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Cons: Stiff ride gets worse with the available 21 - inch wheels; copious fuel thirst in Turbo models; complicated, button - heavy control layout; sky - high prices

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In addition to the Competition Package's stiffer springs, dampers, roll bars, lower ride height, and recalibrated stability control system, the 30th Anniversary Edition M5 gets revised software for the Active M Differential, and unique tuning for the electric power steering for more fun during high - performance driving.

Out on the road, the overly stiff set - up of the 130 seemed to accentuate the jiggly ride you get from current BMWs, but once on the faultless tarmac of a race track it suddenly felt more at home.

Ride quality is firm and sometimes jarring, getting stiffer with more aggressive settings.

As with previous Swift Sport models, the newcomer also gets a raft of chassis modifications, including a lower ride height and stiffer springs and dampers.

The chassis wriggles and writhes underneath you, the R500 skipping over big ridges and pummelling over ragged sequences, but it never gets unsettled and the ride isn't stiff like, say, a Mitsubishi Evo's — the beauty of light weight is that the chassis can be supple but still easily control the mass it supports.

It likely has the stiffest and roughest ride of any car you can get with a warranty, but like most things, you get used to it.

When selected, the damping becomes stiffer, but GM's suspension boffins haven't gotten the damping rates quite right in this mode, resulting in a ride that at times felt choppy even on the well - surfaced German roads we tested it on.

Even though the ride is stiffer, the little 2.4 ltr engine has plenty of get up and go.

The ride quality does feel stiff in the city but it gets better on highways with a more planted feel.

The suspension can be switched between Sport and Comfort and in the former mode, the ride quality does get a little stiff.

Its ride height is set 7 mm lower, spring rates are upped by 10 percent at the front and rear axle, while the rear gets a stiffer sway bar and solid mountings for its toe links.

You expect a throaty exhaust note, telepathic steering and sharp handling at the expense of a stiffer ride, but that isn't what you get.

That power gets routed through a suspension designed with stiffer springs and anti-roll bars while ride comfort is supposedly unaffected.

There's a sense of connection between the chassis and the road regardless of how bumpy it gets, though the shocks feel a little stiff over rapidly changing roads and the ride can get a little choppy at times.

These multiple bypass zones offer a cushioned, plush ride during typical operation but get progressively stiffer through the shock stroke to provide excellent bottoming resistance.

The Sport also rides on 19in alloy wheels and gets stiffer suspension that's 15 mm lower than that of the rest of the range.

Cons: Touchscreen controls aren't easy to use while driving; so - so acceleration; noisier than many compact - car rivals; ride can get a bit stiff over rough pavement

The 595 gets stiffer front spring rates and a 15 mm lower ride height compared to the Fiat 500 on which it's based.

Still, the test car was a good - looker and, for those more interested in straight - ahead driving than in getting sideways in turns, the LX would provide adequate acceleration and a comfortable ride — nothing to smirk at by those of us who have to ease our stiff - suspensioned sports machines over railroad crossings and broken pavement.

Taut and stiff over small, sharp bumps in the road, the Kona's ride can get busy depending on the road surface.

The prototype Genesis Coupe also gets a stiffer Bilstein suspension and a Brembo six piston brake kit with cross drilled front and rear rotors, while the car rides on 19 - inch alloy wheels with Hankook high performance tires size 245/40 at the front and 275/35 at the back.

If this is true, then the M5 we'll get the same treatment as every M car kitted with the Competition Package, that is a stiffer ride, weight - saving components and other gimmicks that will focus less on daily driving tasks and more on spirited track sessions.

bought this truck in feb 2012 it is roomy but is high off the ground makeing it a big step to get in but you addapt to it or get a step installed rides nice, but bit stiff on off road like a grass drive drive way iot will toss you left and right but on the road is great it was twichey stearing but they fixed it has the 3.93 gears and tow equipement MPG is at best 16 this with the VVD (runs on 4, 6 or 8 cyl) when advertised mpg is 20 big diffrence in cost to run but you can tow any thing with this and it will prefrorm when you push the pedel!

The stiffer springs and dampers make the ride less comfortable than the standard A3, particularly over very choppy surfaces where the ride gets quite bumpy.

Step up the new XJR, and the ride gets noticeably stiffer, but the tradeoff is well worth it once you experience the car's 550 horsepower unleashed.

The more expensive Cup chassis gets stiffer springs, firmer dampers, a 3mm - lower ride height, and larger 18 - inch alloy wheels.

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