Sentences with phrase «sedan of sports sedans»

The ES 250 was marketed as the «luxury sedan of sports sedans,» and carried a U.S. market suggested base price of approximately $ 22,000.

Not exact matches

True to four - door coupe proportions, the sleek body work of the GT Concept melds the fastback aesthetics of a sports car with the practicality of a sedan.

Why it's here: The Porsche Panamera has long been considered one of the finest sports sedans in the world.

At the same time, it encountered a new hitch — a drop in sales of its two established products, the Model S sedan and Model X sport - utility vehicle.

Tesla is also coming out with its Model X sport - utility vehicle later this year and a more affordable Model 3 sedan in 2017, with an expected starting price of $ 35,000.

The swoopy sport sedan is one of the first plug - in hybrids, able to run on pure battery power but augmented with a gasoline engine; a rooftop solar panel is optional.

In this week's episode of Head 2 Head, our west coast editor Jason Cammisa takes the BMW E30 M3 and Mercedes - Benz 190E 2.3 - 16 to Germany's famed Nurburgring, where he determines which one of the two classic European sports sedans is the coolest.

I'd seriously hesitate to challenge the M760i on a racetrack as here, along the snake - like Californian highways, it feels like it would be difficult for a host of modern, more purpose - built sports cars to out - run or out - maneuver the supposedly luxury - oriented sedan.

Even in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and in a convertible.»

Finally, the company had built something out of the Q50 sports sedan that more resembles something from Germany.

All the clichés of a sport sedan are here.»

We wouldn't be surprised if Acura eventually stuffs the hybrid powertrain into its TL sedan and MDX sport utility — both would directly compete against hybrid versions of Lexus» GS and RX, respectively.

The 2016 Mercedes - Benz C450 AMG 4Matic reaches U.S. dealers this fall, but in the meantime, you can check out photos of Mercedes» newest sport sedan here.

Even when it stretched a handful of inches for 2009, the Mazda 6 still played the game like a sport sedan instead of a traditional midsize sedan, and we liked that.

I was sort - of expecting that my night in the BMW 335i would be the same as my recent evening in the Audi S4, as both are six - cylinder, forced - induction sport sedans that are built by iconic, Teutonic brands.

The driving experience of this car is similar to that of high end import sport sedans like BMW 3 - series, and betters offerings from VW, Volvo or Lexus.

One year later, Mercedes is expected to unleash the first of two so - called sport - utility sedans, basically a stretched E-Class with the availability of three rows of seats.

At this year's Detroit auto show, Acura showed off a prototype of the 2015 Acura TLX, a midsize sport - luxury sedan that will combine the previous TL and TSX models into one nameplate.

We drove a 2009 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon to see how the golden standard of the sport sedan world translates into wagon form.

If the interior looked as good as an Audi's or a BMW's, there would be very few reasons to buy a German sport sedan, because the CTS V offers the space of an M5 and will likely be priced close to an M3 - $ 10,000 to $ 12,000 more than a well - equipped $ 35,000 CTS, according to Cadillac execs.

They may not be as sexy as luxury sedans or high - performance sports cars, but the competitors in our 2013 Compact Car Challenge represent the go - to vehicles for the majority of us regular folks in our everyday lives.

If the BMW 3 - series is the Goliath of entry - luxury sport sedans — and who would argue that it is not?

Over the last 24 months, Porsche's hand - built, electric - powered sport sedan — the metallic white Mission E that's charged fully and ready to roll — has clocked less than 200 miles, most of them until today on the Portimão circuit in Portugal.

We have no illusions that the MKZ has been transformed into a sport sedan, but if it offers any sort of decent driving experience, Lincoln should have the hit it so desperately needs.

When the road followed the unpredictable curvatures of a mountain, body roll obviously was not as well snubbed as in the best sports cars, but it was mighty impressive for a four - door luxury sedan and is without a doubt best in its class.

There are plenty of high - performance sport sedans competing in the same field, but there's a chance with Alfa Romeo's heritage that the Giulia could offer a degree of character and personality to let it stand on its own.

We were passed by beat - up Chevrolet pickups that had been adapted with rows of seats in the cargo bed to carry tourists who had arrived here in sports sedans much like ours.

In the XE sports sedan, the 2.0 - liter turbodiesel I - 4 is rated at 180 hp and 318 lb - ft of torque.

