Sentences with phrase «than the sports car»

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

More of a GT car than a sports car.

«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.

But the «Vette is more of a muscle car 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

There's no getting away from the fact that it's more of a GT than a sports car, but to criticise it for that would be to miss the point.

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.

It encompasses all sorts of outstanding stunts and achievements over the years: towing trains, scaling dam walls, tackling giant speed bumps and racing 999 steps up a mountainside in an SUV that's faster than a sports car.

It came across as more of a muscle car than a sports car.

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.

It's more tourer than sports car, for a start, and given its dimensions it arguably should skew a little more towards sports / agility than it does.

Track Trim What's better than a sports car?

The Series II is best had with the Dynamic Package, but best driven like a luxury car rather 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.

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

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.

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

Not exact matches

But paying customers are supporting Tesla through its production struggle: They've put down more than $ 850 million in deposits for vehicles including the Semi truck and Roadster sports car Musk showed off in November.

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or «GT» cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

Maybe, but there is a reason that Porsche makes and sells more Cayennes than its infamous sports car.

Taking a leaf out of Tesla's «how not to» book, the phrase leads Volvo customers into believing that the car sports more autonomy than it really does.

Despite the expected decline in sales, auto makers are likely to sell at least 50,000 more sport utility vehicles, mini-vans and pickups than they did last year, while car sales will likely drop by 250,000 this year, Merlis predicted.

Being one of the most liberal areas in the U.S. — there were more than a few cars sporting «Bernie Sanders 2016 ″ bumper stickers — the discussion revolved around climate change and the environmental impact of the tarsands.

First off the mark is Tesla [TSLA - NASDAQ], a fledgling California - based company that has grown from a niche manufacturer of an electric sports car to the largest North American auto manu - facturer, by market capitalization, in less than 10 years.