Sentences with phrase «wheel drive platform offers»

We're great fans of the Chrysler 300C / Dodge Charger duo, but they seem geared toward a slightly different and more enthusiastic large car shopper, one that's willing to sacrifice a bit of the packaging and fuel economy advantages a front - wheel drive platform offers in exchange for a more spirited drive.

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All Genesis models will be on a «rock - solid rear - wheel - drive platform,» he says, which presumably means even the three crossovers planned will offer RWD and all - wheel - drive.
The only current Kia model that offers rear - wheel drive is the full - size K900 luxury sedan, so the upcoming Kia sports car would ride on its own independent platform.
This fall, Kia will offer enthusiasts a new four - door hatchback sedan on a rear - wheel drive platform with up to 365 hp from its optional 3.3 - liter twin - turbo V - 6.
Then, when BMW went to create its first SUV, X5 was a natural choice for the name of this important model, as the first X5 shared its platform with the 5 Series sedan and offered all - wheel drive.
This next Genesis will be the first - ever Hyundai sedan to offer all - wheel drive and the next Hyundai Equus, which we expect to ride on the same platform as the genesis, is also a likely bet to receive this system.
The Z5 will share its platform with the upcoming Toyota sports car (possibly dubbed Supra), although the two will not share any sheetmetal and the Japanese version may offer an all - wheel - drive hybrid platform using its electric motor technologies alongside BMW combustion engines.
That will change with the smaller, lighter, all - new Challenger, which will share a rear - wheel - drive platform with the Alfa Romeo Giulia and continue to offer V - 6 and Hemi V - 8 options.
With the Giulia and Stelvio both offering all - wheel drive, it shouldn't be difficult for Jeep to integrate an off - road capable 4WD system into the shared platform.
The 2016 X1 is offered only with xDrive all - wheel drive at the moment, but its underpinnings are pure «FF» — a 2 - liter four - cylinder turbo is installed sideways into a platform shared with the Mini Countryman.
Even larger than its predecessor — which accounted for 25 per cent of all Mini sales — the 2017 Countryman is built on the same platform as the new BMW X1 and offers an all - turbocharged engine lineup with the go - kart driving dynamics typical of the brand, not to mention the added traction that comes from the latest version of the standard All4 all - wheel drive.
It is based on BMW Group's UKL front - wheel drive platform, and is claimed to offer 25 percent more boot space than its predecessor (215 liters).
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
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.
That would mean the new Lexus ES — which will be underpinned by the new Toyota TNGA Platform — extending its offering from just a front - wheel drive setup to one which includes a four - wheel drive option, probably a 4WD option using an electrified back axle rather than a mechanical 4WD system, at a price point which sits somewhere between the (cheaper) ES and the current GS.
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.
While the new coupe shares the same platform as its sedan counterpart — a 3.0 - liter twin - turbocharged V6 that offers up to 329 horsepower and a 9 - speed automatic transmission — the model offers a drive of its own thanks to it available rear - wheel drive or all - wheel drive.
Based on the 5 Series platform, and sharing many of its mechanicals and electronics, the X5 was offered with standard all - wheel drive (AWD) and a choice of 6 - or 8 - cylinder power.
Based on the same platform as the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Dodge Durango is equipped with rear - wheel or 4 - wheel - drive (4WD), is offered with a choice between V - 6 and V - 8 engines, and is sold in SXT, Rallye, Limited, R / T, and Citadel trim levels.
The Forester, Outback, Legacy, WRX, Impreza, and Crosstrek are all built on the Symmetrical AWD platform; only the BRZ is offered with rear - wheel drive (RWD).
The model will be built same front - wheel - drive platform as the A-Class and the CLA and will be offered with a fabric roof.
Based on an all - new car platform, the production SX will be powered by a new 2.0 - liter, inline - four engine and will offer front - and all - wheel - drive variants.
Vehicle Outline A New Lightweight, Compact, Low - center - of - gravity, and Low - inertia Package Offers A New Dimension in Handling with an Exhilarating Shift Feel The exclusive lightweight and compact rear - wheel - drive platform was designed to achieve superior handling and create the world's smallest3 mass - production four - passenger sports car.
The new front - wheel - drive platform gives BMW the ability to offer more space in the upcoming X1, and reduce production cost.
