Sentences with phrase «sweeping bends»

It's no bad thing, bringing a new - found confidence through fast sweeping bends.

It rather appreciates smoother inputs and fast sweeping bends where it feels rock solid and on song.

So, we began to follow the wide sweeping bends of the tarmac road as it snaked its way downhill, watched only by a couple of curious donkeys and a few grazing horses as we walked.

Every time we arc the 357 - hp BMW i8 through a long, sweeping bend on a mountain road, we feel like we're driving into the future.

The system lets us drift around sweeping bends with ease, stepping in when we get cocky and enter the corner too aggressively.

A worthy successor to the 3 Series Convertible, the 4 Series is equally at home in sweeping bends or early morning commutes.

Hillclimb is just driving fast cars up a gradual incline around sweeping bends with good visibility.

As we speared inland toward the Albacete racetrack, we encountered long undulating straightaways where we could run the 330i up to an indicated 155 mph, long sweeping bends taken at 80 mph and more, and hairpin corners snaking up valley sides.

Admittedly, there is a whiff of body lean around higher speed sweeping bends, but the Lexus IS remains resolutely flat and level in most other situations, and manages to smooth out all but the roughest of asphalt road surfaces you'll find in the United States.

Swapping to Dynamic mode lowers the suspension slightly and firms up the car's response, and this helps to keep body roll in check when we round sweeping bends without significantly affecting ride comfort.

The CT6 settles into sweeping bends nicely and offers quite good grip.

The exhaust tone deepens further, the steering gets heavier, and with the engine's vital temperatures showing warm on the bespoke AMG menu on the trip computer, the first sweeping bend leading to a motorway slip road offered a chance to really get the hammer down.

Not that I drive the G550 exactly like a sports car: It's still tall, and you still sit very high, so even with the adaptive dampers in Sport + I'm cognizant that there's a lot of inertia moving around when sweeping bends approach.

The Estate of 44 acres sits within a large sweeping bend in the Hunter River.

Big Kart Track Pit your wits against big sweeping bends, challenging chicanes, hair - raising hairpin's and super-charged straights on Australia's largest commercial go - kart track.

In sweeping bends it'll only adopt the faintest oversteer stance, but in tighter corners it can be encouraged to drift — although the four - wheel drive systems arrests the slide long before it gets out of hand.

Past Jerome is the most mouthwatering stretch of pavement yet, a harrowing narrow mountain pass with slow hairpin turns and long sweeping bends.

The standard - fit all - wheel drive system also means the Subaru has good traction when pulling away from junctions and satisfactory lateral grip when going around higher - speed sweeping bends.

The 5 Series felt most in its element on the highway and around sweeping bends where the suspension could showcase its Autobahn - tuned stability.

The Maser will happily dart from corner to corner, it's V - 6 engine and snappy gearbox slingshotting you out of each fast sweeping bend with all - wheel - drive grip.

In long, sweeping bends with the engine singing at the upper end of the tach, the 356 reveals what is arguably Porsche's most important enduring tradition.

If you're after a series where you see cars go four - wide on an oval, run side by side through the sweeping bends of Mid-Ohio or pull off improbable lunges on a narrow street circuit, then IndyCar is for you.

Just recently the big V12 developed a tendency to cut out on roundabouts or sweeping bends.

He races downhill on I - 24 near Tennessee's southern border, disappearing around a long, sweeping bend.

With its lack of tight hairpins and abundance of sweeping bends, it's actually easier on the brakes than you might imagine, and the stunning scenery with its long snow - tunnels and viaducts makes this a spectacular alternative to the 15 km tunnel that runs beneath.

I'm a lot more confident pushing the Explorer through long, sweeping bends, where I can count on the ute to put down the power from its potent twin - turbocharged 3.5 - liter V - 6 engine.

I was able to more liberally add power after a tight apex and to carry a bit more speed through broader, sweeping bends.

There are a number of available performance and suspension upgrades though and the RT can be a bit of fun on long, sweeping bends.

Aside from a bit of wonkiness from the dual - clutch transmission, the M5 felt in its element whether in bumper - to - bumper traffic, on a highway cruise, or being chucked into a sweeping bend.

The X-TRAIL handles well, presenting little body roll even when cruising around sweeping bends a little faster than I normally would.

Still, this is a car that feels more in its element on fast, wide, sweeping bends than threading along narrow country lanes.

So, while the F - Pace feels great around sweeping bends, it just can't match the agility of the Macan around tighter corners.

Rounding a sweeping bend on one of my favorite mountain passes at well over the posted limit, the CLS 63 AMG just gripped and gripped; the active bolstering on the optional Premium Package seats gently holding me in place as if the car were saying, «It's cool; I've got you.

Long sweeping bends is where the RX450h feels the best as it shows good stability and composure.

The X1 wouldn't be my first choice for an autocross event, but the vehicle is happy to plant itself and hustle around a sweeping bend and doesn't complain when you toss it back and forth on a snaking mountain road.

In its track mode, this setup had a higher exit velocity from the course's hairpin and allowed me to carry significantly more speed through the sweeping bends that follow.

Yes, the S60's steering is direct, and a wry smile may just about form on your face when you string the car through a section of sweeping bends, but that's about as exciting as the Volvo gets.

Toggling Sport mode on the drive selector firms things up and adds a bit of weight to the steering, but it can't hide its artificial feel, and it's difficult to break into a confident flow on a series of sweeping bends.

Getting There The Tanbark Trail starts at a large pullout in a sweeping bend on the inland side of Highway 1.

Thiele's Heritage Bed and Breakfast accommodation is perched on a cliff top, overlooking a sweeping bend on the River Murray at Loxton in South Australia.

Highlights - Speed around on Australia's largest commercial kart track - Go around sweeping bends,...

Highlights - speed around on australia's largest commercial kart track - go around sweeping bends, challenging chicanes, hair - raising hairpins and supercharged straights - take a pit - stop and recharge at the pit - stop cafe with a delicious range of snacks and beverages - relax and dine in the shade of the wide verandahs and watch the action below

The N2 crosses the river en route to Wilderness in a sweeping bend through the river gorge and if you're looking in the other direction, up at the mountainside, then you'll miss the pretty historic cottages that lie on the other side of the river, canoes pulled up on the river bank (the cottages are accessible only by boat).

Thiele's Heritage Bed and Breakfast accommodation is perched on a cliff top, overlooking a sweeping bend on the River Murray at Loxton in South

Set on a sweeping bend of the Luangwa River near a spectacular lagoon.

Sitting above a sweeping bend in the Talek River, at the convergence of the Masai Mara's four game viewing areas, the camp enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the world's best - known wilderness.

At Nsefu Camp, there are six round rondavels with luxurious en suite facilities and each room has a clear view of the sweeping bend of the Luangwa River through large windows and from the wooden verandahs.