Sentences with phrase «rally car there»

Ever since Audi made history by applying four - wheel drive to a turbocharged rally car there has been a public fascination with all - wheel drive cars.

I can't recall whether there were one or two of the Rally cars there, but there was nothing about them that made me want to learn more about them.

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For the next two years, they traveled around the country, sometimes for months at a time, hitting car shows, swap meets, trade events, rallies, and anything else they could think of to get the Gas Monkey name out there.

Think about it: Pretend you're at a Monster Truck rally, the engines are roaring, the trucks are jumping over lines of cars, the crowd is cheering, whistling and there's heavy bass pumping music filling the stadium.

There were over 20 cars at the rally and in 2.5 hours I drove probably six and missed out on two (Fiat 500L and Mercedes CLA45 AMG) that I really wish I could have taken for a spin.

«There was a clear understanding between Guerlain and us that the car has to go to Buenos Aires [the rally's finish line], no matter what the position.

The so - called «22B» was a tour - de-force of go - fast rally components, and is likely as close to a road - going rally car as there ever has been.

There are automotive unicorns like, say, a CTS - V wagon with a manual transmission, and then there's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang - based, 845 - horspower monster mashup built specifically for the rally car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 vThere are automotive unicorns like, say, a CTS - V wagon with a manual transmission, and then there's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang - based, 845 - horspower monster mashup built specifically for the rally car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 vthere's the Hoonicorn RTR, Ken Block's insanely brilliant, 1965 Mustang - based, 845 - horspower monster mashup built specifically for the rally car star's upcoming Gymkhana 7 video.

You might imagine there would be some kind of emotional ceremony to bring four decades of touring car, GT, rallying, rally raid and 24 - hour endurance racing history to a close.

There's also a Concours d'Elegance to explore, while you'll get your fill of motorsport vehicles in the paddock beside the hill climb - everything from rally cars to NASCARs and motorcycle racers.

There was no rallying to link the car to, the nascent Le Mans program was promoting an aspiration.

It took me a few days of thrashing on a World Rally Blue Pearl WRX Premium to scale the car's learning curve, but once I started meshing with it, it was clear there are few cars in the $ 30,000 price range that combine no - drama acceleration and slot - car handling like the WRX.

The interest we see in these old cars in terms of popularity and high attendance at collector car tours, rallies, racing events, concours d'elegance, and other lifestyle events is a sign that there is a strong passion and interest in collector cars, which is what the market is driven by for the most part.

The lineup doesn't stop there - from the small Ecosport crossover, to seven Mustangs (one of which is capable of 200mph) to a rally - themed Focus RS and an ST with a drone on top, there are almost as many Fords at SEMA as the other cars put together.

Audi takes a look at the heritage of its five - cylinder engine in motorsport, but there isn't a quattro rally car in sight...

I'd hoped there'd be some similarity between driving this truck and whipping an all - wheel - drive rally car around a course, but there's none of the loose - everywhere feel of gravel under car tires.

There was fear a few months ago that Mitsubishi was going to discontinue its Lancer Evolution, but now some positive light has been shed on the rally - inspired car's future.

Starting on Thursday with a media - friendly start in Casino Square, there followed a ceremonial start in the harbour before the rally cars set off for the first two stages, run at night around the snowy ski resort of Gap.

I've had this vision that everyone who is involved in rallying will want to experience the Tuthill Porsche 997 R - GT car, but if there is any market where our car should be well received, given Porsche's history and the nature of national rallying, it is here in Ireland.

There's a wide selection of cars, from 60s legends like the Mini Cooper and Lancia Fulvia to modern day WRC machines, and there are ten driving locations — Wales, Monaco, Greece, Germany, Finland and Sweden in the rallying classes, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and Rallycross circuits in England, Sweden and NoThere's a wide selection of cars, from 60s legends like the Mini Cooper and Lancia Fulvia to modern day WRC machines, and there are ten driving locations — Wales, Monaco, Greece, Germany, Finland and Sweden in the rallying classes, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and Rallycross circuits in England, Sweden and Nothere are ten driving locations — Wales, Monaco, Greece, Germany, Finland and Sweden in the rallying classes, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, and Rallycross circuits in England, Sweden and Norway.

There's no disguising that this is a high - strung turbocharged rally car.

First there was the 2.4 - litre V6 engine in the back of the Lancia Stratos (possibly the greatest sounding rally car of all time).

The Lancia 037 and Delta S4, Audi Quattro, Peugeot 205 T16 and Ford RS200 were all designed to take advantage of the class's more relaxed rules, but it wasn't just rally cars for which Group B was created — there were supposed to be track cars too.

It's not everyone «scup of tea, and there's no question the car's humble origins and four - cylinder engine lack the kudos of a more exotic body and a sweet - spinning six - cylinder, but the Escort Cosworth is a vivid reminder of the days when rallying still gave us exciting road cars.»

But when it's flowing there's nothing like it, you know today I think was the best day I've ever had in a rally car.

The suspension has been tuned for a bit more body roll, which helps mitigate head - toss, and there's more understeer for off - road capability, which explains why we couldn't master the off - road race circuit using rally car techniques.

The very rare Sport model carries a huge premium, and could potentially sell for upwards of # 1.5 m. Obviously there are also competition - spec long - distance rally cars.

