Not exact matches
Every
sport book today is computerized, Back in my day money always moved the line if a player was respected, and if the squares tossed enough money on a game most books would move the line a little, However the big books would just sit and even take layoffs from the small stores, They knew even if the squares got hot in the end the juice would eat em up.Gone are the days when Billy Walters and his crew would move the line 3 and 4 points, I'm talking sides not totals, Forget about what they did to the horseshoe with totals in the NBA, Back then you could catch small non computerized stores with bad lines to begin with, imagine a three point move and the small store or
corner bookie is off on the line a few points to begin with, I could catch some game with 6 and seven point advantages, with computers today if you can catch a half or one point advantage your lucky.Even if you know the group moving the line most of these store move the lines on air, when I say air they just watch the screen from D.B. And move the line before they even get hit, Hell even the big stores have the
sharps on small limits per call.
The ride's pretty pliant, though the occasional
sharp ridge rattles the flimsy plastic trim, and through faster
corners a rock of the shoulders locks it onto line — riding on 185/55 R14 Dunlop SP
Sports there's no shortage of grip in steady - state
cornering.
It's as smooth as a George Clooney pickup line on imperfect roads and as
sharp as one of his Italian suits in the
corners, with just enough compliance to enhance the feedback and sufficient mechanical grip to give the best two - seat
sports cars a run for their euros.
Our test car came with the
sports differential (a # 620 option) which improves
cornering response by vectoring torque to the outside rear wheel, and which can be felt helping to push the A5 around
sharper turns.
Bombing from
corner to
corner on the mercifully empty and endlessly twisting two - lane roads near Napa Valley, the automatic even in
sport -
sharp mode isn't quite as aggressive and intuitive in its gear selections as one might hope (think Mercedes - Benz Speedshift MCT); shifting for yourself is the best way to keep the engine on the boil.
Add to that the six - speed manual transmission, 15 - mm lower
sports suspension for
sharp cornering, roomy cabin (for a city car), low price, and iconic GTI design cues, and the up!
While not as razor
sharp as a luxury
sport sedan, the Accord stays flat under
corner load and doesn't plough nearly as much as other front - drive four - doors.
The Macan
corners with all the eagerness of a well sorted
sporting estate, displaying
sharp turn - in traits, remarkably little body - roll and an ability to accept lateral forces without any discernible understeer.
It's only the
sharp bumps that filter in thanks to the relatively lower profile tyres.The C300 isn't a
sports car that's meant to stitch
corners, but given the task, it does quite a good job.
Even in
sport mode, the big Octavia doesn't feel as
sharp to drive as the Hyundai i30 N or Peugeot 308 GTi, taking a fraction longer to dive into
corners — but on the other hand, it's also more relaxed.
Smooth, direct steering assists the keen feel, and the available torque vectoring rear
sport differential helps tighten lines through
sharper corners.
Starting in the top
corners of the grille,
sharp contours run in a V across the hood, which bears the four Audi rings — as on the Audi R8 high - performance
sports car (combined fuel consumption in l / 100 km: 14.9 — 12.4 (15.79 — 18.97 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions in g / km: 349 — 289 (561.66 — 465.10 g / mile).
But this isn't a
sports suspension, either, and in a
sharp corner or turn, we backed off the accelerator a bit.
According to the specs, the car has a
sport suspension, but
sharp turn - in made the outside front
corner plow downward.
Independent front - and multilink rear
sport - tuned suspension provides a firm ride with plenty of road - surface feedback, while the M35's 19 - inch alloy wheels wrapped in W - rated rubber keep the car hanging on in
sharp cornering.
The WRX STI features active torque vectoring, Brembo brakes and a
sport - tuned suspension that helps the
sports sedan display razor
sharp handling,
corner cutting capability and track - proven performance!
Rather than the shiny plastic backing we saw last year, this device has a slightly textured, metallic finish, and it
sports much
sharper corners than the earlier version's more curved design.