Sentences with phrase «third generation car»

The new Hyundai Tucson is a third generation car globally.

The origins of the Camaro 1LE date back to 1988, when the package was first developed for the third generation car in order to make it more competitive in road racing efforts.

While the third generation car retains the original car's retro looks, the exaggerated styling is beginning to look a little cartoon - like.

The MINI's apparent growth isn't just a trick of design — in every direction the third generation car is bigger than its predecessor, which in turn was bigger than the 2001 model, which in turn dwarfed the 1959 original.

There's no three - door version of the Focus this time around — both the first and second generation Focus models came with three or five doors — but Ford has given the third generation car a coupe - like stance, which diminishes practicality.

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk admits the company is prepping for a third generation car model called as Model 3, for launch in 2016 and for sale in 2017.

But having sold a substantial 83,000 third generation cars in the UK last year and whopping 370,000 across Europe, Vauxhall also claims that it has worked hard to retain the aspects of the Corsa that buyers liked so much.

Not exact matches

Investors are betting that Tesla can expand sales from a projected 21,000 this year to well over 100,000 in three to four years when the company rolls out a lower - priced third - generation car.

He's committed to running the company at least through the projected ramp up in production of a third - generation car, which is at least three to four years away.

Tesla Motors confirmed late on Tuesday that its rumored third - generation car will be called, appropriately enough, the Model 3.

The third Cars movie finds Lightning McQueen facing a new generation of younger, faster and maybe even smarter racers — and wondering how he can keep up.

Near the end of the first generation, the Ford Mustang Mach 1 made 375 hp (gross) from its 429 cubic - inch V - 8 — substantially more power than any second - or third - generation car.

Published by Veloce and presented in paperback, the book features a foreword by third - gen MR2 chief engineer Tadashi Nakagawa, which is fascinating in itself - showing that Toyota was just as concerned about the third - generation car's weight as their colleagues over at Mazda are each time an MX - 5 debuts - and then moves into the history of Toyota and its sports cars.

The Audi RS4 Avant is now in its third generation, teaming naturally aspirated V8 power with estate car practicality

Looking even farther into the future, Von Holzhausen is most excited about the prospect of Tesla's third - generation car, which will, he says, «be an Audi A4, BMW 3 - Series, Volkswagen Jetta type of vehicle that will offer everything: range, affordability, and performance.

Lesnik quickly assured us that the new third - generation CLS and AMG GT 4 - Door are «completely different cars» despite both being based on the same MRA platform component set.

This is combined with a more upright tailgate to create a silhouette more akin to rivals like the VW Golf and Peugeot 308, rather than the more MPV - like shape of the third - generation car.

The design of the third - generation CLS - Class looks smooth, too; with the organic, minimalist side surfacing, it's easily the most handsome of the three generations of this car and maybe the best looking four - door with a fast coupe - like roofline on the market.

This third - generation car pushes even more, swapping quirkiness for sexiness.

The car also has GM's third - generation Magnetic Ride Control with 40 percent faster response time and a new twin - wire, dual - coil damper providing 40 percent more control, according to Cadillac.

How It Drives The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

The third - generation car, the LP500S, bowed in 1982 with the same slightly taller body found on later LP400S models, which helped make room for a 4.8 - liter V - 12.

DEARBORN, MI — Driving enthusiasts who couldn't understand why Ford never brought either the first - or second - generation Focus RS to the U.S. will be consoled by news today from Ford: The all - new third - generation car comes to the U.S. sometime next year.

Third - generation IGBTs now in use for hybrids and electric cars are fast - acting, rugged, and affordable.

Visually speaking, the Group N spec car is bodied as an older, third - generation WRX.

The new Mazda6 / Atenza is the third generation of the car.

But times have changed, and the third generation of the modern Mini now faces more competition than ever from a plethora of premium small cars.

The sporty, tight - handling performance that's defined the modern Mini is still going strong in this third - generation car, but the overall driving experience is more refined than in previous versions of the Hardtop.

Speaking to MX - 5 programme chief Nobuhiro Yamamoto at the New York show, he revealed that the difference between soft and hard tops would be slightly greater than it was with the third - generation car (around 40 kg).

Undercutting the Toyota Prius in manufacturer's list price didn't work very well for the second - generation dedicated Honda hybrid, so for the third - generation model, the car goes upscale.

Most of the changes in the third - generation car come beneath the fiberglass skin, and they are not always good.

For the all - new 2015 car, the third - generation Fit, Honda has pulled off some magic worthy of David Blaine.

The third generation Renaultsport Mégane has remained an evo favourite throughout its lengthy lifespan and now, after years in production, the last car has rolled off the line in Palencia, Spain.

So it's amazing that rivals have taken over a decade to respond, even as the third - generation RS6 firmly makes its own mark on the performance car landscape.

Now in its third generation, the latest car sticks firmly to its low cost and lightweight roots, but the adoption of the 138bhp 1.4 - litre turbocharged engine from the Vitara S promises a significant boost in performance.

Slap a Monroney sticker on the third - generation Mazda RX - 7, and it would fly out of a new - car showroom.

In 1984 the Celica badging disappeared from the Supra, and the third - generation 1986 1/2 car became a unique nameplate when the Celica went front - wheel drive.

The super-stiff, ultra-light chassis — known internally as the FD3S, which is why the faithful refer to the third - generation car as the FD — was as impressive as the drivetrain.

The clamshell hood, which had disappeared in the third - generation car, is back, and the engine intake scoop in the hood is larger.

A Volkswagen / Stanford University team, one of the few to complete the 2007 DARPA contest, built their third - generation «Junior» autonomous car not long ago, and General Motors plans to start field testing its EN - V concept, a two - seater that looks like the scuttlebug robot pod of your worst nightmare, in the next few years.

With the new, third - generation Prius, Toyota is aiming to broaden the car's appeal beyond the green set.

The third generation of the car launched with the 2014 model year.

It remained in the compact car category until its third generation launched in 2001.

So here we are a decade later and the Fit is in its third generation and I've just spent a week driving one, this time with a 6 - speed manual, all the better to take full advantage of what the car's 1.5 - liter four - cylinder engine provides.

«I'll agree with my colleagues that the car's navigation and iPod interface are top - notch, but here's one quandary: I couldn't find how to get the stereo to shuffle songs on my third - generation iPod Nano.

Having in mind that the world of luxury cars is back on the track, Bentley decided to give Continental GT a well - deserved third - generation.

And for the third generation of the TT, the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group provides a body kit that makes this sports car look good from any angle, too.

Third generation V70s are available with the BLIS blind - spot sensor system, which can detect a vehicle otherwise hidden from a driver's view because of its position just off to one side of the car.

Moving to its third generation, the car has adopted a very mature design that makes it look typically European.

Audi has previewed its new third - generation TT coupe in a series of official sketches, revealing a car that continues to draw heavily on the original Bauhaus - inspired design of the original model launched in 1998.