Sentences with phrase «such as sports cars»

High - end vehicles, such as sports cars with huge engines, are slapped with a higher cost of coverage simply because the insurer will shell out more money to pay for potential damages or theft if these untoward incidents indeed happen.

• If you must, avoid high - end cars such as sports cars because statistically, these are more prone to accidents and theft.

Waiting to buy a vehicle until you've sorted out your insurance needs may save you hundreds of dollars because some vehicles, such as sports cars, can carry higher insurance rates.

Certain types of vehicles, such as sports cars, are equally difficult to insure cheaply.

Certain vehicles, such as sports cars, will break the bank.

Grand Theft Auto has you exploring Liberty City, an urbanized landscape filled with wide streets and buildings, unpredictable weather and pedestrians, as well as a multitude of vehicles such as sports cars, tanks and taxi cabs that you can... «borrow.»

In a paper titled «If Money Doesn't Make You Happy, You Probably Aren't Spending It Right,» researchers conclude that many small delights make us happier than a few large ones, noting that «it may be better to indulge in a variety of frequent, small pleasures — double lattes, uptown pedicures, and high thread - count socks — rather than pouring money into large purchases, such as sports cars, dream vacations, and front - row concert tickets.»

And yet when we look around our shopping malls and neighborhoods we might think that the economy is buoyant, the fact is that most folks use credit to pay for daily needs, as well as lavish items such as sports cars and big homes.

It will also have on display showstoppers such as sports cars Corvette and Camaro, the Chevrolet Colorado pick - up and the recently launched Trailblazer.

The previous Interior of the Year competition essentially achieved the same goal, but the format required vehicle winners in various categories, such as sports cars and trucks.

Not exact matches

The takeover, valued at $ 8 billion including debt, has been broadly welcomed in a sport featuring famous car brands such as Ferrari, McLaren and world champions Mercedes, and which has the Monaco Grand Prix as its jewel in the crown.

Thinking about things you enjoy can be almost as effective as actually doing the activity which makes you happy: «the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure, the mesolimbic dopamine system, can be activated when merely thinking about something pleasurable, such as drinking one's favorite brand of beer or driving one's favorite type of sports car.

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or «GT» cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

The consumer discretionary sector consists of businesses that have demand which rises and falls based on general economic conditions such as washers and dryers, sporting goods, new cars, and diamond engagement rings.

But what really makes Busch so formidable on flat tracks such as New Hampshire (those with little or no banking in the corners) is that he can control a loose race car (meaning the rear end slides up the track through the corners) as expertly as anyone in the sport.

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.

Often fathers and sons share traditional hobbies, such as sports, hunting, fishing, cars, guns and motorcycles.

Children in attendance received special toys, such as art sets, doctor kits, stuffed animals, toy cars, puzzles, sporting equipment and board games.

«Another area of application for this framework would be the simulation of tissue injuries caused by extreme events such as blasts, car crashes and sport collisions.»

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

Although this warning applies especially to athletes involved in collision and contact sports (such as football, boxing, hockey, or soccer), excess weight may even increase the risk of cognitive problems in people who have suffered one - off head injuries in car accidents or other non-athletic situations, Amen says.

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Even in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and in a convertible.»

Many would argue BMW's golden era took place in the 1990s and early 2000s, when revered sports cars such as the E46 M3, E39 M5, M Coupe, and later the E92 M3 and E60 M5 all arrived on the scene.

Nissan calls the Maxima a four - door sports car and gives it a firmer, more athletic suspension than alternatives such as the Chevrolet Impala, Toyota Avalon or Hyundai Azera.

Buying a small sports car you have some trade offs such as limited cargo space, no back seats and low rear view visibility, but the pure joy this car brings makes you look past everything.

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.

The NSX's $ 157,800 starting price with $ 1,800 destination charge puts it in a league with high - end sports cars such as the Audi R8 and Porsche 911 Turbo, though the hybrid system and electrified all - wheel drive also parallel the BMW i8 plug - in hybrid, which lives in this price territory.

What makes the XC90, built on Volvo's large - car SPA platform, such a breakout is that it moves along nicely with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four, sometimes combined with a supercharger or plug - in hybrid assistance, and that it doesn't try to pass itself off as a tall sport sedan, but rather as a subtly luxurious, comfortable and thoroughly competent road wagon.

