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El carro gira hacia esta calle.

El carro gira hacia esta calle.
The car turns towards this street.
From Lesson 91:Directions and limits (hacia, hasta)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El carro gira hacia esta calle.

Why is hacia used here instead of hasta?
Hacia shows the direction of movement, meaning "towards" this street. If the sentence used hasta instead, it would mean "as far as" or "up to" this street, which implies the car will stop or not go past that point.
I learned coche for car. Is carro used differently?
They mean the same thing, but it depends on the region. In Latin America, carro and auto are the most common words for "car". Coche is the standard word used in Spain.
Why doesn't esta have an accent mark?
Because it is the demonstrative adjective meaning "this" (esta calle = "this street"). If it had an accent mark on the last letter (está), it would be the "he/she/it is" form of the verb estar.
Could I use the verb doblar instead of girar here?
Yes! While girar means "to turn" or "to spin", doblar (which normally means "to fold") is very commonly used in Latin America to mean turning a corner or changing direction in a vehicle.

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