Sentences with phrase «type of sports car»

In summary, the Alfa Romeo 4C appeals to a very specific type of sports car buyer (i.e. one that primarily wants a performance vehicle that can also be used on a daily basis if needed).

You will love it but you need to be the type of sports car enthusiasist who loves the control of a 5 speed stick.

It's the type of sports car that's easy to manhandle though, and the Roadster's chassis setup is forgiving enough to allow anyone to drive it rapidly.

Because when you get right down to it, each model appeals to a specific type of sports car buyer.

Thinking about things you enjoy can be almost as effective as actually doing the activity which makes you happy: «the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure, the mesolimbic dopamine system, can be activated when merely thinking about something pleasurable, such as drinking one's favorite brand of beer or driving one's favorite type of sports car.

It's unclear exactly what types of sports cars would result from the tie - up.

Not exact matches

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.

Another The LATCH system also installs extremely easy in many different types of cars - from SUVs to sports cars.

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 knoOf 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 knoof 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.

This could be due to the type of backseat (i.e. bucket seats), so if you have a sports or compact car, this car seat may not work well for you.

Whether it is from playing sports, being overweight or some type of acute injury (like a car accident), a lot of women suffer from knee pain.

I don't care much for sports, xbox, cars or the normal type of guy things.

More than any other type of songwriting, rap lyrics are peppered with pop culture references, from movies to cars to sports to fashion to other rap songs.

Now with Project CARS we're taking that experience and going more authentic, with a huge variety of vehicle types, number of locations, weather, pit stops, a sports - like sandbox career mode, completely re-written physics and handling, and of course stunning graphics that truly deliver next - gen fidelity.

Surprisingly, the tyres chosen for the Valkyrie aren't some entirely new type designed to Adrian Newey's exacting requirements, but a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s — a tyre we're more than familiar with from dozens of other sports and performance cars.

The 2013 Tokyo motor show yields plenty of new performance cars, including a turbo Civic Type - R, the Nismo GT - R and a cool new Lexus sports car

The rear of the 2016 Jaguar XF is relatively unchanged, with an integrated lip spoiler on the trunklid, a full - width chrome trim strip, and new taillights with a light signature resembling the shape of the F - Type sports car's rear lighting.

reports on the finding of a veteran tram disguised as a bungalow / An early Aussie — Dennis Harrison went to see how the Bordwood Mill Museum is getting along with its bicentennial restoration / The charge of the Light Brigade — Peter Wallage gives tips on persuading third - brush dynamos to resume their charge / Automobiles in miniature / A sports car by accident — Mike Worthington - Williams concludes his history of the Prince Henry Vauxhall / Spanish Grandee — Brian Demaus delves into the history of the type 15T Alfonso Hispano - Suiza.

1932 Tatra Type 57 — Zoe Harrison tells the intriguing story of the car that came here from Austria in the 1970s / 1911 Albion 16hp — The tale of this Scottish expatriate now enjoying an active life in Australia is told by Dennis Harrison / Ice and Snow Rally 1991 — Malcolm Elder explains what it is like to take part in the Rallye Neige et Glace in the French Alps / Early 20s Fox light car — The story of this Anglo - German enterprise is uncovered by Michael Worthington - Williams / Another Golden Age of Motoring — Brian A Meulbrouck argues that the period following WW2 should be considered worthy of this accolade / 1928 Alvis 12/50 — The Editor enjoys his excursion this month in this sporting open tourer / Epps Bros. coachbuilders — The history of the London - based family firm is recalled for us by James Taylor / 1924 Turcat - Mery SG limousine — In the second part of his article Finbarr Corry writes about his impressions of driving a 1924 limousine / 1930s «graveyard» — Ray Cattle pictures a sad collection of thirties cars left in the open to rot.

Supermini: Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport Hot hatch: Honda Civic Type R Sports saloon: Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Supersaloon: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Sports car: Lotus Elise Sport 220 Coupe: BMW M4 Competition Pack SUV: Porsche Macan GTS GT: Bentley Continental GT Supercar: McLaren 720S Hypercar: Bugatti Chiron Car of the year: McLaren 7car: Lotus Elise Sport 220 Coupe: BMW M4 Competition Pack SUV: Porsche Macan GTS GT: Bentley Continental GT Supercar: McLaren 720S Hypercar: Bugatti Chiron Car of the year: McLaren 7Car of the year: McLaren 720S

Vintage Armstrong - Siddeleys — Bill Bishop writes about these high quality Coventry - made cars of the 1920s / 1938 Rootes Talbot — The restoration of a 3 - litre sports tourer is described by David Hawtin / «It was fun then» — Part one of an article by Bill Boddy recalling motoring memories from over fifty years ago / VSCC Wessex Trial — Tom Threlfall reports this event in his «Diary of a dilettante» / Retromobile Show Paris — Peter Russell drove to Paris in February to bring us his report / Invicta S - type in the rain On his rain - soaked excursion this month — The Editor drove an open 1931 4 1/2 litre / Vulcan in the twenties — Michael Worthington - Williams describes the diversity of engines used by this Lancashire - based manufacturer / Austin Seven sports re-creation — John Williams tells about the rebuilding of a 1924 «works» two - seater.

