Sentences with phrase «sports car effort»

Porsche ended its prototype sports car effort after its dramatic win over Toyota in the ’98 24 Hours, and in the years since, Audi has dominated the LMP1 class.

Not exact matches

Except for Sportsman Briggs Cunningham's virtually single - handed efforts with homebred machines, the U.S. has lately let sports car racing honors go to overseas manufacturers by default.

This car is battling to be part of the junior executive sports saloon market and you have to say it's a more convincing effort than the newly «upmarket» Evo X.

Its first effort, the C8 Spyder, was something of a rich Dutchman's Dodge Viper — a rough - edged brute of a sports car with an interior inspired by World War I fighter planes.

With a launch date set ahead of the company's all - new sports car being developed in conjunction with Renault, the new car hints at the brand's efforts to increase the speed at which its cars enter the market.

The Orange Edition is the first in a line of new «Club Series» models in the GT86 range, which Toyota is using to celebrate the company's motorsport heritage both old and new - the latter comprising R3 rally and CS - Cup race versions of the compact sports car, among other efforts such as the Yaris WRC.

Unfortunately the dual - transmission arrangement wasn't reliable and GM officials chose Jim Hall's Chaparral effort to fly the flag in international sports car racing over Arkus - Duntov's creation.

Inspired by the firm's efforts in Le Mans with cars like the Deltawing and ZEOD RC, the BladeGlider is a delta - shaped four - wheeled sports car with an electric powertrain.

Jaguar says Integral Link offered its engineers the benefit of providing both sports - car handling and luxury ride characteristics in an effort to control lateral stiffness without compromising handling.

These Sports Series McLarens are designed to be more useable every day than Woking's more focused efforts, lowered sills being one of several attempts to make the car less of a hassle in daily use.

The F12tdf connects directly to its driver's craving for speed and is sympathetic to those basic instincts; it turns, goes, and (given sufficient tire temperature and considerable pedal efforts) stops like mad, playing to the driver's wild side with plucky repartee, responding with such absurdly dramatic dynamics that it could not be anything remotely other than a beautiful, batshit - insane Italian sports car.

No efforts were spared until our engineers achieved their overriding development objective: the first sports car among compact SUVs.

Maintaining continuity in the Kia Racing program's third - year, Kinetic Motorsports will build, develop and campaign the two Optima World Challenge cars while continuing Kia's Forte Koup efforts in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

Even if you still can't wrap your head around any sort of Lamborghini SUV, be it an LM002 or an Urus, take comfort in one very important fact: The Urus» success will almost singlehandedly bankroll the company's commitment to future super sports cars, including Lamborghini's nascent electrification efforts.

The 2015 BMW M3 launched as an all - new model of the brand's classic sport sedan, but past models inspired one of its chief selling points: As part of an extensive effort to reduce weight in the car, BMW engineers returned to an inline six - cylinder engine for motivation.

Foster also led Dempsey Racing's efforts in establishing the technical partnership with Konrad Motorsport, a top European sports car racing team that also has experience in the Rolex 24.

Remington worked on some of the most memorable programs in American motorsports, from Lance Reventlow's grand prix and sports car programs to Carroll Shelby's Cobra and Le Mans GT40 efforts.

When the receipts start adding up, no one can blame you for feeling cheated that your sports car required so much money and effort to just survive a track day.

The steering effort and high - resolution feedback from that hydraulically assisted rack are reminders this feeling of connectedness to this roadster is pure — and a bit out of sync with modern sports cars.

In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, specifically premium car customers in their late 20s, likely with a single child and a high level of environmental awareness, the Infiniti sports car will likely be a range - extended or plug - in hybrid electric vehicle.

Mercedes - Benz has begun reproducing floors, panels and fenders for its iconic 300 SL sports car in an effort to make restoration and repair of these rare cars easier.

Its bubbling burble around town is transformed into a spitting, rasping bellow as the revs build with our car's optional sport exhaust fitted, unlike the W12's more constant, howling, bassy effort.

To me, this SVT truck makes a lot more sense, because it focuses engineering effort on trucky stuff, instead of trying to make a sports car out of a truck.

Drissi also competed in the SCCA World Challenge series between 2006 and 2010; in 2003, he had begun competing in the sports cars of the American Le Mans Series, [2] where he would make his primary effort in racing outside of Trans - Am; he currently drives in the series for RSR Racing, competing in the Prototype Challenge class, co-driving an Oreca FLM09 with Bruno Junqueira and Roberto González.