It doesn't offer all - wheel drive, for instance; engineers evaluated that but couldn't easily fit a propshaft and rear differential in the Niro's platform, and doing so would add weight that would have cut into that 50 - mpg combined rating.
The new Mercedes CLC - Class will be built on a longer version of the platform used for the new A - and B - Class models and will be offered in both front - and all - wheel - drive versions.
Like the future Milano, the new Giulia will use the Fiat Group's new C - Evo platform, meaning that it will be offered with a front - wheel drive layout powered by a range of new engines, including a gas burning 1.75 Liter turbocharged unit making 200 HP and the all new 1.4 Liter Multiair power plant pumping out anywhere from 150 HP to 170 HP.
The UKL front wheel drive platform supports all - wheel drive, so there should be no issues with xDrive versions of the X1 being offered.
It will be built on BMW's new UKL1 platform which is being shared with all future mini BMW and Mini models, and will be offered in both front wheel drive and wheel drive versions.
Named after the city made famous for family vacations in central Florida, the Chev is built on the same front - wheel drive platform as the new Cruze compact sedan, but offers three rows of seating on a small footprint.
Because they're based on car platforms, they are generally offered in either front - wheel drive or all - wheel drive configurations.
Powered by a 3.6 - liter V - 6, and offered in all - or rear - wheel - drive, the Enclave shares a basic platform with the GMC Acadia and the Saturn Outlook.
The G70 and Stinger share a platform, which uses a longitudinally mounted engine and offers the choice of front or rear - wheel drive.
It's the electric version of Smart's smaller model, based on a rear - wheel drive platform it shares with the European Renault Twingo, and is Mercedes» answer to the compact city car that BMW offers with Mini.
Both the show and the production cars use a much - modified rear - wheel - drive platform from the Lincoln LS, and will offer a 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine.
The new platform also allows huge flexibility and, as well as differing body styles, the big van is offered with either front, rear or 4MOTION all - wheel drive.
The new F48 X1 will make use of BMW's first front - wheel drive platform which can be configured to offer an all - wheel drive option as well.
Since it will be underpinned by the X1's platform, it will be a front - wheel - drive vehicle and AWD will be offered as an option.
While the first generation was offered with a rear - wheel drive or xDrive setup, the new F48 X1 will make use of BMW's first front - wheel drive platform which can be configured to offer an all - wheel drive option as well.
The Jeep 551 will be based on the Fiat 500X and the Jeep Renegade «s small - wide front - wheel drive platform and probably be offered with 164 hp 2.0 - liter Tigershark petrol and a 170 hp 2.0 - liter MultiJet II diesel engines mated to 6 - speed manual or 9 - speed automatic transmission.
This premium rear - wheel drive platform, an extended version of the one used for the stunning new Lexus LC 500 coupe, will offer a more dynamic experience on the road while further elevating renowned Lexus comfort.
With the next - gen 1 Series making use of BMW's UKL platform, it will undoubtedly be offered standard with front - wheel drive.
Like Audi, the compact offers a stiff, well - engineered platform and sticky all - wheel - drive.
As well as supporting front - wheel drive, the new FAAR platform has been engineered to offer four - wheel drive with a lower weight penalty than that of the existing 1 Series» rear - wheel - drive - based structure.
According to Autocar, Ford's performance electric crossover will assume the new, fourth - generation Ford Focus's C2 platform — the same as the next - generation Ford Escape — and offer front - wheel drive.
Bigger than its predecessor, although built on the same platform, it will be offered in 228i, all - wheel - drive 228i xDrive and M235i models.
Based off the award - winning MQB platform, the newest Volkswagen flagship offers a sleek fastback design, an upscale interior, innovative technology, and available 4Motion ® all - wheel drive.
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.
While the Munich - based cabriolet runs on the dynamic rear - wheel drive architecture, the respective Ingolstadt - based offering drives the wheels via a front - wheel drive platform.
In May 2012, Mazda and Alfa Romeo — at the time a subsidiary of the Fiat group, now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)-- announced a joint venture to manufacture a common rear drive platform with «both Mazda and (Alfa) to develop two differentiated, distinctly styled, iconic and brand specific, lightweight roadsters featuring rear wheel drive» with the two variants offering proprietary engines unique to each brand.
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