Sentences with phrase «down twisty roads»

Keeping in mind that the average iM buyer won't be hammering up and down twisty roads, the iM still seemed to struggle to find the guts to confidently pass cars on the highway or tackle steep hills.

After more seat time, and some thrilling drives down twisty roads, the car revealed itself as more nimble than I initially thought.

This is an SUV for those who appreciate a soft ride and serenity, vs. drivers who prefer blasts down twisty roads accompanied by a roaring exhaust note.

As any good hot hatch should be, the new Corsa VXR is a great deal of fun and alarmingly quick down a twisty road.

Without a doubt, our 350Z was good to direct down a twisty road, but it wasn't quite as agreeable to live with every day.

The 911 Flies down a twisty road, but it doesn't do so well crossing oceans.

When you're driving down a twisty road, the Momo wheel alive in your hands, your eyes at the height of a Camry «s plastic door cladding, and that overgrown crotch - rocket motor sitting behind your ears just begging for ludicrous revolutions, there really isn't another car you'd rather have.

Layer the system's simple menus with a solid, 552 - watt Beats sound system, and hammering down a twisty road with the tunes cranked became something to relish.

My sense is that most people buying a Camry Hybrid will prefer a comfortable ride over powering down a twisty road.

The RS6 comes with air suspension as standard, meaning the car can be softened when you aren't trying to hustle it down a twisty road.

You can throw it down a twisty road and it will respond well, especially in Sport mode, but it's natural habitat is out on the motorway, cruising as well as just about anything else on the road.

The IS is a surprisingly good drive down a twisty road.

Working the throttle down a twisty road, this X5 didn't push me back in the seat with its acceleration, merely doing an adequate job picking up speed on the turn exits.

As with the town driving point we made earlier, we're not saying the Kia is built to be thrashed hard (and, if we're being honest, the Ford Edge is the more enjoyable car to drive down a twisty road), but the Sorento can navigate tighter corners without washing wide into understeer; suppressing body lean surprisingly well.

A Lotus Elise with half the power will get you down a twisty road as quickly I would imagine - and a fine car for the job it would be.

Affirming its sport capabilities, I drove the Juke Nismo RS down every twisty road I could find and it gave me a tire - squealing good time.

«This EcoBoost engine delivers where a Mustang driver expects it to, with a broad, flat torque curve that pours out when you stand on it for easy passing or hustling down a twisty road,» said Dave Pericak, Ford Mustang chief engineer.

No, the B250 is not a «hot hatch» nor will chase a Golf R down a twisty road, but it more than fulfills its mandate as a comfortable people hauler while still maintaining at least a modicum of the sportiness its newly aerodynamic styling promises.

Not exact matches

The black leather seats in our test car felt soft to the touch and offered more than adequate bolstering for both leisurely jaunts down the highway and dynamic drives on twisty country roads.

As the road turns twisty, the Aston hunkers down, moving swiftly and efficiently through the corners without compromising comfort.

You might not expect it from a sport that evolved out of bootleggers racing their moonshine down twisty Appalachian roads, but modern racing teams use computational fluid dynamics simulations, wind tunnels, and the highly technical know - how of engineers to eke milliseconds out of each driver's lap time.

They like cheap date Thanks to their down - to - earth nature, biker girls enjoy their own kind of dream date: a long ride on twisty road while grabbing some juicy burgers alone with a cup of cold beer as dinner, instead of some expensive dates in a fancy restaurant where a sip of Martini which costs $ 20

On glassy - smooth twisty bits through the hills around Austin, it's acceptable — but try rolling calmly down the access roads to Circuit of the Americas, and the nature of the tightly tuned suspension and 20 - inch wheels with low - profile tires reveals itself.

The 2018 Range Rover Velar performed superbly on Mount Charleston's twisty roads and cut one heck of a suave - looking profile rolling down the Las Vegas Strip.

You really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

Driving a Supercharged Autobiography down the Atlas Mountain range toward Marrakech, on a rare stretch of twisty road that was both well paved and unflooded, was a bit of a revelation.

Make no mistake, with so little weight to keep in check and such compact dimensions, the Swift Sport still feels agile and wieldy, especially down some of the tighter and twistier roads of our Spanish test route, but some of the old car's sparkle is missing.

Indeed, I still love the aging 300C (SRT8 or not) for cruising down the highway, for thundering around town, and for hurtling through the back - road twisties.

Then, toward the end of my loan, I took it over some very twisty Northern California back roads and really hammered on it — paddle - shifting up and down through the eight - speed gearbox, braking smoothly into corners then easing just as smoothly onto the ample throttle.

At a Land Rover - sponsored event, I spent all morning driving the Range Rover Sport at speed on twisty mountain roads, then, using the same Michelin Latitude Sport R20 tires, drove up and down steep tracks covered in loose, sandy dirt.

The nine - speed auto kicks down more regularly on twistier roads and the extra weight can also be felt in the handling.

We found that these tires worked great for hucking the truck down twisty mountain asphalt at speed, but a 21x9.5 wheel leaves very few options for aggressive off - road tires.

The Bottom Line The 2017 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman can be a lot of fun on a twisty mountain road, but its high price suggests dropping down to the Cooper S Clubman, which will likely be just as satisfying.

Frankly, the Expedition drove as though it had Explorer dimensions, keeping firmly planted as we hurtled down twisty rain - slick mountain roads.

We bombed down an excellent series of twisty mountain roads, with turns occasionally displaying signs recommending 10 mph.

Surprisingly, the Renegade didn't feel tippy as I drove it down a twisty mountain road.

Equipped with active anti-roll technology fed by a novel 48 - volt electrical system, the Bentayga has a split personality — making the ride stiff when it's on a twisty country road, and comfortable when it's just wafting down the freeway.

As with other recent BMWs we've tested, the Z4 sDrive35is exhibits a dual character; it's perfectly comfortable to drive over a variety of roads on a daily basis, and is willing to get down and act mean on a track or in the twisties.

Then, many deliver a dose of sportiness, which gives a significant boost to the drop - top driving experience: There's nothing quite like tackling a twisty road with the top down to gain an appreciation of the driving process.

The original X5 was not the roomiest or most practical of SUVs, but piloting it down a twisty two - lane ribbon of road was a revelation.

We ran the car through San Francisco city streets, down Bay Area freeways, and on twisty mountain roads during our week of driving.

Fast - forward four years, and I've finally had the chance to drive the big Hyundai, both on a long, boring drive down Central California's San Joaquin Valley, and then on some stunning twisty roads from the valley to the coast.

When I put the 2015 Acura TLX SH - AWD Advance down one of my typical twisty test roads, I got a little surprise every time I glanced at the speedometer.

Racing along a twisty back - country road, the stiff suspension kept all wheels pushed hard down on the pavement, like a centipede as it went over hillocks at speed.

In fact, aside from a bit of extra off - center steering weightiness, I was hard pressed to tell any difference between Sport and Sport + when piloting the LS 460 F - Sport down my favorite twisty road.

But uncork the 5.6 - liter direct - injected V - 8 (slightly peakier and throatier than the Benz's) and point the M56's furrowed brow down your favorite twisty road, and the situation improves considerably.

Where the 430i starts to fall down, though, is when the road gets twisty.

There's a steep gradient and the road is not so wide and is certainly twisty, but keep on going until it finally swoops down into Paradise Beach car park.

It's based on the late 90's hit anime of the same name, starring car enthusiastic teens racing their souped - up rides up and down Japan's twisty mountain roads.