Vehicle Performance Quotes

I'm very into my cars. I always ready the Top Gear magazines just to see what cars are out next and what sort of performance they give. It can range from the smallest cars to the biggest ones.

The Chinese love Ford's product line: they love the quality, the fuel-efficiency, the safety, the brand.

A good driver can make up for bad equipment way more than a good car could make up for a bad driver.

My first car was, as depicted in 'Sleepwalk with Me,' my mother's '92 Volvo station wagon that had 80,000 miles on it, and I had put 40,000 miles on it, so by the time it retired it had 120,000, and I basically killed it. It served me well, and my mechanic was always very angry with me because I just didn't properly care for it.

After I joined Toyota, there was a period when I drove more than 200 cars in one year - different types, other companies' cars. I want to be able to tell what distinguishes one car from the next.

When I think of 'Mad Dog Time,' I think of the fact that I got to drive fast cars all day long up in Canada. That was really fun. We were on these back roads with these great cars.

My first car was a Holden Commodore station wagon. I can't remember much more about it than that - it was coffee colored, and I think it was four cylinders, so it was really quite weak, but very safe for a young man to be driving.

One of my biggest problems this season was with the clutch at the start of the race. I hate to risk the car.

I need to be able to depend on the products I use to stand up to the demands I put on my vehicles.

Well, to be honest, technically speaking there are more demanding circuits than the A1-Ring. But, overall, it does pose its challenges - both for the car and for the team. This circuit should not be underestimated!

If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.

I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some.

In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you.

Today, you get better performance from a Ford Focus than a Ferrari from the mid-70s. [The Focus] is just as fast and with better fuel economy. It's fun to see supercar technology trickle down to everyday cars.

When I'm doing longer runs I can be very consistent on the lap times because I know what the car is doing all the time.

The glamorous side is SUVs, but frankly, the tractor side is where we are number one in the world.

The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.

These tanks were like a good rent-a-car.

In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.

Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.

I put a new engine in my car, but forgot to take the old one out. Now my car goes 500 miles per hour. The harmonica sounds amazing.

You have to think about whether that Mercedes-Benz you have is actually worth how much it costs to you.

John's old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls.

Automobile efficiency is the ballgame of energy security of the country.

If the car is capable of finishing eighth, then I want to get the most out of the car and put it eighth. If the car is only capable of finishing 13th to start the year, then that has to be our goal.