Sentences with phrase «powered pony car»

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But not every year offered the power we associate with the pony car today.

In fact, it wasn't until the limited production run of Cobra R models in 2000 did the pony car exceed the Mach 1's power rating.

[3] Initial planning done by Honda for what would become the Accord was for a sporty competitor in the pony car market, at roughly the size of a contemporary Ford Mustang, powered by a six - cylinder engine.

If you go to Google right now, type in «Shelby GT500,» and hit Search, one of the top results comes from Ford.com, reading «2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 The Cobra of Performance Cars...» This suggests that the high - powered pony could go on sale one model year earlier than we'd assumed, and possibly make its way to the Detroit North American International Auto Show this January for its debut.

Find out how Porsche addressed the ever - present problem of weight distribution on the car, how they tweaked the suspension set - up, and how they were able to produce such outstanding power - 620 ponies worth - from the car's 3.6 - liter six - cylinder engine.

It's powered by a 2.0 - liter four - cylinder good for around 250 ponies and should prove to be an awesome family car.

The über pony car is powered by the LT4 supercharged 6.2 L V8 engine rated at 650 hp and bolted to either a six - speed manual transmission with «active rev match» or a 10 - speed paddle - shift automatic.

For some admirers of the Ford Mustang, there have been no real «pony cars» since the 1960s, when V - 8 engines of up to 429 cubic inches displacement producing as much as 390 horsepower were the power plants of choice.

Chevrolet's updated pony car does not include any changes to the powertrain, which means power still sits at 455 horsepower for SS models.

A cat - back exhaust upgrade lends the pony car a bit more volume, if not power, and unique appearance touches include a carbon - fiber front splitter, vented polycarbonate hood, distinctive rear spoiler, and specially - crafted grilles, rocker panels, and carbon - fiber accent plates.

We can't wait to get behind the wheel and see how this extremely efficient pony car performs with its 21st century power plant and gas sipping six speed automatic transmission.

But for Ford loyalists with engine envy, Mustang tuner RTR has a solution in its latest ne plus ultra upgrade package for Ford's 2018 - model - year pony car, which turns the V8 - powered GT into a 700 - plus - hp speed machine.

«In the 1960s Hot Wheels and Camaro challenged vehicle design by elevating the speed, power and performance of both die - cast and pony cars alike.

About the only thing different now is that the Fusion Sprint Cup Race Car is powered by a Ford Racing - sourced 5.8 - liter V - 8 that develops in excess of 850 horsepower, as opposed to the production model which only has 237 ponies on tap.

An 8 - speed automatic transmission is on hand to manage the XJR's power production, and when all of those ponies are dumped to the rear wheels, the Jaguar leaps to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and can hit a top speed of 174 mph, which is an exceptional accomplishment for such a large, comfort - oriented car.

With the basic models well outlined, folks are now curious to learn about more power - packed versions of the pony car.

The 150 ponies under the hood ensure that there is enough power to move the 3,000 - pound car with verve.

And, yes, more power is always welcome, but we have to remember that this little direct - injected four - cylinder is rated at 138 hp, which ties it for having the most power in the B - segment when you consider the nonperformance - focused competition in the class, which means excluding the 197 - hp Ford Fiesta ST.. The other two cars that are packing 138 ponies, too, are the Accent's cousin car the Kia Rio and the Chevrolet Sonic with the turbo engine.

Motivated bu two electric motors powered by a large, T - shaped, 49 - kWh battery, the R8 e-tron boasts 455 horsepower and a whopping 679 pound - feet of torque, a massive 225 - pony increase over the concept car.

AC Schnitzer also has a similar sofware program for the same 435i variant with the car's power numbers slightly eclipsing that of Hamann's program at 360 ponies.

Named after the legendary Detroit compact V - 8s that powered the Trans - Am series pony cars, the Velocity Micro Edge Z30 SmallBlock packs a full gaming PC inside a short, stout chassis.