Sentences with phrase «twisty road driving»

Not included on this X5 was BMW's Active Steering option, which would have tightened up the turning ratio for twisty road driving.

Not exact matches

The black leather seats in our test car felt soft to the touch and offered more than adequate bolstering for both leisurely jaunts down the highway and dynamic drives on twisty country roads.

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.

Will (Logan Marshall - Green, all haunted eyes and exposed nerves) and Kira (nicely low - key Emayatzy Corinealdi of «Miles Ahead») driving along a twisty high - altitude road.

Unlike some of our tests, which feature high - speed loops of the Nurburgring Nordschleife or exotic jaunts on the twisty roads in Southern France, we simply drove the Soul and the Corolla normally, the way typical compact car owners would use them.

All - wheel - drive traction and a firm but comfortable suspension should keep you happy on the highway, where the A7 covers vast stretches of interstate in supreme comfort, and on winding roads, where all - wheel drive helps it «shine on slimy, slick, twisty bits,» according to Drinnon, who used the A7 as a support vehicle for the California Mille last spring.

Truly though, the Kona is meant for city driving and highway commutes rather than twisty roads.

The Focus is one of the most enjoyable of these cars to drive on twisty rural roads, as the chassis clings to the pavement through the bends with a handling balance that is decidedly European.

I'm not sure I would drive for nine hours just to come here — plenty of other states in the Midwest have exciting two - lane twisties — but I'm glad to have sampled one of America's legendary roads.

The ride seemed rough on my first drive, but after a solid week of commuting over potholed city streets and smooth, twisty roads, the Focus grew on me.

On a straight road you won't enjoy it as much because of the power it has but driving in between traffic you'll have almost the same fun as the twisty roads will give you.

As we found out on the twisty roads of Angeles Crest Highway, the updated sedan offers an enjoyable and sporty driving experience despite the lack of a stick — especially when you set it in Sport mode and use its paddle shifters aggressively.

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.

In terms of the driving itself, the car can operate autonomously for as much or as little of the journey as you desire — Jaguar repeats the usual autonomous mantra that the car can drive itself on the more tedious legs of your trip and allow the driver to take over should you happen across a twisty bit of road.

While we aren't able to tell you how the car will feel on U.S. roads, we were able to drive the super Nissan on some excellent twisty, challenging public roads around Sendai Hi - Land Raceway as well as on the circuit itself.

As we approach that cold, automated future, the last roads in the U.S. to be coordinated for autonomous driving comfortably inside your compact sport / utility vehicle's navigation system will be those like California Highway 58 between McKittrick and Santa Margarita: remote, twisty, and hard to map precisely.

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 really can commit down a tight, ragged, twisty UK road, feeling the V6 make the four - wheel - drive system work to distribute its power while you manage the car's angle with the throttle and steering, all while not worrying about potholes or wet and muddy sections of tarmac as you would in the Giulia.

The road is a mix of fast blasts on well - surfaced two - lane pavement across a peninsula followed by cautious driving along the twisty shoreline road that cuts into the cliffside.

Driving a Supercharged Autobiography down the Atlas Mountain range toward Marrakech, on a rare stretch of twisty road that was both well paved and unflooded, was a bit of a revelation.

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.

We spent an entire day cutting through fog, around twisty back roads, and through meandering two - lanes without once tiring of driving the car.

It's very smooth, and easy to drive away from a stop (BMW, please examine this powertrain and make the 5 - series this smooth) It's also happy to be driven aggressively if you're in the mood to attack a twisty road.

The twisty, narrow roads of Northamptonshire probably aren't the ideal Rolls - Royce driving environment but equally, the county's bumps should be little match for the Wraith's hushed cabin and pillowy ride quality.

Yet some unconventional GT cars also make the grade, and we've included some cars that at face value you wouldn't consider a grand tourer because, when you drive them, they exhibit all the qualities needed to thrill you when it's twisty and calm you when the road is straight.

If you live near any sort of twisty road topography, write off your weekends; you'll be spending all your free time driving.

Also, unless you are driving fast every day on twisty undulating «B» roads the RS would be an unnecessarily sophisticated vehicle for you.

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.

Taurus SHO in the Market The Taurus SHO is at its best on the highway or in the suburbs, but it's not what I'd want to drive on a twisty road or a narrow city street.

Its 2.5 - liter, turbocharged, four - cylinder engine provides an economical 250 horsepower and 310 lb - ft of torque, yet that is still enough to provide a spirited drive through a twisty back - road, which is essential for Mazda's core beliefs.

When you're driving down a twisty road, the Momo wheel alive in your hands, your eyes at the height of a Camry «s plastic door cladding, and that overgrown crotch - rocket motor sitting behind your ears just begging for ludicrous revolutions, there really isn't another car you'd rather have.

Each component was engineered to offer a thrilling driving experience, giving you the confidence to take on all of your favorite twisty south Florida roads.

If you love driving on twisty roads this is THE BEST CITY IN AUSTRALIA.

And after driving multiple versions of the ATS coupe around northwestern Connecticut and parts of upstate New York along some twisty back roads, not too far from Lime Rock Park, we picked our favorite engine and transmission combo.

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

Deeply bolstered front seats bring comfort to those long drives, and they hold you in place when the roads get twisty.

On the drive, the Hybrid Auto mode proved to be so proficient it was the setting of choice for just about the entire route, except some lovely twisty bits on the coast road outside Cape Town.

Keeping it in Eco pro mode most of the time it gives 55 mpg in mixed driving and provides a relaxed ride due to generous torque and a smooth gearbox, yet switching to sport mode the car changes its character considerably and you can then have a tail twitching time on twisty roads.

Well I used to drive a BMW 325CSi with sport suspension and on a twisty road I tried, this doesn't give up a lot, even with all season tires.

Magnetic Ride Control (with StabiliTrak and Brake Assist) Using magnetically charged particles suspended in a synthetic fluid, the Lucerne's shocks continually adjust to varying road surfaces and driving conditions, this remarkable feature responds far faster than conventional valve - damping systems to provide the rare combination of exceptional twisty - road handling and silky smooth highway ride.

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

Revving the Mazda engine to its 9,000 rpm redline is a rare thrill, and the car's light and tossable chassis makes it a lot of fun to drive hard on a twisty road.

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

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

After more seat time, and some thrilling drives down twisty roads, the car revealed itself as more nimble than I initially thought.

But it's only a partial success, because while the wheel does make the 2008 feel agile on twisty roads, it can also make the steering twitchy on long motorway drives.

Not the quickest hatchback on the market, the little Honda is still relatively fun to drive on a twisty road, and it also offers 37 - mpg in combined fuel mileage.

Finding a twisty road, I put the rocker switch in its four - wheel - drive auto mode, where it would shunt torque to the axle that needed it most.

On a twisty road or racing course, these two all - wheel - drive sport compacts would be particularly well - matched and fierce competitors.

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.