Sentences with phrase «wheel drive car powered»

The MX - 5 recipe is a tantalising one: a small, lightweight, rear - wheel drive car powered by a naturally aspirated engine and equipped with a manual gearbox, all sold at a price to tempt a select few from their hot hatchbacks.

Not exact matches

Montoya's been driving the Chevrolet - powered, Penske - run car, with Servia at the wheel of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports» Honda - engined version.

A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.

He also thinks it would be difficult to build in the universal joints that allow the drive shaft to power the front wheels while the car is being steered.

In the end, the driving personalities of the two test vehicles, with a few exceptions, were close enough to those of ordinary gasoline - powered cars that if buyers ultimately reject fuel - cell machines, it won't be because the cars seem unfamiliar from behind the wheel.

The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.

Zielinsky notes that its compact power train system allows the wheels to be positioned near the corners of the chassis, which makes for short front and rear overhangs and a wide track, yielding an overall layout that resembles that of a rear - wheel - drive car.

Driving a car at Indy — when there's no power steering — is where you need a lot of grip strength to hold on to that wheel.

«The best movie cars combine tons of power, rear - wheel drive, great handling and the ability to be easily flung around corners,» said Waugh in a statement.

Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.

As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.

You're not getting oversteer under power like you would in a rear wheel drive car, you're getting it at arbitrary times.

The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front wheels.

At 296bhp, its power output is up 20bhp over the standard Astra VXR, making this the most powerful front - wheel - drive car in Vauxhall's history.

The new car is also all - wheel drive, with electric power being sent to the rear wheels, and combustion power to the front axle.

Alfa Romeo is currently estimating a 0 -60-mph sprint of 3.8 seconds, owing in part to the car's available all - wheel drive and excellent power - to - weight ratio.

We're at the Millbrook Proving Ground because of the new Focus RS and a question, namely how much power can a front - wheel - drive car cope with?

Powered by a 203bhp naturally aspirated 2.0 - litre engine, the GT was inspired by the MX - 5 race car, and the extra power means it can now rival the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ for 200bhp rear - wheel drive fun.

The STI should always have been a sub - # 30k car, and its price cut puts it in the same price bracket as front - wheel - drive hot hatches with much less power, as well as the Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ.

All - wheel drive is standard, even when the car is driven only on electric power.

Wheel horsepower is generally the car's power, measured at the drive wheels.

Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front - wheel electric motors which could endow the rear - wheel - drive sports car with all - wheel drive.

I don't understand why we don't see the MR2 Spyder on these lists more?!? I know the earlier ones were plagued with oil / engine - eating problems, but the later models are reliable to 100k + miles and cost similar to the same aged Smart Roadster above... but compared to the Smart, for your # 2k - # 5k you get a 6 speed manual gearbox, over 70 % more power (~ 20 % more weight) but this is packaged in a mid-engined, rear wheel drive, normally aspirated car with no traction control and a LSD as standard:)

Carriages without horses will go — Nick Georgano recounts the fascinating story of the first horseless carriages / 1926 Ceirano: Lambda in miniature — This highly desirable Italian car is described for us by Nick Baldwin / Empire Morris part two — Dennis Harrison concludes his article on Morris cars in Australia during the late 1920s / Singer: the early history — The beginnings and early development of Singer are described by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1916 Stanley steamer — The Editor has experienced a splendid Edwardian example of the best - known steam - powered car / La Coupe des Pyrenees — Malcolm Elder took part in this year's rally and much enjoyed the driving not to mention the food and wine / The Stepney spare wheel — The earliest type of spare wheel is described for us by Bryan Goodman.

It finds tremendous traction, even away from the tightest corners, and it never tugs itself across the road in the way that some high - powered front - wheel drive cars tend to.

Still, at higher revs it belts out a pleasing, high - pitched whine, and Audi's all - wheel drive sends enough power to the rear to make the car feel like a proper sports sedan.

While this naturally won't put the car's entire output to the rear wheels (as each wheel is powered independently), it will give the car unique driving characteristics for those with a more flamboyant driving style.

Mick Walsh gets behind the wheel of an historic Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and in, Potent Perfection, reveals what makes this famous model so special / Doug Nye shares some marvellous glass - plate negatives from the early days of motor sport in Europe and describes the men and machines shown in The motor racing photography of Maurice - Louis Branger / Famous furniture designer Ambrose Heal bought a Sunbeam Twenty new in 1930 and drove it extensively across Europe / This much - loved car is still in the family today, as Matthew Bell discovers in Family Business / Designed and built by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe, the Ford - powered Dellows were among the most successful postwar trials cars.

