Sentences with phrase «sports car in its class»

Add to this a keen starting price, exceptional build quality and the deeply handsome styling and you're looking at the best open - top sports car in its class.

It handles the sprint to 100 km / h in 4.9 seconds and attains a top speed of 250 km / h (governed)-- this is the sharpest production Golf ever and one of the most agile sports cars in its class.

And to top it all off, with a DIN unladen weight of 1,160 kilograms, the MINI John Cooper Works GP is one of the lightest sports cars in its class.

Designers and engineers have not only focused on reworking the engine, suspensions, gearbox, exhaust system, brakes and electronics, but also the interior and exterior design; improvements that make the Murcielago LP 640 the most extreme and fastest sports car in its class, placing it at the very top.

One of the most successful racing sports cars in its class, the Audi R8 LMP900 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five of the six years it competed and the American Le Mans Series six times in a row.

Not exact matches

And if that's not enough, in 2010 C.J. founded CJ Wilson Racing, a sports car race team that recently announced its move up to the IMSA GTD class, one of the premier sports car classes in the world.

The business class seat was inspired «by the interior of a modern sports car,» has a 72 - inch seat which turns into a fully lie - flat bed, touchscreen controls for the seat and in - flight entertainment system, privacy panels between seats, a shoe storage area, and a personal mini-bar.

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belonIn Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belonin science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belonin the realm of sport where it belongs

Three - mile run at 6 a.m., weights at 6:30, shower, rush to the gym to teach, dash to the lecture hall to take the exercise - physiology and sports - administration classes, sprint back to the gym to coach a 2 1/2 - hour practice, hop in the car to go scout a local high school player, burn rubber back to the gym for two hours of basketball and sprints, shower again and hightail it home by midnight to study for the biomechanics midterm.

The drivers start to arrive in the middle of the afternoon, lining up according to racing class: motorcycles and hot rods towed in on trailers on one side, street - legal sports cars in the middle, and, at the very far end of the pit, a couple lines of high school kids flanked on one side by black and white patrol cars.

Over the years many aerodynamic tests have been carried out in our wind tunnel for passenger cars, for Formula 1, for motorcycling and for the sports equipment of world - class athletes,»

This time we had a Panamera Sport Turismo which is based on the succesful high - performance sports cars, yet, at the same time the up to 404 kW / 550 hp Sport Turismo is variable like no other representative in its class.

Watch the early morning news and drink coffee Check in with emails from overnight Schedule my Pure Barre class for the day Start waking kids up for school Make breakfast -LCB- I do make breakfast -RCB- the MOST important meal for the kids of the day Pack lunches -LCB- and any extra snacks for after school athletic practices -RCB- Drop child # 1 off at school Get back home and have my own quick breakfast / smoothie before class Drop child # 2 off at school Head to Pure Barre Run any errands needed Head home and work Chores around the house Dinner planning Fitnessmomwinecountry work Answer emails Have light lunch or snack Try to get at least 20 minutes in for a power nap or just quiet time A shower before getting kids -LCB- if I am lucky -RCB- Car pool from school to sports practice Get home and start prepping dinner Get kids from practices Dinner, homework and family time My shower finally!

A new class of female professionals emerged who use the car to take their children to school or a sports club, shopping around, call upon her hairdresser, and be at work in time.

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.

It won Best - in - Class, Italian sports car.

The new unnamed Cadillac flagship sedan, based on the Omega platform, will be the first step towards this goal, with an undetermined, high - performance halo car to sit above this S - Class competitor in the near future and one or two sports cars also possibly in the cards.

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.

You might not accept this in a BMW 3 Series or Mercedes - Benz C - Class cabrio, but you should expect this in a two - seat sports car designed to be as lightweight as possible, no matter its configuration.

Cars in My Life — Nick Baldwin reflects on some of his all time family favourites / The Greatest Race III — Marc Douezy's story of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France moves on to the pre-race scrutineering and practice / Working on a Chain Gang — The Editor drives arguably the rarest pre-war Frazer - Nash sports car / Travelling First Class — Zoe Harrison assesses Austin's flagship limousine of the 30's — the Mayfair / The French Brooklands IV — Bill Boddy's epic story of the Montlhery track reaches its final lap / Missing Link — Frank Lugg tells us why he thinks Guiseppe Coda was an unsung hero of early Italian car design / Vital Spark — Roy Berry journeys westward to visit a magneto specialist / Dew Drop — Michael Worthington - Williams on the cars of Harold E Cars in My Life — Nick Baldwin reflects on some of his all time family favourites / The Greatest Race III — Marc Douezy's story of the 1914 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France moves on to the pre-race scrutineering and practice / Working on a Chain Gang — The Editor drives arguably the rarest pre-war Frazer - Nash sports car / Travelling First Class — Zoe Harrison assesses Austin's flagship limousine of the 30's — the Mayfair / The French Brooklands IV — Bill Boddy's epic story of the Montlhery track reaches its final lap / Missing Link — Frank Lugg tells us why he thinks Guiseppe Coda was an unsung hero of early Italian car design / Vital Spark — Roy Berry journeys westward to visit a magneto specialist / Dew Drop — Michael Worthington - Williams on the cars of Harold E cars of Harold E Dew.

What it is: Taking cues from its celebrated track heritage, the Alfa Romeo 4C is Italian designer wear in the sports car class.

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 SporIn 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 Sporin 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 Sporin 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 SporIn 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 Sporin 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 SporIn this month's Back on the Road, Michael Ware visits a 1921 Morris Oxford Sports

The 2015 GLA45 AMG may be considered the fourth AMG - tuned sport utility in Mercedes - Benz's U.S. portfolio, but like the remainder of the GLA - Class range, it shares more with Mercedes - Benz's new range of entry - level passenger cars than its SUVs.

