Sentences with phrase «sedan than crossover»

The sleek roofline makes the profile look more like a sedan than a crossover, and nowadays sedans look like coupes.

Not exact matches

SEOUL, Korea — Given rapidly shifting consumer preferences, it's fitting that Hyundai's new design direction was unveiled on a crossover rather than a sedan.

Most automakers are pushing to build more luxurious SUVs and crossovers because wealthy customers tend to be more interested in them than in traditional luxury sedans.

Lexus is ready to become more than just a maker of refined yet sleepy sedans and crossovers.

Despite the pronouncements this is some sort of crossover, it's a hatchback, plain and simple, and smaller than your average midsize sedan,» says Automobile's esteemed editor - in - chief, Mike Floyd.

Noordeloos expanded on the thought: «A shame that the sedan world is dying, because this car is better than nearly every SUV / crossover on the market — plus it's cheaper and gets better mileage.»

But today's mainstream sedans and crossovers are more powerful than ever, even though engineers and drivers are well aware of the compromises in handling that result from routing this much power through the front wheels.

The new models will be smaller and less expensive than Tesla's $ 70,000 Model S sedan, which went on sale last summer, and the upcoming Model X crossover that's due in...

More so than any SUVs or crossovers or coupe / sedan half - breeds, the 1 - series - a compact, practical, fun - to - drive entry with a full measure of family DNA - is the kind of brand extension that is easy to get behind.

Having achieved some success with a take - rate of more than 10 percent for the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon 2.8 - liter I - 4 turbodiesels, it's expanding the diesel lineup to two of its most popular non-pickup models, the Chevy Cruze — both the sedan and the new hatchback — and the Equinox crossover / utility.

In the 2012 Infiniti EX35, Infiniti has the best - driving premium compact crossover on the market, which probably has more to do with its surprisingly low center of gravity than anything else (the EX35 is only 4.7 ″ taller than a G37 sedan).

Although it looks like a crossover, the Infiniti EX35 has more in common with a luxury sport sedan than a utility vehicle.

This Active Tourer MPV wants to be more stable than a BMW M3, and using the Dante Giacosa - pattern front - wheel - drive layout compacts the mechanicals and saves space for people in the reduced overall length of what will surely become a production 1 - series tall - sedan crossover.

He said buyers appreciate the higher seating position and higher ground clearance of crossovers and SUVs, as well as the possibility for greater cargo space than a traditional sedan.

Lacrosse is one of the best sedans in the market and rivals products Regal TourX wagon, Regal Sportback hatchback and many more, still the pricing of the latest version will be lower than Envision crossover, a marketing strategy perhaps.

With more than 20 years in North America, GT Radial offers a complete line of tires for virtually every kind of passenger vehicle, from ultra high performance cars to luxury touring sedans and crossovers to SUV and light trucks.

It's been more than a decade now since luxury compact crossovers have become immensely popular and have become almost as commonplace as their sedan counterparts.

This made the SQ7 feel physically smaller than its imposing size — this 5,007 - millimetre - long crossover rides and drives more like an A6 sedan regardless of whether that's in tight city confines, carving corners or blasting down the highway.

More information about the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: The 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport offers the convenience of a crossover utility vehicle in a footprint that's smaller than most compact sedans, which makes it extremely easy to park and maneuver.

At 4826 mm, it will be a full 123 mm longer than the outgoing E-Class Cabriolet as it becomes the fifth version of an E-Class range that includes the already - released sedan and estate, and the All - Terrain crossover and two - door Coupe.

Crossovers have more ground clearance than sedans, except in very rare cases, like Volvo's S60 Cross Country Sedan.

The Kia Sorento is an insanely practical vehicle that makes sense for growing families who need more space than a sedan or two - row crossover can offer, but doesn't want the minivan stigma.

While it's not fair to throw a front - wheel - drive vehicle up against a Trail Rated Jeep, its inclusion in the crossover class does imply more capability away from the pavement than your average sedan.

Crossovers are raised up higher than are sedans.

With less distance between the front and back wheels than you'd find on a compact hatchback or sedan, and a usually firmer suspension setup to prevent body lean in the bends, there's always the chance that compact crossovers tend to be noticeably worse to drive than more conventional cars.

