Sentences with phrase «wheel drive car ever»

In June 2011, the Mégane R.S. established a new record of 8 mins 8secs for a lap of the Nürburgring, making it the fastest front - wheel drive car ever round the «Nordschleife».

It was the only front wheel drive car I ever owned that I liked.

The engine topped out at 300 hp (224 kW) from 1996 through 2004 on the STS, DTS and ETC models, making these some of the most powerful domestic front wheel drive cars ever built.

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This is the first time BMW has ever debuted a car through a video game, allowing Need for Speed Payback players the first opportunity to get behind the wheel of the M5, the first M series to feature xDrive all - wheel - drive system, when the game launches on November 10th worldwide.

One of the most extraordinary and beautiful cars ever to reach production, the world's first hypercar (hitting close to 220mph while the McLaren F1 was still climbing off the drawing board) was vilified at its birth in 1992, by those who'd put down a deposit on its original # 361,000 price (which would rise to over # 400,000 by launch), for not having the 500bhp V12 engine, four - wheel drive and scissor doors promised in the concept and, at nearly 7ft wide, being too big for British roads.

However, Bell is let down by the GT - R's flat engine note, and the fact that it's all - wheel - drive system is obvious and ever - present, unlike the Audi R8 he recently drove that felt like a rear - drive car with occasional help from the front wheels.

Even though every Saab ever built has been front - wheel drive, the Swedish carmaker is seeking to develop vehicles that have all - wheel drive (AWD), says Saab Cars U.S.A. President Dan Chasins.

I've fantasized about running an all - wheel - drive Porsche sports car as a year - round driver ever since the Porsche 959 first appeared at the 1985 Frankfurt Auto Show.

Essentially, this makes the 919 all - wheel drive, as well as being the most complex racing car Porsche has ever produced.

The chassis retains the sense of lightness and immediacy that made the first R8 such a pleasure to drive and the Quattro four - wheel drive system finds massive traction without ever making the car feel leaden or lifeless.

So how on earth do you replace a car like the F12, which was surely one of the great front - engined, rear wheel - drive sports cars there has ever been, Amen?

Then, just as we leave the final garage to head back to the showroom, we stumble into my favourite car there, possibly my favourite car ever; parked in the sun, just where the outdoor drive - in cinema is being built, a blue Lancia Stratos Stradale with delicate hand - painted number 5s on its flanks and gold wheels.

But it offers something Ford fans have been waiting for ever since the first - generation Focus RS arrived looking like a de-liveried version of McRae's rally car: all - wheel drive.

And added to the list of firsts — Ferrari makes a shooting brake, Ferrari makes a four - wheel - drive car — is, of course, the first time Ferrari has ever handed over the keys to a new $ 300,000 car to a journalist, in the snow, and not been concerned in the least.

As the performance of road cars climbs ever higher, all - wheel drive starts to make even more sense, harnessing ever greater outputs through ever smarter means - and in recent years, those means have included hybrid 4x4 systems that negate the need for complex transmissions, bringing the added benefits of improved economy and emissions.

«It's one of the most throttle - adjustable all - wheel - drive cars I've ever driven.

A seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox specially designed to handle the massive amount of torque on tap features the largest high - performance clutch ever fitted to a production car, and permanent all - wheel drive remains as the means of putting all that power to the pavement.

Type «Nismo GT - R LM» into a search engine prior to 2014 and you'd have found details not on the groundbreaking front - wheel drive Le Mans car designed by Ben Bowlby, but the most aggressive R33 Skyline GT - R ever produced for the road.

The driver's are yet to experience the car from behind the wheel, but asked how it felt during simulator work, Palmer told evo: «Extremely quick, and different to anything else I've ever driven.

That's a pretty inconsequential list of cons when you're talking about perhaps the most exciting front - wheel - drive car you'll ever lay your hands on.

It really was like no other front - wheel - drive car I had ever driven, and the way it rode the bumps and crests on those moorland roads was phenomenal.

Land Rover introduced the model in the UK in 1970 as what it calls «the first ever luxury SUV,» which featured the comfort of a car in an off - road - capable machine, full - time four - wheel drive, and disc brakes at all four corners.

Its steering doesn't offer the feedback of the R8 nor — as you'd expect from a car that also drives its front wheels — rear - drive competitors like the M4 and C 63, but it's beautifully weighted, completely free of kick and rattle, and closer to its rivals than ever when it comes to front - end feel.

Challenger GT AWD is the first all - wheel - drive muscle coupe ever, providing muscle car enthusiasts all - weather driving confidence exclusive to Dodge featuring an active transfer case and front - axle disconnect

A future of self - driving cars looms ever closer, but for now they still require a human behind the wheel.