Most modern sports cars come with character - shaping devices such as Drive Select (Audi) or manettino (Ferrari).

I was looking at some other sports cars such as the ford mustang and Chevrolet Camaro.

The focus on EVs and smaller vehicles is no coincidence, Durand says, noting there are no substantial changes for Mitsubishi's larger vehicles, such as the Eclipse sports car and Outlander midsize CUV.

And though there are some participants who want to press harder and some who do, I learned that the club's comparative paucity of maximum testosterone has led some to defect from the VSCCA to competing sanctioning bodies such as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association or the Vintage Racing League or even the more well - known Sports Car Club of America.

The 1990s saw an explosion of motorcycle engines in kit cars and lightweight sports cars, but beyond a hardy few that trend has more recently made way for downsized turbocharged powerplants, such as those in the KTM X-Bow and Zenos E10 S.

Meanwhile, others have tried to muscle in on Porsche's territory with varying degrees of success, but as the originator of the species the «Cayenne Turbo» badge still holds more than a little cachet: sports car, off - roader, family wagon, luxury GT, its well - heeled aficionados would see it as all those things and more, while many of its detractors still struggle with that badge even appearing on the nose of such a vehicle.

Second, it signals the company's renewed determination to build serious sports cars as well as grand - touring machines such as the Coupe and the Quattroporte.

One can always find excuses, such as well - used tires or Rockingham's tight infield corners, but in the end the SLS didn't make the grade in this company because it's really a GT rather than a hard - core sports car.

Ultimately it's a GT car with sporting character rather than an ultra-sharp sports car, and is better driven as such, but its feel - good factor is pretty damn high.

In a decade or so, you'll need an autonomous car, bicycle or public transportation to make your urban commute, saving the driver - operated automobile for transportation in rural areas and between cities, and for sport, and for annual celebrations of our culture such as this event.

There are a few affordable sports cars, such as the Mazda MX - 5 and Volkswagen GTI but they're becoming increasingly hard to come by.

Toyota Supra had such competitors as Nissan Skyline GT - R / GT - S, Mitsubishi 3000GT / GTO, Dodge Stealth, Chevrolet Corvette, Honda / Acura NSX and other sport - cars of the mid-size class.

But with its new sports car, the SLS, the company is using words such as «superior,» «exemplary» and «unparalleled.»

«As with the CC100 Speedster Concept, many of the design cues visible in DP - 100, such as the light blade rear lamps, could also feed through into future sports cars that we'll launch in the offline world so the importance of this project should not be underestimated.&raquAs with the CC100 Speedster Concept, many of the design cues visible in DP - 100, such as the light blade rear lamps, could also feed through into future sports cars that we'll launch in the offline world so the importance of this project should not be underestimated.&raquas the light blade rear lamps, could also feed through into future sports cars that we'll launch in the offline world so the importance of this project should not be underestimated.»

Having won back to back in the years 1998 to 1999 against arguably more sophisticated race cars such as the BMW M3, Porsche 911, Ferrari 355, Toyota has proven that the SW20 chassis was competitive enough for top level sports car racing.

After sending out feelers to its clients, American Ferrari collector James Glickenhaus eventually agreed to back the project by commissioning his car as a modern homage to great Ferrari sports racing cars such as the 330 P3 / 4, 512 S, 312 P, and 333 SP on the last unregistered U.S. - spec Enzo chassis.

[38] Eligible for the GT1 category, the MC8 - R lacked pace against the new generation sports cars and homologation specials such as Porsche 911 GT1, but did compete alongside a similarly modified Toyota Supra.

While used at first in limited production and sports cars such as the 1925 Sunbeam 3 litre, Alfa Romeo is one of the twin cam's greatest proponents.

For $ 80k, a car enthusiast can find themselves in a superlative sports car, such as a BMW M4, or Porsche Cayman, and it's hard to imagine a track addict electing to drive a Civic — even the Type R — instead of a couple of the best sports cars to surface from Germany.

Surely, if a proper sports car such as a Porsche 911 doesn't require you to pull over for five minutes to set the car up for a mile or so of twisty road, then stop again for another five minutes to change everything back before joining a motorway, does the M5?

The high - profile sports car also utilizes a number of fuel - efficiency - enhancing technologies, such as auto start / stop that kicks in under moderate deceleration as you approach a stop.