Sentences with phrase «than a sports car»

More of a GT car than a sports car.

To reduce rates significantly, you can opt to buy a smaller and simpler car rather than the sports car your teen wants.

At the same time, it promises off - road capability and offers much more cabin space than its sports car siblings.

And cars with less horsepower are generally cheaper to insure than sports cars that are designed for speed, due to the resulting insurance claims.

Part of the appeal of a hot hatch is that they are generally more practical, cheaper to run and (sometimes) more discreet than their sports car counterparts.

The suspension in particular feels more SUV than sports car, leaning over and making the outside wheels in the turns bear much of the burden.

In other words, purchasing a small car will definitely be a smarter choice than sports car for young drivers.

This is a sport mode on a luxury crossover rather than a sports car, so it's not all about raw power.

It's better to drive a safe car than a sports car.

It is almost universally known that as a general rule, sedans cost less to insure than sports cars.

The 2018 Audi RS 5 Coupe is more of a grand tourer than a sports car, but it still looks fantastic, packs plenty of power, and growls like an angry bear if you put your foot down.

It's sharper to drive than the standard GLC, but remains more of a comfortable and refined cruiser than a sports car.

The whole concept of the SQ7 is a dichotomy; it wants to be heavy, high - riding SUV that can drive like a performance car, and a diesel powered off - roader that can accelerate faster than a sports car.

The reason might be that the RX style is more luxurious than sporty (and luxury vehicles tend to age better than sport cars).

«The Lagonda brand would allow us to develop cars which can have a different character than a sports car,» said CEO Ulrich Bez in a statement back in 2009.

I could just as well study auto safety and come to the conclusion that station wagons are safer than sports cars because fewer people die in station wagon accidents than in sports car accidents.

Of course, how small the system really feels will relate to the type of car you have — an SUV will feel like it takes up less room than a sports car will, but you will be able to get it into both, which should tell you all you need to know.

It's far more commuter than sports car and is on par with other plug - in hybrids that have added bigger batteries to their regular hybrid models for longer EV stints.

+ Fun, eager personality + Unbeatable excitement per dollar + More practical than any sports car — Awkward driving position — Bouncy ride — Cramped interior

It's more race car than sports car in character; feel and finesse take a back seat to outright performance.

Although it sits 0.9 - inch lower than its siblings, the 63.0 - inch - tall Macan GTS still sits several inches higher than performance - oriented offerings like the Mercedes - AMG E43 and Ford Mustang, and a foot or so higher than sports cars like the 911.

After two years of meager fiscal returns and the expense of re-engineering the Classic for 1963, American Motors likely viewed redesigning the Ambassador for 1964 a much more sound investment than a sports car.

Because the five - speed in the regular 911 was too fragile for the Turbo, Porsche opted for a four - speed manual with long throws that seem more appropriate for a school bus than a sports car.

The Q7 is more family luxury utility than sports car, but you'll find little to quibble with when it's equipped with the 333 - hp supercharged V6.

It brings a more compliant ride and also a quieter ride... It fits somewhere in the range of someone who wants more of a GT [Grand Tourer] than a sports car with that European touch.

Sporty Coupes are much more than sports car wanabes.

Far from leading a pampered life, it's lived a hard 25 years and seen more miles than any sports car should.

While we were desensitized to the idea of anything other than a sports car wearing the Porsche crest after the success of the Cayenne, others were still somewhat less than convinced.

The Civic Si continues to feel more like a Civic than a sports car when it comes to refinement and luxury — in a good way.

Add a few thousand dollars» worth of turbochargers to Honda's small but highly efficient four - cylinder, 127 - horsepower VTEC engine, and the Civic becomes a bang - for - the - buck performance machine that can give V - 8s a run for their money - and still qualify for far lower insurance premiums than a sports car.

Nissan also paid very close attention to the aerodynamic shape of the new Versa Note and is quick to point out that its coefficient of drag is only.298, which is lower than some sports cars.

Once again, generally speaking, this is because sedans are less likely to produce an insurance claim than sports cars, from theft or a car accident or any other type of claim event.

Treat it as a stylish cruiser rather than a sports car (the SLC 43 exists to fulfil that role) and you'll be happy enough.

Now that I've spent a bit more time with the S5, I can say that I like the car more than before but it still comes off as more of a cruiser than a sports car.

The CLA 45 AMG isn't for the faint - hearted: its engine has been tuned to deliver 376bhp and its 0 - 62mph time of 4.2 seconds is faster than some sports cars that cost twice as much — an Aston Martin V8 Vantage takes longer to do 0 - 62mph, for example.

It was, admittedly, more of a grand tourer than a sports car.

Track Trim What's better than a sports car?

It has more cargo space than a sports car... It corners well... Acceleration performance is excellent.

On the road, at first, the DB9 comes across as far more of a gran touring car than a sports car.

However, it remains a GT rather than a sports car, feeling more like a successor to the fine Mercedes SL55 AMG than a direct rival for the Aston and Porsche.

In short, it does exactly what it says on the Pininfarina - sculpted tin; it's a GT rather than a sports car, and that's no bad thing.

The brakes are strong, though as you might expect, the pedal feel is luxury car rather than sports car.

Honda is one of the last mainstream automakers to offer a coupe that is just a two - door version of a regular car, rather than a sports car.

Except the trouble here is that the 1's pseudo-sedan looks fool you into thinking it's just a poor - man's 3 - series rather than a sports car.

But the «Vette is more of a muscle car than a sports car.

The engine range is decent, but the Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet is a cruiser rather than a sports car

The steering felt properly weighted (once up to speed) and direct, while the brakes were strong, though the pedal feel was more luxury car than sports car.

Some might argue the Nissan GT - R is more a grand touring car than a sports car, but given the way it goes, calling Nissan's supercar a grand tourer is something of an insult.

The Bad Despite its svelte styling, the hefty front - wheel - drive Eclipse is more of a sporty car than a sports car.

Despite its svelte styling, the hefty front - wheel - drive Eclipse is more of a sporty car than a sports car.