Sentences with phrase «wheel drive sedan in»

So if BMW offers a cheap rear - wheel drive sedan in the same segment and price range, it would be the clear enthusiast's choice and have a distinct performance advantage.

«We set out to create one of the best performing front engine, front - wheel drive sedans in the world,» said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan division, Nissan North America.

Not exact matches

Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk unveils the dual engine chassis of the new Tesla «D' model which is a faster and all - wheel - drive version of the Model S electric sedan at the Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles on October 9, 2014.

We know from previous reports that every Model X will come with dual - motor all - wheel drive, in the same three battery flavors (60 kWh, 85 kWh, or 85 kWh Performance) as the Model S sedan.

So to recap: If you own an all - electric, seven - passenger, all - wheel - drive performance sedan that accelerates as quickly as a McLaren F1, in the coming days it will magically become even faster without you having to do a damned thing.

Piercings and tattoos identify a person as a participant in some variety of «cool,» and rivalries are «visible in preferences for yogurt over ice - cream, four - wheel - drive jeeps over family sedans, and attending live music over listening to the radio.»

Expect the 2017 Kia Cadenza to remain similar in size as the current front - wheel drive sedan, which competes with cars like the Toyota Avalon and Buick LaCrosse.

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).

Nor did the Focus cabin win much applause, as it is far more cramped than the front - wheel - drive sedan's exterior dimensions suggest — kind of like the Tardis, only in reverse.

At the same time, the all - new sedan looks dramatic (trust us: it's much better in person), offers a slew of new safety features, and is now available with all - wheel drive, which should make snowbelt drivers happy.

Even in heavy rain, the little sedan did just fine in front - wheel - drive.»

It will be offered exclusively with the same nine - speed automatic transmission used in the C300 sedan and coupe, with a choice of rear - wheel drive or 4Matic all - wheel drive.

Now, just a few years later, the rear - wheel - drive Australian - made sedan is rumored to return again in the coming years as a Chevrolet.

You're not going to take it off - road, you're not going to haul a lot of stuff in it and you're not going to get through snow any quicker than in the stunning rear - wheel - drive only Giulia QF sedan unless you put winters on it (which would work nearly as well on the sedan), so what's Alfa trying to prove with another over-tall performance car?

Despite the size increase, Audi claims that the new car has maintained its weight (although the company is not yet publishing final figures for the U.S. - spec model); if so, then the A8, tipping the scales at some 4400 pounds, will keep its position as the trimmest entry in the all - wheel - drive, ultra-luxe sedan class.

Cylinder deactivation and engine start / stop technologies help bring EPA combined fuel economy ratings up to 24 mpg for both sedans (22 mpg with all - wheel drive), an improvement of 2 mpg in rear - wheel - drive models and 1 mpg in all - wheel - drive models.

Given that the Model 3 represents an exponential increase in demands on Tesla's manufacturing capacity, the automaker is initially offering the new sedan in just one configuration: Rear - wheel - drive with the optional 310 - mile battery and premium package.

Lexus GS350 Lexus's mid-size, rear - wheel - drive sedan has always been somewhat lost in the shuffle — a little too anonymously styled to be an icon; a little too harsh to be a luxury car; a lot too isolated to be a driver's dream.

The rear - wheel - drive sedan's electronic limited - slip helps, raising the fun factor and aiding traction in slippery conditions.

At about $ 37,000 as tested, our top - spec 2014 Chevrolet Impala 2LTZ (with the 305 - hp V - 6, LED running lights, big 19 - inch wheels, and MyLink connectivity) sits squarely in the crosshairs of another traditional - style front - wheel - drive sedan with a V - 6, the Hyundai Azera.

The stretched, all - wheel - drive, full - size luxury sedan from Volkswagen's premium brand is due for a redesign, yet it's a formidable competitor for buyers seeking a spacious, smooth and cocooning experience in their daily commute.

Jaguar will broaden its appeal to buyers in northern climes by offering all - wheel drive for the XJ luxury sedan.

Available in both front - or all - wheel - drive and powered by a standard 3.6 - liter V - 6 rated at 305 horsepower and 264 lb - ft of torque, or high - performance Twin - Turbo 3.6 - liter V - 6 that delivers 410 horsepower and 369 lb - ft of torque, the XTS is also the only luxury sedan with standard Magnetic Ride Control for an incredibly smooth ride.

Engine: 2.0 - liter, 16 - valve DOHC flat - 4 / 148 hp @ 6,200 rpm, 145 lb - ft @ 4,200 rpm EPA mileage: 25/34/28 mpg (city / highway / combined) All - wheel drive comes standard on every Subaru sold in the U.S. (well, except for the sporty BRZ coupe), and the Impreza sedan is the cheapest of the lot.

We count 11 mainstream front - wheel - drive midsize sedans on the U.S. market — 13, if you throw in the semi-premium Buick Regal and Lexus ES 350.

