Sentences with phrase «wheel drive architecture of»

The car is based on the rear - wheel drive architecture of the ATS sport sedan.

The future Audi A4 will keep the front wheel drive architecture of the current vehicle and it will continue to offer the quattro four wheel drive system as an option.

Not exact matches

Pressed on whether the alliance with Mazda on its next - generation Miata rear - wheel - drive architecture (a prototype of the car is pictured) is still on, Marchionne said, «It's potentially part of the Alfa plan, as it's potentially part of another brand.

If Alfa shed itself of its Fiat front - wheel - drive platforms and developed its own rear - wheel - drive architecture, Marchionne figured, it could compete with BMW at cut - rate prices.

It may represent a bold departure from the Caravans and Voyagers of Chrysler's recent past, even if it shares some drivetrain - cradle and all - wheel - drive architecture with the latest and greatest Pentastar minivans.

The ATS likely would ride on GM's Alpha rear - wheel - drive architecture, which before the auto maker's bankruptcy last summer and the run - up in gasoline prices, was supposed to underpin a lineup of smaller RWD cars.

Porsche and Bentley, on the other hand, will soon be linked by MSB, a new modular rear - wheel - drive / all - wheel - drive architecture that will be the foundation of the new Porsche Panamera, the Bentley Continental GT replacement, and the proposed two - seater sports car from Crewe based on the EXP 10 Speed 6 concept.

If a production model does indeed turn out to be based on the same UKL architecture as the BMW X1 and 2 Series Gran Tourer, the car will likely be offered with both front - and all - wheel drive, leaving enthusiasts» dreams of a compact rear - wheel - drive BMW sedan in the dust.

For brand purists fretting over the arrival of front - drive BMW models such as the X1, fear not: Fröhlich is an avowed enthusiast and insists that though front - wheel drive will help «deliver a more diverse range of products,» RWD will remain BMW's core architecture.

While the new architecture may be anathema to the longitudinal front - engine, rear - wheel - drive arrangement BMW fanatics adore, no amount of pouting is going to stop progress.

The fifth - generation car sits on an extended version of the company's rear - wheel drive luxury vehicle architecture, codenamed GA - L.

The obvious platform would be the new rear - wheel - drive architecture that Alfa Romeo has developed for a series of models, including the BMW 3 Series - size Giulia, a 5 Series competitor, and replacements for the Dodge Challenger and Charger.

The new modular rear - wheel drive architecture — dubbed Mercedes Rear Architecture — will stretch from a relatively humble four - cylinder mild hybrid S - Class to a quartet of ultra-luxurious Bentley and Rolls - Royce rivals.

The XTS has a front - wheel - drive architecture, transverse V - 6 power, and the size and roominess that traditional (read: old) buyers expect — but it also has plenty of dazzling high technology that's supposed to reel in a less - gray crowd, so maybe this is the Caddy that's confused.

In particular, the proportions are based on the technical architecture of the entire car: for Alfa Romeo the key elements were the 50/50 weight balance and rear wheel drive.

It is a rear - wheel drive concept coupe with mesh pattern of the spindle grille in 3D sculpture form, daytime running lights shaped like an «L», vertical front fog lamps in fading dot matrix pattern, glass roof with cantilevered pillar with a glass - to - glass juncture inspired by modern architecture, rear fog lamps, twin 12.3 - inch LCD screens provide information and navigation display, leather and suede interior upholstery with brushed metal trim and wood accents, race - inspired front seats are formed of multiple layers and repeat the interlacing curves that define the cabin interior, racing - style steering wheel upholstered in carbon fibre with integrated controls and start button.

Each type of car has a natural tendency for one of the above mentioned road holding characteristics depending on its architecture (mass distribution, engine position, driven wheels, inertia, overhangs, turbo lag time,...).

The new front - wheel drive architecture — with a transversely installed engine — allows maximum usage of the interior volume in a relatively small vehicle.

The X1 sheds the rear wheel drive platform of the 3 Series in favor of the new UKL modular platform, the same architecture that underpins the MINI Cooper and BMW 2 - Series Active Tourer.

The new rear - wheel - drive architecture that was developed Down Under is the basis for the Buick Park Avenue that's sold in China, it underpins models sold in the Middle East and Europe and it's the foundation of the all - new Pontiac G8.

Volkswagen's small car architecture, which today underpins the VW Polo, Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia, will offer the possibility of all - wheel drive for the next generation of VW group small cars.

«The new small - car platform architecture includes an all - wheel drive option,» Erich Schmitt, president of Seat said.

«Bringing together the new four - wheel drive system and the new «architecture of luxury» for the first time sets us on the road to creating a truly authentic Rolls - Royce which, like its forebears, will reset the standard by which all other luxury goods are judged.»

Now incorporating BMW Group engine technology and vehicle architecture, the all - new MINI Countryman offers an all - turbocharged engine lineup with outstanding acceleration and the go - kart driving dynamics that MINI owners have come to know and love — especially when experienced with the added traction that comes from the latest generation of ALL4 all - wheel drive.