By then, the Corvette (nearly canceled in» 55) was coming into its own as a world - class sports car.

Finally, Knott says, the history and heritage of the Viper name calls for a coupe - after all, Vipers ran in sports - car events all over the world, winning their class at Le Mans and even taking outright victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2000.

The appeal of the GTE class is simple, if a little fanciful: drive the 260 miles across France to Le Mans in your stripped - out sports car, cheer on its racing cousins for 24 hours, then drive home again.

Since 1996, Ganassi's Indy cars have won ten championships, and his sports cars have won seven titles since the Daytona Prototype class was created in 2003.

Of course, stepping up a class from sports car to supercar brings with it extra expense, particularly in servicing and running costs, while lack of a factory warranty means repairs could quickly run to teeth - grindingly expensive levels.

Value in Its Class The Macan's combination of small size, high price, sports - car - like handling and luxurious interior make it a genuinely unique compact luxury SUV.

The second car on Volvo's «60» platform is the largest, widest, and important to this pick, the lowest wagon in its class by overall height, which at this point includes very little that is sold in the U.S. Volvo isn't expecting the crossover - and sport / utility craze to turn soon — after all, the automaker makes bags of money on the XC90 and XC60 — but if anything on the road draws modern customers back to the station wagon, this will be the car.

The notion of a sport sedan goes back at least eighty years, so it is not defined by BMWs, however nice some of its offerings have been since the New Class cars came along in the 1960s.

From Carroll Shelby's start in sports car racing, to his dream of building a world - class sports car, to the impact the Cobra had on the motoring world that is stronger than ever today, this book has it all.

In addition to the existing V -8-powered S550, V -12-powered S600 (pictured), and the sport - oriented S63 AMG models, we also expect to see an S65 AMG model and an extra-long wheelbase version that's slightly stretched compared with the long - wheelbase car sold in the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overalIn addition to the existing V -8-powered S550, V -12-powered S600 (pictured), and the sport - oriented S63 AMG models, we also expect to see an S65 AMG model and an extra-long wheelbase version that's slightly stretched compared with the long - wheelbase car sold in the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overalin the U.S. Beyond this, this range - topping Pullman version will be a six - door limousine stretched an extra two feet over the standard long - wheelbase Mercedes - Benz S - Class, making for an overall length likely more than 19 feet overall.

Families who are keen on sports and recreational activities and who are looking for a versatile car that can adapt to all manner of transportation tasks quickly and easily are also catered for by the new R - Class as only Mercedes knows how: the four seats in the rear fold flat individually, allowing the load capacity to be expanded to as much as 2385 litres (VDA measuring method), a figure which clearly eclipses the load space offered by estate cars.

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKV VW GTI's to victory in the Grand - Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) clasIn auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKV VW GTI's to victory in the Grand - Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) clasin the Grand - Am KONI Sports Car Challenge and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

In auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKVI VW GTIs to victory in the Grand - Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) clasIn auto racing, APR Motorsport has led two MKVI VW GTIs to victory in the Grand - Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) clasin the Grand - Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class.

Lone stop north of the U.S. border is one of team's most successful venues Eleven class victories at CTMP in 16 appearances Heading to Canada with GTLM Driver's, Manufacturer's and Team championship leads Both Corvette C7.Rs with GTLM victories in 2017 Combined 12 victories for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP DETROIT (July 5, 2017)-- Winning sports car races around the world is nothing new for Corvette Racing.

SEBRING, Fla. (March 18, 2017)-- Corvette Racing stormed to a stunning class victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh from Florida on Saturday — its third straight in North America's oldest endurance sports car race.

Some perspective: The fastest lap a GS - class Camaro GS.R race car did around Barber in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race last year was 1:36.car did around Barber in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race last year was 1:36.Car Challenge race last year was 1:36.02.

Compared to other cars in the class like the Chevrolet Cruze or Toyota Corolla, the Dart is less isolated, but not uncharacteristic of a car with a sporting disposition.

In the same liga of sport cars, Mercedes will unveil the new C - Class Coupe at the Frankfurt Auto Show this autumn.

Written by K - PAX Racing Staff SAN JOSE, Calif. — K - PAX Racing, winners of three GT Class championships in the Pirelli World Challenge sports car series, today announced it will field -LSB-...]

MONTEREY, Calif. — Corvette Racing ended its final full season in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series with Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta claiming victory in the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

In the 626 GT Turbo model, Mazda soups up its world - class package with a 120 - horsepower, turbocharged engine and other high - powered equipment that lift the sports sedan toward the performance - car circle.

It's the only car in this class with the sort of rear - wheel drive set - up that's more usually found on sports cars, and it comes with a wide range of fairly powerful engines — both petrol and diesel — and is available in either three - door or five - door versions.

It's no sports car, but I doubt buyers in this class are looking for that.

*** CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WAS # 46,950 *** Applying the Lotus refined Club Racer principles to the already stunning Exige S results in the most inspiring version of an already class - leading sports car.

In fact, the marvelous engine under the hood of the Jetta GLX muscles this car out of the standard imported four - door sedan segment and into the sports sedan class.

Mercedes - Benz welcomes a new flagship SLS AMG sports car, new E-Class wagon, and a limited - production hydrogen F - Cell vehicle for 2011In addition to option changes across the board, there are two all - new, twin - turbo V - 8 engines, a facelifted CL - Class, and the diesel powerplant finds a new homeHistoryMercedes - Benz Motor Company, a German automaker, was founded in 1881, making it the world's oldest automotive brand still in operation today.

Thanks to new out - of - the - box racers like the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, McLaren 570 GT4, and the upcoming BMW M4 GT4, this entry - level sports car class has one of the most exciting grids in racing.