  We investigate the dynamics of a multifield dark energy model, which arises
from certain rapid-turning and inspiraling trajectories in field space. We find
the speed of sound $c_s$ of the dark energy perturbations around the background
and show that $c_s$ is monotonically decreasing with time. Furthermore, it has
a positive-definite lower bound that implies a certain clustering scale. We
also extend the previously known background solution for dark energy to an
exact solution that includes matter. This allows us to address the implications
of our model for two cosmological tensions. More precisely, we argue that the
$\sigma_8$ tension can be alleviated generically, while reducing the Hubble
tension requires certain constraints on the parameter space of the model.
Notably, a necessary condition for alleviating the Hubble tension is that the
transition from matter domination to the dark energy epoch begins earlier than
in $\Lambda$CDM.