VW's fourth SUV sits on the widely - used MQB modular architecture and unlike some of its rivals, it can be had with the 4Motion all - wheel - drive and seven - speed dual - clutch DSG gearbox — but these are optional features, mind you.

It's based on the same transverse engine front wheel drive architecture as A 45 AMG and the CLA 45 AMG, with its 2.0 litre AMG - tuned engine producing 360 horsepower and 450Nm of torque, while consuming just 7.5 litres per 100 km on the NEDC combined cycle.

Previewing a 2019 production car, the Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo has four - wheel drive, fast charging, an 800 - volt architecture, and a claimed range of around 250 miles.

The Electronic Torque Split version of this all - wheel drive architecture is a more advanced system developed for Nissan vehicles with a longitudinal drive train layout.

LC is first derivative of Lexus» new global architecture for rear - wheel - drive luxury cars (GA - L), which also underpins new fifth - generation ’18 Lexus LS flagship.

The new 8 - series models will use the familiar BMW group large - car architecture, so much of the hardware is shared with the 5 - series / 7 - series brigade, which points to a choice of rear - and xDrive all - wheel drive and a variety of six - and eight - cylinder engines in various states of tune.

The new generation BMW X1 is based on the UKL1 architecture and gets a front wheel drive setup instead of the rear wheel drive seen on the outgoing model.

LONDON — The 2016 Porsche Panamera will share its body architecture with the third iteration of Bentley's Continental family, by using a special version of the Volkswagen Group's front - engine, rear - wheel - drive MSB platform, Edmunds has learned.

«Over time, we will have a nice blend of some architectures that remain front - wheel drive and other architectures that go rear - wheel drive,» Lutz said.

The LC 500h is the first Lexus to benefit from the company's all - new, premium rear - wheel drive platform; part of a new corporate global architecture for luxury vehicles (GA - L).

This architecture offers selective control of drive torque to individual wheels (torque vectoring) and the power required for this is provided by two batteries with an overall capacity of 64 kWh.

Nonetheless, the next - gen X1 is just an evolution of the current model, so don't expect any overwhelming changes inside and out except for the introduction of the front - wheel - drive, UKL architecture that underpins the new Mini Cooper and the upcoming BMW 1 Series Active Tourer.

It utilizes the same modular architecture with rear - wheel - drive found in the latest C - Class, which will also end up underpinning most of M - B's lineup over the coming decade.

It is the second generation of the X1, and for the first time is based on a new front - wheel - drive UKL architecture.

To «skin» the all - new Alfa Romeo rear - wheel - drive architecture that delivers benchmark - level performance thanks to a primary focus of locating as much mechanical mass between the wheelbase as possible, Alfa Romeo designers deliberately provided Giulia with extremely short overhangs, long hood and front fender proportions.

Best - in - class power - to - weight ratio thanks to an all - new architecture with extensive use of lightweight materials Alfa Romeo Giulia's all - new rear - wheel - drive architecture extensively integrates lightweight, state - of - the - art materials that enable and deliver near perfect 50/50 weight distribution, segment - leading torsional rigidity and the most direct steering available.

As the first of the Alfa Romeo product renaissance to feature the all - new «Giorgio» architecture, Alfa Romeo engineers designed a lightweight rear - wheel - drive platform with a low center of gravity — all to deliver the high - performance and precision expected from an Alfa Romeo.

Revealed just ahead of its debut in Shanghai, Audi's smallest crossover shares platform architecture and powertrain elements with the Volkswagen Tiguan, but will roll onto the scene wearing its own unique sheetmetal and a luxuriously appointed cabin with seating for five, along with gasoline and diesel engines and the choice of front - or all - wheel drive.

The GLB will be based on a version of the front - wheel - drive / all - wheel - drive MFA2 architecture that also underpins the latest A-Class.

With its new second - generation E-segment rear - wheel drive (RWD) architecture, Dodge Charger features world - class suspension - tunings with re-designed geometry making for a nimble, balanced chassis that will build the Charger's legend as one of the best driving sedans in the world.

Rear seat room and trunk space are both good for the class, a benefit of the A4's front - wheel drive architecture.

We've also gotten used to the FWD (front wheel drive) BMW architecture, something that the die hard fans of the brand saw as a possible end of an era — if not the whole world itself.

Based on the new MFA2 architecture that underpins most small front / all - wheel drive vehicles in the Benz garage, the four - door A-Class will come with a range of turbo - petrol and diesel engines.

The Sportline and Highline trims feature front - wheel drive architecture and a turbocharged 2.0 - litre four - cylinder coupled to a 6 - speed automatic, while the top - of - the - line Exceline is powered by a 3.6 L V6 paired with a 6 - speed automatic and VW's 4Motion all - wheel drive system.

This new crossover, based on the Ford Flex architecture, will have room for three rows of seats and lots of luxury features, at a starting price of just less than $ 45,000 for a front - drive model and less than $ 48,000 for all - wheel - drive.

The new XF Sportbrake builds on the success of the sedan and has all of the advanced all - wheel drive (AWD) technologies1 and aluminum - intensive architectures that have made the Jaguar XF popular.