The Leader in Affordable, Long - range EVs Chevrolet delivered more than 43,669 electric vehicles in 2017, including 23,297 Bolt EV crossovers and 20,349 Volt sedans.

If you're craving a vehicle that brings you the smooth driving dynamics of a sedan along with the spacious interior and rugged performance of a crossover, look no further than the Audi allroad.

[29] According to Toyota, Venza is neither a station wagon nor SUV, rather it is targeted at customers who want more room and flexibility than the Camry sedan but desire a smaller size than the Highlander, a mid-size crossover SUV.

Drivers coming from a crossover or a SUV will find that the Cross Country is easy to maneuver around town because it offers a vantage point that's higher than that of a regular sedan but it's not anywhere near as bulky as tall soft - roaders like Volvo's own XC60.

The best American crossovers promise to marry exceptional interior room with a driving experience that's much more akin to a sedan than an SUV.

Higher off the road than a compact, sedan, or even crossover.

The Los Angeles Auto Show had an interesting showcase of more than 50 world and North American debuts and over 1,000 of the latest vehicles ranging from sports cars and sedans to crossovers, minivans and concept cars.

Soon we got to the heart of the Tucson's unrealized potential; Hyundai had gone all - in with sedans after the 2008 recession, as sedans are typically more affordable than crossovers.

When a vehicle gets a hybrid version, it's easier to bury the battery pack under the load floor of a crossover than up against the rear seat of a sedan.

The Stelvio's resemblance to the Giulia is more than skin deep, as the crossover rides on a modified version of the same Giorgio platform which underpins the sedan, here sending power to all four wheels rather than just the two in the rear.

The shift from sedans and hatchbacks («cars» in industry parlance) to SUVs, crossovers, and pickups («trucks») appears to be a long - term trend, helped along by gasoline prices much lower than earlier in the decade, and making fuel seem comparably cheap.

When you buy an SUV or crossover, it's taller and heavier than a sedan.

Case in point: sales of the Subaru Legacy sedan were less than a quarter of those of its crossover sibling, the Outback.

With a sporty (but less harsh than the first generation) ride, great steering feel and the same 2.8 - liter and twin - turbocharged 3.0 - liter V6s found in the 3 Series Sedan, this crossover is sure to please the enthusiast in your soul.

The main difference is a crossover has a higher ride height than a sedan.

The front - wheeler might be an acceptable budget - buster, but we think the The CX - 9 settled nicely into corners in an almost track - tuned way; in our testing, this crossover handled better than many so - called sports sedans.

Of it, Chevrolet is bold enough to say it gives «a delightful driving experience that's more akin to a compact sports sedan than a small utilitarian crossover.»

Of course, the crossover is still wider by about 5 inches and taller by about 10 inches than the sedan and the whole package is at least 463 pounds heavier depending on options — our 4Matic all - wheel - drive - equipped tester was probably slightly heavier still.

So we can assume that the reason these crossovers are quickly becoming the hot - ticket showroom item is because to buyers, they just look cooler than their sedan and hatch counterparts.

I can understand your confusion; conventional wisdom dictates that crossovers are bigger than sedans, but let's take a look at the numbers.

In breaking new ground, Hyundai is taking risks: hoping that Ioniq EV buyers will agree MPGe efficiency (136 MPGe for Ioniq EV versus 124 for Chevrolet Bolt EV) is more important than driving range (Bolt 238 miles versus Ioniq EV 124 miles); that a traditionally if sleekly styled car is preferable to a unique body design such as Prius has; and that a breakthrough car should be a sedan rather than a crossover.

It drives more like a sedan than other crossovers making it something unique in a crowded field.

It goes beyond just cargo - carrying capacities; while a typical crossover can carry up to five times more gear than a similarly sized sedan, the crossovers on this list combine that benefit with an equally impressive amount of space for occupants.

Today, Acura is more premium than it is luxury, offering a small lineup of sedans and crossovers derived primarily from Honda platforms.

The two - row Q5 crossover has become the best - selling entry for the four - rings brand, and the company no doubt hopes some of that mojo rubs off on the compact 2015 Audi Q3, which is a few inches shorter than even the new A3 sedan.