The best sports car roads in South Australia have corners that reward commitment, elevation that builds momentum, and surface that holds under load. Contour's Road Quality Score (RQS) measures 40+ signals at 500m resolution - curviness, gradient, surface condition, road class, and speed limit profile - to rank every named road in South Australia by how technical it actually is to drive.
| Road | RQS (Sports) |
|---|---|
| Lobethal Road | 9.1 9.1 |
| Bull Creek RoadRoute | 8.3 8.3 |
| Germein Gorge Road | 8.1 8.1 |
| Inman Valley Road | 8.1 8.1 |
| Goolwa Road | 8.0 8.0 |
Year-round for most roads. Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula roads are best April to October. Adelaide Hills roads are accessible year-round with occasional fog in winter mornings.
The sports car profile weights curviness, elevation change, and road class highly within the Road Quality Score (RQS). A road that scores 9.0 for sports cars has technical corners, significant elevation variation, a sealed surface in good condition, and enough speed limit headroom to use the car properly. The score runs 0 to 10 and is calculated at 500m resolution.
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Contour scores every named road in South Australia using 40+ signals per 500m. The roads in the table above are the current highest-scoring for the sports car profile.
The sports car profile weights curviness, elevation change, and road class highly within the Road Quality Score (RQS). A road that scores 9.0 for sports cars has technical corners, significant elevation variation, a sealed surface in good condition, and enough speed limit headroom to use the car properly. The score runs 0 to 10 and is calculated at 500m resolution.
Year-round for most roads. Flinders Ranges and Yorke Peninsula roads are best April to October. Adelaide Hills roads are accessible year-round with occasional fog in winter mornings.
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Sports Car roads across Australia
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All roads scored in South Australia
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