A
motorway is a large road that is designed for fast and safe travel by cars and trucks. It usually has multiple lanes, is separated from other roads, and does not have things like traffic lights or intersections.
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You can cruise roof - down
on motorways at realistic speeds without significant buffeting, and when you run with the roof up you really wouldn't know you're in the Spider, such is its integrity.
The vestigial aeroscreen maximises the intensity of the driving exprience, but fitting the optional (detachable) full - width windscreen allows you to cruise
at motorway speeds with minimal buffeting.
A full - length acoustic shield fitted beneath the roof reduces annoying road noise, making this one of the world's quietest cars when driving at
motorway speeds.
But in the country I would much rather see a massive tree planting program by the side
of motorways in particular.
The Department for Transport has announced that from 2018, learner drivers will be permitted to take lessons on
motorway driving.
In the petrol model, you get a raspy engine note pumped straight into the cabin when you accelerate hard, but it settles down nicely for
motorway cruising if you're not in the mood.
Later in the week transport secretary John MacGregor announced a research programme which will lead to electronic tolls on British
motorways in 1998.
We had two needs at the same time: to go on
motorways for sport touring, where you need a soft, gentle tire to react to side forces [which can cause instability], and to use the tire in a sporty way, where you want to use these side forces, because they allow you to follow a line, to be faster through a corner, provided the compound gives you enough grip.
There's few better sounding engines in the world, and while the facelifted CL is still a big, heavy car, it can cruise on
motorways with ease, and is fun on B - roads, too.
So far, I haven't even managed 40 mpg, and the driving I do is a very fair combination of
long motorway drives and short trips to shops and school.
It is also within easy access to the Bournemouth's «Corporate District», Airport, Bus, Train station as well as major
motorway networks.
This feeds power to all four wheels, with Land Rover's now - familiar Terrain Response programme optimising the chassis for everything
from motorway runs to sand dunes.
In many ways, the VXR SuperSport Tourer is a likeable thing — fast, refined, comfortable and a pretty superb high - speed
motorway cruiser.
Those in hire cars can sometimes be targeted by thieves, and robberies from cars have been reported particularly in and around Rome, Milan and Pisa and on the road from Catania airport as well as at
motorway service stations.
Probably of most interest is the new 9 - speed auto «box for the Range Rover Evoque — replacing the current 6 - speed auto box which should offer a lot more relaxing — and economical cruise — on
motorways as well as make change more seamless.
Of course, you have to keep your hands on the wheel and must still pay attention to the road, but it makes long
motorway journeys far more relaxing.
Linked to a competent EAT6 six - speed automatic transmission the engine is vigorous and does a decent job of moving the 5008 GT around, whether you're doing high - speed
motorway runs or attempting to overtake.
Engine: Choose diesel engines only when you do lot of
motorway miles as I do.
«Overall, the Prius performs benignly whether in urban environments or chalking up high mileages
along motorways where its fine aerodynamic performance aids stability.»
The family of slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama wants a monument of the late military man erected at the Tema roundabout on the Accra -
Tema motorway in memory of their kinsman.
I was on the hard shoulder of the
M1 Motorway with 44 - tonners hurtling past at 60mph.
Compared to 20 years ago, rural traffic has increase by around 23 %, with
motorway traffic up 38 %, but traffic levels on urban A roads is almost identical.
Day trips are easy to make from the city and the new
motorway between Agadir and Marrakech makes travelling simple.
Equivalent to a 12 lane
motorway into the city every hour, they say.
It's not exactly cheap but it is capable of delivering fun on a B - road, as well as slogging up and
down motorways at a decent lick.
The seats are firm but their positioning is perfect, and it's an easy car to have a satisfying snooze in when
using motorways, where the ride feels pliant and comfortable.
It
makes motorway journeys effortless, while the standard steering wheel - mounted paddles mean there's a nice element of driver involvement if you want it.
ibis budget Warrington Lymm Services has 61 rooms and is located on the
M6 motorway service station at Junction 20.
Leave the
Pacific Motorway for a change of scenery with this inland itinerary from Coffs Harbour to Brisbane.
If you're going to be doing lots of
motorway travel, the stronger 100bhp BlueHDi engine is a worthwhile investment - but it's still not what you would call quick.
And there can be few more refined
motorway cars, especially as the gearbox's stratospheric eighth gear means the engine stays under 2000rpm even at brisk cruising speeds.
My run home from the rendezvous with Dobie takes all of ten minutes, but as the route includes four roundabouts, two
motorway slip roads and a short squirt of country lane, at least eight of those minutes involve me driving like a complete tit.
Because scores of people were able (without sanction) to sit in the middle lane on the M4, leaving the inner lane deserted, turning a
busy motorway into a grid locked dual carriageway!
In addition, Norbert Wimmer continues to handle the A7
motorway project in the state of Lower Saxony, the A10 / A24 in the state of Brandenburg and the A1 / A30 in North Rhine - Westphalia.
The data could be gathered from roadside monitors, such as cameras on
motorway bridges.
The A38 is within 14 minutes by car and joins the
M5 motorway at Exeter close to Exeter International Airport (EXT).
We covered 1300 miles over three days and although the taut set - up does take the edge
off motorway refinement, and it's far too sporting to be considered a saloon, it really does drive very well indeed — better than a DB9, better than a DBS.
Two months ago, we saw the Italian automaker's flagship luxury sedan putting in some work at Ferrari's Fiorano race circuit and now a new sighting of the Quattroporte at the Brenner
motorway near the Italian border has been captured on video by the folks from Autoblog.it.
That's over a real mixture of roads and traffic conditions, including long
motorway stretches, the continent's equivalent of A - and B - roads, and driving through German and Belgian city centres in rush hour.
The GSi, which stands for Grand Sport Injection, gave us models such as the Vauxhall Cavalier and Vauxhall Carlton 3.0 - litre edition, which were purpose -
built motorway cruisers.
- Drive: 90 minutes drive (120 km) from Sydney CBD using the M4
motorway which adjoins the Great Western Highway winding up to Katoomba Township in the upper Blue Mountains region.