This truth was evident the moment we turned into the first decreasing -
radius corner on the coastal roads south of Cagliari.
Not exact matches
You see, my church sat
on the busiest drug
corner for a 50 - block
radius.
If they're of a tighter
radius, however, you'll be forced to deviate from the ten - and - two position
on the steering - wheel to dial in the necessary lock, with the seat bolstering often obstructing the arm as you twirl the wheel through a
corner.
It's a wonderful feeling, though, particularly through a long, tightish
corner where you get to feel the nose dragging everything behind it
on what seems like an ever - tightening
radius, the lateral loads building and building until, with all the grip focused
on the front, the rear almost starts to feel like it's oversteering.
Several decreasing
radius corners at RMP gave me ample opportunity to work
on this.
It begins with a little smile during the triple - digit approach to a braking zone, gestates into giggles as you fly around a long, constant -
radius right - hander fast enough to bend your neck like licorice, and finally breaks into full -
on snorts as the car comes off the
corner and accelerates into oblivion for about the 23rd time in the past three minutes.
Just a stone's throw from BMW's U.S. manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, the Performance Center is home to a driver training school run
on a purpose - built track that combines high - speed sweepers with decreasing
radii, evil little low - speed
corners, and a huge dip that's sort of like a junior version of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's corkscrew.
This was the most challenging section, with decreasing -
radius corners and steep hills, and we loved the firm pedal and precise modulation of the Brembo brakes, which are standard
on all ATS coupes.
When
cornering, the driving wheel
on the inside of the turn travels in a smaller
radius than the outside wheel to prevent the outside wheel from dragging in the turn
As such,
on unfamiliar canyon roads with poorly banked
corners and blind decreasing -
radius surprises, the X2 was a bit more difficult to drive quickly and smoothly.
Body control is brilliant, the S flowing beautifully through a series of closing
radius corners, the now 20 - inch rubber scarcely approaching the limits
on dry surfaces.
Impressively,
on longer
radius corners the JCW feels so settled and so planted you can feel nothing but inspired and confident.
As a result, by mid-corner the BRZ was consistently clawing back precious tenths
on the stopwatch, especially in the reducing
radius Turn 3 and in the two dampest
corners, the second half of the esses (T5) and the tight 90 - degree lefthander leading onto the middle straight (T6).
Finally, the Kia Sportage, which although dynamically adept — showing considerable talent
on flat, long -
radius corners — was brusque over choppy surfaces, crashing through potholes and jarring the cabin severely
on hard - edged creases.
The new rear - drive unit is constantly overdriven by 2.7 - percent (compared to 1.7 percent
on the previous system), with a greater torque - vectoring effect across a broader spectrum of driving situations, further enhancing
cornering capability at lower speeds and in tighter -
radius corners.
HELEN FRANKENTHALER
Radius (H. 234) woodcut in colors, 1992 - 93,
on White TGL handmade, signed and dated» 93» in pencil, numbered 30/30 (there were also 8 artist's proofs), with the Tyler Graphics, Ltd. blindstamp, Mount Kisco, New York, the full sheet, one small area of surface soiling in the upper left sheet
corner, hinged to the support in places at the reverse of the sheet edges, otherwise in very good condition, framed S. 28 x 28 in.
The OnePlus 5T boasts a 80.5 % screen - to - body ratio, with minimally curved
corners (the
radius of curvature is smaller than what's found
on devices like the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8, for example).
The Samsung Galaxy 8 will arrive with a vertically - aligned dual - lens rear camera, an
on - screen fingerprint sensor and an Infinity display with a smaller
corner radius to cram in more pixels.