America's most thrilling roads

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The speed and agility of modern cars are wasted on too many roads. In same way that off-road vehicles can't be tested by peastone driveways, souped-up sedans can't be pushed to their limits on suburban cul-de-sacs. In order to drive – truly drive – a car, modern commuters have to head out of their way to one of the rare stretches of American asphalt designed to push vehicles to their limits. These winding, curving sections of tarmac give great cars a chance to show off their muscle and great drivers a chance to remind passengers why the American road was once considered the purest embodiment of freedom.

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