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Uniquely numbered and strictly limited to 25 examples, «Mini Remastered, Inspired by Café Racers» offers a higher level of exclusivity than the standard car with soft tabac and chalk leathers, chrome details and an exclusive latte cream and arabica brown exterior paint finish.

The RF is quieter than the soft top, making long trips infinitely more bearable, and it somehow manages to be even more handsome than the standard car with its roof down.

Not exact matches

At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent driver background checks, rider safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's drivers.

Earlier this year at a testing laboratory recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency, a car fitted with the system emitted significantly less pollution than the standards the US intends to impose in 2004.

There are also a few cameos from Nick's friends — Ray Winstone (who starred in the video for «Jubilee Street»), Kylie Minogue and Blixa Bargeld (longtime guitarist for the Bad Seeds) explaining why he left the group in 2003 after 20 years with the band — who appear as hallucinations in the passenger seat of his car, rather than through a standard interview segment.

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.

We'll have to wait until we get to have a go to see if these upgrades make the i3s any more fun to drive than the standard i3, but with the increased popularity of electric cars and the advancement in battery technology, this might be the first look at what we can expect from a hot hatch of the future.

When the car goes on sale in May, it likely will cost slightly more than the current 330i's base price of $ 36,395, albeit with more standard equipment.

The Maybach doesn't look wildly different than a standard S - Class, but its sheer size combines with the extra chrome trim and massive wheels to impart the car with a real presence.

The Volkswagen Golf R's visual transformation begins with a sport suspension, dropping the car 0.2 inch lower than a GTI and 0.8 inch lower than a standard Golf.

The man with the fastest name ever, Max Venturi (Lambo's test driver) wasn't surprised that the SV was almost 4sec quicker than the standard car but the 1.21.3 lap is even more impressive when you consider the only cars ahead of it are the Gumpert Apollo (effectively a race car) and the super-lightweights.

A handful of road trips in the Maxima the last couple of months sharpened our view of what, exactly, this car is: a comfortable V -6-powered semi-premium midsize sedan with a stiffer - than - standard suspension (thus «SR» for Sport Rally).

A true page out of the traditional Ferrari history book, the 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB / C Speciale contains within a 320 - hp (70 hp more than the standard GTB road car), 3.3 - liter dry - sump V - 12 engine with six Weber 38 DCN carburetors, mated to a five - speed manual transaxle transmission.

While Goodwood features concours level classic cars and the best hill - climbing machines, South Africa's event features an eclectic gathering of cars, even by South African standards, and allows local grassroots racers to mix it up with well - funded pros and amateurs that bring heavy hardware such as the 1989 Dallara Fomula 1 car that won King of the Hill after wrangling up the 1.18 - mile course in just 37 seconds or the R32 1993 Nissan GT - R that was less than three seconds off the Ford - powered F1 racer's pace.

Research showed that more expensive cars fared no better than commodity cars, and in some cases as with the Honda Accord with standard halogens, they fared even better than say, a Cadillac ATS or Mercedes - Benz C - Class with advanced lighting packages.

With a wheelbase 5.9 inches longer than normal cars, the 4S Executive and Turbo Executive provide an additional 4.7 inches of rear legroom and more standard equipment.

Like the standard Fiesta, the rest of the ST's interior is a vast improvement over the old car's, with more soft touch plastics than you can shake a stick at and a dash layout that looks classier and is far easier to operate.

The headlights and tail lights (halogen headlights are standard, but LEDs are widely available) are slimmer than before and the grille larger, while the bonnet features a more pronounced slope - something that, together with larger wheel arches and a longer wheelbase than before, gives the car a more balanced appearance.

Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar sports cars are judged.

With an extra 49bhp over the 488 GTB, the 488 Pista boasts a larger increase in power over the standard car than any of the 360 -, 430 - and 458 - based «specials».

It burbles and snarls with far more aggression than the standard car, although not so loud as to muffle the whooshing and hissing of the turbocharger up front.

Other than standard maintenance this car is road worthy with 164,000 miles.

The M3 with the Competition Package gets 444bhp, 19bhp more than the standard car while torque remains the same.

An erratic student and college dropout with a flair for writing, the young Davis went on — in a life as rich with adventure and reward as it was with heartbreak and misfortune — to redefine the American car magazine, ushering in standards of literary quality that had been sorely absent while in the process creating a larger - than - life persona for himself so distinct that it often obscured the man behind it.

With a custom body by Bertone and a wonderful history, this car sold for maybe a couple million more than a standard 250 GT SWB.

This more exotic engine puts out 526bhp and 429 lb ft of torque, an extra 116bhp more than the standard car's V8 and with only 0.2 - litres more.

