Sentences with phrase «twisty mountain roads in»

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

In normal driving through parking lots and interstate roads, it won't be an issue, but when trying to negotiate switchbacks or mountain twisties, it becomes more apparent.

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.

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

Being fast is one thing, the ability to put the power to use without seeing the driver's knuckles whiten in a hard and fast corner is quite another; the SQ7 proved to be as sure - footed as a mountain goat on the twisty roads in the French countryside.

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.

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.

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.

In my past experience with a friend's car with Hellwig sway bars, none of the late - model Vettes or Trans Ams of the time could keep up on the twisty North Jersey mountain roads.

Tacking around the corners of a twisty mountain road with the transmission in Sport mode, I was impressed how well the suspension kept the G63 AMG from wallowing.

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 transmissioIn 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 transmissioin 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.

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.

Featuring the M Sport Package, the black 6 Series Gran Coupe feels at home in the mountain setting where, without a doubt, the driver had some fun on the twisty roads.

After 40 years of driving pick - up trucks for work I retired and wanted / needed to downsize, especially as I now live in the mountains of Southern CA and roads are very narrow and twisty.

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.

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.

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.

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.