Sentences with phrase «vehicle line director»

Aside from the obvious powertrain development, the F - Type program «required a fundamental shift in Jaguar DNA,» says Ian Hoban, who's been with the automaker for 23 years and now serves as vehicle line director for all its products.

«Choosing a compact car should not mean having to compromise,» says Ford Europe Small Car Vehicle Line Director Darren Palmer.

Felix Kramer's dream starts to come true: his first drive of a Chevy Volt; GM's Volt Vehicle Line Director Tony Posawatz helped put the car through its paces at the TED2010 event in Long Beach, Feb., 9, 2010 — which Posawatz described as the first time the vehicle was demoed to non-insider «civilians» (people outside the auto / media / advocacy communities).

Jaguar F - Type vehicle line director Ian Hoban told Autocar that there was «great potential» in using a turbocharged four - cylinder engine in the F - Type.

«We constantly strive to make the Corvette a better car on the road and the track,» says Tadge Juechter, Corvette vehicle line director and chief engineer.

«2015 is the 80th anniversary of Jaguar Cars and it has been a monumental year of transformation for the brand,» said Kevin Stride, Jaguar Land Rover Vehicle Line Director.

«We could set one but a week later the Chiron or a Köenigsegg could beat it,» Andy Palmer, McLaren's Ultimate Series vehicle line director tells CAR.

«Because it isn't simply a coupe version of the Range Rover Sport,» answers vehicle line director Kevin Stride.

JLR vehicle line director Nick Collins said: «[The PHEV] isn't simply a no - compromise solution.

The synchronous permanent magnet motors — some components of which have patents pending for Jaguar — are «very light», said vehicle line director Ian Hoban, at 38 kg.

Sport Series vehicle line director Andy Palmer said McLaren has sought to reduce unwanted noise from the increased interior and boot volume.

Tadge Juechter, chief engineer and vehicle line director for Corvette, says there's more speed in the car.

says Tadge Juechter, Corvette vehicle line director and chief engineer.

Alan Volkaerts, Land Rover Vehicle Line Director, said: «Producing a convertible Range Rover presented a unique set of engineering challenges, including maintaining torsional rigidity despite the removal of the roof structure, providing roll - over protection in an open - top vehicle designed to tilt to 35 degrees, and offering the luxurious interior refinement demanded by Range Rover customers.

According to vehicle line director Ian Hoban the F - Type Coupe is 80 percent stiffer in torsion than the convertible.

Ian Hoban, Vehicle Line Director, Jaguar

The restyled 1999 minivan that goes into production Aug. 24 delivers those three improvements, said Mary Ellen Heyde, vehicle line director for the Mercury Villager and Ford Windstar.

According to vehicle line director and chief engineer for North American small cars Jim Danahy, «Providing the option of a turbocharged engine to our non-stick driving Chevy customers allows us to offer everyone the thrill and power of a fuel - efficient Ecotec 1.4 L powerplant.

«We did this based on customer data,» said Mike Zevalkink, vehicle line director for the Taurus, Mercury Sable, Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car and Lincoln Continental.

«Providing the option of a turbocharged engine to our non-stick driving Chevy customers allows us to offer everyone the thrill and power of a fuel - efficient Ecotec 1.4 L powerplant,» said Jim Danahy, vehicle line director and vehicle chief engineer for North American small cars.

Commenting on the rating Kevin Stride, vehicle line director, Jaguar XE, XF, F - PACE said, «The XE and XF were engineered without compromise: we placed just as much focus on safety as we did on dynamics, performance, refinement and efficiency, and our stringent in - house standards far exceed the requirements of legislative and consumer tests.

SPECIAL GUESTS: 01:04 — Reid Bigland, CEO, Alfa Romeo 17:05 — Richard Cox, Director, Alfa Romeo North America 27:34 — Fabio Di Muro, Vehicle Line Director, Alfa Romeo

Chuck Russell, General Motors» vehicle line director for global compact cars, is familiar with the scope and detail of American regulations from his experience with the Chevrolet Cruze, which went on sale in Europe nearly a year before coming to North America.

«The new Range Rover Sport strikes a compelling balance between dynamic capability, passenger comfort and efficiency,» said Nick Collins, Vehicle Line Director, Jaguar Land Rover.

Tony Posawatz, vehicle line director for General Motors» Chevrolet Volt, said GM is working to educate consumers.