Sentences with phrase «small sports cars with»

On small sports cars with rear wheel drive, like a Mazda Miata, they are a blast to operate.

They will unveil a 2 +2 concept, which normally indicates a small sports car with «barely - there» rear seating.

My dream is to have a small sport car with only one seat and kiddy locks to keep them out.

Not exact matches

The town was small and I was driving a sports car with out - of - state plates.

Its compact size helps with cars that tend to have smaller interiors, namely sport cars and compact models.

Pros: plenty of cup holders (2 for child and 2 for you), good size cargo area with reasonable access, car seat connects and releases easily, generous recline, durable, zippered canopy is great when you don't need full protection, simple fold Cons: cup holders are not large enough to hold kids sports bottle, suspension (or lack of) makes even small bumps in sidewalks jarring, unfolding isn't as easy as folding

You know how it goes: On one hand, you can't even fathom buying a pony car — or a sports car, or even a minivan, for that matter — with the smallest engine on offer.

Said to be «inspired by motorcycles» and instilled with «the unique style of Yamaha,» the new concept looks to be a small, two - seater sports car.

McKenzie cars — The history of this small Birmingham manufacturer by Ian McKenzie / Sunny Silverstone — Tom Threfall's report on the VSCC race meeting / Rescue of a 30/98 Vauxhall — The story of «the lady of the lake» by Dennis Harrison / Nesseldorfer to Tatra — Michael Worthington - Willaims recounts the history of a remarkable series of car from Czechoslovakia / 1937 A.C. 16/70 — The editor enjoys his excursion no. 2 in this sports tourer with a pedigree / Commercial London - Brighton Run — The annual pilgrimage for historic commercials / About registration numbers — David Hales explains their origins and diversity / Mille Miglia 1989 — Toby Ross describes the «fantastic atmosphere» of this unique event.

It's a small, rear drive, sports car with unassisted steering and a carbon fibre chassis.

We should still have the choice of buying a small sports - think MX5, Lotus, Alpine, Alfa 4C etc - car with a small hybrid system.

A smaller steering wheel is used to give the BRZ that sports car feel, while a tachometer with digital speedometer is placed in the center of the gauge cluster to relay the most important info to the driver.

As long as you can live with the small back seat and trunk opening, the lack of a manual gearbox, and it being not as communicative of a driver's car as we'd like, the S3 is a very impressive, very fast small sports sedan.

In this month's cover story, Back on Track: Leyland - Thomas No 1, David Burgess-Wise tells the story of Parry Thomas's first Leyland Eight racer, destroyed in a war - time air raid, and the recent re-creation built around a collection of original parts / Steve Welsh reports from this year's Goodwood Revival, the world's biggest historic motor racing event, with highlights including an all - Ferrari Lavant Cup and a tribute to Bruce McLaren / Inspired by a 1956 Motor Sport article, Justin Marozzi takes his Bristol 405 on a 1000 - mile round trip to the Lake District in his article Filton Fashion / We bring together another group of unrestored cars and lead them on a scenic tour round Rutland, Britain's smallest county, for The Oily Rag Run / In Woodrow: Stockport's sporting cyclecar, John Warburton samples the sole surviving example of this unusual light car built by a hat manufacturer in the north of England / Jörg Sierks visits two world - class concours for An Elegant Weekend, held on opposite sides of the English Channel / Edwardians to Ostend — Stefan Marjoram took his sketchbook and camera on an exciting Continental road trip and shares his experiences / In this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

This AMG is not your typical autobahn - crushing muscle car, but a large sport sedan that feels smaller than it is, with perhaps the best - tuned electronic power steering this critic has encountered to date.

It's a small sedan with a sports car feel.

While this geeky - looking subcompact has pretty much nothing in common with the iconic German sports car, both cars will have you questioning logic: it turns out the rear - engine Porsche handles better than many mid-engine competitors and the subcompact Fit is as cavernous as a small cargo van.

What we also see in the short video clips is that Chevrolet appears to be testing the upcoming super sports car with both a small and large rear spoiler, possibly hinting at an optional performance package.

He had a big part in the last MG sports car, the MG MGF, then did a (retrospectively indifferent) stint at Lincoln at the time Ford was busily and expensively accreting small - scale manufacturers it didn't know what to do with.

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

Now, with the smaller Macan SUV, a company once known exclusively for sports cars may see four - or five - seaters account for a boggling 75 percent of its soaring international sales.

Porsche Porsche 550, Audi R5, and Volkswagen BlueSport Porsche takes the lead in developing a small, mid-engine sports car for the VW Group Volkswagen first teased enthusiasts with a mid-engine roadster in 2009 with the BlueSport concept, just months before the German giant made a move to purchase Porsche.

Exterior & Styling With its large inner and small outer front lights, big mesh grille and smooth body sides, it's clear Bentley was intent on creating a strong visual connection between its new SUV and its lineup of sports cars and sedans.

In line with the car's slightly more sporting appearance, a smaller more performance - oriented steering wheel is also fitted.

