Sentences with phrase «mountain roads at speed»

From S - bends on the race - track to driving the twisting mountain roads at speed, it quickly becomes apparent that this particular tyre is a perfect example of Michelin's «track to street» ethos.

Not exact matches

Still, it'll happily manage a mountain road at the posted speed limit without making the rear passengers decorate the leather with their lunches on the way up to the ski chalet.

I was trying to get there in time for Ojai's Pink Moment, when the setting sun transforms the Santa Ynez Mountains from their usual golden shade to a glorious pink hue — all without taking a quicker side road or generally trying to «drive at speed» at all, primarily because the lovely MizGuz was riding shotgun.

As before, the mildly turbo - cushioned throttle response and linear power delivery conspire to make the acceleration feel less brutal than the figures suggest, but the eye - popping rate at which the GT sprints between the seemingly endless bends of Spain's Massis del Montseny mountain road KTM has chosen as a driving route (Carlos Sainz used to test here, apparently) is testament to the car's raw speed.

The ability to cruise at highway speeds quietly and comfortably, carve up paved mountain roads at high speeds, and then be able to hit the trail is very unique and gives the Cherokee a dual sporting personality.

The wheel of the 328xi required serious effort to turn at low speeds, although it felt perfect on mountain roads.

At Skyline, we turned south and got to speed along mountain roads for bit, until we hit Highway 84 and turned east.

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 dirAt 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 dirat 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 challenge began from the bottom of the 11.3 km Dragon Road and even the locals here drive their vehicles at a slow pace because the smallest of errors could lead to disaster but Tung took it to the mountain road and was doing speeds in excess of 160 kRoad and even the locals here drive their vehicles at a slow pace because the smallest of errors could lead to disaster but Tung took it to the mountain road and was doing speeds in excess of 160 kroad and was doing speeds in excess of 160 kmph.

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.

This is the sort of car that makes whipping up a mountain road at almost double the speed limit feel like just another day at the office.

Not only at home on urban roads, it offers excellent stability at high speed and agile handling on winding mountain roads.

At tire squealing speeds on hairpin mountain roads, the XE felt balanced and confident.

It's 37.73 miles of public road weaving through several towns and then up the Snaefell Mountain that gets shut down so that a bunch of lunatics on beautiful motorcycles can scream around the epic track, taking the 274 corners at horrifying speeds while blasting between houses, barely missing pavements and even leaping into the air.

I was recently surprised to find that my car, a Honda Jazz, — driven at relatively low speeds because of mountain roads — would go up and down a 1000m mountain and average about the same fuel consumption as when travelling a similar distance on level roads at higher speeds!

Just hearing the names of these transmissions would put second thoughts into most people not serious about driving a 40 ton rig at highway speed, or through tight turns on a mountain road, or for that matter steady up and down shifting in a city.