Sentences with phrase «wheel drive platform with»

According to Autocar, the next - generation Nissan Z has been given the green light and it will share its rear - wheel drive platform with the Infiniti Q60.

Kia's new Stinger is a midsize / large sports sedan built on a rear - wheel drive platform with optional all - wheel drive.

It rides on a front - wheel drive platform with a torsion beam rear axle.

The LC 500 rides on a new rear - wheel drive platform with a 52/48 front / rear weight distribution that's slightly off the ideal 50/50, despite Lexus going to the trouble of putting the battery in the trunk.

Ford Escape was developed in association with Mazda and runs on a front - wheel drive platform with optional all - wheel drive.

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.

Not exact matches

Opting for four - wheel drive on relevant models adds # 5k to the price, with different body styles carrying premiums, too: cabriolet and targa models are # 9k dearer — the latter is exclusively available on a four - wheel drive platform.

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 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.

Last year, there were rumors Fiat Chrysler would sign a deal of some sort with PSA Peugeot Citroen, which has nothing but front - wheel - drive platforms for its passenger cars.

If Alfa shed itself of its Fiat front - wheel - drive platforms and developed its own rear - wheel - drive architecture, Marchionne figured, it could compete with BMW at cut - rate prices.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

According to Auto Express, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio will be based on a version of the platform employed by the forthcoming Giulia sedan, with both rear - and all - wheel - drive layouts possible.

Otherwise, the QX50 still rides on the same platform as the previous - generation Infiniti G37 sedan, and comes with rear - wheel drive as standard or all - wheel drive as an option.

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.

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].»

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.

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.

The 500L comes with front - wheel drive, but its platform is the basis for the Fiat 500X and Jeep Renegade subcompact SUVs, which are available with all - wheel drive.

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.

This crossover, built on the front - wheel - drive platform that also underpins the Nissan Altima, has a sliding and reclining 60 / 40 - split second row, a third row, a spacious cargo area with an underfloor compartment, and a nearly flat load floor.

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.

The front - drive - based transverse - engine platform with a rear - wheel - drive dash - to - axle body proportions also will underpin the next - generation S60 and XC60 models, though nothing smaller.

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.

The engineers at AMG have fitted the 2014 E63 AMG — and its CLS63 AMG platform - mate — with a modified version of Mercedes» 4Matic all - wheel drive.

would designers and engineers begin with some variation of Mazda's only rear - wheel - drive platform, the backbone chassis under the ND MX - 5 Miata?

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.

While the next - generation Buick LaCrosse will ride on this same front - wheel - drive platform as indicated by its short hood and overall proportions, this sleeker styling direction should provide more space between the Buick LaCrosse and the Impala, which became significantly more premium with its latest redesign.

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.

With a front - mid engine arrangement and both rear - and all - wheel - drive layouts possibly, the platform should have improved weight balance compared to the current Panamera.

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.

With a high muscular stance, four - wheel - drive and the legendary Swedish crashworthiness on a car platform, it was a hit right out of the box.

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

The CX430 will be additional to the Kuga and, since it is based on the front - wheel - drive C2 platform, it is expected to be conventional hatchback - like, with a slightly raised driving position.

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.

There's a long - held set of conventions that many truck buyers consider obligatory — a body - on - frame platform is chief among them, along with purpose - built hardware like four - wheel drive transfer cases and a solid rear axle.

At a roundtable discussion with members of the media, Marchionne revealed that the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee will be built on a rear - wheel - drive platform developed by Alfa Romeo.

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.