Sentences with phrase «sports cars use»

This is why most high end exotic sports cars use this same layout.

The so - called Silk Road project being developed in collaboration with BMW is still a go, and Autocar reports that a larger sports car using a Le Mans - derived hybrid drivetrain combined with supercapacitor technology is on the way.

However, this X5 concept is the first BMW hybrid to use a four - cylinder engine — the i8 plug - in hybrid sports car uses a turbocharged three - cylinder engine — and it's also the first plug - in version, aside from the pricey i8.

Alpine confirmed the new sports car uses a completely flat floor and aerodynamic diffuser.

While many automakers lost sight of the true sports car, Mazda introduced the highly successful Miata roadster in 1990, a true two - seater sports car using the traditional FR layout which led to other compaines such as General Motors to produce a FR sports car based on their Kappa platform.

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's not clear if Mitsubishi plans to re-launch its Eclipse sports coupe, but with the venerable Lancer Evo ceasing production, the Japanese brand appears to have a gaping hole in its portfolio where sports cars used to sit — and in its centennial year, of all years.

The Nissan ESFLOW electric sports car uses Leaf components and hints at a possible zero - emission Z - car of the future, while Porsche trotted out a hybrid from its distant past to help introduce the new Panamera Hybrid sedan.

Following World War II, Donald Healey struck out on his own and from his base in Warwick, UK, began building very high - quality sporting cars using Riley running gear.

3rd is HOTWIRE, a car chase mode in which the police chase down criminals in high powered sports cars using police cruisers across a large open environment with shoot - outs galore.

Not exact matches

Autopilot is at least as safe as human drivers on the highway, in a car that doesn't use gasoline and performs like a sports car, the magazine said.

We use plastics for a huge portion of the products we use every day, from household items to car parts to packaging to sporting goods.

Well, you can put down that plaid sports coat unless you're running a used car lot — or just have killer style.

The plan: Build a sports car, use that money to build an affordable car, use that money to build even more affordable cars and provide zero - emission electric power generation options.

The circuit was initially built for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix of Indianapolis which was contested from 2000 - 2007 and has since been used for sports cars and motor cycles.

Trim enough at 47, Greenberg used to race sports cars and motorcycles and still tools to his office at Miami's Mount Sinai Medical Center in a high - powered Porsche.

The FIA met with various groups, including stakeholders in the sport, Liberty Media, and engine manufacturers from both within and outside of F1 in order to try and decide what engines F1 cars should use in 2021.

The sports betting industry is one that lacks regulation, meaning anyone can start a company, website or used car salesman persona to start selling picks.

Sky Sports News, and their collection of slimy used car dealers masquerading as transfer «experts», is not for me.

Use them to haul wet towels home from the pool or beach, pack a bag for the road, or to keep soiled shoes, sports equipment or uniforms separated from other items in your car or trunk.

Although it's impossible to keep kids out of harm's way all the time, you can help to prevent injuries by taking simple safety precautions, like childproofing your home, making sure kids always wear proper safety gear such as helmets when participating in sports, and using car seats and seat belts for kids at every age and stage.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Terry Gipson would only allow expenditures «promoting the nomination or election of a candidate» or for carrying the duties of public office, and would more clearly define the «personal use» ban to cover a range of specific non-campaign-related expenses, including mortgage and rental payments, clothing, cars and sporting events and concerts.

There start to be very serious effects on the economy - meanwhile the rich are still driving around in sports cars, using as much gasoline as they feel like.

The genius of the system is that for those people without swimming pools, five - floor mansions and three sports cars, their carbon use might be sufficiently low for them to gain money through going greener.

Taking pity on the young man, Auerbach, who used to run around in a little red sports car, kindly loaned him his truck.

Titanium alloys are a favorite of the aerospace industry and are increasingly used in such consumer products as cars, computers, and sports equipment.

Dr Andrew Bell, of the Sheffield Methods Institute, used statistical analysis to work out who the sport's most accomplished competitor is — looking at who is the best driver because of their talent, rather than because they have a good car.

I use the sun, the wind,» he says, leading me past an ancient East German Trabant car and into an ivy - covered brick farmhouse sporting new solar panels on the roof.

But 20 years ago carbon fibers were mostly used for mechanical reinforcements in sports cars and some sports equipment.

By using therapeutic touch through massage, a registered massage therapist can effectively reduce the pain caused by a headache or sprain and strains caused by a car accident or sports related injury.

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.

