Sentences with phrase «wheelbase car»

The long wheelbase car's official figures are only marginally lower than the standard car's, so we'd expect broadly similar results.

Short wheelbase car powered by a twin - turbo V8 engine and 6 - speed automatic transmission.

The rigidity of the chassis was increased, so along with a wider wheelbase the car feels more planted on the road and handled corners well too.

The headline figure here is economy rather than performance — at 47.9 mpg for standard wheelbase cars — but a 5.9 - second 0 - 62mph sprint makes it quicker than the original S8 of 1996.

The long - wheelbase car comes with five rear - seat options, including First Class, with one long center console between the 2 +2 seating, thermo cupholders with Peltier technology for longer cooling and heating, and two aircraft - style foldaway tables.

While you can't buy a long wheelbase car in the UK, and the sloping roofline pinches rear headroom, there's still room for two adults in the back — although the LWB S63 feels much bigger.

Built by Steve Magnante and featured in his book, «How To Build Altered Wheelbase Cars.»

The two cars now join Peninsula's exclusive car fleet that already includes 14 Rolls - Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase cars and a classic Rolls - Royce Phantom II that was built way back in 1934.

Ordinarily available on standard wheelbase cars, the appearance package will also see service on long - wheelbase versions of the Edition 21.

Whereas the short - wheelbase car came only with a six - speed manual gearbox and very few power options, all Ailerons will be fitted with a six - speed automatic transaxle and will be available with options including navigation.

In 2007, a first - series example brought $ 4.95 million at an auction in Monterey, California, and Coburn's short - wheelbase car sold for nearly $ 11 million in Italy last spring.

The short wheelbase cars are more like large sports saloons than limos.

Room inside the 104.4 - inch wheelbase car is respectable also.

The Edition 21 starts from # 72,525 on the road, # 76,490 for the long wheelbase car.

All is forgiven, though, when you're wafting along in supreme comfort on the highway or carving into a series of corners, at which point the 760i feels so much more responsive and alert than the long - wheelbase car.

This was a long wheelbase car and even had a «LWB» designation plate inside.

As Taylor opened the door of the standard - wheelbase car to show its interior, I had the subliminal feeling, without understanding why, that the already distinguished cabin of the Phantom VII that delivered me to the photo studio in London — where these two early production examples were available for our inspection — is thoroughly surpassed in the new model.

Long wheelbase cars have become ST replicas or RSR recreations.

Mercedes believes its longer wheelbase car is not handicapped that much at Monaco, because the 0.1 seconds loss associated with the concept...

The punchy power units are complemented by a new Sport trim line, limited to standard wheelbase cars.

The impetus behind this new extended model is most likely Infiniti's entry into the Chinese market, where long - wheelbase cars are in high demand for those who prefer to be driven.

The long - wheelbase car is a full 14 cm longer than the regular 7 Series and has a rear passenger area akin to an airliner's business - class cabin.

The electro - mechanical steering is reasonably fluid, linear, predictable and surprisingly quick for such a long wheelbase car.

The swanky Porsche rear - seat entertainment package makes a certain amount of sense in the new stretched - wheelbase cars.

Power for the long - wheelbase car comes from a choice of two engines.

The long - wheelbase cars are 5238 mm and ride on a 3210 mm wheelbase.

Crosswind assist is also standard, and welcome on this short - wheelbase car.

Driving a large car is an expression of success — deep down in the chinese social thinking: Why China is demanding long wheelbase cars.

With China being a pretty big market for BMW, and let's not forget the Chinese love for long - wheelbase cars, it came as no surprise that the 2017 model year comes with an X1 LWB.

Instead of a 12 inch stretch, these six cars, built from scratch rather than concerted, were made with an extra 16 inches added to the wheelbase

The 400kW and 750Nm 6.0 - litre V12 wafts the long - wheelbase car 0 - 100 km / h in 4.6 sec.

The Porsche retains the original cast - iron weights in the front bumper corners, originally installed by dealers to improve the handling of the early short - wheelbase cars.