Wild Atlantic Way

I took The Beast to the west coast of Ireland, to try and do my bit for tourism and shoot some footage of driving the 612 along parts of the Wild Atlantic Way which is 2,500 Km of dedicated coastal road with scenery (see Wild Atlantic Way Official Travel Site | Discover things to see and do).

To my chagrin, when I thought I was recording I was not and when I thought I was I wasn't so I failed to record the most spectacular shots on what was (11th Feb 2017) a beautiful sunny day in the west of Ireland. Anyhow here are two of the ones that I was not recording!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/th2snt1421blxks/AAB_YiIp0tCLEYs_o6vkcdv-a?dl=0


Next time!

 

Apologies, try this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/th2snt1421blxks/AAB_YiIp0tCLEYs_o6vkcdv-a?dl=0

 

Cam612,

Roads vary in terms of quality - generally the width is fine. You will not be driving over 100mph (at least not for very long). The main thing is there is not a lot of traffic on many sections so you can drive 2-3 miles without meeting any cars in either direction. Obviously in the peak season June-August roads will be busier.

 

Makuono,

The 612 is a very wide car no doubt. You will need the brakes to be working well if you come around a corner to encounter another wide vehicle, but generally I have not had a problem driving the 612 anywhere even on very narrow roads. However, with the HGTS pack with sport exhaust, it can scare the roadside sheep

I will try and record properly the next time I am over on the WAW and will post.

 

Also meant to add that any mountain pass roads will be bumpy and in the 612 you really feel the bumps and also the sense of speed when accelerating much more than on a US freeway type of road.


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