WORDS THAT YOU FIND IN ROAD TESTS ...

[jackal]

Yep, ban then all ....


NUGGETY
TELEGRAPH
ALACRITY
NUANCED
RIBBON
TRANSPARENT
SCRIBE
SNICKETY
TELEPATHIC
RECALCITRANT
BIDDABLE
MELD
VISCERAL
HEWN

[Vladimir]

No need to shout.

[RemyMartin]

At least they don't capitalise their sentences.

[TREMAiNE]

A
The
And

...I could go on forever!

[LuS1fer]

I recall first reading the word INSOUCIANCE in a Lotus Carlton test in the 90s and thinking "pretentious tw*t".
(Meaning: lack of care or concern; a lighthearted attitude)

[jackal]

Vladimir said:

No need to shout.

EH, WHAT u on boIT ?

[Disco You]

What in earth does "nuggety" mean?

[LuS1fer]

Disco You said:

What in earth does "nuggety" mean?

I don't suppose it means anything bar something small and solid as opposed to something nougaty which is sticky and stretchy.

[stevesingo]

feel

alacrity

poise

[stephenperry]

Not so much a word, but a phrase...

"weapons-grade"

[RWD cossie wil]

The plastics feel cheap

switchgear

controls fall easily to hand

Facelift

compliant ride

etc etc etc

[Dog Star]

For motorbikes "...front wheel pawing the air".

Or just read "Troy Queef". Who ever writes that must spend hours down the pub with a thesaurus

[LuS1fer]

"affordable" - usually applied to cars that are anything but.

[Ari]

Hasn't this been done more than once?

[arfur daley]

I never hear them state that very often.

[billzeebub]

Effervescent

[dvs_dave]

Tractable

Pulls like a train

Buried into the Wilton

Perfectly weighted

Baulk

[Zad]

Biblical.

[quiraing]

mediocre

value for money

harsh ride (still with motoring mags here)

wallowy (as above)

wind noise (again, as above)

gentle understeer

tenacious

epic

fizzy

[wolfracesonic]

Road test words/phrases only to be used with certain cars etc

Patter- Old 911 steering
Not as much feel as previous generations- New 911 steering
Waffle & burble- V 8 engines
Sparse- lotus interiors
Jewel like- Led headlights
Clinical- McLaren Mp4c
Group C for the road- Radical
fking lucky to be driving this- Any long term supercar
Vault like- Any 80s Mercedes
Class leading interior- Most Audis
Hint of under steer- Most Audis
Ageing architecture- VH Aston Martins
Thunderous- AMG V8s