Sentences with phrase «top performance car»

In fact, it's hard to think of an open - top performance car with such a broad set of abilities — and such entertaining qualities.

BMW AG's new U.S. subscription pilot will put drivers into the brand's top performance cars for as much as $ 3,700 a month as the German automaker tests a new ownership model with its most exclusive customers.

Once purely the testbed for developmental work, the Ring has gone on to become an automotive benchmark by which potential buyers of the planet's top performance cars judge those products.

The 2011 Le Mans 24 hour race means a huge pilgrimage for top performance cars.

According to Swingle, «Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires have been fitted for some of the top performance cars in Europe, and will make their mass - market North American debut on Mustang GT.»

Not exact matches

Already the world's largest car market, China is projected to become the top market for luxury vehicles by 2020, according to L2, a U.S. business intelligence firm that tracks the digital performance of consumer brands.

Honda does seem to have been getting on top of things in recent races, so it'll hopefully give us an idea of just how much this upgrade improves the cars performance at a power circuit like Spa.

Called the «power rankings `, a team of experts aims to rank the top - 10 drivers from each weekend based purely on individual performance, regardless of which car they're in.

He also suggested that manufacturers will now be able to join the LMP1 category without having to build a hybrid car, and that hybrids and non-hybrids will be equalised to the same levels of performance to make the top class more competitive.

In addition, they have served historically as testbeds for new automotive technology, the place where top - notch performance fosters wider public acceptance of the technology to be found eventually in consumer cars.

Spielberg's precise pacing takes Lucas's obstacle - around - every - corner script and Harrison Ford's top - of - his - game performance and turns it into a rollicking good time culminating in the iconic mine car race.

We could also see a stunning two - plus - two proportioned like a famous art deco car, a super-long-wheelbase two - seat convertible with an electrically assisted V - 12, or a shorter, smaller all - electric high - performance drop - top.

Hybrid mode would offer max performance, launching the Asterion from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds and onto a top speed of 199 mph, and cross-drilled and vented carbon - ceramic disc brakes would slow the car.

Last seen in 2006, when a limited run of 2000 cars closed out the previous generation of Minis, the GP is the brand's top performance model and has styling that telegraphs that fact.

Most striking of Italy's offerings is the new Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta, an open - topped version of one of 2014's most exciting performance cars.

Lexus grows performance portfolio with new range - topping car undercutting the Porsche 911 in both V8 and hybrid form

The French manufacturer has frequently topped our hot hatchback charts with its performance Clios and Meganes; the 182 Trophy and R26.R were included in favourite cars we'd ever tested in our first 200 issues.

«Both the car segments and the brands in the top 10 vehicles are associated with affordability and fuel economy, rather than luxury and performance,» iSeeCars said of women's top choices.

The performance package also bumps the car's top speed up from 155 mph to 186 mph.

Set to rival the Porsche 718 Cayman, it's topped the list of anticipated cars for 2018 in the evo office despite the modest performance figures.

As I say, BMW are the only top tier brand here that don't have an AWD performance car... ultimately that is what I'm getting at.

Although modern iterations have added handling and braking to their list of performance feats, three V -8-powered American muscle cars failed to earn the coveted Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS).

> Performance and 0 - 60 time - The A45 AMG is comfortably the fastest car in the A-class range, hitting 62mph in a blistering 4.2 sec and topping out at 167mph.

Part of the reason for that is increased responsiveness, as you'd want when driving enthusiastically; part of the reason is that, in sport mode, the engine tries to keep the battery topped up to a level that allows maximum performance of the electric drive system, extracting the greatest total performance from the car without the sad face of an empty battery popping up on your instrument panel display.

Audi says the car can drive about 134 miles on single charge, while performance estimates comprise a 4.6 - second 0 - to -62-mph time and a limited top speed of 124 mph.

2005 - 2006 Ford GT Top speed: 205 mph Resurrecting the 1960s battle between Ford and Ferrari, FoMoCo couldn't bring back the supercar that bitch - slapped Maranello all those years ago unless its new car's performance could be on par with the Italians of the time.

While the new Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang might not be as crazy powerful as the old supercharged GT500, with its absurd 662 horses and 200 - plus - mph top speed, there's no reason to believe the new car won't deliver fantastic performance.

The staff is friendly, courteous, and kn... owledgable about my car and the service required to keep it in top quality performance,

But, when the R was launched back in 2009 it wasn't just the top of the Scirocco line - up it was VW's performance flagship car.

