Sentences with phrase «twisted roads»

Raw and unapologetically beautiful, Pantelleria's charm doesn't come in an all - inclusive - package typical for the popular islands, but rather, encourages you to jump in the car and embrace adventure awaiting amongst the twisted roads, filled with the smell of fennel carried by the ever - present sirocco.

London writer Eleanor Moran's fourth novel, The Last Time I Saw You (Quercus), is a gripping psychological thriller that investigates the twisted roads a female friendship can travel.

You will see what we are talking about if you will take it for a ride on twisted roads.

I gave them a workout on the twisting roads around Deer Creek.

A certain man went down the rocky twisted road on his inner journey.

With measure and muscle, Lawrences Jennifer and Francis nail the job of selling the long, twisting road towards revolution.

Our blasts through the undulating and twisting road surfaces outside of Austin failed to upset the S3's chassis, no matter how hard we tried.

This is a much more playful car than a 650S — completely by design — and that makes it more fun on a twisting road.

On a set of mildly challenging twisting roads between San Francisco and Monterey, the Civic hatch held its own, with the car's MacPherson strut front, multi-link rear suspension design and optimized, fluid - filled bushings doing the heavy lifting.

While the Boxster S remains the more rewarding steer, the new TT RS Roadster will at least raise a smile on a twisting road and with so much straight - line performance the Audi will keep pace with much more expensive machinery.

Our time on the track and the twisting roads around the «Ring confirmed that Cadillac has produced a car that is not only stylish and roomy but also darned good to drive.

It grips well, doesn't flop into roll and feels agile enough to be fun on a twisting road.

We would have loved to thrash the GT - R on the twisting roads of Japan all day long but time was getting tight and we were due back at the circuit for the track portion of the test.

A drive in the standard C63 in the hills around Faro, Portugal, amply demonstrates the ease at which the car eats up twisting roads and highways alike.

But the Mazda CX - 9 endeared itself to us quickly, and for many of the same reasons the Miata is such a joy on tight, twisting roads.

As well as being more agile and more entertaining on twisting roads than before, the GT is more cossetting and relaxed on a long cruise.

But for all that it's on twisting roads where the Alpina impresses most, being agile and adjustable.

Even in the normal damper mode there's enough control and precision that you can really commit to a twisting road.

Its taut dimensions and good visibility prove welcome during our test drive on the twisting roads of southern France.

While you can make very quick progress across ground, no matter how twisting the road, it's very rare the C - class will ever put a smile on your face.

Porsches are noted for their steering feel and suspension control, yet having first tasted the Evora this morning, on this slow, twisting road the Cayman's steering feels unnecessarily heavy and rather dull, contrived almost, while its ride feels stiff and bouncy.

It also makes light work of twisting roads, feeling every bit as fast as the V12 but even more agile and light on its feet.

My prejudiced image of Tenerife was of package holiday beaches, but inland it has some wonderfully smooth and seemingly eternally twisting roads, (not to mention the spectacular Mt. Teide — an active volcano and the highest point in Spain).

Sport is a great setting for twisting roads, with the V8 punchy, the gearbox always in the right gear or grabbing it the instant you want it, and the damping more taut for handling that is crisp and agile.

But can it really cope with the narrow, bumpy and, above all, twisting roads that interlock middle England?

We began by sampling a C63 on Faro, Portugal's smooth expressways and on some twisting roads and found it to be delightful cruiser.

Twisting roads make it clear that the 300 is a big car, but Chrysler's electric power steering lightens the effort needed.

The Swift Sport proved to be a somewhat different beast on the twisting roads near Hartbeespoort.

The S2's Quattro edge was instrumental in enabling it to keep up with the BMW and Mercedes on snakey, twisting roads, the awd making up for the rear - wheel - drive cars» advantage in rubber: The Audi gave pursuit on 205 / 55ZR -16 tires, while the BMW rode on 225 / 45ZR -16 s, and the M - B was hoofing on 17 - in.

On the twisting roads flowing through the Germany's Black Forest, the 3008 held its own in traffic and kept everybody comfortable.

On the narrow, undulating serpentine coast route, this two - ton sedan seemed to shrink to the size of a sports car as it dug in and spit out hairpins, switchbacks and any other odd twist the road threw at it.

Weight aside, it's easily as competent through twisting roads as any competitor is — and all - wheel drive assuredness with a rear - bias actually makes it feel exciting in a way a car of this size surely shouldn't.

Above all, this hybrid MINI has to prove how precisely it handles when taking bends on the most exciting, twisting roads.

The only dynamic drawback is steering that's on the light side, which is fine when parking, but we wish for more feedback on twisting roads.

The steering is precise and responsive, though the little car tended to lean over and squawk its wheels in quick driving on twisting roads in the hills overlooking San Francisco Bay.

That said, the car — no matter which engine — was easy to drive on the twisting roads.

On twisting roads, the car's weight and comfortable suspension are found out, though the F Sport model does benefit from slightly stiffer springs.

Whisper it, but on a fast twisting road the slick shifting PDK is actually more fun.»

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.

The 4Matic all - wheel - drive system efficiently puts power down, and there's no shortage of grip on the twisting roads between small Hungarian towns.

When unleashed on a twisting road, the tiny Fiat feels top - heavy, with far more body roll than we'd expect.

This was most acutely felt on the narrow, twisting roads around the Goodwood estate.

Despite the lackluster acceleration, steering is solid and on center with plenty of feedback that made it fun to take through twisting roads outside Philadelphia.

It offers an inherent front - to - rear balance that is easy to dial into a fast, twisting road.

On sharp twisting roads, the Abarth 595 excels.

It comes into its own on twisting roads and lets you take full advantage of that Sport mode.

This 5 - passenger SUV is something for everyone: smooth road - trip transport with a quiet, well - crafted leather - lined cabin, reliable errand - runner with an excellent resale value, a sporty, powerful performer on twisting roads.

Driving in hilly and twisting roads is hard work maybe a sixth gear would solve this problem.

On twisting roads, the R8's preposterous power, quick reflexes and heroic grip conspire to make this 3,600 - pound supercar feel as nimble as a lightweight roadster.

Power - assisted rack - and - pinion steering helps in maneuvering the car nimbly through traffic or along twisting roads.