Sentences with phrase «twisty mountain»

And when climbing hills — and I put both vehicles to the test up twisty mountain roads — the C - MAX handles them like a champ.

It's based on the late 90's hit anime of the same name, starring car enthusiastic teens racing their souped - up rides up and down Japan's twisty mountain roads.

Containing 264 corners and spanning 37.73 miles of unforgiving narrow villages, terrifying high - speed straights enabling speeds approaching 200 mph, and twisty mountain roads, it makes the Nurburgring Nordschleife look tame.

That's not all, though, as you can also expect some wheel - to - wheel action on twisty mountain roads.

Twisty mountain passes and winding country roads were the setting for your ultimate dream machines.

Add in the comfort of an upright riding position and you have a package that really comes into its own on twisty mountain roads and scenic backroads.

While powering along a twisty mountain road, it also seemed the perfect car to pack full of villains and go after James Bond in his Aston Martin in, so Anonymous Baddie Car, maybe.

The Forester looks like a truck but drives like a car on twisty mountain roads.

Putting it in manual mode and keeping the gears in second and third on a twisty mountain road, watching for that 5,000 rpm redline, I was able to keep more immediate power on tap for the accelerator.

It felt extremely maneuverable, responding precisely to my steering inputs both on the twisty mountain road and when diving into a traffic opening.

====== OPTION PACKAGES: ====== EXPERTS ARE SAYING: Take the Tucson on a twisty mountain road and it feels confident and sure - footed.

While I found the Murano capable of passing slower cars on a two - lane cloverleaf or negotiating a twisty mountain road, it wasn't a car I felt comfortable pushing hard in the turns.

My driving style and the twisty mountain roads around the south of France were not exactly conducive to checking out fuel economy.

I take it up to an appropriately twisty mountain road, and take advantage of the M760i's ready acceleration to pass slower traffic before the fun stuff starts.

From the mud we headed up some twisty mountain roads to find rocks to crawl.

We were able to get all the required wheel spin and traction from them for the rocks and sand, plus they do grip like a vise on twisty mountain roads, but we still would have requested a more aggressive option with more sidewall.

The 2014 Nissan GT - R is one of the most mythologized AWD coupes ever built, the culmination of the Skyline DNA that for years terrorized Japanese race tracks and twisty mountain passages in a bid for high performance dominance.

What's hot, what's not: Hot: So fun on really twisty mountain roads.

Brilliant handling on twisty mountain roads - thanks to a four - wheel, double - wishbone suspension system and 15 - inch Michelin tires that helped offset handling demerits caused by front - end heaviness.

We had a good, twisty mountain road complete with a few 15mph hairpins to drive the Mazdaspeed Mazda3 on, and it gripped the corners well.

We ran the car through San Francisco city streets, down Bay Area freeways, and on twisty mountain roads during our week of driving.

We ran our test car north and south of San Francisco on Highway 1, and along some twisty mountain roads, where we pushed it hard on tight turns.

The 86 has a nimble and fun - to - drive spirit, with just enough of the modern conveniences, technology, and safety equipment to keep it from being a penalty box when driven anywhere but a twisty mountain road.

On twisty mountain roads the G - 550 has a surprising amount of body roll.

Winding through twisty mountain roads, the steering is precise, with just a hint of understeer to let you know when the limits are being approached.

Instead, I hammered it along a twisty mountain road and ended up with a dismal Eco score, according to the car, of 29 out of 100.

This car purred while easily and smoothly passing big rigs on two - lane, twisty mountain roads... revved it up to 95 for a quarter - mile sprint and the engine quietly, confidently roared!

Shortfall After a course of driving that included city, freeway, and twisty mountain roads, it came time to tally up the fuel economy.

During our drive through twisty mountain roads, the iA required that extra split - second to resettle itself before it was ready to pitch into the next corner.

That stiffness let it handle corners on twisty mountain roads well, without any wallowing around.

And thankfully as we got onto some of the twisty mountain roads in the Alps, the system gave decent feedback and didn't produce an overly fake heavy feeling — which is just right for a great daily driver.

Driving the 2015 Mercedes - Benz S550 Coupe along one of my usual test loops, combining city streets, the freeway, twisty mountain roads and a scenic stretch of coastal highway, I enjoyed the incredibly smooth ride quality and able cornering, the low growl of the engine, and the high fidelity sounds coming from the 24 - speaker Burmester audio system.

The Good With incredible handling, a high - rpm engine, and a precise six - speed manual transmission, the 2007 Honda S2000 gives you a lot of fun on twisty mountain roads.

Then again, people don't buy a Pilot for the twisty mountain road driving experience.

The 2018 Audi S5 Cabriolet feels light and balanced as its Quattro all - wheel - drive system digs into the pavement on a twisty mountain road.

The real fun comes, of course, when I put the S5 Cabriolet in Dynamic mode on a twisty mountain highway.

With incredible handling, a high - rpm engine, and a precise six - speed manual transmission, the 2007 Honda S2000 gives you a lot of fun on twisty mountain roads.

Despite its off - road — friendly Goodyear tires, the Grand Cherokee gripped quite well on twisty mountain roads.

Or on the Lake Tahoe idea again, this SUV could manage a Sea Ray 280 Sundancer, although dragging a 28 - foot boat on a twisty mountain highway doesn't sound particularly fun.

Thanks to its low center of gravity, the Forester handles well on twisty mountain roads.

Surprisingly, the Renegade didn't feel tippy as I drove it down a twisty mountain road.

Thankfully, while we were filming the video review we came across a snowy, twisty mountain road.

We bombed down an excellent series of twisty mountain roads, with turns occasionally displaying signs recommending 10 mph.

The Bottom Line The 2017 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman can be a lot of fun on a twisty mountain road, but its high price suggests dropping down to the Cooper S Clubman, which will likely be just as satisfying.

We found that these tires worked great for hucking the truck down twisty mountain asphalt at speed, but a 21x9.5 wheel leaves very few options for aggressive off - road tires.

====== OPTION PACKAGES: ====== EXPERTS RAVE: Edmunds.com's review says Take the Tucson on a twisty mountain road and it feels confident and sure - footed.

Powering around a twisty mountain road, the S8's systems work seamlessly.

The MX - 5 RF is great fun on twisty mountain roads and has a lot going for it: responsive steering, the world's most playful stubby gear lever that acts like the tail of an overly excited labradoodle, wagging at you when it's time to shift up and, of course, limitless headroom with sky blue headliner.

Then we took it on some twisty mountain roads and found that, while it wasn't exactly at home in tight twists — this thing is almost 17 feet long despite its «normal» wheelbase — on the more wide - open stuff and on the freeway, it full - on hauls the hefeweizen.

In our testing in dense urban traffic, twisty mountain roads, and 65 mph freeways, we saw an average of 16.2 mpg for the M3 Convertible with the double - clutch transmission.