Sentences with phrase «wheel drive platform shared»

BMW continues to test its new BMW X1, which will make a switch from its current longitudinal engine rear - wheel drive platform to a new transverse engine front - wheel drive platform shared with the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer.

With styling loosely based on the well - received Kia GT concept that was shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and a stout rear - wheel drive platform shared with the Genesis G80, the automaker promised BMW - rivaling performance.

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.

Not exact matches

The Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform the S90 and V90 share with the XC90 also contributes one of the key external design features: a long dash - to - axle distance, which gives the pair of Volvos the proportions of rear - wheel - drive cars despite their front - / all - wheel - drive drivetrains.

The Demon rides on its own unique platform — that's manufacturer - speak for «it was built from scratch» — and although it shares its rear - wheel - drive chassis with no other Chrysler product, it does use more than a few production components.

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 freshened mini «utes, built off of the front - wheel - drive platform shared with the CLA sedan and Infiniti QX30 SUV, receive some minor tweaks ahead of an on - sale date this summer.

As the standard car is based on the same MQB platform as the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive system.

Based on BMW's front - wheel drive UKL platform shared with the standard Mini Hardtop, the new 2016 Clubman is a whole foot longer than the last Clubman, and gains four full doors to replace its predecessor's half - size rear doors.

BMW's smallest SUV moves from the rear - wheel - drive 3 Series architecture to a front - wheel - drive platform shared with the MINI Cooper.

All - wheel drive would probably fall into that camp as well, through it isn't as impossible, given the Beetle shares a platform with the previous 2013 Golf R, which boasted 4Motion.

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.

The V90 will also share its platform and powertrains with the S90 sedan and XC90 SUV, meaning that it will likely come standard with a 2.0 - liter turbo - four and front - wheel drive.

Key design talents Peter Schreyer and Luc Donckerwolke, both poached from German companies, give Genesis a fighting chance, as do rear - wheel - drive platforms that won't be shared with Hyundai's mainstream fleet.

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.

His discussion about the need to share platforms and powertrains sounds like good news for the long - rumored rear - wheel - drive Buick halo off the new, large Omega platform.

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.

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 platform.

Mazda recently inked a deal with Alfa Romeo to share development of two new rear - wheel - drive roadsters; the next MX - 5 and Alfa Romeo Spider will share a platform, but each will have unique styling and an engine from its parent company's lineup.

This front - wheel drive Alfa shared its platform with the Lancia Dedra and Fiat Tempra.

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.

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.

The same 400hp all - aluminium turbo five powers Audi's latest TT RS Coupe, which also shares the RS 3's MQB transverse - engine platform, five - cylinder powertrain and Haldex - based quattro all - wheel drive system.

Unibody construction included a bolt - on subframe, with a rear suspension based on the rear - wheel drive 1968 — 74 X-body platform that underpinned the Chevrolet Nova, including rear differential, with a thicker bushinged front subframe similar to the second generation F platform shared by the Camaro and Firebird and the 1975 — 79 GM X platform.

The rear - wheel drive biased MRA platform will also be shared with other C - Class family members with the Coupe expected to feature a lower center of gravity and unique suspension and electromechanical steering settings.

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

What we do know about this alliance so far is that it will bring the development of a new rear - wheel drive platform for small cars and the sharing of diesel and petrol engines between the two groups.

The 2011 moved to a platform shared with the Dodge Durango and Mercedes» ML, with all - independent (optional air) suspension, new 3.6 - litre V - 6 and 3.0 - litre turbodiesel engines, three all - and four - wheel drive systems, and Selec - Terrain modeled after Land Rover's Terrain Response.

Roadmaster shares the rear - wheel - drive, full - size platform used for the 1991 Chevrolet Caprice.

The previous Panamera shared next to nothing with other Porsches, but the 2017 version is even further away from the crowd, using a brand new rear / all - wheel drive platform called the MSB.

The Countryman is predominately is a front - wheel - driven car like the new BMW X1 that it shares its UKL2 platform with, but it can also power the rear wheels when the terrain is slippery.

It's also worth pointing out both the Flying Spur and Panamera share the same platform, which can be adapted for rear - and all - wheel drive.

Few details have emerged about the production model but it is expected to ride on a shortened version of the rear - wheel drive platform that underpins the K9 flagship and will share the 3.8 - liter MPi V6 that produces 290 hp and a 3.8 - liter GDi V6 with 334 hp engines.

Underneath though, the cars share their MFA (Mercedes Front - wheel drive Architecture) platform.

The rear - wheel - drive platform is the basis for the 2008 to present Cadillac CTS base model with which the CTS - V shares most of the body work.

The Q30 is expected to share many parts with the Mercedes - Benz A-Class, like its MFA platform and its 4Matic all - wheel - drive system.

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.

That probably isn't a coincidence, considering that both the new Explorer and Aviator will share the same CD6 platform, which accommodates front -, rear -, and all - wheel - drive vehicles.

As for the XTS's front - wheel - drive platform, which it shares with the Buick LaCrosse, the Eldorado had front - wheel drive long ago.

It shares its underpinnings with the rear - wheel - drive platform used by the Hyundai Genesis / Equus.

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.

Sharing a platform with the Chevrolet Equinox, it's no surprise the front - or all - wheel - drive, five - passenger GMC Terrain midsize crossover also gets the coveted IIHS TSP + award this year.

The new Charger is said to be built on a new flexible rear - wheel - drive platform shared with the just - revealed Alfa Romeo Giulia, suggesting that it could be smaller and sportier than the current model.

LONDON — The 2016 Porsche Panamera will share its body architecture with the third iteration of Bentley's Continental family, by using a special version of the Volkswagen Group's front - engine, rear - wheel - drive MSB platform, Edmunds has learned.

Lajdziak won't say whether the sport ute will be front -, rear - or all - wheel - drive or what vehicles will share the platform.

The upcoming Kia VG will share its front - wheel - drive platform with next - generation Hyundai Azera.

Fuji officials say the two vehicles will be designed separately but will share Subaru's all - wheel - drive platform.

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.