Sentences with phrase «than the saloon»

In fact, with the estate version weighing just 115 kg more than the saloon, you'd be hard - pressed to notice any difference at the wheel.

The look is completed with a ride height that's 15 mm lower than the saloon's, with 17 - inch alloy wheels as standard.

The only disappointment is that the coupe is actually slightly heavier than the saloon it shares much of its structure with — and this hurts its agility somewhat.

Its boot can carry taller items than a saloon's, but you do need to negotiate a narrow boot opening to get items in.

You could also argue it's better - looking than the saloon, but it's also around # 1,500 more expensive.

Tends to drive better than the saloon for some reason and is a great combination of blistering speed and practicality.

The words «Mercedes» and «Coupe» normally set insurance firms on edge, more so than the saloon versions.

The car is 123 mm longer than before (143 mm with the more pronounced bumpers of the AMG Line models), 74 mm wider, and has both a wider track (wider even than the E-class saloon and estate) and a longer wheelbase (albeit shorter than the saloon / estate, at 2873 mm to 2939 mm).

The S - Class Cabriolet and Coupe models are built on a slightly shorter platform than their saloon sister cars, but they're still an imposing sight at 5,027 mm long and 2,108 mm between the door mirror tips.

While looks are subjective, we'd argue the A6 Avant is even more handsome than the saloon, with sharp lines and contemporary features like LED lighting and tailpipes integrated into the rear bumper.

Although the coupe is a little more expensive than the saloon, its extra style and more cosseting nature seems worth the extra outlay.

The kerb weight is different, i.e. 40 kg more for the Station Wagon than the saloon for the same equipment and engine version.

Poised to rival the BMW X1 and the Audi Q3, the E-Pace is expected to become Jaguar's biggest - selling model and result in the fast - growing firm selling more SUVs than saloon and sports cars combined.

It has a more limited engine range than the saloon and Touring models, it doesn't drive as tidily and it's more expensive to boot, if you'll forgive the pun.

Wheels are 5 - spoke 19 - inchers, CO2 emissions for the S6's Avant version are, strangely, 1g / km higher than the saloon's and the S7's which unfortunately tips it into the highest tax bracket.

It was a move that gave Nissan an edge as car makers woke up to the realisation that car buyers wanted something a bit higher riding and a bit more butch than a saloon car to ride around, leaving other car makers hustling to catch up with Nissan's Crossover jump.

At the moment, I think anyone from the «B» team will do better than that saloon guy, the German snail and that French rastterferian (Flamini).

New Coupe should offer a slightly sportier driving experience than the saloon; AMG model to follow

This could point towards the next generation CLA being more coupe than saloon when it is reinvented towards the end of this decade, and more in tune with the upcoming CLS which should envision Mercedes - Benz» next generation four - door coupe design language.

Raised, the three - layer acoustic hood does a highly impressive job of cocooning you, achieving noise levels scarcely louder than the saloon's.

The Cabriolet seems to have an even healthier appetite for super unleaded than the saloon, too, averaging around 15mpg in my hands (our long - term RS4 saloon manages around the 20mpg mark), and there's yet another unwelcome side effect to the decapitation in that, with the roof up (which, let's be honest, is how it will spend most of its time), less of the thrilling V8 growl makes its way into the cabin due to all the extra sound - deadening in the roof and rear deck.

The C63 Coupe's new suspension settings definitely make it a little tauter than the saloon (although that's due to get the settings too), with the whole chassis working and responding as one, yet it still has a wonderfully easy demeanour.

The interior looks to be finished to an even higher standard than the saloon.

It's perhaps not the most subtle getaway car but should you need an emergency start it possesses a 0 - 60 time of 4.6 sec (0.2 sec slower than the saloon) and its top speed is limited to 186mph.

It hasn't quite got the control of an E63 AMG, nor the sharpness of steering response, and it's a slightly less aggressive proposition than the saloon version.

The idea behind the design was similar to an estate — a top - hinged tailgate set at a jaunty angle to provide a stylish look and also, more versatility than a saloon.

It purports to be an alternative take on the compact executive recipe — firstly by offering a hatchback, rather than saloon, body style — and takes on the likes of the Mercedes C - Class, BMW 3 Series, Jaguar XE and Audi A4.

At 4,955 mm in length, the XF Sportbrake is only 1 mm longer than the saloon and 22 mm longer than the Mercedes E-Class Estate.

The estate is marginally bigger than the saloon, at 4,702 mm versus 4,686 mm long and 1,457 mm tall compared to 1,442 mm, but other than that they're largely identical in terms of measurements (the estate has slightly narrower track widths).

The entry - model is the $ 232,500 3.0 - litre V6 Panamera 4, which is $ 7300 more than its saloon equivalent.

It has fewer direct rivals than its saloon brother, though both take on the Audi S6 in its various forms.

But there will be changes under the skin too, with a suspension lowered and tuned for even more sportiness than the saloon (no doubt to the detriment of the ride), sharper steering and wider tyres.

The BMW 3 Series GT feels more luxurious inside than the saloon thanks to its extra passenger space and raised seats, which give all passengers a better view out and make the GT easier to get in and out of.

As you'd expect, the roofline on the Coupe is far more sloping than the saloon (such a shock) and there's a new back - end treatment including what appears to be a fixed spoiler on the boot and quad tail pipes.

By their very nature, big four - door coupes are less practical than the saloon models on which they are based.

It rides lower to the ground than the saloon, but the coupé's rather numb steering and body lean mean there's little enjoyment in flinging it around tight bends.

But at 4,500 mm in length, it's shorter than the S90, and also has a 320 mm shorter wheelbase than the saloon.

Engines are minutely less efficient than the saloon, due to the slight kerbweight increase and the drag coefficent dropping from 0.22 to 0.26 Cd.

With a silhouette similar to that of the E-Class Coupe, the E-Class Cabriolet sits 15 millimetres lower than the saloon, and the top can be fully opened and closed in 20 seconds when travelling at speeds up to 50 km / h.

The 63 AMG Shooting Brake is 85 kg heavier than its saloon sister, and 10 kg heavier than the considerably more spacious E63 CLS Wagon.

The estate is arguably more handsome than the saloon, while the upgrade to Alltrack spec looks smart.

The Avant is only slightly more expensive than the saloon, just as talented and inevitably more spacious.

Land Rover is apparently aiming the Road Rover at wealthy, luxury - hungry markets like China and California, and intends to build it with enough luxury and technology to rival the Mercedes S - Class, although Autocar's renders see it more as an SUV than a saloon.

Although experts have yet to publish figures for the latest model, the previous E-Class Coupe retained its value slightly better than the saloon — largely because secondhand demand was higher.

The Avant version of the A4 is actually shorter than the saloon — only by 1 mm, though — and 7 mm higher.

At 565 litres, the XF Sportbrake offers only 25 litres more than the saloon, but the space is more usable due to its square shape.

Ultimately I am more interested in a 911 than a saloon, but if it had to be a saloon I'd very seriously consider a Tesla over all it's competitors.

But then, even though the S - Class Coupe is a sharper drive than the saloon, it's still not really supposed to be a sports car.