Due to its Magnetic Ride Control suspension — which reads the road and adjusts shock stiffness up to 1,000 times per second — the car is exceptionally planted and quiet
even at freeway speeds.
However, seventh is not a particularly tall gear, as the engine will still be running at a relatively fast 3,000 rpm when the car is
traveling at freeway speeds.
Despite its boxy appearance, the Flex seems to slip through the air
easily at freeway speeds, creating very little wind noise.
The turbocharged engine doesn't send much noise to the cabin, and it's virtually impossible to hear when
cruising at freeway speeds.
Should you in fact want to talk to a passenger, you can certainly do so at low speeds and in a louder
voice at freeway speeds.
Rather than a smooth rotation of the steering wheel and tires, what I feel as I make those slight
corrections at freeway speed is nothing, nothing, then too much.
It can raise ride height for greater ground clearance, lower it for better
aerodynamics at freeway speeds, and generally keep the occupants comfortable.
The trip up to 60 mph was leisurely, but once
up at freeway speeds, the Cube maintained 65 to 75 mph easily, with enough push to handle hills.
For example, if someone causes an
accident at freeway speeds, it's almost a certainty that the $ 30,000 and $ 60,000 bodily injury amounts will be exceeded in medical bills alone.
I have no issues with the material quality or overall layout (though there is a fair amount of tire
noise at freeway speeds), but the infotainment options really are quite underwhelming.
Despite is boxy appearance, the Flex seems to slip through the air
easily at freeway speeds, creating very little wind noise.
As such, the Elantra is noticeably
quieter at freeway speeds and is indeed one of the quieter cars in its segment in this regard.
The torque rating is the same for both the 160 - and 164 - horsepower applications, but the gearbox is recalibrated for the engine, resulting in lower
revs at freeway speeds compared with the NC Miata.
The result is that you are likely go into uncontrolled hydroplaning
at freeway speed with even a light rainfall, and the vehicle may be unusable in moderate to heavy rainfall unless you drive very slowly.
Flying
along at freeway speeds has the EcoBoost four turning about 2,500 rpm, but you'll hear more wind noise than engine noise.
That's enough oomph both for slogging up precipitous, mud - caked inclines and for pulling out to pass double - trailer semi trucks
at freeway speeds without fear of additional gray hairs.
Along with improving comfort and control, it can raise ride height 2.4 inches for better off - road ground clearance, and lower it an
inch at freeways speeds to help reduce aero drag.
The economical four - cylinder, Euro 5 emissions compliant turbo diesel engine produces enough power to propel the
bus at freeway speeds, and with a 100 - litre fuel tank has a huge operating range between refills.
Our only reservation concerns the excessively tall top gear — it undoubtedly helps to save fuel but forces the driver to downshift frequently to keep up the
momentum at freeway speeds.
The
ride at freeway speeds is a bit bumpy but then again I've been driving a Lexus for over 10 years so hard to compare.
The one thing I always liked and relied upon was Infiniti's steering, it saved my life twice by enabling me to avoid flying
debris at freeway speeds in the G coupes.
For anyone not versed in the gospel of supercharging, this sort of power can give you
wheelspin at freeway speeds even on a summer day, never mind in snow and ice.
Then again, the previous car didn't exactly set any new standards in quietness, as it was tuned for a certain amount of
hush at freeway speed yet boomed, thrashed, and thumped whenever you asked anything else from it.
The Mercedes is noticeably oversprung and overdamped: the primary ride is as good as the BMW's, making it as
comfortable at freeway speeds, but jagged edges harshly ping through the E63's cabin, while the M5 smooshes them under its Michelins.
As speed rises, it unfortunately becomes less secure, the Liberty becoming floaty over
bumps at freeway speeds and the steering losing accuracy as a result.
It's also much quieter inside, perhaps because the door windows now have their own frames; whatever the reason, it's easy for folks to maintain a
conversation at freeway speeds without raising their voices.