Sentences with phrase «power of a sports car»

Whether you go with the V6 available in the SE and SXT models or the V8 in the R / T and Daytona models, you are guaranteed to have fun, driving a comfortable, fuel - efficient midsize sedan that gives you all the power of a sports car.

This car doesn't have the power of a sports car or the size of a supercar, but it sure is fun to drive, more so than some of its larger car counterparts.

Audi calls its 2018 S5 Sportback a «no compromise» vehicle that offers the power of a sports car and the practicality of a family car.

Not exact matches

The interior is modeled to feel like an underwater sports car — but unlike one of these high - powered vehicles, the underwater vessel includes a wine chiller.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

Watch the early morning news and drink coffee Check in with emails from overnight Schedule my Pure Barre class for the day Start waking kids up for school Make breakfast -LCB- I do make breakfast -RCB- the MOST important meal for the kids of the day Pack lunches -LCB- and any extra snacks for after school athletic practices -RCB- Drop child # 1 off at school Get back home and have my own quick breakfast / smoothie before class Drop child # 2 off at school Head to Pure Barre Run any errands needed Head home and work Chores around the house Dinner planning Fitnessmomwinecountry work Answer emails Have light lunch or snack Try to get at least 20 minutes in for a power nap or just quiet time A shower before getting kids -LCB- if I am lucky -RCB- Car pool from school to sports practice Get home and start prepping dinner Get kids from practices Dinner, homework and family time My shower finally!

One of two true American sports car on this list, the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo earns its place the old fashioned way — with balls - to - the - wall power.

Cross your fingers it's BMW's N20 2.0 - liter turbocharged four (which powers one of BMW's existing sports cars, the Z4 sDrive28i), although the turbo might be scrapped in favor of a more futuristic power - adder: electricity.

While high - powered SUVs like the Range Rover Sport and the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 do a decent job of playing the roles of both a sports car and an SUV, the X5 M is all sports car.

Mazda MX - 5 Cup / / $ 50,000 (ESTIMATED) / / Lap Time 1:55.8 Mazda's MX - 5 (a.k.a. Miata) has long been one of our favorite sports cars, blessed as it is with a brilliant chassis, just enough power to keep you grinning, and a relatively light curb weight.

In the snugness of its cabin, its taut feel, and its urgency, the V8 Vantage reveals itself as a sports car pure and simple: light of weight, short of wheelbase, and long on power.

There's a new sense of purpose about the latest generation of Jaguars, particularly the ones powered by the all - new, 503bhp 5 - litre supercharged V8, that gives you confidence that they can retain their traditional strengths while competing with ostensibly more sporting cars.

Alpine started off as a small French automaker specializing in the production of racing and sports cars powered solely by Renault Engines.

great looking american sports car, plenty of power and fun to drive, ez to maintain and even gets good mileage

The RX - 3 was one of Mazda's early rotary - powered sports coupes and this one has been a race car virtually since new.

But good handling and plenty of power are just the price of entry in the upper echelon of the sporting car world.

It has the power and handling of a sports car and the luxury of a Bentley; the car turns heads wherever I go and the interior is stunning.

Most of this challenging and inspirational route could have been created solely to delight the driver of a new Porsche 911 Carrera S. Germany's iconic sports car provided huge reserves of power and grip while riding better than expected on poor surfaces.

Turbocharging across the Carrera line - up and electric power steering in all models were unpopular updates — and they undoubtedly do erode some of the charisma of earlier models — but they weren't enough to spoil what is a truly great sports car.

The same can be said when automakers leverage that ever - growing computational power to refine and improve the performance of a sports car.

One day, he's sucked into the supercharger of a sports car and finds himself transformed with super powers.

Lea - Francis Hyper — The Editor investigates this underrated Meadows - powered Vintage sports car and drives a particularly original example / Auto - biography: Annabel Jones — Matthew Bell visits VSCC stalwart and supernavigator Annabel Jones and learns about some of her motoring adventures / Belgian Speed Hunters — Nick Jonckheere looks at some Land Speed Record pioneers, focussing on the early attempts to break the 100km / h and 100mph barriers / Goodwood Festival of Speed — David Venables reports from Lord March's annual gathering of the world's rarest sports and racing cars.

Although diesel - powered cars are becoming less of an oddity in the U.S., they are still relatively rare in the sport - utility segment.

All versions of the car draw power from a 1.8 - litre turbo four - cylinder engine, also found in the Alpine A110 sports car.

Carrying on where the late, lamented Griffith 500 left off, the drop - top Tuscan is a welcome return to what TVR does best: producing heart - pounding, window - rattling, back - to - basics, old - school sports cars, packed with snorting straight - six power and remaining refreshingly initial - free with a complete lack of ABS, DSC, PASM, EBD or any other electronic BS.

AMGs will be serious sports machines like the one seen here: Dedicated go - fast vehicles that combine the visceral thrill of a high - powered sports car with the luxury amenities and technology - based refinement for which Mercedes - Benz is known.

The seats are covered in a quality of leather appropriate for a sport / utility that starts at $ 120,825, though the driver's seat lacks the comfort of the brand's cars and other SUVs, which have some of the best, most sumptuous seats in the world, even before you turn on the power massage.

