Sentences with phrase «tight switchbacks»
"Tight switchbacks" refers to sharp and closely spaced turns or curves in a road or trail, often seen in mountainous or challenging terrains. Full definition
The chassis feels lively as you push it through a set of tight switchbacks, yet it is compliant in its ride quality when just ambling along.
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The M2's fatter, wider helm feels less maneuverable working it side to side through tight switchbacks.
Mated to the marque's all - wheel - drive system and standard nine - speed automatic, the 295 - horsepower 200C feels comfortably planted on tight switchbacks yet remains smooth over dimpled pavement.
The 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT shows its heft in tight switchbacks; it is, after all, a two - seater weighing nearly 3600 pounds.
As a result, the car feels nervous when cruising or maneuvering anywhere besides tight switchbacks.
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.
I'm working my way down the White Rim, diving through tight switchbacks that fall at least a thousand feet to the valley floor.
And the motor's low center - of - gravity supports optimized handling and cornering on tight switchbacks, and quick acceleration out of the saddle.
The rear seat is roomier but still slightly claustrophobic, the chassis is ever - so - slightly less willing to rotate in tight switchbacks, and rear visibility — owing to the thick C - pillars and the central post created by the twin rear doors — stinks.»
As such, I never developed confidence in my hand placement while tackling the tight switchbacks.
The seats remain beautifully built, with cushions that conform perfectly to your posterior as either you rail the car through a tight switchback or along a long stretch of a motorway.
Our E-Class took on mile long tunnels, lakeside roads, ascents, descents, high elevations, tight switchbacks, beautiful runs through Alpine meadows, and even some light rain.
The tight switchbacks that climb and descend the Apennine foothills, straighter dashes along the Panaro River, and a few high - speed squirts on the autostrada were ideal venues for studying how six decades of nurturing has advanced the Ferrari pedigree.
Saw into a set of tight switchbacks and the F Sport turns - in with deftness and carves a clean arc with no body roll.
While these improvements don't translate into lurid, artificial - feeling Dagenham oversteer, on the tight switchbacks of the RS3's Oman - based launch we found the rear axle to be quite mobile indeed, albeit if provoked with a late brake and flat - footed throttle application.
Then, we pointed the noses onward and ran along the cliff - side before finally hitting the steep, tight switchbacks to the valley below.
The steep uphills and tight switchbacks of Tinker's Trail will challenge expert riders.