Sentences with phrase «wheel drive platform used»

It's an exceptionally rigid front - wheel drive chassis, rivalling the GA - L rear - wheel drive platform used for the LC coupe and LS sedan in terms of torsional stiffness.

Built on the front - wheel drive platform used by the A-Class, B - Class and CLA - Class, the GLA - Class is the company's first take on a premium compact SUV and is positioned to rival the similarly - sized Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Lexus» upcoming crossover.

The Maserati Levante rides on the rear - wheel drive platform used by the Maserati Quattroporte and Maserati Ghibli.

Not exact matches

Acura's solution is to use its front - wheel - drive platforms to host AWD technology.

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 model is expected to be based on a version of the platform using for the Giulia sedan, with both rear - and all - wheel - drive layouts planned.

As you probably know, the new Camaro was designed and engineered collectively by GM North America and GM Australia using the rear - wheel - drive Zeta platform.

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.

The 2017 Cadillac XT5 rides on a completely new platform that uses high - strength steels and other weight - saving tricks that allow front - wheel - drive models to shed up to 278 lb compared to today's SRX.

Much of Holden's model range is already imported, excluding the Holden Commodore, Caprice, and Ute vehicles that all use an Australian - built rear - wheel - drive platform.

As has long been reported, the B - Class it is the first production model to use the automaker's new MFA (Mercedes Front Architecture) front - wheel drive platform.

The LC 500 will be the first vehicle to be produced using Lexus» new rear - wheel - drive platform and uses a combination of high strength steel and aluminium, as well as an optional carbon fibre roof.

The MFA replaces the previous sandwich - floor platform that the current A - and B - Class hatchbacks use, and is a modular architecture that can be enlarged, adapted for all - wheel - drive, and compatible with many different body styles and powertrain options.

One step above this compact crossover, Alfa Romeo will likely use the same rear - wheel - drive platform from the Giulia and large sedans for a mid-size SUV that will compete against either the BMW X3 or X5.

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.

The SS uses the latest version of the Zeta rear - wheel - drive unibody platform — the Holden Commodore on which it's based underwent a significant refresh for 2013 — and wears an aluminum hood and trunk lid.

Whereas the Ford Mondeo - based X-type tried to compete with the likes of the BMW 3 - series on the cheap, the new model, code - named X760 and previewed below by our illustrator, will attempt to leapfrog the Germans by using a rear - wheel - drive platform and aluminum construction.

The 2016 Volvo XC90 is the first new model from the Geely - owned Swedish automaker that uses a new, flexible transverse - engine, front - wheel - drive based platform that is expected to spawn production forms of the coupe, crossover and station wagon concepts unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt, 2014 Detroit and 2014 Geneva auto shows, respectively.

Built on the new Lexus GA - L rear - wheel - drive luxury - car platform, the LC 500h uses an aluminum for the hood, door skins, and front suspension towers, and carbon fiber for the door structures, trunklid, and roof.

The production model will probably use a turbo - four engine putting out 250 to 300 hp, and its rear - wheel - drive platform would be borrowed from parent company Hyundai.

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.

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.

Rumors suggested that the SS would be produced on the Australian - sourced, rear - wheel drive «Zeta» platform (which was eventually used for the modern Camaro).

The TT RS, like other all - wheel drive cars on VW's MQB platform, employs a Haldex system that uses a clutch pack to engage the rear axle whenever the car decides it needs torque at both axles.

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.

Using a modified Toyota Camry platform, the RX 300 was fitted with a standard 3.0 - liter V - 6 engine and front - or all - wheel drive.

BMW's new X2 compact four - door hatchback now uses a front - wheel drive platform.

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.

«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.

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

According to official Mercedes - Benz AMG information, the SLS eDrive will use a heavily modified version of the standard SLS's rear - wheel - drive platform.

Delta is General Motors» compact front - wheel drive automobile and crossover SUV platform, a successor to the GM T platform; it also replaced GM J platform and the Z platform used by the Saturn S - Series.

The new Mercedes CLA was extended on the MFA front wheel drive platform, also used by the A-Class, but the vehicles are completely different.

It is unclear what architecture GM would use for the H4, but a source says it will not be a front - wheel - drive vehicle, ruling out the platform used for the Saturn Vue.

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.

He confirmed on the call that other FCA brands will use Alfa's rear - wheel / all - wheel - drive platform.

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.

If built, the Polo R WRC Street AWD would likely be developed on the company's PQ25 platform that has already been used for the all - wheel drive Audi A1 quattro.

During the recent Paris Auto Show, Volkswagen Group not only confirmed that the company was preparing a new all - wheel drive PQ25 platform that will be used for the future Audi S1, but they also stated that the use of this new platform could extend to two future models: a possible Polo R and a CrossPolo.

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.

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 critics, I shall remind them that 70 % of Porsche Macan is built with parts from Audi Q5, while Mini isn't such a unique car anymore since the new UKL platform used for Mini is similar to the one from the new compact range with front wheel drive from BMW.

We don't know any details on the next - generation Prius hybrid powertrain, but Green Car Reports says the next Prius will use Toyota's new global modular platform and possibly have all - wheel drive as an option.

The Kia K9 uses a large and rear - wheel drive platform...

The Kia K9 uses a large and rear - wheel drive platform intended to be powered by both V6 and V8 (this engine is a enigma until today) engines when it comes to market in Summer 2012, Kia will be planning to used this platform to create a RWD coupe.

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

The new Quattroporte will be moved to an entirely new rear - wheel drive platform that will use lightweight aluminum in an attempt to reduce the car's total weight.

As for what we already know, the new Quattroporte will be moved to an entirely new rear - wheel drive platform that will use lightweight aluminum extensively to reduce the total weight by about 330 lbs.