Sentences with phrase «powered production cars»

The models are only the second gasoline - powered production cars to gain certification.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Mazda built a handful of incredible rotary - powered sports racing cars to promote its rotary - powered production cars.

Its immense driver appeal, the world's only rotary - powered production car is still a head - turner, with tremendous road presence and styling that still looks fresh.

The Murciélago's V12 is arguably the greatest ever to power a production car, a machine of tireless energy, astonishing flexibility and, when fully exercised, shocking sonic presence.

The successor to the much - loved first - generation Alpina D3, which was based on the «E90» BMW 3 - series — and also (according to its maker) the fastest diesel - powered production car in the world.

The BMW i3 Coupe Concept is starting to look much less like a concept, and more like the electric - powered production car we've been told will arrive late next year.

Not exact matches

Volvo Cars, owned outright by Hangzhou, China - based Geely Auto, has already stated it will cease production of fossil fuel - powered vehicles by 2020.

Indeed, notwithstanding Ontario's emphasis on green initiatives — fuel - efficient car production, wind power, the closing of coal - fired generating stations — climate change is the great battle of the present and future, one that neither Ontario nor any other jurisdiction is doing enough to fight.

Cars can be powered by electricity and thus emit far less pollution, but the production of this electricity is almost always polluting or otherwise environmentally destructive.

(The admirable original bill is designed to increase fuel efficiency in cars and light trucks, encourage production of biofuels, and provide funds to develop technology that will capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.)

The global warming gases derived from human activity are produced by fossil fuels used in cars, in industry and in power plants, the agricultural production and the burning forests.

However, it's likely to share its basic underpinnings with the production car, meaning an electric motor at each axle, a combined power output of 394bhp or more, and a 0 - 62mph figure of around 4sec or less.

Mercedes offered the first supercharged production models in 1921 with 60 percent more power than the cars» normally aspirated counterparts.

Just because Dodge will increase production of the engine, however, don't expect the high - power mill to be used in anything other than those cars.

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

Eleven years after the MP4 / 1, McLaren was first with carbon fiber again — this time with a production car designed around a list of superlatives: the highest power - to - weight ratio, the best - handling supercar, and the fastest production car in the world.

The Vulcan, which made its world debut at the 2015 Geneva auto show, is powered by a 7.0 - liter V - 12, which is being billed as the most powerful normally aspirated car in production.

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.

Said to be acting as a test bed for new technology, the fuel cell car is a precursor to mass production hydrogen powered vehicles, which BMW says could arrive by 2020.

The world's first production car powered by a DOHC four - valve engine was the 1921 Ballot 2LS (2.0 liter Sport, above), which provided 72 hp and cost a dear $ 8750.

As well as taking the covers off its new production 4x4, Lamborghini has released a full technical breakdown of the car including its 641bhp power figure, a top speed of 189mph and a 0 - 62mph acceleration time of just 3.6 sec.

You'll recognise the LF - LC as the concept that became the stunning Lexus LC production car, powered by a choice of either 5 - litre V8 or 3.5 - litre hybrid powerplants.

Although the power source of the production car is still yet to be confirmed, the Concept's engine seems very likely.

Power output climbs from 450 hp to 500 hp, and production is limited to 600 cars.

That's 707 hp under your right toe, more power than any other production car under six figures.

And the Z / 28 wears what's said to be the world's widest production - car front tires, 305 / 30ZR -19 Pirelli P Zero Trofeo Rs, the design a supersticky compound that delivers staggering braking and cornering power.

While there are still some details not sorted around the new NSX, what we know so far is that the production car will be powered by a mid-mounted, 75 - degree 3.5 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed dual - clutch transmission with a version of the brand's Super-Handling All - Wheel drive helping put the power down.

Drag racing is world apart from production consumer cars, drag diesel engines run advanced injector timing and lots of fuel delivery, since diesels to not control power using an intake throttle plate like gasoline engines, they use the amount of fuel injected to control power delivered, lots of fuel lots of power.

Its Charger Hellcat HPE1000 put down 891bhp, not only is that 240bhp more power at the wheels than the standard car, but it's 51bhp more than the Demon — the most powerful production muscle car — can muster at the flywheel.

A seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox specially designed to handle the massive amount of torque on tap features the largest high - performance clutch ever fitted to a production car, and permanent all - wheel drive remains as the means of putting all that power to the pavement.

The Lagonda electric car shape was generated by the technology, unlike the Tesla Model S, which is an internal combustion - powered car shape with a fake grille (early in the production run), rather like air - cooled Franklins with big fake radiator grilles.

Rumors of a replacement for the Mazda RX - 8 have been bubbling to the surface since the rotary - powered sports car went out of production in 2012.

Stabbing the pedal harder reveals the incredible depth of stopping power, in part because the production car's booster has been yanked to allow the driver a more honest assessment of how hard the pads are pressing against the rotors and because this slotted Brembo setup is considerably more robust than the stock hardware.

The fact that this is the most potent production Camaro ever, powered by a 6.2 - liter supercharged V - 8 with 580 hp and 556 lb - ft of torque, is a good start, but you need more than grunt to move a car down the strip.

If there was one improvement needed for the world's fastest production car, it certainly wasn't more power.

Total power is rated just shy of 700bhp, at a Lamborghini Aventador matching 690bhp, which would comfortably make this Audi's most powerful road car should it make production as we hope (and expect!)

While the cars are powered by the 20B rotary engines, the car is in fact built on a tube frame chassis and not on the production car.

Date: 1948 - 1954 Top Speed: 124.6 mph / 200.5 kph Engine capacity: 3,442 cc / 201 ci Power: 160 bhp / 119 kW Fact: The XK120 is the world's fastest production car at launch

The likely badge for the front - engined, rear - drive model would be RX - 7, and the production version could be unveiled at the Tokyo motor show in 2017; that would mark 50 years since Mazda launched its first rotary - powered sports car.

The LF - LC Concept was powered by a hybrid powertrain, and Autocar's report suggests that a production version of this car would also likely also feature a gas - electric drivetrain.

One: 1 specifies the world's 1st 1:1 power to curb weight ratio homologated production car in Kg / hp.

To ensure that the suspension does not get bored with the production engine, the leading tuner for cars from the Audi and Volkswagen Group can also supply a power boost on request.

Instantly becoming the most muscular production model ever to wear the trademark SEAT «S», the forthcoming Leon Cupra R matches the power output of the title - winning SEAT Leon TDI World Touring Car.

That also means replacement time for the Mercedes - AMG A45 4Matic — the car that set the hot hatch horsepower bar, with its heavily boosted 2.0 - litre motor producing prodigious power for a production four - pot.

First - ever factory - production car with innovative SRT Power Chiller ™ liquid - to - air intercooler chiller system

The 1982 12A - turbo Cosmo coupé was officially the fastest production car in Japan until being overtaken by the FJ20ET powered R30 Skyline RS.

The power boost compared to the production car is provided by the specially developed ABT Engine Control (AEC) unit with software which is specially adjusted to the respective vehicle model.

Yes, Megacar — the Agera One: 1 is the first production car to feature 1 megawatt of power (1000kW).

Huge 420 mm front and 380 mm rear brake discs — claimed to be the largest on any production car — provide stopping power.

Powering the entry level customer race car is the world's most powerful four - cylinder engine in series production, the turbocharged AMG 2.0 - litre unit generates265 kW (360 hp) and maximum torque of 450 newton metres.