Sentences with phrase «twisty mountain road»

It's a fun car to drive on twisty mountain roads.

Best suited for the track of twisty mountain roads vs the rush - hour grind.

Cruise around in comfort mode if you are doing some sightseeing or sport mode for twisty mountain roads like these.

Along twisty mountain roads, the chassis serves up plenty of confidence with minor body roll and an impressively quiet cabin that permits just a bit of wind noise from the side mirrors.

Harley created the Dyna T - SPORT model with twisty mountain roads in mind.

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.

It's also the most significant reason that the XKR - S isn't quite as confidence - inspiring as a Porsche 911 or BMW M3 on a foreign twisty mountain road.

The 4 - series is more satisfying than fun, however, because the steering makes fast runs on twisty mountain roads downright relaxing.

Along the beautiful twisty mountain roads just north of San Francisco, the CX - 9 drives like a much smaller vehicle, more station - wagon - like in its look and over-the-road feel than a hulking crossover.

You may be thrilled that a car this quick and poised on twisty mountain roads gets 35 mpg on the highway.

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

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

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.

To keep things simple, BMW has added two M Drive buttons to the steering wheel, allowing the driver to program two presets: M1 could be for twisty mountain roads, while M2 might be a full - bore track configuration.

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.

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

I don't particularly want to drive faster than I do, at least on 4 - lane highways (twisty mountain roads are another matter: — RRB --RRB- I imagine most people feel the same way.

Next we see him prancing about in his palatial, glass - walled flat, adorned with awards, choosing from his collection of trophy watches, before setting off, in black tie, to deliver another triumphant speech about his amazing achievements, in his spiffy Lamborghini, overtaking everything in his way, in the dark, on a twisty mountain road.

Nothing about the steering, handling, or acceleration makes you want to find a twisty mountain road.

Renault has released this video, comparing the classic Alpine A110 with the new A110 - 50 concept on some twisty mountain roads

See the Cherokee compared side - by - side against key competitors here.Performance During a day of testing, I drove the new Cherokee on twisty mountain roads and pockmarked streets, as well as a brief highway stint, and it performed about as well as any SUV in the class.

Today was a great way to finish our journey, as it captured the essence of the trip: scenic, twisty mountain roads; highway sprints; gourmet dining and take - out pizza; broiling in the sun; and hurrying to make up time.

The Corolla climbed the twisty mountain roads with relative ease as we worked the gearbox hard in a tasty run for the best slice of pie, which we found at the Julian Pie Company in scenic Julian.

This is apparent from the moment you sit in the driver's seat to the moment you power through the apex of a turn on a twisty mountain road.

No one expects the Outlander to offer thrills on twisty mountain roads, so the fact that handling around turns lacks excitement will not be news to anyone.

It's not every day that an SUV is faster than a supercar on a twisty mountain road, but that's what the Range Rover Sport SVR can now brag about.

Magnificent for the twisty mountain roads I drive in my area.

We're not trying to oversell it, and the new Traverse isn't anybody's first choice for fun on a twisty mountain road, but neither is it intended to be.

On twisty mountain roads, it's quite fun to drive with little body lean in fast corners and minimal noseplow.

The good news is that when it comes to cornering, braking and tackling a twisty mountain road the Camaro is totally in its element.

The Bottom Line We found the 2007 BMW 328xi more at home driving twisty mountain roads than mall parking lots.

Take it hard on a twisty mountain road, and the suspension reveals that it would rather be smoothing the ride over rough gravel tracks or speed bumps than holding the road.

We found the 2007 BMW 328xi more at home driving twisty mountain roads than mall parking lots.

====== EXPERTS REPORT: Take the Tucson on a twisty mountain road and it feels confident and sure - footed.

This year's competition took the field on a 1,000 - mile tour of Southern California, encompassing everything from desert terrain to twisty mountain roads.

That said, larger bumps and midturn potholes (the kind that you find on poorly maintained, twisty mountain roads) can be a bit of an issue for the Nismo Z's super-stiff suspension, so take care when you're really pushing it lest you find the rear end hopping a few inches laterally midcorner.

Our short local launch day press drive, which included some twisty mountain road driving, along with straighter roads, some highway and a bit of light off - roading resulted in a combined consumption figure of 8.5 l / 100 km.

At a Land Rover - sponsored event, I spent all morning driving the Range Rover Sport at speed on twisty mountain roads, then, using the same Michelin Latitude Sport R20 tires, drove up and down steep tracks covered in loose, sandy dirt.

It's not built for pure driving enjoyment on some twisty mountain road.

When forced by deadlines to sit at the desk and write, we dreamed of putting the car through its paces on twisty mountain roads.

Although I still felt its bulk, the Range Rover Sport let me push it hard on twisty mountain roads, and I only rarely came close to the limits of its traction and handling.

Handling on twisty mountain roads was excellent.

Cadillac's MagneRide shock absorbers let the same car act like a limo on interstates and a sports car on twisty mountain roads.

In our opinion, the most fun you can have in a car is driving a twisty mountain road, negotiating hairpin turns as fast as possible without overshooting and taking a tumble down a 100 foot cliff.