Sentences with phrase «than a production model»

While there were a handful of modifications carried out to make the rally version more aerodynamic and lighter than the production model, it also benefited from an uprated engine producing around 228bhp.

The svelte weight even accounts for the wider frame of 1,820 mm (71.65 inches), which is around 138 mm (5.43 inches) wider than the production model.

The R8 GT produces even more downforce when driven fast than the production model — without any increase in the Cd value (0.36) or frontal area (1.99 m2)(21.42 sq ft).

That gives the impression it would fare better off - road than the production model thanks to the greater departure angle.

Some of the parts were replaced with lighter material, making the car more powerful and improved aerodynamics than the production model.

The 2018 Lexus LC500 is a stunningly beautiful coupe that looks more like a concept car than a production model.

Will you care that the concept version looks better than the production model?

The Concept was significantly more wild and futuristic than the production model it spawned.

The automaker believes that it is far better - and certainly less costly - to have the public give a thumbs down to a concept car than a production model.

DETROIT - General Motors will ask consumers to serve as judge and jury over nine vehicles that are scheduled to be unveiled on the 2000 auto - show circuit starting in January.The automaker believes that it is far better - and certainly less costly - to have the public give a thumbs down to a concept car than a production model.

With the standard RS sport suspension, the new Audi RS 5 Coupé sits much lower than the production model.

Not exact matches

Tesla's future as a mass - market carmaker hinges on efficient, automated production of the Model 3, which more than 400,000 people have already reserved, paying $ 1,000 refundable fees to do so.

Tesla posted a narrower - than - expected on Wednesday as the electric car maker made gains in Model 3 production in April.

Tesla on Wednesday reported a smaller loss than analysts had expected during the first quarter even as it ramped up production of its Model 3 sedan.

Church concedes that MacroFab charges more per unit than overseas manufacturers, but his model allows for production runs of as few as one unit.

The stock has lost more than a quarter of its value since touching a high of $ 389.61 in September, mainly due to reports of bottlenecks around its Model 3 production.

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

The Ford spokesman declined to give the model's anticipated production volume or describe the model other than to say it is an SUV.

Musk recently said, more than once, that trying to ramp production of the mass market Model 3 is a living «hell», and lately, he has been sleeping on a couch at the Tesla manufacturing plant — when sleeping at all.

«As a result of the significant growth in our production rate, we made as many Model 3s since December 9th as we did in the more than four months of Model 3 production up to that point.»

He will give the first - ever look inside the Model 3 production line and explain why its production delays have been worse than expected.

Wilson sees AGNORA, which exports more than 80 % of its production to the US, as a custom builder, so the business model has to be different.

The company had originally set out to deliver between 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year but later reduced its guidance to 79,000 after experiencing less than expected deliveries in the past quarter as a result of Model X production delays.

In October 2016, Tesla announced that all vehicles in production, as well as the forthcoming Model 3, will be built with an updated hardware suite, equipping each Tesla with the hardware needed for full self - driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver.

But for a huge media conglomerate like Disney, even that kind of success isn't enough, especially when Disney knew that a licensing model would mean higher margins and less risk than running an internally - funded effort that shoulders responsibility for marketing, distribution, toy production, physical inventory, and a 300 - person game development studio.

There are plans to shift Ethereum production to a proof of stake model, which should be more environmentally friendly than mining.

The production came across as a model of how to do business in a way that embraces the community rather than just using it as a backdrop.

-- conception of new models of industrial production placing technology at the service of labour rather than simply accumulation

Recently, additional ozone production mechanisms have been proposed to resolve the ozone deficit problem, which arises from greater ozone destruction than production in several photochemical models of the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere.

Algae production consumes more energy, has higher greenhouse gas emissions and uses more water than other biofuel sources, like corn, switch grass and canola, Clarens and his colleagues found by using a statistical model to compare growth data of algae with conventional crops.

By testing their model against historical data, they found their production forecasts were more accurate than those of both peak oilers, who are traditionally too pessimistic, and authorities such as the US Energy Information Administration, which is generally far too optimistic.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

Total H2 production occurring beneath the oceans is at least an order of magnitude larger than production occurring under continents, the model suggests.

An analysis of GOME - 2 data published in April suggests that carbon - cycle models underestimate peak photosynthetic output by as much as 50 — 75 % in parts of India, China and the African Sahel, and by 40 — 60 % in the «corn belt» of the US Midwest, which accounts for more than 40 % of the world's maize (corn) production (L. Guanter et al..

They used the model to estimate stress changes induced in the area by two wastewater injection wells and the more than 70 production wells that remove both natural gas and significant volumes of salty water known as brine.

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has now successfully helped more than one project earn over $ 1 million, turning the traditional model of media production on its ear.

The carbon majors are defined as fossil fuel production entities and cement manufacturers that produced more than ≥ 8 million tonnes carbon per year (MtC / y), while the total human attribution case refers to all relevant human activities that have been measured and used in climate assessment model scenarios that influence climate change.

If only it helped us, too, but matters of Heaven and Hell are used for no other purpose than to justify a production design for the ship modeled after the spires and stained glass of Notre Dame.

One is advocacy and agitation; the other is demonstration, the production of «proof points» that new models can work better than the status quo.

The latter lifts the M3's standard 425bhp output to 444bhp, with a healthy torque output of 406 lb ft.. While top speed remains limited to 155mph, it's enough to launch the M DCT model to 62mph in four seconds flat, or a tenth quicker than the regular production car.

Mercedes offered the first supercharged production models in 1921 with 60 percent more power than the cars» normally aspirated counterparts.

Newer (lets say 15 years or newer so we are talking about 1996 + which should have ODB2) Pros OEM Parts Availability More Cars in Junk Yard to pull parts from (dependent on production numbers, but still more than older models) Less wear and tear ODB2...

GM will spend $ 1 billion over the next five years to ramp up production, looking to more than double output to 230,000 units annually at its St. Petersburg plant, where it builds Chevrolet Cruze sedans and Opel models.

More than just being a design indulgenc, however, the e-tron Vision Gran Turismo might give us an insight into the future of Audi design - specifically that to be used on Audi's second bespoke e-tron production model, the «GT» that's due to reach showrooms in 2020.

This isn't the first time Audi has extended the TT's features to a form other than that of the traditional coupe, but the production - ready look of the concept and Audi's recent suggestions that other models could be added to the TT line means a car like the TT Sportback could be quite close to reality.

Hyundai previously showed the far wilder, sportier HND - 9 concept to preview the idea of a «classic premium sports coupe,» but the Vision G Coupe looks much closer to a production model than that flashy show car.

The problem is, Tesla also recently told investors that by the end of next month, it expects to more than double Model 3 production.

Although the new Tiguan has already been on sale in Europe for more than a year, we've had to wait patiently for Volkswagen to kick off production of the long - wheelbase model, known abroad as the Tiguan Allspace, as the standard - wheelbase variant was not intended for North American consumption.

Unlike the concept, which featured functional fender - mounted portholes, the production model's nonfunctional holes serve no purpose other than getting faithful retirees to reminisce about their old ’63 Electra 225.

The ALL4 Clubman will supposedly retail for right around $ 1,500 more than the front - wheel - drive model, and will enter production in March of next year.