Sir Arthur of St. Antoine, pointed out last month, it's a driver's car, an engaging and handsome alternative in a day when too many once - sporting marques have all but imagined themselves into that gray future where driver involvement becomes impersonal, with the wheel man's function akin to that of an old - time keypunch operator.

«I'd usually go for the hardtop version of a sports car, but this is an exception,» said Jurnecka, pointing out how the canvas roof helped mute some of the «booming» sounds that would bounce around inside the 4C's carbon - fiber cabin.

There are clearly lots of people out there who either can't afford the GT, don't want to pay for the gas, or just care about driving a cool - looking sports car at the most accessible price point.

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.

And the whole point of an M5 is skirting along the compromise of packing sports car moves into a luxury sedan body.

It all started here, the boxy, ungainly starting point, which would eventually morph into a requirement to stay competitive in the sports car world of 2017.

For my taste, the grille is much too big, and the surfaces around it too diverse, with elements pointing up and down at various places, with only the top and bottom of the grille and the bar below the chin inlet emphasizing the horizontal.This is again a very good - looking car with some conventional contemporary elements and a few others out of the past, like the inverse - curved backlight that recalls the 1974 Citroën CX and some Pininfarina sports cars from about the same period.

The second car on Volvo's «60» platform is the largest, widest, and important to this pick, the lowest wagon in its class by overall height, which at this point includes very little that is sold in the U.S. Volvo isn't expecting the crossover - and sport / utility craze to turn soon — after all, the automaker makes bags of money on the XC90 and XC60 — but if anything on the road draws modern customers back to the station wagon, this will be the car.

Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, takes a look at the Corvette from a brand image and marketing point of view and shares his thoughts on what General Motors just doesn't get about this iconic sports car.

Regardless of whether or not Cadillac can make a business case to offer a mid-engine sports car, it does appear that the Corvette team has already moved past that point and that we could indeed see Zora Arkus - Duntov's dream of a production mid-engine Corvette finally come to fruition.

While exterior revisions last year fell under the category of mid-cycle refresh — new headlights with four - point daytime running lights, door handles without recess covers, a redesigned rear lid with vertical louvres and new rear lights — Porsche made revolutionary changes under its sports car's hood.

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The CWF ATS - V also comes with the «luxury package,» though items like an enhanced version of CUE, sport alloy pedals, a universal home remote, HID headlights, split - folding seats and a 110 - volt power point don't seem particularly upscale to us considering the car's $ 70k + starting price.

The 2015 BMW M3 launched as an all - new model of the brand's classic sport sedan, but past models inspired one of its chief selling points: As part of an extensive effort to reduce weight in the car, BMW engineers returned to an inline six - cylinder engine for motivation.

Jordan made his debut in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series in 2009 and he and his co-driver piloted the Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to a runner - up finish in the 2011 Rolex GT championship, falling just two points short of winning the title.

The whole point of cars like the S6 is to offer sports - car speed with decent practicality.

From the outside, I haven't been able to identify the weaknesses of the little sports cars, but I'm sure they have them and at this point in the season — around the halfway point — it's turning out to be an exciting season.»

The four - wheel - drive racing car points to the sporting potential of the I.D. family of all - electric vehicles and is also... Read more →

As for the first point, Andy Palmer, Aston Martin's president and CEO, says simply, «for many of our customers, indeed many generations of Aston Martin customer, the Volante has always offered something very special: A unique combination of elegant style, innate sporting ability and sensory engagement that lifts it above other open - top cars.»

Our test car came with $ 8870 sports bucket seats — sensational but difficult to clamber in and out of; $ 7990 «special» paint — it was a beautiful baby blue; $ 6830 LED main headlights including dynamic lighting; $ 3390 BOSE sound system; $ 2040 Sport Chrono pack, and an $ 1150 six - point racing harness for the passenger seat.

Dodge promoted it as «the sports car for kids with kids of their own,» pointing out the «affordable sports car» feel, performance, and cornering.

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INFINITI Certified Pre-Owned Details: * Limited Warranty: 72 Month / 75, 000 Mile (whichever comes first) Limited Warranty from original in - service date for vehicles under 15,000 miles, 72 months / Unlimited miles from original in - service date for vehicles over 15,000 miles and under 2 years old, 24 months / Unlimited miles from certified * Includes Rental Car and Trip Interruption Reimbursement * Transferable Warranty * 167 Point Inspection * Roadside Assistance * Warranty Deductible: $ 0 * Vehicle History Reviews: * Sharp handling that makes it feel more like a sport sedan than a tall SUV; plenty of passing power from the standard V6 engine; well - trimmed interior has high - quality materials throughout.

The point of a DCT in a sports car is that the shifts are super-fast, and the driver can be involved using the paddle shifters.

In October, the racing driver clearly led the standings for the informal title of «National Sports Car Champion «with 10,500 points.

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The ride on these cars has always been one of the plus points and in comfort mode very civilised and the sport or Cupra setting genuinely make a difference.

All - new for 2018, the Buick Enclave marks a significant evolution from a styling point of view, sporting a lower roofline and a front end inspired by the Avista and Avenir concept cars.

If you judge this Suzuki Kizashi only from the exterior point of view you might say that is a sport car, but if you analyze the performance, well, then is not so sport anymore.

Why wouldn't they use one of the best sports cars out there as a starting point to build a Cadillac Sportsports cars out there as a starting point to build a Cadillac SportsSports car.

There's no getting away from the fact that it's more of a GT than a sports car, but to criticise it for that would be to miss the point.

The Bowling Green - assembled Corvette earned a total of 92 points in Consumer Reports» annual rating of vehicles, highest out of all American sports cars.

DETROIT — With victories in two of sports car racing's biggest events already in 2015, Corvette Racing turns its focus across the Atlantic Ocean for the focal point of the season.

Sure, part of the point of the 4C is to be a pure sports car, but Alfa mismanages what little space it has.

Fortune admits it's too early to tell if the rest of General Motors will respond favorably and come along for the Stingray ride but did point out that Chevy's new sports car competes very favorably with competition that costs twice as much or more, including Porsches and Ferraris.

That said a third described the ride as «absorbent to a point but pitchy on short bumps» and a number claimed cabin noise was lower than expected in a sports car of this capability.

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One of the modern validation points for benchmarking performance among sports car fans has become the car's ability to put down a fast lap...

The BMW M3 has typically been the province of well - to - do sports car fans, but the E46 generation of this used two - door coupe has fallen in price to the point where almost any enthusiast can afford to park one in the driveway.

Shigeki Tomoyama, the boss of Gazoo Racing company, said: «This is the starting point for Toyota's completely new challenge to develop sports cars from active race cars.»

This car celebrates the low - point of the Mustang sports coupe, but Petersen wanted them all — good and bad.

GM factory driver Olly Gavin of Northamptonshire, England and his Banner Racing team mate Gunther Schaldach of Colorado, took a second consecutive podium finish in the # 07 The Cool TV Camaro GT.R at Virginia International Raceway yesterday, solidifying second place in the GT points standings for the Grand - Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

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