Sentences with phrase «sweeping turns»

On sweeping turns with elevation changes, it was a joy to drive.

The need for steering correction was abundant, especially on sweeping turns, and responsiveness was equally disappointing.

The courses are nicely varied, some with long sweeping turns, others with hills to fly over.

Not to say it can't be nimble, but the combination of tight switchbacks, straight line acceleration, and wide and fast sweeping turns demonstrated that there's little that can unsettle the car, the steering, or the new engine.

It consists of medium length sweeping turns in a fairly regular meander down the piste, familiar to anyone who's ever ended up in a ski school - orchestrated race.

Understeer, when present, is slight, and the TT rotates into a nice drift as you feed gas through sweeping turns.

It stayed calm and composed through the slalom, and took sweeping turns with the smoothness I'd expect from a larger car.

Around town and on the highway, the 2009 Nissan Xterra rides and handles impressively; it tracks straight, rides smooth and handles even higher - speed sweeping turns as calmly and confidently as a solid sedan.

Fast, sweeping turns seem to spawn suddenly as the course reveals itself, demanding precise inputs, quick chassis response, and hyper - vigilance.

«Road America's long straights and sweeping turns share many characteristics with Le Mans.

Road America, Corvette Blogger points out, has some of the same conditions drivers are likely to encounter at Le Mans from June 16th through the 17th, including sweeping turns and long straightaways.

The test route has a few longer radius sweeping turns and here the Rapide really stood out.

At Lime Rock Park, a beautiful little bull ring of a circuit, I was easily doing more than 140 mph by the end of the front straight, and that's despite my taking the final, downhill sweeping turn with an ample amount of caution.

The downforce is great on straights going into sweeping turns; commit and press forward, resist the urge to lift or tap the brakes, and it's smooth sailing.

Despite its M - branded short - throw manual shifter, the gear - change lag and associated rev drop lost us a couple of heartbeats» worth of forward thrust, but once the magnificent third gear engaged, the 135i found its groove again and we were at 100 mph as we crested the hill and entered the gentle sweeping turn 1.

Most of our drive featured long desert straightaways with gently sweeping turns.

While a car like the 523d isn't going to light anyone's hair on fire, in terms of handling and dynamics, it can certainly entertain if a stretch of high - speed sweeping turns approaches.

It has a whole series of fast sweeping turns that call for a lot of aerodynamic downforce but then there are a couple of very long straights with very slow corners at the either end, so straight line speed is also important.

All of this leads to a much better feel on sweeping turns and at the autocross track where we wrung it out.

Through the long sweeping turn two, the steering filters back detailed information so that you can easily adjust your line on the throttle.

Steering Pilot is excellent on highway drives, keeping the GLE550e centered in the lane and tackling long, sweeping turns with only minimal driver interaction.

Everybody who tried it had fun and loved the easy handling and wide, sweeping turns.

We've taken the 90 - degree restrictions away so they move like real racing bikes with big, sweeping turns.

The majority of my drive consisted of long straights or sweeping turns, of which the V - 8's ample pulling power made short work.

Tall SUVs typically are better with steering that's not so quick it becomes twitchy at higher speeds, and that usually results in the need for minor steering corrections through long, sweeping turns.

Coming out of a sweeping turn, I nailed the throttle, grabbed fourth with that wonderfully precise, solid feeling aluminum - ball shifter, and saw the needle sweeping toward the 100 - mph mark before visions of a Michigan jail cell intruded on my reverie.

As always, its super-smooth Euro - funded tarmac and sweeping turns aren't particularly indicative of how a car will deal with a pockmarked British back road.

Although the car does show a little bit of lean, it remains untroubled at high speeds through long, sweeping turns.

Going around a sweeping turn, both did well, although the Envision carved a tighter arc.

Active Trace Control comprises Active Understeer Control (ATC) and Corner Brake Assist, Nissan says, which translates to this: If you're making a sweeping turn, say onto a highway off ramp or here in circles out front of the Tennessee Titans stadium, the driver tendency is to not turn in smoothly or turn enough.

Lane - keeping and traffic jam assist systems work together to steer the M550i without any input from the driver, and while this tech doesn't work on winding back roads, it's great for long stretches of highway with extensive, sweeping turns.

The way it stuck around the sweeping turn - eight left seemed to defy logic at the time — or I was just suffering from heat exhaustion.

Through curvy mountain roads and long, sweeping turns, the XF exhibits minimal body roll and stays planted throughout.

Through another couple of laps, taking the sweeping turn 9, powering up the main straight to well over 100 mph, and pulling a double apex on the Andretti hairpin turn 2, I found it easy to keep control of this big SUV and its tremendous power.

The Q3 likes long, sweeping turns, where it can settle its mass between transitions and grip.

Lane - keeping assist keeps the car centered and even steers a bit during a long, sweeping turn, but no matter the situation, you'll obviously want to keep your hands on the wheel at all times.

But what really matters is that seat - of - the - pants feel that I experienced when the SUV stuck through a sweeping turn, the effortlessness when it accelerated out of a bend and the smooth way that it did so without upsetting anyone onboard.

Though it can turn some impressive track times, the X6 M is really a grand touring machine, ideally suited for the open road especially with grand, sweeping turns.

Driving the ATS at Atlanta Motorsports Park, one of the country club tracks popping up for car enthusiasts, my goal of a better lap time was hampered by a ferocious dip in the track in a sweeping turn leading onto the main straightaway; the car hunkered down, lifted up, and slipped (I thought) to the outside.

This is especially evident if you are in a fast sweeping turn, such as a cloverleaf - style expressway on - ramp, and you hit a bump: There just isn't the composure there you get with a Camry or an Accord.

With the car in track mode, my equilibrium gave up way before the Grand Sport did in large, sweeping turns.

Highway 160 is especially popular for motorcycles, with sweeping turns and challenging riding opportunities.