There's Rod, holder of the record at Pikes Peak for so many years that they started calling the place Millen's Mountain; there's Steve Millen, rally driver, road racer and performance parts maker at Stillen; there's Rhys, son of Rod, himself a rally driver, successful Pikes Peak racer and driver of who - knows - how - many stunts in all those «Fast and / or Furious» movies; and now there is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic KinThere's Rod, holder of the record at Pikes Peak for so many years that they started calling the place Millen's Mountain; there's Steve Millen, rally driver, road racer and performance parts maker at Stillen; there's Rhys, son of Rod, himself a rally driver, successful Pikes Peak racer and driver of who - knows - how - many stunts in all those «Fast and / or Furious» movies; and now there is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic Kinthere's Steve Millen, rally driver, road racer and performance parts maker at Stillen; there's Rhys, son of Rod, himself a rally driver, successful Pikes Peak racer and driver of who - knows - how - many stunts in all those «Fast and / or Furious» movies; and now there is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic Kinthere's Rhys, son of Rod, himself a rally driver, successful Pikes Peak racer and driver of who - knows - how - many stunts in all those «Fast and / or Furious» movies; and now there is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic Kinthere is Ryan, a lad so polite you almost want to hire him on the spot to do public relations work at Disneyland, maybe for a souped - up version of Autopia where the cars leave the track and drift wildly through the Magic Kingdom.

«There is interest, but it is more complex than the World Rally Championship situation — these cars are on a different level technologically to anything else racing today, including F1,» Durheimer told Autocar.

There's something special about being able to get behind the wheel of a car that is killing it in international races like the Canadian Rally Championship, Japan Rally Series, Red Bull Global Rallycross, Australia Rally Championship, Nurburgring 24 - hour race and Rally America.

Additionally, when accelerating firmly the combination of nine gears and a change - point of under 5000rpm creates a feeling not unlike a restricted rally car; there's a narrow drop in revs between gears, so you keep pulling the paddle.

Is there a market for an inexpensive commuter sedan that resembles a mean - looking rally car?

There's no other type of car providing the feeling of invulnerability the four wheel drive turbo charged cars involved in modern rallying provide.

For a car with a price tag of nearly $ 850,000, there were a surprising number of Porsche 918 Spyders in this year's Gumball 3000 Rally.

And, of course, there is the large shopping - cart rear spoiler, which is a nod to the Evolution's rally - car roots.

There was a time when rally cars were little more than street machines with long - travel suspension and a bumper full of lights.

There are several books devoted to the cars» history; numerous clubs host rallies and events for owners and enthusiasts.

As if that wasn't enough, there are Death Rally races to participate in which lock players into a predetermined car and task them with completing a race.

The best racing games is still on XB1 with Forza 6 & FH3, but there are still plenty of racing games on PS4 as well like Project Cars, DriveClub, The Crew, Dirty Rally, Assetto Corsa and eventually GT Sport.

Not since 2004's Richard Burns Rally has there been a rally game that has approached the sport with the goal of definitively portraying it as it exists in reality: cars that require significant practise to master, terrain as difficult to memorise as it is to slide across, weather that makes «white out» literal and opponents that punish even the slightest hesitaRally has there been a rally game that has approached the sport with the goal of definitively portraying it as it exists in reality: cars that require significant practise to master, terrain as difficult to memorise as it is to slide across, weather that makes «white out» literal and opponents that punish even the slightest hesitarally game that has approached the sport with the goal of definitively portraying it as it exists in reality: cars that require significant practise to master, terrain as difficult to memorise as it is to slide across, weather that makes «white out» literal and opponents that punish even the slightest hesitation.

There are a few different types of races you have to endure while playing the game, you have your regular ones called Rally and Single Stage, then there is Elimination Races which pins you against multiple other racers and a timer starts ticking down as soon as the race starts, when the timer hits zero the racer in last place is eliminated and that car left alone at the end is the wiThere are a few different types of races you have to endure while playing the game, you have your regular ones called Rally and Single Stage, then there is Elimination Races which pins you against multiple other racers and a timer starts ticking down as soon as the race starts, when the timer hits zero the racer in last place is eliminated and that car left alone at the end is the withere is Elimination Races which pins you against multiple other racers and a timer starts ticking down as soon as the race starts, when the timer hits zero the racer in last place is eliminated and that car left alone at the end is the winner.

There are also different modes to choose from in Sebastien Loeb Rally Evo, you have your quick mode which lets you race around different tracks in rented or owned cars.

There is of course the pure simulation of Gran Turismo 5 and its rather varied racing, which also includes rally cars and tracks.

Out of the 21 tracks; the majority are new tracks such as Fireball Beach Sprint, Heartland Countryside Dash, Arizona Sundown Run, Midnight Run, Thunder Hollow Back Country Rally and Destruction Derby, Radiator Springs and more besides, although there are some returning tracks from Cars 2 including Airport Runway Rally, London's Buckingham Sprint, Italy's Grand Tour and Go Go Tokyo.

There is a daily stage, which allows you to post a time in an arbitrarily chosen car, or another which requires a car from your own collection (tricky when you're starting out and your garage is empty), as well as weekly rallies and private leagues which can be set up in Codemasters's Racenet system.

It's three times larger than the last game, plus there are over 200 drivable cars on the disc, including everything from Ferrari's 330 P4 to Local Motors» open - source Rally Fighter.

And there are countless classic Italian exotics, rare muscle cars, proper rally cars, pumped - up 800bhp 4x4s and tuned - up all - terrain buggies.

Obviously, there are loads of them: some 350 cars in total, ranging from zany supercars like the Centenario and its ilk to old - school rally rides — and even the Warthog from Halo as a special bonus for anyone who has played Halo 5 or The Master Chief Collection.

There's a genuine difference between driving on mud and on tarmac, and with the surface constantly changing due to the nature of rally driving, you'll need to learn more than just how to handle your car if you want to succeed.

There was DiRT 4 mid-year and WRC 7 for your rally fix, the annual offering of F1 2017 for high octane thrills, and more recently Forza Motorsport 7 and Project Cars 2, both delivering benchmark results for the rest of the field to chase down.