Swedish roads in these parts are narrow and littered
with blind crests, so there isn't the opportunity to really extend the car's chassis.
Although the pavement is narrow, bumpy, and dotted
with blind crests, the 918 tracked with the precision of a fighter jet, clung like a magnet to the tarmac sprayed dark gray with mist from the Mediterranean Sea, and decelerated like an accordion, only to reach out for the next straight with expandable elasticity.
Not exact matches
It's not just the distance that fatigues — Thunderhill is littered
with off - camber sweepers,
blind crests, and decreasing - radius corners that impress and intimidate.
The recently renovated Nardo facility, just purchased by Porsche and used by almost all major European manufacturers, consists of a high - speed loop
with fast, four - lane banked corners as well as a magical, 4.2 - mile infield handling track
with a mix of left - and right - handers,
blind corners, and one memorable
crest where, for a brief moment, only sea and sky fill the frame.
I take him at his word because I'm preoccupied
with looking a long way ahead as we bend the 911 through these skywritten curves — fast, slow, up, down, on and off camber,
blind crests, and the rest of it.
Paddock Hill Bend The main problem
with Paddock is that its
crest makes it
blind on approach and as always that invites you to brake too early, although exactly where will still depend on what you're driving.
The circuit at Portimao is a knot of
blind crests, off - camber sweepers and second - gear hairpins, but the Cayman's front end bites like its crocodilian namesake and the car snaps through the turns
with easily managed fury.
MULLINER W12.NICE SPEC... BELUGA BLACK
WITH BLACK QUILTED LEATHER,
CRESTED SEATS, SEAT PIPING IN FIREGLOW, ELECTRIC SUNROOF, HEATED THREE SPOKE STEERING WHEEL, TRACKER, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, DIGITAL TV TUNER, CLIMATE BOOST FOR REAR PASSENGERS, REAR VIEW CAMERA, CONVINIENCE SPECIFICATION, RED BRAKE CALIPERS, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, POWER BOOT OPENING AND CLOSURE, RED FINE LINE STRIPE, ELECTRIC SIDE AND REAR
BLINDS, CHROMED LOWER GRILLES.
In short, Bilster - Berg is a mini Green Hell: 2.6 miles
with 19 corners, many
blind and some off - camber, 200 meters of elevation change
with grades as steep as 26 percent, and 44 hill
crests that unload the car.
With the potent HEMI trying to spin the rear wheels at close to 150 km / h as I climb toward the
blind right hand turn two, I ease off the throttle, downshift to third gear and hope I've got it aimed right as I
crest the hill.
Lucky for us, the Circuit Mont - Tremblant is like a mini-Nurburgring,
with huge elevation changes,
blind crests, and treacherous off - camber corners.
Inside, all three models come
with exclusive textile mats, door step garnish, front center armrest, leather seat covers
with the Wolfsburg
crest embossed and diamond quilted stitching, and detachable sun
blinds.