Sentences with phrase «small front wheel drive cars»

Given that Alfa had no experience in small front wheel drive cars, the sheer dynamic ability of the flat - four powered «Sud was a shock to the motoring world.

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Even though the prototype is still fully camouflaged, it looks well - proportioned for a small, front - wheel - drive car.

Nearly half of the extra length is added ahead of the front wheels, as the car's once ultra-trim front overhang has ballooned to that of a more typical front - wheel - drive small car.

BMW is expected to supply a small - displacement four - cylinder engine, front - wheel electric motors (for all - wheel drive) and lightweight technology derived from Project i, while Toyota will engineer the car's torque vectoring and supercapacitor technology sourced from the TS030 LMP race car.

The long - term plan calls for six small front - wheel - drive cars — two of them illustrated above — to appear between 2014 and 2017.

It could be based on a small front - wheel - drive car platform, or it might have the underpinnings of a full - sized, four - wheel - drive pickup truck.

Quite a few of the smaller Daihatsus have a temporary 4wd system, whereby the car is front - wheel - drive most of the time, but with a viscous coupling that causes the rear wheels kick in when the fronts start to lose traction.

Are Americans ready to pay hefty prices for small, front - wheel - drive cars with features usually reserved for large German luxury cars?

The Alfa Romeo Mito, the firm's front - wheel drive Ford Fiesta rival, is the smallest car in the range and was introduced in 2008.

«We see an emerging segment in the U.S. for a premium, small car below the Saab 9 - 3 sport sedan,» said Augustsson, who also is using the New York show to unveil a new Saab 9 - 3 convertible, coming out this fall, that's built on GM's new front - wheel - drive Epsilon platform.

With an 1169 cc transverse engine and front - wheel drive like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions.

Initially, the new company will produce CVTs for small front - wheel - drive cars that have four - cylinder engines displacing up to 2.5 liters.

Cabin storage up front is limited to a small bin behind the gear lever, while the glovebox on right - hand drive cars is smaller than left - hand drive models as the fuse box is located behind it; Peugeot hasn't switched it over in swapping the steering wheel from one side to the other.

It's reasonable to assume that the Kicks is built on a car - derived platform, meaning it likely comes standard with front - wheel drive, and it undoubtedly uses a four - cylinder engine because we can't imagine Nissan would shoehorn a V6 in the engine bay of a small, city - dwelling crossover.

Front wheel drive on this small car gives you better traction and better fuel economy.

I'd defy anyone who didn't know as much to believe it after a drive in the CS, but the car's extra steering feedback and body control come entirely from its new forged wheels and «cup» tyres (the former an inch smaller in diameter up front, the latter getting a widened section at the rear, just like the GTS) and from redeveloped software calibrations for its dampers, power steering and active differential.

In Europe, front - wheel drive was popularized by small cars like the Mini, Renault 5 and Volkswagen Golf and adopted for virtually all mainstream cars.

The Spark's layout is quite typical for a very low - cost, front - wheel - drive small car.

The basic layout is an on - axis design which is similar to GM's 6T40 / 45 family of small - car front - wheel drive automatic transmissions.

Like with most all - wheel - drive cars, pushing the small AMG crossover really hard will get the front tires to wash out, but for normal driving and spirited but controlled runs on public roads, this thing packs all the performance capability you'll need.

If practicality drives your decision - making, you can have a lot of fun in front - wheel - drive hatchbacks like the Ford Focus ST, Volkswagen GTI and Mini Cooper S. Whatever you compare it to, though, the 2016 Scion FR - S stands out as a stylish and elemental small sports car that gives you a great driving experience.

was a big hit in Frankfurt, VW management still isn't convinced that U.S. drivers will welcome a small, rear - wheel - drive car with a boxy shape and short front and rear overhangs.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: I'm not really sure which car I would pick from the small, front - wheel drive sedan category; there's a lot to choose from.

The Renegade's small size makes it a candidate for world car status, so that Jeep offers it in the UK at # 16,995 for the Sport front - wheel - drive model, and # 27,995 for the Trailhawk.

TOM: On small cars, front - wheel drive provides better wet / snowy weather traction because the weight of the engine and transmission is right over the driven wheels.

RAY: Front - wheel drive became a popular technology because cars got smaller.

BMW's front - wheel - drive UKL platform will spawn compact cars for BMW and MINI brands, the new Cooper family being the smallest and most compact.

Anti-lock brakes are essential in this small, front - wheel - drive performance car.

The industry's sea change to front - wheel - drive happened in the 1980s to make cars smaller and more fuel - efficient.

Whatever its shortcomings, in looks or sophistication, the front - wheel - drive Yugo retains a big edge over other small cars because of that one major feature.

With increasing market choices and the need to cut costs accordingly, Ford is considering a different tack to keep the Mustang alive and kicking into the next decade.The next - generation Ford pony car could be built on the 1993 front - wheel - drive Tempo platform, said Kenneth Dabrowski, Ford's manager for small - car and specialty - vehicle programs.

Built on GM's global small - car platform and considered an «entry - level» model, the front - wheel - drive G5 comes in two trim levels, each sharing an improved 2.2 - liter four - cylinder engine, but with differing suspension setups.

The Mazda3 may be a small family car burdened with front - wheel drive, but everything about the ride and handling is crisp.

It is a nice front - wheel drive small car that would suit a life of commuting and touring.

In Europe, this front - wheel - drive - format car comes with a variety of gasoline and diesel small - displacement engines, but the Electric Drive version is the only model planned for thdrive - format car comes with a variety of gasoline and diesel small - displacement engines, but the Electric Drive version is the only model planned for thDrive version is the only model planned for the US.

Almost all vehicle manufacturers of 6 - cylinder engines have adopted the V - 6 format, whose compactness is advantageous in small or midsize cars with front - wheel drive.

Set to go on sale later in 2018 — months after the regular Megane RS is launched — the more extreme version of the small five - door hatch has been created, in part, to rival cars like the Volkswagen Golf R but chiefly to reclaim the prestigious lap record for a front - wheel drive production car at the world famous Nurburgring.

It's called the Concept Active Tourer, and its space - saving transverse engine layout will heavily influence the design, packaging, ride and handling properties of the German carmaker's next generation of small cars, which will offer front - and all - wheel drive.

Mitsubishi: Priced at under $ 19,000, the 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander is a small sport ute that is car - based, and comes in front - wheel - drive or all - wheel - drive, powered by a 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine.

Purely a design concept, the vehicle is fashioned around a front - wheel drive small car platform with a 4 - cylinder engine and a 6 - speed manual transmission.

No, unlike the larger Octavia, the Rapid does not share its fundamental underpinnings with the Golf, but is instead based on the Fabia's smaller front - wheel drive platform and therefore misses out on the independent rear suspension system seen under Volkswagen's top - seller and many other modern small cars.

They have finally realised what the majority of manufacturers did in the 70s and 80s, small family cars need to be front wheel drive to give up a decent amount of passenger and boot space.

The hallmarks of the changing luxury car market are smaller V - 6 engines with better fuel economy - plenty of power for these scaled - down models - and a switch to front - wheel drive.

Sold as a four - door hardtop in front - or all - wheel - drive versions, the car - based Equinox does battle with the small domestic SUVs (Ford Escape, Jeep Liberty) as well as the Asian cute - utes (Honda CR - V, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Santa Fe).

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