Sentences with phrase «road car performance»

With its high - power, high - downforce, low - weight philosophy the Aston Martin Valkyrie promises to redefine the limits of road car performance.

In the 1990s, the McLaren F1 reset the benchmark for road car performance.

Not exact matches

And there is the suspicion that builds every time you take the wheel that no other car combines the same coincidental levels of performance, road feel, quality and comfort.

Being a car enthusiast, the YouTuber was also incredibly impressed with the FF 91's performance on the road.

Yesterday, Feb. 1, the California Department of Motor Vehicles published its annual performance report on the 11 companies testing self - driving cars on public roads in the U.S. state.

Volkswagen and EPA have not yet disclosed how the defeat software manipulated performance in VW engines, but it may have run cars richer on testing rigs, cutting NOx emissions and keeping regulators happy, while running lean on the road, improving fuel economy and keeping customers happy.

Directed with the equal energy by British director John Hough, whose lean, high - powered action scenes are energized by the dynamic, almost child - like performances of his thrill - addicted characters, it's a classic of seventies speed cinema, where car chase and stunt films were really about rubber hitting — and leaving — the road.

We understand the value of this performance assessment as a real - world test of whether a person can actually handle a car on the road.

The broken, lumpen B - roads around evo's Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire homes have exposed many an oversprung performance car over the years, but the S1 absorbs the endless bumps sweetly and without deflection, keeping its four contact patches firmly in touch with the tarmac.

When Jaguar finished its highly - successful D - Type racing program, the company converted a number of remaining D - Type chassis to a road - going spec, hoping to capitalize on Americans» appetite for hi - performance cars from Europe.

The technology also can be seen on high - performance road cars like the Ford GT and Aston Martin One - 77.

Maloney reminds us that Volvo has always had a performance heritage, whether in rallying, the British Touring Car Championship, or even American street - stock road racing, where it fielded a blisteringly fast Volvo 850R station wagon.

Aggressive trapezoidal lower air intakes, which house LED driving lamps, seem inspired by Benz's AMG line of performance - tuned road cars.

Even the high - performance M6 is, in essence, a powerful grand touring car that feels more at home on the highway than on winding roads.

``... we combined what is usually impossible: the quality and performance of a racing car with the practicality and durability expected from a road - homologated supercar which can be used as a day - to - day vehicle», said Phillippe Gautheron, Chief Engineer of Campos (who provided the Sandracer's roll cage and chassis).

It illustrates the pinnacle of Lamborghini V - 10 production car performance to date, on both track and road, and is perfectly exemplified by its name: Lamborghini Huracán Performante.»

This is why, despite the evermore sophisticated nature of dampers fitted to cars by their makers, the aftermarket continues to thrive, with customers prepared to trade production - car compromise (even on some very high - performance models) for a sharper focus in extreme conditions on road and track.

Our roads aren't the pristinely smooth ribbons of tarmac that Germany and the rest of Europe enjoy, and that's a big problem in a car optioned with 20 - inch rims and nearly painted - on Michelin summer performance run - flat tires.

Impressive numbers aside, when driving solo across the desert the experience of road tripping becomes as important as the car's performance.

Comfortable on the road, composed on the track Even with this most hardened XK, the Jag brand keepers are crowing about «duality,» or the car's ability to offer both credible performance and refined luxury.

Audi's 536bhp Nanuk Quattro concept car combines sharp coupe styling with supercar performance and off - road ability.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

The Peugeot 208 GTi is an impressive hot hatch in standard specification and a spectacular one in GTi by Peugeot Sport trim, continuing Peugeot's recent (and very welcome) return to performance road car form.

It's a unique test of a car and not necessarily one that points to exceptional performance on the road.

For a car to deliver so much performance — indeed, McLaren has clearly produced one of the quickest road - legal sports cars of all time — yet be so approachable is a staggering achievement.