This is the first ever rear - wheel drive car from Audi Sport and it's going to be one of the most exciting cars on the planet when it hits European streets.

Couple that with a six - speed manual, rear - wheel drive configuration, custom chassis and Brembo brake kit and, this is definitely Kia's «most aggressive concept car ever.»

BMW's second - generation X1 takes a lot of heat from many car enthusiasts for switching to front - wheel drive, especially in America where it's the first front - drive Bimmer ever.

S - AWC is one of the most sophisticated all - wheel drive systems ever developed for a production car, according to torquenews.com.

*, one of the best subaru engine models ever made, no paintwork or bodywork, very clean inside and out, automatic, alloys, good tires, the engine area of this car is so clean you could eat off any part of the motor, all wheel drive, ice cold a / c, perfect carfax, rear spoiler, cruise control, all books, 2 keys, this will make someone a great car for many many years to come, will trade, call danny or text danny anytime!

Audi's quattro all - wheel drive system allows more traction than most drivers will ever need to call upon during hard acceleration, and a revised torque split in all models sends 60 percent of torque rearward, allowing a neutral feel that mimics rear - wheel - drive cars.

When most supercars stay in the garage or make a hasty retreat, the Nissan GT - R powers through, with one of the most advanced All - Wheel Drive and Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) systems ever used in a road car.

Ever since Audi made history by applying four - wheel drive to a turbocharged rally car there has been a public fascination with all - wheel drive cars.

The next Euro - spec Honda Civic Type R is shaping up to be the best one ever, with a turbocharged (at least) 280 horsepower engine and the claim to the fastest «Ring time ever for a front - wheel drive car.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Have you ever wondered why all recent FIA World Rally Championship since 1984 have been won by full time 4 wheel drive turbo charged cars?

Honda claims the new Civic Type R is the fastest front - wheel - drive car ever around Germany's Nurburgring.

Plus, you should keep in mind that this is the last ever 1 Series based on a rear - wheel drive platform, with the future generations of the car switching to a variant of the FWD - based UKL platform.

Source: Honda Press Release is on Page 2 All - New 10th Generation Honda Accord Launching This Year with Advanced New Powertrain Lineup Jun 9, 2017 - TORRANCE, CA Two high - performance, high - efficiency turbocharged engines First - ever 10 - speed automatic transmission for a front - wheel drive car Available 6 - speed manual transmission for both turbo engines Next - generation Honda two - motor hybrid powertrain technology New, more aggressive design direction complements powertrain lineup Honda will launch the most stylish and fun - to - drive Accord ever later this year.

No acceleration testing was ever done on the car, but with 220 kW (295 bhp) and a curb weight of 1,450 kg (3,197 lb), the rear - wheel drive 4500GT could be reasonably expected to achieve 0 — 97 km / h (0 — 60 mph) in less than 7 seconds.

Stepping into the 4S there is an ever so slight sense of the extra inertia of the drivetrain and extra 60 kg the all - wheel - drive equipped car must carry around.

The all - new Genesis also earns entry to the all - wheel - drive club, thanks to the first AWD technology ever offered in a Hyundai car.

Stupid flat bottomed steering wheel does it no favors when maneuvering, if you have ever driven a car with similar steering wheel then you will understand.Good warranty and has everything we need including reversing sensors and climate control plus bluetooth phone gizmo which works very well.

Very doubtful we would use it at higher speeds to spill coffee.Do you think it will be like driving in 4 wheel drive in 4 low, will the gearing be that low.If you ever actually own one of these cars I'm sure you will recognize the difference owning 3 cars.It's a great feature and I believe we need more innovations like this.My wife drives a stick and can hyper drive better then you can coast.

Finishing touches such as tinted LED rear lights, tinted rear windows and a contrasting black colouring for the rear hatch and rear diffuser will also mark out the top - ranking A1, as will quattro badges on the grille, roof arch and rear hatch which bear testament to this car's unique position as the first ever all - wheel - drive production A1.

These impressive specs make it faster than any other rear - wheel - drive road - going sports car ever tested at Nurburgring, with a laptime of just 7:10.9.

A proven DaimlerChrysler five - speed automatic will be offered for the first time ever in a Chrysler Group passenger car, standard on Chrysler 300 vehicles equipped with all - wheel drive or a 5.7 - liter HEMI V - 8.

The official Prancing Horse web site, Ferrari.com, has revealed the first photographs of the new FF, the company's most powerful, versatile four - seater ever, as well as its first ever four - wheel drive car.

I'm short and this is most comfortable car I have ever driven due the adjusting steering wheel and pedals.

However, if I did, and if enough time had elapsed between then and now that I could tell you about it without really getting in trouble, I could tell you that it's the fastest production front - wheel drive car Road & Track has ever tested to 60 mph.