The 2016 Subaru BRZ doesn't flash the horsepower of the Stingray, but it does deliver the same kind of track - ready driving experience thanks to the engineering efforts of both Subaru and Toyota, who collaborated to produce the lightweight sports car (and its twin, the Scion FR - S).

As I flip through the unending number of modes and response levels I can put the steering into, all I can think about is how sports cars used to come in one specifically engineered flavor of steering, rather than leaving the driver to figure out which of the countless combinations of steering effort, response and suspension modes he or she should be in.

It will appeal to many different customers: people who are tired of driving sports cars that require too much effort; people who want to move up from more standard convertibles; and people who want to make a statement about what they drive, yet still own a car that they can use every day of the year.»

As for the suspension, if our experience with other fully - digitized current - specification M products is any indication (M3 coupe and sedan and X6 M as examples), all the electronics in the car — like the Dynamic Damper Control adjustable dampers, multi-mode Dynamic Stability Control and Servotronic, BMW's variable effort steering system — will enable the M5 to ride like a well - sorted touring sedan or a fire - breathing sports car.

HPD's Le Mans prototype sports car racing efforts have resulted in more than 70 victories and multiple American Le Mans Series engine, chassis, team, and drivers» championships.

Today, HPD offers a line of race engines and other motorsports products for track applications from karting and Quarter Midgets to Indy cars and prototype sports cars, showcasing «fun to drive» products for professional, amateur and entry - level efforts.

Speed - sensitive variable effort power steering, sport suspension, antilock brakes, traction control and stability control help keep things copacetic when this car is doing what it does best — being driven hard.

However, despite all of that power and Mercedes» efforts to keep its heft under control, the GLE 63 is no sports car — its great on fast, smooth roads, but tighter B - roads make the large SUV feel a bit cumbersome.

So Nissan's efforts to make a four - door sports car were not in vein.

«His management skills, diverse racing background and extensive experience will be a huge benefit for HPD and our racing efforts in the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Pirelli World Challenge, and endurance sports car series.»

Adding sporting flair will do very little to convert any car nerds, but even we'll admit it's a step closer than before, but is the effort wasted?

With its wheel arch styling sporting LED headlights, atop a 315 - horsepower turbo - 4 rear wheel drive layout, with lightweight double wishbone suspension, we hope this simple, purposeful, exciting effort is more than just a show car.

The factory - endorsed sports car team will focus its primary efforts in North America.

Galpin Auto Sports Acura TLX The Galpin TLX represents a collaborative effort between Galpin Custom Car Works and the Los Angeles - based Acura Design Studio.

Maserati North America recently confirmed to be kicking off a new promotion and ad campaign featuring renowned model, Heidi Klum, with renowned photographer, Francesco Carrozzini, in an effort to help promote and advertise the launch of the Italian automaker's new line of luxury sports cars, most notably the 2014 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and GranTurismo.

Meanwhile in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the two - car Porsche GT Team effort has an important weekend ahead at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Courcar Porsche GT Team effort has an important weekend ahead at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourCar Course.

We look forward to that production Audi e-Tron, as it appears to be an earnest effort to build an exciting all - electric sports car for driving enthusiasts.

At the Murphy Auto Museum for American classics, see vintage classics including a 1903 Oldsmobile, and the legendary Avanti, the early Sixties sports car that was a last - ditch effort to save the Studebaker Corporation (unfortunately, it didn't work).

As a long - term supporter of environmental causes, I wanted to support Tesla's efforts to make an electric sports car a reality, and I hoped to help evangelize the energy and environmental benefits of electric cars.

Yet as New Englanders trade in sport utility vehicles for hybrid cars and move toward more climate - friendly technologies, the exporting of old equipment represents a significant leak in the expanding worldwide effort to plug emissions of gases that trap the sun's heat.

«We believe that in an effort to protect itself from further market erosion, Aston Martin and their three executives who run the company, conspired and devised a scheme to stomp out Henrik Fisker's competitive presence in the luxury sports car industry, «explained [Fisker's lawyer Jonathan] Michaels.

In addition, in an effort to keep the kitchen free of clutter everything that doesn't have a happy organized home ends up in the laundry room along with clean laundry, dirty laundry, items that belong in the garage such as tools and paint, items that belong in the car, sports equipment, and so on.