Acura's largest sedan is one of the only front - wheel - drivers competing in a class of established rear - wheel drive luxury sedans from BMW, Mercedes - Benz, Audi, and others.

If a production model does indeed turn out to be based on the same UKL architecture as the BMW X1 and 2 Series Gran Tourer, the car will likely be offered with both front - and all - wheel drive, leaving enthusiasts» dreams of a compact rear - wheel - drive BMW sedan in the dust.

On top of that, MT says that the turbo FR - S sedan will be followed by a hybrid version, which would still employ Subaru boxer power but also gain all - wheel drive using in - wheel electric motors.

A production version of the Stinger would join the Kia K900 sedan, which launched in March and is Kia's first foray into the rear - wheel - drive segment, as premium cars in the brand's showrooms.

Good luck finding a Panamera that costs anywhere close to this $ 78,095 base price, though, as Porsche's crazy option pricing means that most Panamera sedans, regardless of engine choice, will fall much closer to the range - topping, 570 - hp, all - wheel - drive Panamera Turbo S Executive in terms of price once you add equipment like a full leather interior, heated seats, and a backup camera.

Porsche's first - ever sedan, the Panamera, is available with all - wheel drive in base S trim; the Turbo comes only with awd.

All - wheel drive is optional on the IS 250 and 350 sedans; in previous years, it was optional only on the IS 250.

Never in the past had the South Korean automaker built anything like a rear - wheel - drive, five - door sports sedan.

Americans are buying CUVs — crossover / utility vehicles — not SUVs, and even when equipped with all - wheel drive, the dip in fuel economy compared to that of four - cylinder sedans isn't too dramatic.

Ford Ford offers all - wheel drive in both of its mainstream sedans, the Fusion and the Taurus, but you don't hear much about it.

The CLA250 will be Benz's first volume front - wheel - drive car sold in the U.S., and its rakish, low - aero bodywork makes it longer than the C - Class sedan, which will grow larger when a new model is unveiled in a year.

That's not a bad performance, considering the Genesis is Hyundai's first - ever rear - wheel drive luxury sedan (in the U.S. market at least), and that the Genesis is sold in only two versions, the six - cylinder Genesis 3.8 and the V - 8 Genesis 4.6.

BMW claims the all - wheel - drive 740e can hit 60 mph in just 5.1 seconds, matching its estimate for the 740i xDrive sedan powered by an inline six - cylinder gas engine.

There are a myriad of sedans, wagons, coupes, and even convertibles that offer four - wheel drive (usually called all - wheel drive in passenger cars) either as standard or optional equipment.

For more than 10 years, Lexus has presented luxury shoppers an unlikely offering in the IS, a rear - wheel - drive sport sedan from a brand best known for cushy comfort.

After starting out in 1981 chasing the Toyota Cressida as one of the first, large - size, rear - wheel - drive luxury sedans to arrive in the U.S. from Japan, the Maxima came closest to reaching its target in 1989 when the third - generation Maxima pulled off a surprisingly good impression of a BMW, only with front - wheel drive and a budget price.

In 1989, the idea of a Japanese automaker creating a stand - alone brand to sell luxury cars to affluent buyers wasn't new — Acura broke that ground three years prior — but the idea of crafting a large, flagship rear - wheel - drive sedan that could match or even beat the best luxury cars produced by the likes of Mercedes - Benz and BMW?

Additional powertrain variants — including, importantly, all - wheel drive — may help Jaguar's sedans gain some ground in 2013; and the XF roadster also arrives this year.

Value in Its Class Starting at just more than $ 50,000 for a V - 6, rear - wheel - drive Q70, the Infiniti sedan is priced competitively for the segment.

Jaguar, which never had an all - wheel - drive model to sell in the United States other than the short - lived X-type, recently added all - wheel drive to both its XF and XJ sedans.

The rear - wheel - drive sedan had a 120 - hp inline - six from an early 240Z, but the seed planted by the small, basic 510 had blossomed into a full - size, four - door behemoth with bells, whistles, and a price tag aimed to attract buyers interested in entry - level European luxury offerings.

The 2010 Camaro made its mark with a version of the rear - wheel - drive chassis developed for the Australian - built Holden sedan, and just as you'd expect from something created in the Land Down Under, it was a real bruiser on the track, making its statement with a big motor and big tires.

For the U.S., that launch happens in fall of 2017 for most models, though the rear - drive S560, the S65 sedan, and the Mercedes - Maybach S650 rear - wheel - drive won't arrive until «late 2017.»

Long based on the Toyota Camry, the front - wheel - drive sedan could be seen as on outlier in the Lexus lineup, and yet it's the brand's most popular car.

A 370 - hp, 3.5 - liter version of this powertrain is found in the all - wheel - drive iteration of the Acura RLX luxury sedan.