Sentences with phrase «very twisty roads»

Not exact matches

The loops were designed to mimic tight, twisty country roads, not racetracks with wide, forgiving turns, so you have to be very diligent about your speed and braking, especially since there's very little run - off.

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.

Then, toward the end of my loan, I took it over some very twisty Northern California back roads and really hammered on it — paddle - shifting up and down through the eight - speed gearbox, braking smoothly into corners then easing just as smoothly onto the ample throttle.

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.

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.

If it didn't have that CVT it would probably rule the class; despite improvements, the CVT sapped the life out of what could be a very strong competitor, at least when you're on a twisty road pushing the car a bit.

Alas, in the tight sections which followed it was very quickly apparent that the Rapide and tight twisty roads are not a great match.

What's more, on twistier roads, the weight over the rear axle results in alarmingly light steering, allowing very little confidence if you start to push on.

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.

It's very fast on a twisty road, too — yet the experience is somehow more sterile and less emotionally rewarding than some rivals can offer.

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 C - Class coupe's sporty suspension setup keeps it stuck to the road when things get twisty and it carves up corners in a very satisfying manner.

We found that the Equus holds the line very well in corners and is more than capable of reeling in its substantial weight on twisty roads.

It's engaging on a twisty road and comfortable on long trips, so it's very hard to find fault with the driving experience.

In sharp contrast, I took my VW Golf TDI diesel out yesterday and had a blast averaging over 70 mpg on very twisty country 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.

The ride is still very truckish when the road gets really twisty, but the Disco feels planted and confident on the freeway.

On very twisty two - lane mountain roads above the «Bu, the Cherokee wasn't what you'd call sporty by any means, but it held its own.

In the space of a few dozen kilometres our SDV6 Sport took in its stride: 160km / h highway cruising; some very serious, high - speed twisty tarmac; rough, fast, high - commitment derestricted rally roads; and an offroad course that had us hanging from our seatbelts, so steep were a couple of the descents.

Also, New Zealand roads are often narrow and twisty, with very few safety barriers.