Sentences with phrase «proper sports car»

Despite the paradigm shift toward the turbocharged flat - four engine, it still is the more emotional choice, the more engaging drive, and the sole proper sports car.

Not quite proper sports car stuff, but fun nonetheless!

Ever since our first tango with the F - Type roadster back in April, we've been eagerly awaiting a fixed - roof version of Jaguar's first proper sports car in four decades.

We wouldn't be surprised to see a Stage 2 Cosworth BRZ / GT86 snapping at the tails of proper sports cars like the Porsche Boxster (which can reach 60 in 5.4 sec and tops out at 164mph).

Out on the open road you notice how good the chassis is because this is one of the first proper sports cars that doesn't ride like one on the less than perfect roads.

As cars continue to become too complex, there aren't many affordable, proper sports car options left outside of the Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ and Mazda MX - 5 Miata / Fiat 124 Spyder.

Paired with a 6 - speed S tronic dual clutch automatic and AWD, 0 - 60mph is dealt with in 5.3 seconds — proper sports car territory that backs up the good looks on offer.

The current Mini Coupe and Roadster models are expected to transform into proper sporting cars and the Clubman is expected to grow longer and wider with a sporty stance.

You know the sort, the ones that worry the likes of proper sports cars and could even keep the tail end of supercar - dom in check on a slightly damp track.

A thourghly modern car, a proper sports car with the badge chutz - pah to match, and tech, quality, and parts that are freshly minted to boot.

A proper sports car has been on Kia's radar since the 2011 Frankfurt show, when we got our first look at the Kia GT concept, but things really heated up with the Kia GT4 Stinger concept from the 2014 Detroit show.

American Track Truck front skis and Dominator Tracks rear tracks make the Nissan 370Zki a quick, fast, audacious snowmobile that can handle the esses of our course — which is probably between a quarter - and half - mile — like a proper sports car.

Of course it has T - tops, as any proper sporting car from the 1985 - 1995 era should.

Even if only driving 40 mph around town I can hear and feel the magic of a proper sports car... something an electric car can never provide.

But with the 1988 Fiero GT, Pontiac at last had a proper sports car.

It isn't a proper sports car, but the GTS and Turbo are the closest we've ever seen an SUV come to one.

> Interior and tech - Has a proper sports car driving position - low, with great forward visibility - but it's comfortable too.

It may be a wagon, but it's also a proper sports car.

Call up Dynamic and Sport and the TT responds like a proper sports car — but that's a characteristic it should default to.

With that goal in mind, Mini is insisting that the Superleggera would be a proper sports car that would far outperform the moribund Mini Coupe and Roadster.

The GT4's short overhangs and aluminum - intensive structure help lower its center of gravity, which should put its grip and handling prowess on par with a proper sports car.

Jaguar's punchiest attempt thus far to convince us that the XK can be a proper sports car as well as an excellent GT.

Even though we missed out on the sweet Euro motor here in the States, the E36 M3 still remains a proper sports car.

Surely, if a proper sports car such as a Porsche 911 doesn't require you to pull over for five minutes to set the car up for a mile or so of twisty road, then stop again for another five minutes to change everything back before joining a motorway, does the M5?

It's a proper sports car through and through, no doubt.

It's fast and fun, and the obvious choice if you want out - and - out speed, but its price, particularly once you've picked a few desirable options, means it starts to compete with proper sports cars like the Porsche 718 Cayman, which is simply a better driver's car.

Porsche can't emphasize enough that the new Panamera is a proper sports car despite being a 2 tonne luxury sedan, and here's why you should take their word for it.

This is truly what a proper sports car should be.

Maserati has a proud history and, even though it makes some very appealing cars once more, it really doesn't have a proper sports car in its range.

Even so, it is quite impressive to see a midsize sedan that can carry four people comfortably for hundreds of miles be able not just to keep up but beat a proper sports car in a drag race.

Okay, I'm not taking that back actually, I still think that the M5 Competition Package is a useless piece of junk, and you should buy a proper sports car instead, but the Cullinan is my all - time favorite automotive abomination.

The Audi TT, now in its 3rd generation is a whole lot different, being a proper sports car to rival the Mercedes - Benz SLC and Nissan 370Z.

For the first time you can buy a proper sports car that can also be used for business and the family!

Power exits at the rear end, as befits a proper sports car, but not before being divided between the rear wheels by our example's optional limited slip differential.

Our only suggestion would be to dial in some more heft — the assist is programmed well, but the wheel feels lighter than it should for a proper sports car.

The 2018 Lexus LC500 has the pedigree of a proper sports car, though it's far better at being a fantastic grand touring coupe.

While there are no side mirrors and door handles to disturb the design, the side skirts are pretty big, while the rear haunches are as muscular as a proper sports car.

Driving the rear wheels means it feels like a proper sports car, despite the fact that it's almost as wide as the English Channel.

The convertible is a posers car, but the coupe promises to be a proper sports car, worthy of its heritage.

The centre console is high, giving the interior a proper sports car feel.