Sentences with phrase «rear wheel drive sports cars»

The Mazda N platform is an automobile platform for rear wheel drive sports cars.

Seeing the need for an affordable rear wheel drive sports car, other manufacturers have been quick to fill the gap once filled by driftings go to Nissan 240SX.

Heck of a save, but there is a reason for traction control and not hooning a 436 - horsepower rear wheel drive sports car in the rain!

A non-quattro, rear wheel drive sports car, in the case of understeer — and yes, the first - gen TT RS did experience understeer too, but AWD has its traction benefits — would quite possibly have spun off, resulting in the rear - end smacking dramatically and expensively against the guard rail.

As the Geneva Motor Show has officially opened its doors to members of the press, Subaru released more details regarding the BOXER Sports Car Architecture which against all odds points at the automaker's upcoming rear wheel drive sports car that will extract power from...

Not exact matches

Think of it this way *: Blake stitched shoes are the rear - wheel drive sports cars of the shoe world.

Until now, all M cars have had a high - revving, normally aspirated engine, a manual or automated manual gearbox, rear - wheel drive, and a sedan or sports car shell.

Proper rear - wheel drive, naturally - aspirated, manual - gearbox sports cars are few and far between as it is these days, even if you completely ignore unique aspects like the RX - 8's Wankel rotary engine and its coupe-esque, suicide - doored body style.

The only current Kia model that offers rear - wheel drive is the full - size K900 luxury sedan, so the upcoming Kia sports car would ride on its own independent platform.

Affordable, lightweight, rear - wheel - drive sports cars don't come along every day — or even every decade.

The low - slung Porsche sports car has rear - wheel drive, a flat - six engine in the middle of the car, and as many trunks as it has seats.

There is yet another chapter in the long story that is the promised Subaru / Toyota rear - wheel - drive sports coupe: at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Subaru will preview its version of the performance car with the BRZ Prologue concept.

After all, the FR - S falls neatly into a historic lineup of rear - wheel - drive Toyota sports cars and should give the Scion brand a huge dosage of street cred.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

No, you can't make it dance like a rear - wheel - drive sports car, but you sure can make it go.

On the road in sport mode Press «drive» and pull out of the hotel parking lot entrance South of Market, and the electrically driven rear wheels push the car very quietly through stop - and - go traffic in the socially conscious City by the Bay.

Sandon Voelker, our videographer and WRX STI owner, borrowed our BRZ for a weekend to see how the rear - wheel drive sports car felt in comparison to his all - wheel drive turbocharged hatchback.

So how on earth do you replace a car like the F12, which was surely one of the great front - engined, rear wheel - drive sports cars there has ever been, Amen?

As far as the brand's image goes, the most significant new arrivals are the two rear - wheel - drive sports cars.

Still, at higher revs it belts out a pleasing, high - pitched whine, and Audi's all - wheel drive sends enough power to the rear to make the car feel like a proper sports sedan.

The RS - spec ultra-wide tires (255 / 35R19) and rear - biased all - wheel - drive (with standard sport differential) work beautifully with the lowered, firmer suspension to send this car whipping around corners.

The frozen tundra of northern Finland is not the first location you'd pick for the first drive of a 503 - hp, rear - wheel - drive sports car.

You would think that with Subaru readying a GT300 - class version of its new BRZ rear - wheel drive sports car, Toyota would be doing the same with its GT 86.

170bhp, just over a ton, rear - wheel drive and an LSD; the 124 Spider has the basis of a great sports car.

Porsche and Bentley, on the other hand, will soon be linked by MSB, a new modular rear - wheel - drive / all - wheel - drive architecture that will be the foundation of the new Porsche Panamera, the Bentley Continental GT replacement, and the proposed two - seater sports car from Crewe based on the EXP 10 Speed 6 concept.

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.

To the delight of sports - car purists, the 2016 BMW M2 will likely be rear - wheel drive only, although it will offer a choice of either a six - speed manual or seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission.

With Toyota guiding the product planning, it was decided that the two companies would collaborate to build a rear - wheel - drive sports car, the hope evidently being that having both brands selling it would increase sales for the inherently low - volume product.

The GT86 is sold in the U.S. as the Scion FR - S, and even if it may not lose its roof anytime soon, there is some consolation in the fact that there are potential powertrain upgrades coming soon to the rear - wheel - drive, compact sports car.

Kia today used its Detroit auto show conference to roll out something it's never shown before: A two - door, rear - wheel - drive sports car that could put the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR - S on notice.

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

The Mazda RX - Vision concept, revealed at the Tokyo auto show, is a rear - wheel - drive coupe previewing a successor to the RX - 8 and RX - 7 sports cars.

Also being battered by the weather are two rear - wheel - drive, naturally aspirated sports cars with manual gearshifts and small footprints.

The Nissan IDx rear - wheel - drive sports car, a potential Toyota GT86 rival, faces an uncertain future

And out of nowhere comes this (let's be honest) totally doofus idea: Toyota and Subaru team up to build a rear - wheel drive, normally aspirated sports car.

These two cars are the fruits of an almost interminably long gestation period in which Subaru and Toyota sought to build a fun, affordable, rear - wheel - drive sports coupe.

Ultimately, time has proven that traditional rear - wheel drive (and no doubt the benefits of Japanese build quality) is the more successful formula for a sports car.

It also will have on hand the BRZ, a rear - wheel - drive sports car jointly developed with Toyota.

However, there are a handful of world unveilings, including the production versions of Subaru's and Toyota's jointly developed rear - wheel - drive sports cars, the BRZ and FT - 86.

That's where this car comes in: the new - for - 2014 Ghibli (pronounced «GEE - blee,» with a hard «g» like «giddy»), a midsize luxury sport sedan based on a Chrysler - sourced, rear - wheel - drive platform.

Why would anyone complain about a handbrake on a mid-engine, rear - wheel - drive sports car?

That said, it's difficult to ignore the allure of a proper two - seat rear - wheel drive sports car and the F - type is definitely a smart choice, particularly given the car's relatively recent release.

a stout, rear - wheel - drive chassis with well - weighted steering and beefy brakes; a powerful, torquey V - 6 engine; sleek good looks mixing restrained retro styling themes into a modern sports - car profile; and an affordable price.

Part of this development project is stretching the rotary's purpose beyond a traditional front - engine, rear - wheel drive sports car application.

Subaru has been taking its time unveiling the new BRZ rear - wheel - drive sports coupe, but now we have teaser photos showing a high - performance variant of the car.

Nissan's IDx Freeflow and IDx Nismo concept showed one possible direction that a small, rear - wheel drive, affordable sports car could take.

The possibility of a small, rear - wheel drive sports car from Nissan is now uncertain, according to a company official.

Overall, it feels front - rather than rear - wheel drive, and with the back axle unwilling to play a part in cornering, it lacks the adjustability traditional sports car buyers will crave.

It's going to be tough to get executives to continue to support a costly rear - wheel - drive platform for a small - batch sports car.

Further down the road, look for Alfa Romeo's U.S. lineup to expand with a possible Giulietta compact hatchback, a Giulia rear - wheel - drive sport sedan, and the 2C Spider, a sports car developed in conjunction with the next - generation Mazda Miata.