Sentences with phrase «technological tour de force»

So it speaks well of this year's winning class that it spans an impressively diverse range, from a Japanese technological tour de force (admittedly a pricey proposition out of our personal reach) to a practical, all - electric American offering to a sub - $ 25,000 compact mainstay, not to mention two decidedly different apex stalkers from Germany and a refreshingly original and elegant Scandinavian.

Sequestered to the Japanese domestic market for its first five generations, the GT - R evolved from something of a three - quarter - scale muscle car to a singular technological tour de force.

After 20 years of hybrid sales, it's clear Toyota takes great pride in the Prius and the plug - in especially is a real technological tour de force.

But as well as being such a technological tour de force, sending a Tesla out into space was also a marketing masterstroke.

Consumer Reports magazine named Tesla's Model S the best overall new car for 2015, calling it a «technological tour de force.»

Damiano's device is a technological tour de force that diabetics and their families have been clamoring for, and researchers have been studying, for decades.

Conceived nearly three decades ago in the aftermath of Hubble's debut, Webb (like its predecessor) has long been intended as a technological tour de force that would make the next giant leap in our understanding of the universe.

In a technological tour de force, the probe will slowly approach the comet, then attempt to touch down and use harpoons to secure itself to the surface.

So it was a technological tour de force when Cohen's team at Genethon succeeded in mapping virtually the whole of chromosome 21 last year.

«What George's team has accomplished is a technological tour de force,» said Wyss Institute Founding Director Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. «By spotting incredibly subtle but incredibly important changes in gene expression and precisely defining their position inside the cell, they have helped open the door to a new age of cellular diagnostics.»

In what reviewers described as a «technological tour de force,» John R. Cirrito and David M. Holtzman of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis traced production of a destructive Alzheimer's protein, known as amyloid - beta (right), to the junctions between neurons called synapses.

In what reviewers described as a «technological tour de force,» John R. Cirrito and David M. Holtzman at Washington University School of Medicine traced production of the destructive Alzheimer protein, known as amyloid - beta, to the junctions between neurons called synapses and directly linked synaptic activity to amyloid - beta increases.

The technological tour de force that is the R35 GT - R comfortably became the performance yardstick in the alluringly accessible # 50k price bracket.

Doomed by its audacity and now largely forgotten, the Hotchkiss - Grégoire was a technological tour de force.

A fellow hybrid supercar, and technological tour de force, the all - wheel drive NSX carries a # 30k premium and flaunts the same supercar panache as the i8, although it's performance perhaps elevates the Honda out of the i8's territory.

Though LaFerrari remains the brand's technological tour de force, the tdf assumes a more analog approach through its holistic reconfiguring of vehicle dynamics, several of which trickled down from Ferrari's Formula 1 and GT racing programs.

Mercedes - Benz has pulled the wraps off of the 2014 S - class at a media presentation in Hamburg, Germany, revealing a technological tour de force that the firm hopes will continue the plush sedan's...

A technological tour de force that's also exciting to drive.

The new Porsche Panamera is a technological tour de force.

A technological tour de force, the Legend features a wide array of safety - enhancing driving aids.

An Executive Class rear seating with power deployable centre console, «Hot - stone» massage function with heated seats, Gesture sunblind that opens and closes at the occupant's hand movement, air cabin ionisation that cleanses and purifies the cabin air and Adaptive Cruise Control with Queue Assist make the Model Year 2018 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport a technological tour de force.

Introduced in 1999, the first - generation Insight was America's first hybrid vehicle and a technological tour de force with optimized aerodynamics and a lightweight aluminum structure.

It's still wonderfully comfortable though, and a technological tour de force.

A technological tour de force, and proof hybrid doesn't mean boring, the stunningly beautiful BMW i8 is a high performance plug - in hybrid GT car offering 357 horsepower and 420 ft - lbs of torque — from a 228 - horsepower, 1.5 - liter turbocharged three - cylinder engine and a 129 horsepower electric motor.

Mercedes - Benz has pulled the wraps off of the 2014 S - class at a media presentation in Hamburg, Germany, revealing a technological tour de force that the firm hopes will continue the plush sedan's traditional dominance at the top of the global luxury car market.

The engine is a technological tour de force, and among other features, for 2008 it has been upgraded to include variable exhaust timing.

If rear seat luxury and owning a technological tour de force is what is on your buying list, the S 350 d will be difficult to better.

As a testament to AMG's constant strive for perfection, the new C 450 AMG Sport is the technological tour de force you would expect it to be.

It was a technological tour de force at the time, featuring all - aluminum construction and everyday civility.

A technological tour de force, the S - Class Sedan represents the best of what Mercedes - Benz can do, right now, today.

The car we drove was a technological tour de force, featuring many optional features including the MMI Navigation plus with MMI touch infotainment system that includes Google Maps navigation, a rotary controller with a touch pad, and an 8.3 - inch high - resolution display on top of the center console.

From its phalanx of onboard safety features such as the Surround View camera and Road Departure Mitigation system, to the sophisticated all - wheel - drive hybrid model, Acura's RLX remains a technological tour de force.

Dearborn, Mich., Nov. 30, 2009 — The heart of every Mustang is its engine, and beneath the hood of the new 2011 Ford Mustang V - 6 beats a technological tour de force.

Having replaced the G37 sedan with the technological tour de force that is the Q50, Infiniti's next move is to inject style into its midsize luxury offerings.

That's not to say it's any less visually stunning or satisfying behind the wheel — Gran Turismo has long been a technological tour de force for Sony's hardware, and GT Sport carries on the brand's legacy for painstaking realism and attention to detail.

But that just scratches the surface of this technological tour de force.

There's no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is a technological tour de force, but then so is the extremely similar Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus - and that's a good bit cheaper too.

That's not to say it's any less visually stunning or satisfying behind the wheel — Gran Turismo has long been a technological tour de force for Sony's hardware, and GT Sport carries on the brand's legacy for painstaking realism and attention to detail.