There's not a single difference in handling
between normal road and upside down sections, which means it comes across as fairly disappointing.
Not exact matches
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The suspension settings
between Normal and Sport modes are pretty close and on the smoother
roads we'll find later, even Track mode is perfectly usable.
On empty mountain
roads, the gap
between «
normal» and «Turbo» widens exponentially; the only thing that can hang with you is the sunlight.
At this stage the essential differences
between the previous model and the new car become clear, not least because you now have an «RS Drive» button, which offers a choice of three distinct modes (
Normal, Sport and Race) to tailor the car's behaviour to the
road you're on and the mood you're in.
Throw in low
road noise levels and you have a quiet - cruising machine which makes
normal - tone conversation possible even
between the first and third - row passengers.
Braking was well up to the task and the RC body felt unquestionably solid in all conditions, and although we couldn't feel much difference
between the multi-plate clutch - operated torque vectoring (rear) differential settings on track, the four transmission modes made noticeable changes to the car's performance when not using the gearshift paddles on the
road, where it was slow to downshift in
Normal setting.
Where conditions demand it, the off -
road ESP permits more wheel spin than
normal so that torque can be apportioned as quickly and efficiently as possible despite the constant fluctuations in grip
between the wheels on loose surfaces.
It switches
between Eco,
Normal and Sport to either save fuel and feel more relaxed, or make more fuel available and feel a little tighter on a curving
road.
Truth be told, there's not a huge difference in ride quality
between «comfort,» «
normal,» and «track» modes, but that's all right: here's a car that's less punishing than you'd expect on public
roads, even with the system on its most aggressive setting.
To further enhance all - weather performance, both the front - wheel drive (FWD) and all - wheel drive (AWD) Ridgeline models include Intelligent Traction Management with push - button control, allowing the driver to choose
between Normal, Snow, Mud and Sand modes with AWD, and
Normal and Snow with FWD for optimal performance and traction in varying
road and surface conditions.
Our test car featured Jeep's Quadra - Drive four - wheel - drive system, which switches
between a high range for
normal driving and low for off -
roading.
In addition to the standard Sport and
Normal on -
road driving modes accessible via the shifter knob, the Discovery driver also has an entire second «Terrain Response 2» option that toggles
between presets for rock crawling, mud and ruts, sand and snow.
Conveniently located off a US 150 frontage
road,
between Peoria and Bloomington -
Normal.