Once again we begin with the standard car, and once again it more than upholds Renaultsport's reputation: the Mégane's trademark rapid - but - measured steering response, strong initial turn - in grip and rear - end stability being the stand - out qualities.

«The staggering way the GT - R gains speed is still mentally hard to process, but with the huge increase in body control there is less squat under acceleration than with the standard car, so it actually feels slightly less intimidating because you feel in sharper control.»

But, when you consider that a standard Exige kitted - out with the sports seats, up - rated brakes, exhaust, Ohlins suspension, air - conditioning and other goodies costs at least # 36,000, a further # 8K seems more than reasonable for what is one of the quickest, rarest and most accomplished cars Lotus has ever built.

Yes, the system does work, but setting it in motion requires precise positioning and a series of on - screen commands, and it ends up taking far longer than simply parking the car yourself (particularly with the LS460L's standard rearview camera and best - in - class turning circle).

Power is unchanged but there are gains in fuel economy and fewer emissions, with the car now claimed to be capable of delivering 33.6 mpg on the standard EU test when working with the now - standard seven - speed twin - clutch transmission — nearly 5mpg better than before.

Inside, the Recaro seats, standard, are superb — thin and light as you would expect in a performance car «looking after» its weight (4,148 pounds with the automatic in convertible form, 200 pounds lighter than its predecessor), but comfortable and supportive even after a long day in the cockpit.

It was a bit of a bugger at slow speed because there was a fair amount of Steering resistance and of course the steering wheel itself is a fair bit smaller than on a Car designed with standard steering.

Even on the standard V - 6 Camaro, it wails not unlike the F - Type S. It's a very distinctive war cry, hitting a raucous tonality more in line with classic six - cylinder sports cars of yore than modern V - 6s.

Saddled with standard 4Matic all - wheel drive, however, the car weighs some 300 pounds more than the C250.

At a little short of # 38k the Nismo Z is a big chunk more money than the car on which it's based, but the fact a standard Z represents great value compared with a GT86 distorts the picture slightly.

They will be offered exclusively to Porsche Club of America members, with each car painted in «Club Blau» and commanding a price of $ 136,060 — roughly $ 20,000 more than the standard car.

It all means the M4 GTS should be a much more aggressive car in dynamic terms than a standard M4, with a wide range of adjustment to allow owners to tweak their cars for specific circuits and road use.

The now five - door - only bodywork, shared with the standard car, is over-complex and looks more like a demonstration of VW's latest metal stamping techniques than an actual production car.

In combination with the smooth, quick - shifting dual - clutch transmission, the smaller, torquier engine actually makes the Eco model feel peppier than the standard car, both when accelerating from a stoplight and while passing or merging at highway speeds.

Its front axle responds instantaneously to steering inputs — incidentally the steering feels much more direct and communicative here than it does in the standard car — and it holds a line with real resilience and barely a trace of understeer.

Less than we were expecting, but the sensation of speed from behind a tiny fly - screen is likely to be dramatic enough, and as we're aware from the standard car, higher speeds only invite an extra battle with your neck muscles and a greater challenge for the brakes acting on the skinny front tyres.

Luckily the VW dealer traced the fault on my car to the locking mechanism in the drivers door so only required 2 days with it, and immediately upon getting back into its drivers seat on Tuesday evening, it was clear that the GTI rides with a lot more sophistication than the standard car.

Of course, the GT4 is a stiffer - sprung car than the standard models, which gives it even tauter body control and roll resistance, but in proper Porsche Motorsport tradition is also rides a bumpy road surface with abundant damping quality.

It may not be outright beautiful by conventional standards, but it does look breathtakingly different: the radically aggressive, big - mouth front end vacates fast lanes more promptly than a cop car with siren wailing and lights blazing.

Bluetooth connectivity isn't standard — surprising for a car that starts at more than $ 40,000 — but it's included with the optional Display Audio and navigation systems.

BBR has in the past been sparing with bodywork modifications, but the concept car pictured features a deeper front spoiler and sills than standard as well as a dainty bootlid spoiler (below which is the daintiest diffuser that ever was).

BMW claims that a CFRP bonnet and lightweight front seats have reduced the kerbweight to 1580 kg, around 45 kg less than the standard M3 four - door M3, and a saving of around 70 kg compared to a standard car with the same specification.

Then came softening in 2008 as luxury - car sales suffered from the economic downturn, and 2009 and 2010 were positively dreadful by modern Bentley standards, with fewer than 8,500 deliveries over the course of two years.

It is the task of PHMSA's inspection and enforcement staff to determine compliance with the safety and training standards by inspecting entities that offer hazardous materials for transportation; and that manufacture, re-qualify, rebuild, repair, recondition, or retest packaging (other than cargo tanks and tank cars) used to transport hazardous materials.