However if you're used to the way a rear - wheel drive car looses grip under power, performing a slide with Drift Mode on takes some getting used to — instead of backing off the throttle slightly to regain some control, maintaining full throttle doesn't feel very natural.

Drive is still sent to all four wheels via a seven - speed S tronic dual - clutch transmission, though the latest setup can now send up to 100 per cent of the car's power to the rear wheels alone, in certain situations, with a torque vectoring effect through the multi-plate clutch on the rear axle to also divert power to the wheels with the greatest grip.

The Miata has Mazda's second implementation of rack - mounted electric power steering The first application was in the RX - 8, but while most modern Mazdas use electric power steering, it's really tricky to fit rack - mounted systems in front - wheel - drive cars.

The Chicagoans trailered their three - wheeled cars powered by 1.2 - liter Kawasaki motorcycle engines to Gingerman, so we asked them if they drove their Campagnas on public roads.

The car has a battery pack connected through associated electronics to an electric drive motor that powers the front wheels through a few reduction gears and a differential.

In the dry, the FF behaves more like a rear - wheel - drive car: Leave traction and stability control engaged — don't worry, they allow a fair amount of slip — and the rear end wags and drifts on the power, smoothly under control.

We first got an indication of Kia's sports - car ambitions with the GT4 Stinger concept car shown at the 2014 Detroit auto show, a rear - wheel - drive coupe powered by a 315 - hp, 2.0 - liter turbo - four.

While there are still some details not sorted around the new NSX, what we know so far is that the production car will be powered by a mid-mounted, 75 - degree 3.5 - liter twin - turbo V - 6 mated to a nine - speed dual - clutch transmission with a version of the brand's Super-Handling All - Wheel drive helping put the power down.

The M Formula Following the M car formula, the 1M features increased power, a manual transmission, rear - wheel drive, a modified suspension, fat tires and a distinctive look — perhaps more distinctive than the other Ms.. The car's track is 2.8 inches wider in front and 1.8 inches wider in rear than the regular 1 Series, so the fenders have swollen as well, resulting in an exaggerated, almost cartoony style that might appeal to some BMW fans — and turn off others.

It subtly changes the way you drive the car, and because the extra power arrives earlier, the front wheels aren't put under too much extra pressure.

You might save $ 30,000, not to mention the all - wheel - drive option, which adds a Q4 badge, is only available on the lower - power cars.

The M Formula Following the M car formula, the 1M features increased power, a manual transmission, rear - wheel drive, a modified suspension, fat tires and a distinctive look — perhaps more distinctive than the other Ms.. The car's track is 2.8 inches wider in front and 1.8 inches wider in rear than the regular 1 Series, so the fenders have swollen as well, resulting in an exaggerated, almost cartoony style that might appeal to some BMW fans &... Show full review

The company is currently working on a «high power» all - wheel drive car, but Biermann stresses it's currently «only a research project».

Subaru has said the car will weigh around 1220 kg, which puts it close in terms of straight - line performance and power to weight ratio with a Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup, though it's rear - wheel drive rather than front and both Toyota and Subaru possess a choice of 6 - speed manual or 6 - speed auto gearboxes.

The brand's signature all - wheel drive will continue to be standard, and an updated 2.0 - liter flat - four engine will likely power most U.S. versions of the car.

With electric power to the front wheels and electric assistance to the mid-engined, turbocharged 1.5 sitting admidships, the i8 is technically an all - wheel drive car.

This is exciting news for those who have expressed their concern that the standard car's 2.0 - liter, 200 - hp boxer four - cylinder is simply not enough power for the capable, balanced rear - wheel - drive chassis.

You really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

Called the RX - Vision concept, it's a preview of a front - engined, rear - wheel drive and Wankel rotary - powered sports car.

There is also an all - wheel - drive mode that uses the electric motor in the rear axle in combination with the gasoline engine that powers the front wheels, and the driver can also choose to save the car's battery power for later electric - only driving.

The top model is powered by a 311bhp V8 driving all four wheels, and Volvo claims much - improved dynamics over its predecessor after benchmarking the new car against the BMW 5 - series during development.

Roll the car into an apex and there is some understeer — certainly in today's cold, greasy conditions — but whereas a Golf R or Audi S3 might at best stabilize the push and drive into a nice neutral stance, the RS offers so many more options: Stay on the power and the understeer quickly dissolves, the outside rear wheel driving the front tires — here the optional and superb Michelin Pilot Cup 2s — back onto line.