This is what you want from a mature, well - developed sporting sedan, and it is as if the Volvo S60 Polestar has taken all the best aspects of the Audi S4, BMW M3, and Mercedes - AMG C63 and stitched them together.

Although the seats could use a bit more bolstering for hard driving, the cockpit is otherwise perfectly matched to the XFR's bipolar proficiency of being both a sports car and a luxury touring sedan.

This car wants to be a sport sedan on the other side of the midsize - sedan continuum from the traditional - style Hyundai Sonata, but it plays better to the emotions of the showroom than to the realities of the daily commute.

But we couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing — that this 3 Series was lacking the magical fun - to - drive quotient that has traditionally secured its status as the gold standard of the compact sport sedan class.

Yet there I was, zinging through the gears of a 2015 Mitsubishi Evo MR, a turbocharged sports sedan that couldn't scream «cult car» any louder if Eraserhead were driving it.

We first saw the latest S4, which is powered by a turbocharged 3.0 - liter V - 6 good for 354 hp and 368 lb - ft of torque (the latter of which is available from just 1,370 rpm all the way to 4,500 rpm), at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show, but Audi made the U.S. market wait until this spring to receive the all - new sports sedan.

In the first half of the last decade, VW marketing flipped back and forth between Dr. Honda and Mr. Audi, at once emphasizing affordable price and then advertising itself as the «affordable sport sedan» company chock - full of German engineering.

These are the first official photos of the 2017 Jaguar F - Pace, and they reveal that the crossover's graceful bodywork will contain many styling cues seen on Jaguar sedans and sports cars.

After the arrival of the Giulia sports sedan, Alfa Romeo plans to continue its brand renaissance with the introduction of its first - ever crossover.

This year's lineup featured a diverse cast of sports cars, luxury SUVs and sedans, and conveyance appliances with price tags ranging from affordable to unobtainium, and engine outputs between putting and thundering from all manner of cylinder layouts, aspiration configurations, and electrification applications.

Gone is the heinously dead steering, the cut - rate interior, and the sluggish, slam - bang transmission of the previous Sonata, and while it's no sport sedan, the current Sonata is at least marginally entertaining to drive.

Naturally, the Titanium sedan with the 18 - inch wheels and sport suspension was the more capable; its Michelin Pilot Sport 3 summer performance tires (rated P235 / 40ZR18) gave up traction reluctantly, to say the least, with the faintest of chirps.

BMW 3 - Series sedan The Bavarians won't unwrap the 2012 3 - series sedan until November, but our illustrator's preview below hints at what you can expect from the next evolution of the legendary sport sedan.

While the spindle grille looks like it's off a ’61 Plymouth on Lexus SUVs and sedans (or like it's off a ’58 Buick on the new LS), the big, bold, toothy hunk of chrome somehow fits this sport coupe, leading its sinewy, LFA - derived, Coke - bottle shape.

It's also a subject of interest to enthusiasts, who support more diversity of choice, especially when it means new sport sedans designed and built in Italy with Ferrari engines and priced to compete with midgrade 5 - series BMWs, E-class Mercedes - Benzes, and sporty Cadillacs.

The sport mode — a requisite feature in any modern luxury sedan — also adjusts the EPS's assist for better feel and sharpens response of the 3.5 - liter gas direct - injection engine and six - speed automatic.

My theory is that those who want to shift for themselves are of a more sporting bent, and the base - model midsize sedan driving experience otherwise has little to entice them.

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From automaker GM's three brands (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), show goers will have the opportunity to test - drive current versions of the Buick Encore, Enclave and Envision SUVs; the Chevrolet Cruze and Malibu sedans, Bolt EV electric vehicle, Equinox and Traverse SUVs, Camaro sports coupe, and Colorado and Silverado pickup trucks; and the GMC Sierra pickup and Acadia and Terrain SUVs.

Once the undisputed benchmark of sport sedans, the BMW 3 Series has experienced something of a fall from grace.

Just a few years ago you could get a Sentra SE - R sport compact or even an Altima V - 6 sedan with a manual transmission, but now the recent redesigns of Nissan's core models (which make up 70 percent of the brand's U.S. sales) favor mass appeal over driving excitement.

The snug sport seats and contrasting red trim are more befitting of a sport sedan than the dark burl wood trim, but that's of little consequence compared to the XE's disappointing cabin.