Sentences with phrase «long sweepers»
"Long sweepers" refers to a type of turn or curve taken at high speeds in sports such as motor racing or skiing. It describes wide and gradually curving corners or slopes that require a smooth and arcing motion to navigate rather than tight and quick turns. Full definition
Exiting tight turns onto the couple of long sweepers on this short course, the 2.0 - liter turbo four's 275 hp @ 5,600 rpm and 295 lb - ft @ 3,000 - 4,500 rpm is far from enough to keep up with the lead - follow C7.
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While it may be a different story off - road, we find ourselves less at ease through long sweepers due to the constant adjustments being made by the STI's anxious active - center differential.
Because the car was wearing the stock tires, the D3 CTS - V Coupe registered the same skidpad number as the standard car at 0.89 g, while its slalom of 69.3 mph was bit off of the stock car's 70.3 - mph mark — its suspension perhaps tuned more for long sweepers than quick transitions.
The next few turns are long sweepers ending with a near 90 - degree left turn up a second hill.
The Acura does stay planted in long sweepers, and it is fun to feel the rear wheels push you around turns (torque distribution is visible on a small IP display), but the overall impression on the highway was one of slight handling nervousness.
There is a slight sidways shuffle when negotiating long sweepers that can be unnerving to the uninitiated but the GT3 will hold the line as long as you keep your wits.
The benefits of Jaguar's aluminum architecture (first used to underpin the new XF) quickly become apparent through the first set of long sweepers and hairpins, overlooking the sparkling Adriatic below.
Through longer sweepers, the STI grips nicely with little lean, while the ride quality is stiff but certainly manageable for daily driving.
It has all sorts of different corners — high - speed low - speed, chicanes, hairpins, long sweepers and elevation change.
It rolls gently on the long sweepers of Texas hill country, never raising a fuss when the driver turns the wick up or exhibiting any untoward behavior, but neither does it encourage it.
On a long sweeper we got it up to what we felt was a comfortable speed, but, as the X6 M started to lean, we pushed the gas harder, making it regain its flat cornering poise.