Here he tells the story of this remarkable car / Auto - biography: Colin Crabbe — Matthew Bell hears from Colin Crabbe about his life and career as an adventurous hunter of historic cars from the four corners of the globe / One hundred years of cussed motoring — In the centenary year of Leslie Hounsfield's singular design, Gerry Michelmore explains the peculiar joys of the two - stroke Trojan / Moretti 750 — Its enticing looks have always threatened to outshine its performance, but the tiny Moretti is now getting the recognition it deserves, explains Karl Ludvigsen / The Paris - Ostend race of 1899 — Nick Jonckheere tells the story of the gruelling long - distance road race, and the plucky Brits who took on all comers / Invicta's Baby — The 12/45 was meant as Invicta's saviour, but only a handful were sold.

I've been lucky enough to feel that natural high in road cars, race cars and record - breaking cars, but nothing approaches the stimulant - like effects of the Venom GT's all - out performance.

Saab conducted a wet - track road - course exercise to demonstrate how the Turbo X's trick Haldex all - wheel - drive system allowed it to outgun rival performance cars on slick surfaces.

Not as pleasant ride as my MB sedan; but for a SUV it's very good; Since this car has only 35K miles, it's hard to give a thorough review but so far (kknock on wood) I have not noticed any loss of oil or leaks; it's power performance is really great; not too comforting when is windy & or bumpy roads.

And while much anticipation is for the race, there's at least much excitement (probably more) in the journey and road trip, as performance cars and their owners make the pilgrimage to motorsport's headline fixture.

Yeah but its still a fat oversized, overweight, unwieldy pig on any public road making it an easy target for anyone with a high performance car.

The prosaic moniker belies an extraordinary concept with an astounding performance target: a road car that will deliver race - car levels of acceleration, cornering and braking.

I'm eager to get into a final production Vantage on real roads — and a race track — but there's no doubt the new car is a step forward in both performance and depth of engineering.

The Juke Nismo launches Nissan's performance road car arm in Europe.

1934 Packard convertible — Canadian Ken Showers tells us about the car he uses as everyday transport / Fact and Fiction — How a rolling road is used to improve performance.

Now, Audi plans for its two newest race cars to, in conjunction with the expanding road - car lineup, prove its commitment to performance product more than ever before.

Then, after almost two decades of competing in rallying but not a single proper performance road car, Hyundai entered the hot hatch arena with its i30 N. With a 271bhp 2 - litre engine, an electronically - controlled limited - slip differential, adaptive dampers and ex-BMW M engineer Albert Biermann at the helm of the project, it clearly means business.

It has better body control over a cresting, undulating road than any of BMW's high performance M cars and it feels agile, darty and poised in corners.

The GT3 now feels so fast in a straight line that it seems absurd to expect any more performance from a road car.

Yet for all of Audi's performance credentials established during more than 35 years of professional competition in rallying and road racing and by its first Rennsport production car, the 1994 RS2, the marque has suffered a bit in terms of its messaging.

On the right road, the ST is as enjoyable and addictive as many performance cars that cost five times the price.

Once you're on the road in today's SLK250, though, the engine delivers good straight - line performance, even if this is no sports car.

Besides translating some of the new technologies wrought through the XX project into a road application, the intention was to extract maximum circuit performance from the 599 package, but still retain enough usability for the car to be pleasant on the road.

All - wheel - drive isn't just for off - roading, the best 4x4 performance cars deliver huge reserves of capability on the Tarmac.

The matt black M4 features the signature tri-colour M Performance stripes as well as a number of special upgrades that seperate it out from a standard road going car.

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 was a high performance hero of its day, bringing rally car capability to the road

In terms of drivability, there wasn't a lot to choose from in terms of performance largely because none of these cars can or will approach their driving limits on the everyday roads.

The Vantage GT3 road car is also likely to use this engine, which may make as much as 600 hp in this new performance variant.

As we slid the cars around the road course, they reminded us just how close they are in performance while being so different in character.

Power and performance figures grab headlines, but when it comes to the very best drivers» cars — and the most informed drivers — road - holding, handling, ride quality and feel are what really count.