As you might imagine the Bugatti Chiron Sport doesn't come cheap and the price tag for the car stands at 2.65 m Euro or # 2.36 m. For that you get the usual Bugatti Chiron performance figures - 0 - 62mph in under 2.5 s, 0 - 124mph in under 6.5 s and a 261mph limited top speed.

Porsche, always conservative in its performance figures, claims the base car, with standard seven - speed manual transmission, can reach 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and achieve a top speed of 183 mph.

Alfa Romeo is betting big on its new 3 Series - fighting Giulia sedan, so it's no surprise that the company revealed the new car in its top - trim, high - performance specification today in Milan, Italy.

The 2016 Audi A6 scores the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's coveted Top Safety Pick + award, after revisions for the new model year improved the car's performance in the IIHS small - overlap crash test.

Top speed is electronically limited to 155mph, although the 0 - 62mph times of 3.9 secs (in 4Matic form) and 4.3 secs (rear - drive) give an idea of the car's true performance.

Very good performance car, air suspension is top notch.

Because of this, the folks at Hennessey Performance took their Exorcist Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 out for a top speed run to give their customers a 200 - plus - mph reason to buy their roughly $ 120,000 car.

Unlike those cars, however, the FF is geared for maximum performance in the first six gears — and indeed its top speed of 208 mph is reached in sixth gear.

Choosing style over function, the speedster uses an «uncompromising roofless design that expresses the raw excitement of an open - top ultra-high performance sports car,» anchored by the car's rear speed humps which rise «to form streamlined cowls that flow back from the seats, representing Zagato's signature double - bubble roof.»

Propulsion-wise it's an electric vehicle, with a 150kW (equivalent to 201bhp) motor combining with a low 1050 kg weight and aerodynamic teardrop - shaped body to provide sports car performance — 0 - 62mph in a just over 4sec apparently, while top speed is 137mph.

This means performance should not differ hugely from the GT86 coupe, with a 0 - 60mph time of around 7.7 sec and a 135mph top speed good estimates for a manual - equipped car.

> Find a used Bugatti Veyron for sale on the Classic and Performance Car site < Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu — 2010: Special edition of the targa - top Grand Sport featured polished aluminium wheels and a blue carbonfibre and diamond - cut exterior finish.

You need to rev it to really get the car flowing fast, but the rewards are rich and plentiful, and the performance right up at the top sparkles clean and true.

Oettinger has disclosed performance figures for the TCR Germany Street, however: 0 - 62mph takes just over five seconds — placing the car on a par with a Golf R — and the top speed is 170mph.

And getting carried away with the options is pretty easy — our test car topped # 140,000, its spec highlights including Airscarf neck heating (# 575), Magic Sky Control sunroof with light and dark transparency settings (# 2610), the AMG Performance Package (which includes a 27bhp upgrade, carbonfibre boot spoiler and limited - slip differential — # 12,530), and perhaps the most unrealistically priced of all, keyless go (# 1605).

The all - electric machine is destined to form a «sporty spearhead» for the marque's e-tron plug - in car range and could point to a restructuring at the top of the Audi Sport performance car line - up.

Bavarian tuning company Mansory has outlined its 2018 Geneva line - up, living up to its reputation of producing «interesting» versions of luxury and performance cars from the industry's top marques.

Awards: * ALG Residual Value Awards Reviews: * Standard V6 engine delivers exceptional performance; top - notch tech ranges from an in - car Wi - Fi hotspot to a full set of driver safety aids; hatchback offers more flexible cargo space than regular sedan's trunk.

2017 Audi A7 Silver Premium Plus quattro quattro 8 - Speed Automatic with Tiptronic 3.0 L V6 Turbocharged DOHC 24V ULEV II 333hp 29/21 Highway / City MPG Awards: * ALG Residual Value Awards Reviews: * Standard V6 engine delivers exceptional performance; top - notch tech ranges from an in - car Wi - Fi hotspot to a full set of driver safety aids; hatchback offers more flexible cargo space than regular sedan's trunk.

171bhp and 226Nm of torque in a relatively lightweight car raise this car firmly into performance car territory, and 0 - 62 and top speed figures of 10.3 seconds and 128mph respectively are quoted.

Infiniti designers set out to create a sports car with a powerful road presence to match its top - notch performance.