Sentences with phrase «wheel drive platform in»

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Guide her, protect her when crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller - coasters, log flumes, or anything called «Hell Drop,» «Tower of Torture,» or «The Death Spiral Rock «N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,» and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.

The 20mm - wider track in front and 40mm - wider track in the rear add poise to the platform, and there's cornering magic in the Haldex - 4 all - wheel - drive system, notably the force - vectoring, electronic limited - slip differential in the rear.

It's based on the shortened rear - wheel - drive platform of the full - size DKW 3 = 6 sedan (whose badge disingenuously suggests that the three - cylinder engine matches a six in terms of power and refinement).

In Europe, despite the fact that VW is the best - selling brand and the Golf is the best - selling model, Volkswagen is not the VW Group's Chevrolet, thanks to the lower - priced Skodas and Seats sharing front - wheel - drive platforms.

The bodywork is simply a design concept, but the platform represents a new rear - wheel - drive architecture in the making at Cadillac.

Al Oppenheiser, GM's global rear - wheel - drive platform chief, is predicting that all Camaros will weigh in at about 3750 pounds, and V - 6 cars should achieve a combined fuel economy rating of 26 mpg (thirstier V - 8 engines require premium fuel).

It's based on the same platform as the five - door model revealed earlier in the year, the i3 Coupe features the same 170bhp BMW - developed electric motor and rear - wheel - drive drivetrain, with floor - mounted lithium - ion battery packs.

All this work indicates Fiat - Chrysler put considerable additional cost into the Dodge Charger, even as an all - new model expected on a new, flexible rear - wheel - drive platform being developed primarily for Alfa Romeo is expected in three model years.

Despite the similarities of a four - wheel drive platform, the German hatch simply can't live with Focus in performance terms; down on both power and torque by 48bhp and 67 lb ft respectively — ultimately it isn't as thrilling either.

Its 2.0 - liter turbo - four produces 235 hp and 258 lb - ft, but because that car is based on a front - wheel - drive platform, the engine would need to be redesigned for use in the rear - wheel - drive IS.

When the next Cube debuts at the L.A. auto show in November, a version of the Nissan Versa's 122 - hp, 1.8 - liter four will live under the hood, and the car's basic bones will come from Nissan's front - wheel - drive B platform, also used for the Versa.

A new report from Automotive News details the models included in Alfa Romeo's revival plan which will revolve around a new rear - and all - wheel - drive platform that will be the basis for most of the brand's lineup.

If one surmises that there is still room for a range - topping, image - leading, headline - making vehicle in the Buick lineup that resurrects the Riviera nameplate on a version of GM's rear - wheel - drive platform, Federico only smiles and reminds us that «I'm Mr. GM Small Car Worldwide,» not in charge of the Buick brand or Buick product development, but he allows that «I don't think anybody disagrees with you [that Buick needs an image leader].»

Now in its second generation, this car shares its platform with the front - wheel - drive Mercedes - Benz CLA, and it does family - style duty in a lot of countries.

Toyota will begin to roll out the new platforms with the launch of a midsize, front - wheel drive car on TNGA this year, with extensive plans for other models in the near future.

That's where this car comes in: the new - for - 2014 Ghibli (pronounced «GEE - blee,» with a hard «g» like «giddy»), a midsize luxury sport sedan based on a Chrysler - sourced, rear - wheel - drive platform.

Projected to arrive in 2016, the next MINI Cooper Countryman will ride on the new Mini hardtop's UKL front - wheel - drive platform.

What we know The Kia GT4 Stinger concept shown in 2014 had a rear - wheel - drive platform, an aggressive design, a six - speed manual transmission, and a 315 - hp turbocharged engine.

The all - wheel drive system itself is based on the same Haldex system seen elsewhere on the MQB platform, running mostly in front wheel drive until slip is detected.

Based on the Citroen DS5's platform, the DS SUV will be four - wheel drive and is set to use a petrol - electric plug - in hybrid drivetrain, Citroen's first following the diesel - hybrid DS5 sold in Europe.

In any case, when the car comes to market in 2014 it won't have the electrical stuff at first; it will truly be front - wheel drive, like the Minis with which it will share a platforIn any case, when the car comes to market in 2014 it won't have the electrical stuff at first; it will truly be front - wheel drive, like the Minis with which it will share a platforin 2014 it won't have the electrical stuff at first; it will truly be front - wheel drive, like the Minis with which it will share a platform.

When the 2009 Genesis arrived, it was notable for two engineering breakthroughs for the brand; Hyundai's first in - house V - 8 design, replacing a V - 8 derived from a Mitsubishi engine, and Hyundai's first rear - wheel - drive platform since the Cortina's, built under license from Ford.

The 2020 Ford Explorer may come in a sporty ST trim after it moves to a new rear - wheel - drive platform shared with Lincoln, according to leaked information from an inside source.

Designed in the Maserati studio at the FCA «Centro Stile» of Turin, the coupe - styled crossover with a drag coefficient of just 0.31 is based on an updated version of the rear - wheel drive platform which underpins the Maserati Ghibli and Maserati Quattroporte.