It is in fact the story of a young woman, Anastasia (Dakota Johnson), who enters into a explicitly stated sexual contract with wealthy kinky guy Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), and uses that contract to consistently outmaneuver him, taking him from what he wants (contractual sex), to get what she wants — love, marriage, cuddling, mansions, sports cars, jewelry, and other things that arrive in the conclusion to the trilogy, Fifty Shades Freed.

Carrey slips into his old obnoxious, adolescent persona, using divine powers to be silly: lifting skirts, turning his heap into a million - dollar Italian sports car.

Malvo decides to trade his red sports car for something a little more dull and something undercover agents would use.

They will create their own sports car designs which they will use as a starting point for an artwork inspired in futurism, using oil pastels, colour pencils and possibly water colours.

Many schools still sell products and hold the ubiquitous car washes, bake sales, raffles, auctions, school - sponsored dances, and faculty versus student sports events that schools have historically used to raise cash.

In 1961, when AC Cars in England lost Bristol, its engine supplier, Shelby contacted the company and outlined a plan to use the chassis to build a V -8-powered sports car, which AC approved.

Audi says it will produce the batteries itself, using «a newly developed lithium - ion technology» designed specifically for the sports car.

You can put it to use purely as a sports car, and you can use it as an all - weather cruiser for a 500 - mile drive from Michigan to the east coast without a hitch.

Underneath the skin, the innovation continues as the BMW i8 uses a hybrid propulsion system and exotic materials to make a true 21st century sports car.

Although the seats could use a bit more bolstering for hard driving, the cockpit is otherwise perfectly matched to the XFR's bipolar proficiency of being both a sports car and a luxury touring sedan.

PRIOR to our session at the Bedford Autodrome, I think it's fair to say we knew the circuit would play into the hands of the Cayman R. Mid-engined, lightest of the bunch and sporting carbon - ceramic brakes, the bare - bones Porsche is in all probability the one car here that will be bought with trackday use pretty high up the purchaser's list of priorities.

It's no sports car — or a Toyota Prius, for that matter — and the hybrid side of its personality still seems like a little bit of an afterthought (I drove with the lightest of all possible feet, and I rarely got the car to go full electric, despite not using any accessories or climate control), but it does its job well enough.

These sports car bona fides could have been used to turn the Volvos into buckboard - riding, 1.0g - cornering beasts; instead they were used, along with exceptionally well - tuned damping, to control the pitch and roll of the big - body cars without sacrificing comfort.

«Audi uses the electrical high - performance sports car primarily as a mobile high - tech laboratory,» the company says in its press release.

We've browsed dealers, classified sites and auctions, and here's our pick of the best used classic, sports and performance cars on sale - as chosen by evo staff.

What was once a low - key sport that young drivers used to start their careers before moving onto touring cars or rallying has become big budget, high profile and prestigious motorsport.

But as Manuel Lage has discovered the first car to bear the name was an Alfonso Hispano - Suiza / Americans to the Rear — Rear engined designs — Part Three / Americans to the Rear — Concluding his series on American rear engined cars Karl Ludvigsen examines the role played by General Motors / Epicyclic Gearing — Workshop — Part Two / Settlers Special — A cut - down 1933 Riley Monaco shipped to Vancouver by an ex-pat in the»50s formed the basis for Miles Fenton's ideal supercharged special / Racing in the Rain — Alan Smith has been using his camera to good effect at motor sporting events for over 50 years / Ards TT 75th Anniversary — John Payne reports on the 75th Anniversary of the Ards TT / The Little Engine that could — Gavin Farmer celebrates the Jowett Bradford / It's quicker by Rail — Brian Heath's subject this month is a 1939 Railton long chassis special limousine.

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.

Vintage Armstrong - Siddeleys — Bill Bishop writes about these high quality Coventry - made cars of the 1920s / 1938 Rootes Talbot — The restoration of a 3 - litre sports tourer is described by David Hawtin / «It was fun then» — Part one of an article by Bill Boddy recalling motoring memories from over fifty years ago / VSCC Wessex Trial — Tom Threlfall reports this event in his «Diary of a dilettante» / Retromobile Show Paris — Peter Russell drove to Paris in February to bring us his report / Invicta S - type in the rain On his rain - soaked excursion this month — The Editor drove an open 1931 4 1/2 litre / Vulcan in the twenties — Michael Worthington - Williams describes the diversity of engines used by this Lancashire - based manufacturer / Austin Seven sports re-creation — John Williams tells about the rebuilding of a 1924 «works» two - seater.