Sentences with phrase «through tight roads»

Winding through tight roads was not when I wanted a sudden surge of anything.

Not exact matches

Prompted in part by an accident this past November, NYC taxi regulators are combing through data they collect from cabs and car services as they prepare to propose tighter rules governing how long drivers can be on the road.

If we could program robots with similar versatility, it would open up many possibilities: Imagine machines that could fly into construction areas or disaster zones that aren't near roads and then squeeze through tight spaces on the ground to transport objects or rescue people.

The holidays mean travel, and on a recent road trip through California I found myself feeling tight and achy from all the time I was spending in the car.

Gravel is an arcade - style off road racer that eschews tight and twisty traditional rallying in favour of mostly high speed assaults on generously wide tracks carved through a variety of exotic locations.

With a tight time schedule working against him and an elderly baseball scout (Alan Arkin) that appears to sleep through the tryouts, J.B. hits the road, papering every town they stop in with flyers for the Million Dollar Arm contest.

Ten minutes later, the battery and engine are separated, and I'm in the more street - prepped 90, instead ripping through some tight and sandy paved roads.

On this tight, writhing road, the ZL1 confidently dives into turns and stays flat and planted through even the sharpest switchbacks.

The Velar, in turn, is floatier and cushier on pavement, inspiring less confidence through the tights turns of Highway 74 that Rover chose for on road portion of the Velar drive than the F - Pace.

Traditionally, large SUVs tend to roll and tilt through corners, but the Durango felt tight and connected to the road.

Especially through tight corners, on bumpy roads, and on wet surfaces, the steering and the front wheels constantly struggle for control.

This is one of those tight, twisty, hilly, narrow roads dappled with California sunshine peeking through the tree canopy, that we Midwesterners fantasize about.

Tadge Juechter didn't blink as the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray blitzed through a series of tight kinks on a California back road.

On some tight highway roads arching through mountains, the car would sometimes not detect the curvature, and had we let the car navigate itself, it would have clipped the handsome front end on a retaining barrier.

The road rolls gently at first and then plunges into dense woodland and chases through a valley, the turns coming thick and fast and the GTS mainly stretching out in third gear with the odd foray into fourth and gratuitous downshift to second for the tightest corners.

Yes, there's some roll through tighter corners, but it's only when travelling quickly on really ragged roads that the Mazda starts to get a little flustered.

Atypical of front - wheel - drive cars in the wet, the Dart is agile and tractable, even through tight corners and rising crests in the road.

Taking the car through tight turns on a mountain road, it performed very well, a solid connection between steering wheel and front wheels leading to precise turn - in.

When pushed hard, the car simply hugs the road tighter, its rear double - wishbone setup resisting the urge to squat down on its 20 - inch Pirelli P Zeros, and thick antiroll bars help keep things square at both ends when hustled through the turns.

I would also spring for the $ 1,695 Magnetic Ride Control suspension, as it's worth every penny to have a car that can be both tight and entertaining on twisty roads and then be comfortable and forgiving for slogging through traffic at the press of a button.

The true party piece of the Giulia's driving experience was most apparent through the twisty and tight mountain roads right in Napa's backyard.

This means it feels fairly nimble through the corners, and for a rear - wheel drive sedan, it strikes what seems to be a perfect balance between having a playful rear and not feeling like you're going to crash nose into the apex of every tight corner... It is, coupled with the excellent steering, probably the XE's most interesting and praise worthy point, an area where it beats the overly - stiff Germans whose offerings give you the feeling that they are more suitable for highway cruising rather than blasting down country roads.

(The thin - sidewall performance tires literally are drum tight, as road impacts slap and twang through to the driver's ears.)

It is an active all - wheel - drive system that helps to ensure the optimal distribution of drive power for optimum traction in most road scenarios, whether on long straights, through tight corners, or on surfaces with different friction coefficients.

Out on tight and twisting roads, I was able to sense the difference between the two modes; still, it wasn't until I was blazing through the trails until the G - Wagon's combination of talents really came together for me.

Whether you drive on long stretches of road or through tight corners, the combination of the wide body, the Targa bar, and wraparound rear window results in an extremely sporty profile.

Its all - wheel drive ensures that the car stays on the road even while going through tight turns at high speeds.

Unless, of course, that duty involves parking in a crowded lot, maneuvering through a tight stretch of road or hitting the Taco Bell drive - thru for a little 2 a.m. fourth meal.

On the fast and at times tight, winding roads in the Snowy Mountains this week, the SQ7 builds confidence quickly, showing efficacy through fast, flat bends and tight, undulating roads alike.

The front - end didn't push through tight, rain - lashed roundabouts either, and with the weight in the back the smaller road imperfections simply melted away.

Its small size also enables it steer through tight spaces with greater skill than several of its larger competitors, and it stands tall as the most off - road capable entry - level luxury SUV.

It's lower position on the road also makes it feel easy to wield and thread through tighter gaps, though the steering doesn't feel quite as pointy and accurate as the likes of the Chevrolet Colorado or Honda Ridgeline.

The rear selectable locker is a true off - road show stopper when it comes to pushing the Tacoma through tight, off - camber or rocky trails.

This car is so much fun to drive on twisty roads because its handling allows the car to scream through tight curves.

Combined with anti-roll bars and adequate downforce, the car maintains a good road grip and agility through tight corners at high speeds.

Up in the Scottish Highlands, it muscled through the glens with a baritone growl, slicing along the tight and twisty B roads like a running back who'd escaped from ballet class.

(As we powered through tight corners on gravel roads without a slip, and as the car picked its way over the off - road trail without pitching and yawing crazily, I would have loved to be able to see a chart of the real - time torque distribution.)

The company says this is to facilitating trailering or maneuvering the SUV through very tight off - road spaces where you might need an outside perspective.

Then, we started our journey through the dense rainforest on the narrow sandy roads and had to hold on tight as we were thrown from left to right and up and down.

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.

The suspension did an admirable job smoothing out the many potholes and cracks and in San Francisco's roads, but the Niro's body - lean around tight corners kept me from pushing it during spirited drives through the mountains.