Introduced in 1998 with the AS200 (Chassis code GXE10) and RS200 (chassis code SXE10) sedans, the compact vehicle was produced using a shortened, front - engine, rear - wheel - drive midsize platform, [9] allowing Japanese buyers to take advantage of tax savings imposed by Japanese government regulations concerning vehicle exterior dimensions and engine displacement, and adapted parts from the larger second - generation Aristo / GS.

Based on the front wheel drive platform of the A Class, the GLA had its world premiere in September last year at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The reports that trickled out in the wake of the Continental conept's debut were correct: The Continental does indeed ride on a front - wheel drive platform.

To do that Marchionne wants to ditch front - wheel drive platforms from Alfa Romeo in favour of rear and all - wheel drive models.

Launched in 2013, the second - generation Lincoln MKZ is based on the same front - wheel - drive platform as the Ford Fusion but features a premium treatment on the inside, a more upscale exterior, and more powerful engines.

The Mirai is the culmination of 20 years worth of research into hydrogen fuel - cell vehicles, and underneath the dramatic bodywork (and the Lexus ct200h / Toyota Prius platform) is a powertrain that takes compressed hydrogen and pushes it through membranes that separate the electrons from the hydrogen, using them to power an electric motor that drives the front wheels like in a regular electric car.

A front - engine, rear - wheel drive two - seater riding on the Giulia's platform could replace Alfa's carbon - fiber 4C in a few years.

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.

«We see an emerging segment in the U.S. for a premium, small car below the Saab 9 - 3 sport sedan,» said Augustsson, who also is using the New York show to unveil a new Saab 9 - 3 convertible, coming out this fall, that's built on GM's new front - wheel - drive Epsilon platform.

In reality, the CLA's front - drive (FWD) platform isn't detrimental to the car's ability to handle, and the all - wheel - drive (AWD) versions improve things even more.

Chevrolet's full sized pickup trucks offered in light duty or heavy duty configurations with Rear wheel or Four wheel drive application using GTM400 Platform

Looking ahead, Honda will build a new front - wheel - drive minivan for the 1999 model year based on the Accord platform at a plant under construction in Canada.

Let us explain: based on the same rear - wheel drive platform that underpins the Infiniti G sedan, the Infiniti FX offers some of the best handling and road feel of any vehicle in its class.

Both are based on car platforms, both are available in four - wheel - drive — we really need some way to differentiate between car - based SUVs and truck - based SUVs.

It's reasonable to assume that the Kicks is built on a car - derived platform, meaning it likely comes standard with front - wheel drive, and it undoubtedly uses a four - cylinder engine because we can't imagine Nissan would shoehorn a V6 in the engine bay of a small, city - dwelling crossover.

The Outlander, though, is a «crossover» SUV, based on a car platform, so while it is capable of leisurely, unchallenging off - roading, the all - wheel - drive system is really designed for improved traction in bad weather, not rock - climbing.

Based on the ubiquitous Mazda 6 platform, a very worthy basis for any car, the Fusion will offer a 2.3 - liter four - cylinder or a 3.0 - liter V - 6, and front - or all - wheel drive, though AWD will be later in the product cycle.

Secrecy surrounds the mechanical basis for the new car, though the Stuttgart rumor mill suggests Porsche chairman Wendelin Wiedeking has forged links with Volkswagen on a new rear - wheel - drive platform program in a move similar to that undertaken with the Cayenne and Touareg.

Based on an all - new front - wheel drive platform, the CT 200h will slot in as Lexus» only hybrid - only platform in Europe, where the HS 250h is not currently sold.

In December 2013, Holden announced that it would cease its local production by the end of October 2017 committing, however, committing to use the long - standing Commodore nameplate on its fifth - generation fully imported replacement, moving to a front - wheel drive (FWD) / all - wheel drive (AWD) platform.

For the original model, Holden replaced the long - serving Kingswood and Premier large executive cars developed in Australia, with another rear wheel drive (RWD) platform that was, however, based on a smaller European design by Opel, re-engineered for Australian conditions.

Both future models will be built on the rear - wheel - drive C - Class platform in order to make them sportier and more able to compete with cars like BMW 1 - Series, Audi A3 and upcoming Saab 9 - 2 for the B - Class and Alfa MiTo, Audi A1 for the A-Class.

The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is also predicated on the «turbo motor, compact platform» concept, but it throws in more technology in the form of all - wheel drive featuring an active center differential with active yaw control, and the availability of a dual - clutch automated six - speed manual transmission (a traditional five - speed manual is also available with the Lancer Evolution).

In F - body development, both the third generation Firebird and Camaro were proposed as possible front wheel drive platforms, but the idea was scrapped.

Based on Mitsubishi's humble Lancer platform, the Lancer Ralliart adds a turbo, all - wheel - drive, and, best of all, the Sport Shift Transmission, a twin clutch automated manual, also found in the new Evo MR. Unlike the Evo MR's 291 horsepower, the Lancer Ralliart's engine only makes 237 horsepower.