Sentences with phrase «urban runabout»

A five - star Euro NCAP crash safety rating is another string to the Citigo's bow, and cements its suitability as a cost - effective urban runabout for a young family.

After all, this distinctively - styled little urban runabout with a raised ride height helped popularise the incredibly competitive compact crossover segment — a market any mainstream car maker would be a fool not to have a foothold in by now.

That said, it is a smooth and refined engine, and the claimed fuel economy figures (25mpg city / 35mpg for manual cars; 25mpg city / 34mpg highway for automatics) aren't too far off what similarly - powerful cars like the Mazda 3 (27mpg city / 37mpg highway) can muster — plus, the low - down torque does mean the Mini Clubman's a decent urban runabout with this engine under the hood.

It's an ideal urban runabout ready for your commute or your next adventure.

Add in lively steering and a tight turning circle, and the 2008 is a surprisingly capable urban runabout.

When equipped with the 1.4 - liter turbocharged engine, the Chevrolet Sonic is a surprisingly fun urban runabout that also happens to get 40 mpg on the highway.

From daily urban runabout to twisty - road attacker, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI S we've been hustling around our SoCal headquarters and points beyond is one of the rare cars in the under $ 30,000 realm that excels in just about any driving situation.

Unlike many turbos that are lazy down low, the pair in the Flex spool up quickly — all 350 lb - ft of torque is available at 1500 rpm — making the Flex an adept urban runabout as well as a capable, medium - duty tow vehicle.

Oddly enough, it wasn't Daimler but Toyota who decided to improve upon the Smart's basic recipe of a small, two - door urban runabout.

Overall, we found this RAV4 to be a fun - to - drive urban runabout thanks to its precise suspension tuning and high fuel economy ratings.

The 1.3 - litre diesel engine produces a relatively strong 79bhp, which is enough to make the Bipper a rapid urban runabout.

The Juke urban runabout, with its wild fender flares, winglike running lights and scrunched - up proportions, earns both kudos and boos.

To cap it off, the 120i is a practical urban runabout that's easy to drive.

If you're looking for a versatile urban runabout, a modestly equipped Outlander Sport might make some sense.

For some people the notion of a four - door MINI Cooper defeats the purpose of the original subcompact urban runabout, but for others it's exactly what they had been hoping for: a marriage of the British car's unique styling and the kind of day - to - day practicality that is needed from a small hatchback.

It looks like the perfect urban runabout.

The base model of the highly - styled little urban runabout, priced at $ 18,999, comes with a 7 - inch multimedia LCD touch screen, back - up camera, six - speaker audio system with a wide variety of inputs and Gracenote technology, wireless connectivity with voice - recognition, alloy wheels, air conditioning, proximity key with push - button start, power windows and locks, remote keyless entry, power heated mirrors, tilt & telescope steering wheel and heated seats.

Simple: the Chevrolet Spark is actually a decent urban runabout.

The stable handling in combination with the Soul EV's abundant off - the - line acceleration makes for a near - ideal urban runabout.

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The urban runabout is lightweight and agile but still offers exceptional comfort.

Beddick says this concept, which is based on a Wrangler Sahara and received no added lift, is meant to be the group's urban runabout,.

The 2012 Scion iQ is billed as an urban runabout, and its tiny dimensions do make for easy parking.

Plus, as you don't really need that much power in more built - up areas, such concerns aren't quite as apparent if you'll only be using the Nissan Sentra as an urban runabout.

The electric power steering is inoffensive but very light, which should endear the GS as an urban runabout.

Obviously, the solution is not appropriate for high - performance cars but it should make sense for urban runabouts and family haulers.

Packing a 1.3 - litre engine under the bonnet, the Vitara Brezza now gets mated to a 5 - speed AMT (automatic) unit too, which makes it an even better proposition, especially for those wanting a sub-compact, sub 4 - metre SUV as an urban runabout in start and stop traffic.

The GRMN offers the same interior package as any other Yaris — but don't expect it to be quite as adept at fulfilling an urban runabout role.

The result: an urban runabout for Bruce Wayne when the Batmobile is in the shop.

2005 Honda Element EX 4WD Unpainted composite body panels certainly aren't the norm in current passenger - vehicle styling, but the 2005 Honda Element EX makes no bones about its practicality as a quirky, urban runabout capable of carrying more cargo than other vehicles its size.

Known as the Megacity vehicle, the new BMW i3 is a pure electric hatchback designed to be an urban runabout.

The Chevrolet Sonic is a great little urban runabout, one of the least expensive 4 - door hatchbacks on the market.

Still, as an urban runabout the iQ isn't all that bad to drive, what with its lightweight design and its 94 horsepower, 1.3 - liter four - cylinder engine (that's also good for 89 lb - ft of torque).

Visibility is good in the Audi A1, and it's pretty easy to park, so it ticks the urban runabout boxes well.

The Spark has done well in a number of world markets where physical space is at a premium, and considering how much we liked the Sonic, we're optimistic that the Spark will be a fun, if not sporty, urban runabout.

It does all you'd want as a commuter car, urban runabout, or weekend getaway car when you're not getting away all that far.

Scion proves it's the smartest kid on the block, building an urban runabout similar in size to the Smart Fortwo, but with more refinement and interior space.

Except for a handful of sporty compacts and urban runabouts, many consider driving one a down - market move...