Sentences with phrase «twisty road feel»

But this is Australia's Best Driver's Car, where X-factor and twisty road feel - good mean everything, and in taking the time honoured hot - hatch approach of shooting for all - round excellence, rather than delivering one knockout blow, the i30 N just misses out on greatness.

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.

Then, occasionally, you find yourself on a twisty road in the middle of nowhere approaching an on - camber corner with an opportunity to heel - and - toe from 4th to 3rd, kissing the apex and feeling the car squat and dart ahead as you squeeze the throttle.

To improve turn in, Ferrari debuted its own rear wheel steering system on the F12 Tdf, making the car feel hyper alert in tighter twistier sections 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.

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.

Make no mistake, with so little weight to keep in check and such compact dimensions, the Swift Sport still feels agile and wieldy, especially down some of the tighter and twistier roads of our Spanish test route, but some of the old car's sparkle is missing.

It's truly pillowy in Comfort which makes for a fantastic urban or motorway steed, while body movements in Sport and Sport + are well controlled on twistier roads, so the car feels far from being out of its depth when you're pressing on.

As before, the mass of the big engine defines the rest of the dynamic experience too, with a front - heavy feel that pretty much negates any desire to push on twistier roads.

It feels as confidence inspiring as the Ford Focus and Mazda3 on the highway and gives up less than you'd expect to those cars on twisty roads.

Though the SL450 never feels like a compact car (minimum weight is still around 4,000 pounds), it's arguably the most enjoyable of the SL group on a twisty road, feeling a little more nimble and agile than its larger - engine siblings.

Generally on a twisty road most Audi's leave the driver feeling numb.

This transition yields the windiest section of the journey, but twisty roads are not where the 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum feels most at home.

In Sport + mode, the E-Class feels focused in corners, but you can tell the big sedan doesn't particularly enjoy going fast on twisty roads.

The GS 350 delivers very neutral handling and feels exceptionally well balanced when executing turns or hustling through the twisty sections of your favourite back road at speed.

Judges noted the solid feel of the truck and the fact that the coil - over-shock front suspension and electrically - assisted power rack - and - pinion steering helped it handle very well on twisty roads.

The 159 has impressive grip through bends and rides well on most road surfaces, but body roll isn't contained and the car can feel unwieldy on twisty roads.

It made a big difference lapping the Rockingham Speedway track and should also help on twisty country roads; in commuting with sport modes, you'll just feel the potholes more.

Bumps upset it, ruts in the road are like magnets, and you start backing off the power when other cars approach on twisty back roads, because you don't feel confident that you're not about to leap across the center line and punt them into the scenery.

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

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.

Further testing since our long - term Cherokee arrived has revealed that this chassis is also quite a performer on twisty blacktop, feeling much sportier that we remember from Four Wheeler of the Year testing, which is mostly focused on dirt roads.

We took the car on various twisty roads around the San Francisco Bay Area, and it always felt sure - footed.

Every A6 feels most at home on motorways and fast A-roads; the car is better suited to wide, flowing turns than twisty back 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.

Despite its sporty - sounding name, the 5008 GT does not feel quite at ease when pushed hard on a twisty road.

Weighing some 4,190 pounds, the rear - drive 450h is no lightweight, but its variable - geared electronic steering, the well - sorted chassis and suspension and adaptive suspension contribute toward making the car manageable, nimble and grippy on twisty roads, while also helping it feel very stable and planted at high speed.

No wonder, the throttle response on our test car felt sharp; the turn of speed felt energetic; and courtesy the steering mounted paddle shifters, the Sport didn't feel dull or detached even when charging up a twisty hill road.

Once past the twisty roads, I liked the cushy feel of its dampers and its easy driving character.

Unfortunately, while the judges were almost unanimous that the MINI shone on Tasmania's twisty roads, it was felt by some that it could not be pushed as hard as the chassis might tempt you to do, as the skinny run - flat tyres did not offer as much grip as those of its competitors.

Aimed at a twisty road and the CLS Shooting Brake performs well, even if you do feel the weight shift about under braking and turn - in a little.

While the Q3 resists body lean better than you might expect for a car of its stature, rivals still feel more composed on a twisty road.

The iA feels planted and agile along a twisty road, the brakes are capable and there is a decent amount of grip from the standard 16 - inch wheels.

The nine - speed auto kicks down more regularly on twistier roads and the extra weight can also be felt in the handling.

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

The whole car feels cheap like it's been built 4 the American market with their straight roads rather than the European twisty roads.

The C350e shouldn't be confused for a sports saloon, though, because the 200 kg weight of its hybrid technology can be felt on tight and twisty roads.

A car like the Scion FR - S, driven on a twisty road, makes you feel like a really skillful driver.

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

Handling and ride: Thanks to its sporty suspension, Mazda 3 feels lively on twisty roads and solid on the highway.

Generally, the Giulietta feels compact and nimble on a twisty road and would be better still with more precise steering.

On the very tight and twisty roads in Sonoma County, the CX - 9 felt just as taut, agile and fun as we remember the old one — but with a blanket of refinement over it.

The Platinum trim's standard 20 - inch wheels, which replace the 18s used on lower trims, improved steering feel on the twisty Sea - to - Sky, but even still, not much road surface information makes it to the steering wheel.

So, while it still feels a little nervous on the motorway and slightly juddery at times, it makes up for that with fast responses on twisty roads.

In dynamic mode the car feels absolutely planted when sweeping through the twisty sections of roads, the steering becomes heavier and throttle feedback gets sharper.

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.

It feels fine on wider roads, but on small, twistier sections the size and weight work against the 740e when it comes to handling.

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.