Sentences with phrase «gravel tracks»

I never have gravel tracked in the house and we have a dog too.

With higher centre of gravity these vehicles will never handle like an estate but equally estates wont handle gravel tracks on Dartmoor where I will be venturing with the GLC.

At the other extreme of the road network, the pre-loaded sat nav route took me down a couple of miles of gravel track.

Take it hard on a twisty mountain road, and the suspension reveals that it would rather be smoothing the ride over rough gravel tracks or speed bumps than holding the road.

An account of the day Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile: «There was ham salad for lunch, a shower of rain at 5.15 pm, a gusting wind, a false start, and then history... It is 60 years today since that iconic moment on the crunchy, uneven, gravel track at Iffley Road, Oxford... Bannister was 25, a medical student, and he was running in the annual Amateur Athletic Association v Oxford University Athletic Club match.»

Las Vegas — It's pretty cool to have multiple - time off - road racing champion Ivan «Ironman» Stewart riding along when you're bouncing a Toyota Tundra along a rutted gravel track in the desert.

Some of the places where the new X5 is being put through its paces include the snow - and ice - covered roads of Arjeplog, Sweden, South African gravel tracks, and the desert dune landscapes of the United States.

The CR - V is a lacks the athleticism and balance of its newly - developed brethren, especially when tackling a winding country back road or unsealed gravel track.

WRC 5's stages may not be carbon copies, but they're still well designed with a potent variety of corner types, scenery and mixed terrain that stay faithful to the locations, from the gentle gravel tracks of Poland to the treacherous icy banks of Monte Carlo.

Multilink coil spring suspension front and rear give the X-Class a far more comfortable ride compared with its leaf - sprung rivals and, while driving at speed over rough gravel tracks you'd think the X-Class is a mid-range SUV rather than a ladder frame chassis working vehicle.

BMW states that the new X5 was tested on versatile grounds ranging from the polar circle in Sweden, gravel tracks in South Africa, desert dune of the USA to the notorious Nurburgring.

That means this high - riding Leon can tackle a bit of the rough stuff and show an awful lot of hatches a clean pair of heels with its 0 - 62mph sprint of just 4.9 seconds, which could be something of a hoot on a gravel track.

You see, the Fiesta Active features suspension upgrades aimed at improving ride comfort on poor - quality roads and gravel tracks.

With a ground clearance of 204 millimetres, a fording depth of 500 millimetres, breakover angle of 19.4 ° and angles of approach and departure of 25.7 ° and 22.6 ° respectively, the Sports Activity Coupé takes everything in its stride, from crests and bumps in the road to gravel tracks, deep snow and steep slopes when leaving the asphalt behind.

Leaving Majada de Iguedri, we continued along the gravel track towards Puertos de Aliva.

It requires a bit of energy to reach them, walking over the headland from the Broken Head caravan park, or parking along a gravel track off Beach Road and walking down to the coves.

An impressive journey, both SH94 / SH6 and the gravel track (via Mavora Lakes) promise unparalleled scenery and endless photo opportunities.

Corozal Bay offers plenty of opportunities to rest and recuperate after a trip to Cerros, especially if visitors have walked to the site and back along the gravel track.

You'll then be walking on a gravel track on the side of the Great Ocean Road all the way to Marengo.

Barren, brown and billowing aptly describe the impressive sight of tussocks as this route heads towards Te Anau — choose between the sealed road on SH94 and SH6 or the gravel track to the Mavora Lakes and connecting road to Kinloch (permission and 4WD required).