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BMW i8 vs. Angeles Crest Highway
BIMMERPOST NEWS BMW i8 vs. Angeles Crest Highway Car and Driver magazine recently took the BMW i8 on a road test through the famed Angeles Crest Highway, a nearby canyon road in the Los Angeles area. This is one of the slightly removed canyon areas that car enthusiasts go to blow off some steam and take in the joys of tight curves on the side of a cliff. On a good weekend you can see a nice collection of drivers' cars going up and down this pass, especially BMWs. So why not the BMW i8.... You can follow the jump to read the full review, but C&D came away from the review with the following: Quote:
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02-24-2015, 09:47 PM | #2 |
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Meh. Angeles Crest is not a canyon road but a mountain road. And it plays second fiddle to Mulholland Highway.
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Mullholland Hwy is definitely where it's at
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Is there still a long wait and dealer markup for the i8?
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nice pic,
thanks for sharing
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Well, I live on Mulholland Highway. So I guess I'm partial to it.
And I do know the right roads!
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Shout out to Ortega HWY, OC side or RVSD side. Leader in fatalities year round!
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The real fun roads are over here between Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France (and then over to Germany for a dose of no-limits). All these Alpine mountain passes. Once did 24 of them in a week - no repitions. Example: (Just ignore the voice-over from the scared Amerian tourist ...) |
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