Sentences with phrase «autocross course»

The more simplistic autocross course gave the Stinger a fighting chance, but that toned - down excitement didn't hold water versus the BMW 4 - Series and Audi A7 Sportback, and won't go unnoticed with regular luxury German patrons.

We were to make two runs around a small autocross course, first with DSC (BMW's stability system) on and then with it off.

What the IS does offer in spades is grip: even on the wet autocross course, the Bridgestone Turanza all - season tires hung on tenaciously (and there's a lot of rubber there: fronts measure 225 / 40 - YR 18; rears are 255 / 35 - YR 18.)

Mazda enticed journalists (and in separate sessions, dealers and some customers) to its Ice Academy with the promise that one of its four sessions would consist of a chance to slide Bridgestone Blizzak - shod MX - 5 Miata Club roadsters around a winter autocross course.

Finally it's on to the full autocross course.

To find out, we headed to Belle Isle in Detroit, where the Michigan Sports Car Club had turned a parking lot into a sprawling autocross course.

Fiat set up a fairly long, fast autocross course, and we sampled a couple of Abarth Edizione automatics — the only version of the automatic that comes with paddle shifters — and a Mopar - equipped Abarth manual.

Next, we move to Tire Rack's handling track, where the company usually uses a fleet of BMW 3 Series test cars to evaluate tire performance on a tight, technical autocross course.

It's telling that the Ram SRT - 10's introduction included laps on a tight autocross course, which is not a place you'd usually expect to find a 5000 - pound truck.

For $ 25,000, you have a car that's ready to hit the local autocross course or the track.

On the short autocross course Mini devised, a series of cones full of incredibly tight turns, the JCW was more than happy to light the tires on fire — once the traction control was disabled.

We aren't ready to agree with that statement after driving the car only on a makeshift autocross course, but it is apparent that the Sonic more than holds its own against the Fit and the Fiesta and, by extension, the Mazda 2.

«For instance, Bondurant's exclusive autocross course will show drivers the basics of vehicle balance and visual skills, while the Accident Avoidance simulator poses lane change and braking situations that prepare drivers for quick decision making and evasive maneuvering.»

This trip ended up at a parking lot autocross course, a series of cones defining tight turns and a slalom.

I picked up on the brake fade while filming on a homemade autocross course that we created as part of our next Shootout video.

Its best attribute is found in the handling department, as it was able to stay balanced without much effort on a large autocross course featuring many of its rivals.

The Infield Autocross Course is a.44 - mile permanent, paved road course intended exactly for that purpose, and has only very basic requirements of vehicles that may participate.

Through our small autocross course, the GMG R8 exhibited excellent balance and response, thanks to the custom suspension package that includes special Eibach springs giving 20 - mm lower ride height, and GMG front and rear anti-roll bars ($ 1690).

The Tesla Model 3 recently proved its worth in an autocross course at ZMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC.

Bet the FR - S would be awesome through an autocross course, too.

Driving two 5 - series - one equipped with Active Steering and one without - back - to - back on an autocross course, we found the car equipped with Active Steering allowed us to hustle through much more quickly and with far less understeer than the car with BMW's conventional, but still excellent, rack - and - pinion setup.

We started on an autocross course — a surprisingly wet autocross course.

We are at an autocross course at Mitsubishi «s Tokachi Proving Ground, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Despite its lack of a performance pedigree, the Rio was selected as the benchmark against which nine of Roadkill's project vehicles were judged as they navigated an autocross course.

A 4.8 - percent increase in weight is not insignificant, but it's also not that noticeable unless you're trying to set records around an autocross course.

To see whether that situation has changed, I fire up a searing red C7 and head onto an autocross course set up on the yawning expanse of blacktop.

The autocross course was loose enough to allow a third - gear straight along with mostly second - gear turns, and it revealed a sports car that could dance around the cones like Gene Kelly shuffling on and off the curb in «Singin» in the Rain.»

That's quite a bit of wear considering we had them on the car for only about seven months and 15,000 miles, but that period includes quite a bit of aggressive driving, including a weekend spent squealing through an autocross course.

This portion was mostly on straight, boring roads and highways to and from Qualcomm Stadium, where we could try the Abarth on an autocross course.

The loop is relatively tight without elevation change, emulating an autocross course more so than a road course.

Once we finally came in, we were invited to try out the 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo on the autocross course for a while.

The first event we'll highlight for our weekly Cruise Night Spotlight is a double bill that includes driving the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta on an autocross course in a parking lot at Sox Park, and test driving electric...

Of course, taking grandpa's Town Car on an autocross course can be a blast, but the seventh - generation...

Whipping the redesigned 2019 Volkswagen Jetta around an autocross course may not be the first thing you think to do with the compact sedan.

Maybe on an autocross course, we'd be able to kick the back end loose and smoke the rear tires like they do in those car commercials, but we didn't want to wind up sailing off the road into ignominy.

A double - wishbone front suspension helps the slightly narrower 245/40 rubber stay planted to the ground while sprinting around an autocross course.

Rob Krider drifts a Bullitt Mustang through an autocross course on his way Category: Auto Cross / Solo

This would absolutely great on an autocross course or a road course or anywhere with smooth roads.

Located across the highway from the NCM, it will also feature an autocross course, skid pad, karting track and drag strip.

I drove a stock Sonic, stock RS and a Sonic RS with the kit and it made a night - and - day difference from behind the wheel on the autocross course GM set up in Spring Mountain's parking lot.

I could imagine the Juke Nismo doing very well in the tight turns of an autocross course.

You may never take the Prius on an autocross course, but you will notice improved handling and better control than in previous years.

Toyota also let us take the Prius on an autocross course.

It looks sharp but doesn't stand out, the interior quality is top - notch and the driving dynamics are more than enough to put a smile on your face if your time behind the wheel includes commuting and routinely tearing up autocross courses.

I had the opportunity to drive a regular SRT - 4 and an ACR version (tiny ACR badges on the sides, plus different wheels, are the only exterior tip - offs) on an autocross course, and while the SRT - 4 is undeniably composed, the ACR version is just that much better.

«It's a great engine for an autocross course because the strong torque production means you can hold a lower gear and just run through the cones without constant shifting,» said Mark Dickens, director of Performance Variants and Parts.

As mentioned, we took to the autocross course at the no - longer - used Nashville Superspeedway to figure out just what the Juke can do.

In a slow loop around the autocross course, the driveline does the same thing, hauling the car through the deep muck remarkably well.