Sentences with phrase «wheel drive architectures for»

Using rear - wheel drive architecture for the vehicle gives the Chrysler 300 several advantages in the large - car market.

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For 2011, Ford switched to a front - wheel - drive architecture but all - wheel - drive remains an option on all trim levels.

Its aluminum architecture, which will be used for both short - and long - wheelbase models, will feature adaptive air suspension and will be able to accommodate both rear - and all - wheel drive.

The MFA replaces the previous sandwich - floor platform that the current A - and B - Class hatchbacks use, and is a modular architecture that can be enlarged, adapted for all - wheel - drive, and compatible with many different body styles and powertrain options.

According to Autocar, BMW will use the same CLAR rear - wheel - drive architecture employed by the 7 Series luxury sedan for the next X5.

Its front - wheel drive - based architecture and all - wheel drive traction plus wet weather - friendly rubber made it perfect for a first - time outing onto the daunting Silverstone track.

Infiniti JX Infiniti's need for a three - row family crossover — something more practical than the FX and less thirsty than the QX — will drive the luxury maker to the Nissan parts bin.Repurposing the Murano's hardware means a return to front - wheel - drive architecture, although Infiniti could choose to make the JX all - wheel drive only.

The same lightweight rear - wheel - drive architecture used for the CT6 underpins the Escala, although the stately show car is 6.5 inches longer, 2.7 inches wider, and features a wheelbase that's 4.7 inches longer.

Its next redesign, coming for 2016, will see the X1 migrate to BMW / Mini's compact, front - wheel - drive architecture.

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.

Giulia: Confirmed — this will be the name used for the rear - wheel - drive sport sedan that will share its architecture with the SRT Barracuda.

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 XE's rear - drive architecture has also been developed for all - wheel drive and both configurations will be offered in America when it arrives in about two years.

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.

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 ute shares its basic architecture with the upcoming Fiat 500X, itself a 500L platform modified for all - wheel drive.

And with its quality - proven rear - wheel drive architecture, the Chrysler 300 Touring «Plus» delivers confident handling and a comfortable ride for any journey.

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.

It is unclear what architecture GM would use for the H4, but a source says it will not be a front - wheel - drive vehicle, ruling out the platform used for the Saturn Vue.

«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.»

Highlights: All - new redesign with new architecture and powertrainUnibody construction, lower weight and improved fuel efficiencyStandard 3.5 - liter 6 - cylinder engine and 6 - speed automatic transmissionAvailable 2.0 - liter, turbocharged 4 - cylinder engineStandard front - wheel drive with optional all - wheel drive4WD models offer Terrain Management SystemV - 6 models rated to tow 5,000 poundsAssembled in the United StatesAvailable in late 2010IntroductionThe midsized Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle replaced the Ford Bronco II for the 1991 model year.

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 Mazdaspeed3 forces you to pay attention to what you're doing when driving quickly — you can't drive this car in the classic poser position with one hand on the wheel and the other resting on the shifter — but its relatively safe front - drive architecture and unobtrusive traction control system don't punish you for momentary lapses when you're just headed home for the day.

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

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.

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.

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.

For reasons unbeknownst to us, General Motors has decided not to include or offer all - wheel drive on the vehicle, despite its Epsilon 2 vehicle architecture being capable of it.

An all - new compact luxury sport sedan from the GM brand, the ATS is built on a new rear - wheel drive architecture and is being billed as one of the lightest cars in the segment — and in the brand's entire portfolio for that matter.

Based on what we are seeing with D2UX and C1XX, the GM SUV architectures are all set - up for front - and all - wheel drive with engines mounted transverse.

As well as the roadster, which will be a natural rival for cars like the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster, the Brit mag says other vehicles will follow but the challenge within Alpine is all of them must be based on the A120 mid - engine / rear - wheel drive architecture, which could limit what's feasible.

Mazda and Fiat, Alfa Romeo's parent company have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo brands based on Mazda's next - generation MX - 5 rear - wheel - drive architecture.

It trades in its predecessor's 4.2 - litre 331kW V8 for a new «hot vee» 2.9 - litre biturbo V6, it is the first RS based on the Audi MLB evo longitudinal all - wheel drive architecture and it costs $ 156,600 — $ 900 less than the last one despite the addition of a claimed $ 24,000 in standard gear.

Named for «electric intelligence,» the very first concept of the lineup takes the form of a crossover using an architecture developed specifically for battery - electric models and incorporating all - wheel drive.

The current C - Class and the new E-Class will share the same MRA lightweight architecture used for all Mercedes with rear wheel drive.

For those buyers, a full range of «Ingenium» engines (all the same basic 2.0 - litre four - cylinder architecture) powers the exclusively automatic / all - wheel drive E-PACE range, starting with a diesel, the D150 variant, priced $ 2400 lower than the next nearest powertrain variants.

Whereas the outgoing QX50, with its rear - wheel - drive architecture and powerful V6 engine felt more like a sports sedan, Infiniti's new SUV is tailored more for efficiency and practicality.

Built on the company's all - new global architecture for luxury vehicles (GA — L), the premium rear - wheel drive platform — an extended version of that used in the LC 500 — will offer a more dynamic experience on the road.