War Horse Vauxhall — David Burgess-Wise examines the rôle played by the Vauxhall D - Type in the First World War, and drives the example in the manufacturer's collection / The Pomeroy Trophy at 60 — Peter McFadyen tells the story of the VSCC's event for finding the best sports touring car, and explains the arcane formulae behind it / The 1926 - 27 Grand Prix Talbot - Darracqs, part three — In the third and final part of his series about these famous racers, Simon Moore investigates the fate of each / Auto - biography: Cally Callomon — Matthew Bell visits this art director, Vintage car owner and bicycle fanatic, and learns about his career and hobbies / Peugeot Racing Engineers 2: Louis Verdet Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges looks at the career of this engineer, whose influence spread far beyond motoring / The Ballot 2LS, part eight — Our Publisher concludes his series on the twin cam Ballot 2LS, listing the cars known to have existed but which have now disappeared

Low - tension ignition — Tom Threlfall explains the early form of electrical ignition in his article «Oh illustrious spark» / Californian extravaganza — The premier old - car meeting of the year at Pebble Beach is reported by Nick Baldwin / Bugatti Type 13 and B «b «Peugeot — Mark Gillies compares these two early French cars — both designed by Ettore Bugatti / Alvis: The vintage years — The development of the company and its models is recounted for us by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1926 Sunbeam 3.4 litre super sports — This month the Editor gives us his impressions of one of the finest sporting cars of its day / 1935 Armstrong Siddeley restoration — Zoe Harrison describes the fifteen - year rebuild of a 17hp model / Gordon Bennett Rally — As usual this event attracted some very impressive machinery.

With photographs by Steve Welsh / Auto Union sports cars — In the 1930s, keen to enhance the earning potential of its contract with Auto Union, the Porsche design office proposed a sports version of its mid-engined Type 22 GP car.

It's also lighter than a Chevy Corvette, Ford Mustang, Nissan GT - R, Dodge Viper, Jaguar F - Type and a host of other sports cars, as well.

Its name commemorates the seven times Jaguar cars have won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and it's also meant to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the legendary Jaguar D - Type sports car.

The Jaguar F - Type Project 7 marks the 60th anniversary of one of Jaguar's most celebrated sports cars, the original D - Type, and its name signifies the seven times Jaguar cars have won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Perhaps no car is capable of producing as sweet of an exhaust note as a Jaguar F - Type equipped with a supercharged V - 8, but the four - cylinder version of the sports car is giving it a good try.

We already knew that the Jaguar F - Type Project 7 will go into production next year, and now Jaguar is debuting the U.S. - spec version of this special - edition sports car at the Pebble Beach Concours in California.

Typical of low - volume sports cars, the F - Type hasn't been crash - tested.

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.

This is the type of efficient yet diabolically fun powerplant every sports car maker needs to do well as CAFE standards ramp up in the U.S.

We might have picked somewhere warmer than northern Wales for the Jaguar F - Type's first meeting with its sports car rivals, but despite the chill of a winter that had overstayed its welcome, this frigid clime did offer some benefits: barren rolling hills; traffic consisting of little more than the postman in the morning and a farmer or two in the afternoon; and mother nature's own special driving stages laid out long before man invented the automobile.

Any doubts we might have had about the claim that the 2014 Jaguar F - Type is «Jaguar's first sports car in 50 years» are thus dispelled, and the company's expectation that some 90 % of F - Type buyers will be new to the Jaguar brand is also confirmed.

This is the type of efficient yet diabolically fun engine every sports car maker needs to do well as CAFE standards ramp up in the U.S.

I love the car a lot so far, (it even still smells new with that wonderful BMW interior sports - car type of scent).

That said, it's difficult to ignore the allure of a proper two - seat rear - wheel drive sports car and the F - type is definitely a smart choice, particularly given the car's relatively recent release.

The Superb is no sports saloon, but in pure and simple terms it's more fun than its predecessor, and entertaining enough for a car of its type.

Jaguar hasn't so much bet the farm on it, but Jag's entire reputation as a sports car maker on the success of the rear wheel - drive F - Type (although all - wheel drive versions are available).

With its aluminum chassis, the Jaguar XE will put a priority on lightweight construction, and Jaguar has also revealed that the XE will have a double wishbone front suspension from the F - type sports car and a so - called «Integral Link» rear suspension with many components made of aluminum.

Supercharged V6 gasoline engines The 340hp and 380hp variants of the supercharged gasoline V6 engine are shared with the F - TYPE sports car.

For $ 80k, a car enthusiast can find themselves in a superlative sports car, such as a BMW M4, or Porsche Cayman, and it's hard to imagine a track addict electing to drive a Civic — even the Type R — instead of a couple of the best sports cars to surface from Germany.

When Alfa Romeo announced its resurgence, though SUVs were a confirmed part of the plan, purists and Alfisti alike were more concerned with the Giulia, the 4C, and the forthcoming sports car likely to be badged as a 6C to target the Jaguar F - Type.

Many cars at the «affordable» end of the market have a manual gearbox as standard, while many enthusiasts prefer this type of transmission even when buying an expensive sports car.

Jaguar will build 25 modern versions of the 1950s D - Type sports car.

The addition of all - wheel drive and manual transmission options to the range will further enhance the F - TYPE's dynamic capability and offer even greater driver reward — broadening its appeal to sports car enthusiasts worldwide.»

On the same day it's officially announced «an exciting new design study based on the Jaguar F - Type convertible sports car» will debut at this weekend's Goodwood Fesitval of Speed new spy shots of the F - Type coupe emerge.

Customers who wish to make their F - TYPE look even more exclusive have the option of a Sport Design Pack: the bespoke splitter, sills and venturi, subtly enhance the styling without affecting the purity of line which sets the F - TYPE apart in the sports car segment.

Go for the Ingenium petrol, and you have a choice of 250PS and 300PS versions, while the F - Pace S has a 380PS supercharged V6 from the F - Type sports car.

Officially re-entering the sports car market for the first time since its E-Type left it in 1974, the 2014 Jaguar F - Type made its official debut today ahead of the Paris Motor Show.