Of course it can be made to understeer if you don't listen to the howling tyres (it comes as standard with Hankooks, which are brilliant in the wet but lack response and mid corner grip in the dry), but if you turn the car in slightly slower and then commit to the throttle you feel the sport diff sending power to the outside rear tyre.

It has the power, speed, grip, and the looks that make it an impressive sports cars, and with a starting price of $ 63,435, it costs one - fifth of what supercars offering comparable levels of performance cost — a stupendous bargain.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

Because each was equipped with the optional Sport Package, both of our test cars had «multi-contoured» power sport seats, which we found comfortable.

As I noted in my first drive of the car in June 2016, the S90 shakes up the luxury segment not with Hellcat - conquering power or sports - car handling but with ride quality rarely seen in the luxury segment in recent decades.

Sports car buyers and fuel economy - minded car buyers are generally not the same people, but it's no secret that there are plenty of cars on the market that deliver lots of power and reasonable fuel economy at the same time.

First revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the lightweight open - top sports car is powered by a supercharged 3.5 - litre V6 engine, which together with a featherweight chassis results in more than 500bhp per ton.

Well... to me it is a sports car, it handles these mtn curves beautifully, with plenty of power to pass slow pokes on the road.

We first got an indication of Kia's sports - car ambitions with the GT4 Stinger concept car shown at the 2014 Detroit auto show, a rear - wheel - drive coupe powered by a 315 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo - four.

Those of us who might be described as overly familiar with the Miata as a modern and reliable European - style sports car will prefer the MX - 5's natural power delivery and the way its very capable steering and handling can push the driver to improve his or her skills on challenging roads.

In 1957, he hired a group of supremely talented West Coast race car craftsmen to scratch - build a trio of sports - racing cars powered by small - block Chevys.

Once behind the wheel of a 35is at New Jersey Motorsports Park, though, we were content to leave the transmission in its automatic sport mode and simply savor the car's gobs of power and nice steering.

Maserati set its sights high when it announced a sales goal of 50,000 units a year by 2015, and it appears the Trident could target German rivals with a mid-engine, V - 8 powered sports car.

By the 1980s, G - Power had moved on to manufacturing plastic bodywork for the BMW 2002, and now specialises in upgrade packs for most of BMW's sports car range.

Particular highlights this year include Toyota's new S - FR concept - a potential Mazda MX - 5 rival - and the potential return of a rotary - powered Mazda sports car.

Although many were disappointed that the recent Subaru BRZ STI preview turned out to be a mild tuning upgrade rather than a full - on STI model, fans of the sports car twins may be able to turn to Toyota for a higher - powered version.

Called the RX - Vision concept, it's a preview of a front - engined, rear - wheel drive and Wankel rotary - powered sports car.

Jock Manby - Colegrave — Jonathan Wood chronicles the life and 1930s racing career of Jock Manby - Colegrave, whose impressive stable of road and racing cars embraced Aston Martins, supercharged 4 1/2 Litre Bentley, MG K3, Squire and ERA / Fiat's 8001 Turbina — If a country's character defines its cars, perhaps it was inevitable that Italy's first — and so far only — turbine - powered automobile should be a striking high - performance sports car.

As the crucial halo car for Honda's premium brand, the mid-engine Acura NSX will combine the magic of the original, aluminum - bodied NSX sports car with the technology of a hybrid whose electric motors power the front wheels and provide for torque vectoring, as well.

Come Memorial Day weekend, Honda - and Chevrolet - powered Indy cars will be shrieking around the track, but on this clear winter morning, the largest sporting venue in the world is eerily silent — «save for the ghosts of the last 105 years,» says copy editor Rusty Blackwell.

With the engine up front, the battery in the middle, and the power going to the rear, Toyota says it's able to provide the performance of a genuine sports car while also offering the environmental friendliness of an economy car.

The four - seat Eclipse is Mitsubishi's performance two - door sports car and is offered in coupe and convertible (Spyder) forms, both with a choice of four - cylinder or V - 6 power.

Subsequently Triumph TR - powered, it was Morgan's most popular car of the 1950s and»60s / Lewis Lloyd and Associates — Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the cars made by Hurst & Lloyd, Lloyd & Plaister and Hurst & Middleton and their connection with Harry Ricardo / A 1930s Rear - engined Sports Car — With research by Nicolo Cafferena, Simon Moore describes a 1928 Alfa Romeo 1500 which, over the winter of 1936/37, was developed into an intriguing and advanced competition sports ccar of the 1950s and»60s / Lewis Lloyd and Associates — Michael Worthington - Williams looks at the cars made by Hurst & Lloyd, Lloyd & Plaister and Hurst & Middleton and their connection with Harry Ricardo / A 1930s Rear - engined Sports Car — With research by Nicolo Cafferena, Simon Moore describes a 1928 Alfa Romeo 1500 which, over the winter of 1936/37, was developed into an intriguing and advanced competition sportSports Car — With research by Nicolo Cafferena, Simon Moore describes a 1928 Alfa Romeo 1500 which, over the winter of 1936/37, was developed into an intriguing and advanced competition sports cCar — With research by Nicolo Cafferena, Simon Moore describes a 1928 Alfa Romeo 1500 which, over the winter of 1936/37, was developed into an intriguing and advanced competition sportssports carcar.