A Ferrari 599 equipped with a sport exhaust system — the first of two cars we sampled — is capable of inflicting auditory pain on small animals miles away and is, we feel, too passionate for everyday use.

It will display the «Small Sports EV Concept» (main picture), and while there's scant information available prior to its December debut, it sits neatly with the company's rumoured plans to introduce an efficient sports car to its Sports EV Concept» (main picture), and while there's scant information available prior to its December debut, it sits neatly with the company's rumoured plans to introduce an efficient sports car to its sports car to its range.

This new model essentially replaces the Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG, but will be much smaller than before to compete with sports cars like the Porsche 911.

As with the broadly identical Toyota GT86, Subaru has revealed a host of small improvements to its BRZ sports car for the 2017 model year.

Today all sports car manufacturers go this way (with the exception of some small - scale producers, especially one from England, who is not afraid to sell 600 horsepowercars without ABS etc, they are that dangerous to drive, even professionals fear them).

I'm on Ross Lake in the small Michigan town of Beaverton to go ice racing with the local Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) chapter.

[14] Rumours suggest that the RX - 8 may be replaced by a new smaller, lighter, simpler sports car set to compete with the likes of the Toyota 86.

A small car with big attitude, the Honda Fit is the right mix of modern sport styling and aerodynamic efficiency.

The steering is highly responsive to even the smallest driver inputs, which requires some restraint since this is still an SUV that stands tall with a high center of gravity and not a low - slung sports car.

Jeep's all - new Grand Cherokee, with its smaller size and weight, feels a bit more car - like, but in the Cruiser's class of full - sized sport - utility vehicles, nothing else compares.

Ferrari apparently will build a crossover, but may not proceed with another project that has generated speculation — a modern version of the 1960s Dino small sports car.

The 2009 Jeep Patriot combines the packaging and interior flexibility of a sport - utility vehicle with the performance, handling, fuel economy and price of a compact car or small pickup.

What is also now clear is that Porsche has dropped plans for a sub-Boxster sports car, with Porsche boss Matthias Mueller saying ``... it may take another generation of customers before a small roadster fits in with Porsche».

Already, your choices for manual transmissions are limited to small economy cars (and then sometimes only on the cheapest trim line with the smallest engine), sports cars such as the Mazda MX - 5, and higher end sports cars and sports sedans.

For 2014, Chevrolet has completely redesigned America's favorite sports car complete with lightweight carbon fiber construction, a powerful yet fuel efficient LT1 small block V8, as well as a luxurious high tech interior complete with a fully programmable digital instrument cluster.

That is the case with the 2003 Kia Sorento, a brand - new entry from the South Korean automaker that began selling small cars and compact sport utility vehicles in the United States in the mid -»90s, and since has expanded into a full line of vehicles.

Although the underpinnings, doors and fenders, and overall basic design cues were common between the two cars, the smaller Camry sported harder, more angular front - and rear - end styling treatment, with the wide - body model presenting a more curvaceous silhouette.

The Lincoln division of the Ford Motor Co., whose best - known vehicle is the boxy, bloated Town Car (some might say Town House), is moving in an entirely new direction with its LS series of smaller sports sedans.

A smaller hiking boot was equally useless; I eventually found a loafer in the closet that let me drive the car smoothly — for the record, I don't have unusually large or wide feet, nor have I ever had this much trouble with pedal interference; since the Conti GT Speed is an automatic - equipped car, there's neither an engineering nor a sport driving reason the brake pedal couldn't be pushed another inch to the left.

You might think an engine that small has no place in a sports car, but that lack of weight means that, even with a modest 129bhp, you can still enjoy brisk acceleration.

Acura's TSX compact sport sedan is an exceptionally well - equipped car with a magnificent engine that powers it to near head of the class among small front - drive entry - luxury sedans.

For only $ 51,000 (plus $ 995 for destination / delivery), you get a sports car with an aluminum frame, a carbon - fiber hood and an all - new 455 - horsepower 6.2 - liter small - block V8 that twists out 460 pound - feet of torque.

If you love the 1997 Mazda Miata - this week's test car - you better get one now, because the»98 model that rolls into showrooms in the fall is going to look different from the 1990 - 97 models.Mazda officials are worried that their small roadster - which they claim triggered the current sports car craze - is in danger of being overshadowed by the Bmw Z3, Porsche Boxster, Mercedes - Slk and Plymouth Prowler.So Mazda's designers went back to the drawing board and came up with a new face and some other styling changes for the Miata.

This move would make way for the production of a small sport - utility wagon, designed to compete with hybrid car - truck models such as the Toyota Rav4 and the Honda CR - V.

The small overall proportions of the car combined with sport tuned suspension make for a responsive ride and agile driving maneuverability.

While Lotus has announced plans for two new sports cars and an SUV to come in the next four years, we'll have to be satisfied with small batch runs of the current Lotus range that includes the Evora, Elise and Exige with minimal alterations for now.