Sentences with phrase «couteracts body roll in the corners»

The softness does result in a fair bit of body roll in corners, plus forward dive under heavy braking — issues the Lexus Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System doesn't completely resolve.

From the driver's seat, you'd swear there's no suspension travel at all — except that the photos show body roll in corners and the F12's ride is appropriately compliant over bumpy pavement.

Rear - end squat under acceleration is more prevalent than body roll in corners, but even though body motions aren't totally suppressed, the light and lively VW was a willing playmate on the empty back roads on the northern edge of this Mediterranean island.

Stiff anti-roll bars help reduce body roll in corners but contribute to a rough ride; so when the car isn't cornering, the computer can reduce the preload on the bars, smoothing out the ride.

Dubbed Bentley Dynamic Ride, the system uses electric motors that act on the stabilizer bars to limit body roll in corners.

Handling is probably ideal for a typical LaCrosse customer with it being smooth over rough pavement, nice light steering and more than its share of body roll in corners, but nothing untoward.

What's remarkable is that the compliance of the suspension displayed by both cars doesn't come at the expense of body roll in corners.

While there's a bit more body roll in the corners than you'd find in the likes of the BMW, Cadillac, or Jaguar, much of that can be solved by opting for the F Sport package, which adds stiffer sport suspension tuning.

Therefore, the Karoq exhibits more body roll in corners than the driver - focused Ateca, but it's still more agile than the longer and heavier Tiguan.

That means plenty of body roll in the corners, with the suspension reacting even to turns of the wheel while the SUV is stationary.

The downside is that the softer suspension set - up means the chassis often can't keep pace with your requests, so there's more body roll in corners than would be ideal.

It may not be the most nimble car out there, and its height causes a considerable amount of body roll in the corners, but that's of minimal consequence.

Set it to the aggressive sport + mode and it rises to the occasion, shifts are quick and brutal and the suspension stiffens up to minimize body roll in corners.

There's lots of body roll in corners: it's like trying to steer your living room — but eventually and reluctantly the Disco complies.

Body roll in corners is well restrained and bumps are absorbed well, albeit with a hint more firmness from the independent rear suspension.

Also, thanks to the soft set - up and the height, there is a fair bit of body roll in corners.

On the road, its ride / handling balance is exemplary and grip on tarmac is significantly better than the Jeep's, despite the body roll in corners.

It does a good job of balancing the need to limit body roll in a corner with the desire for highway ride comfort.

To me it offers the best combination of a fine ride with a near zero body roll in corners.

There's not too much body roll in corners either, and combined with the well - weighted steering that means the Cross Country is almost as good to drive as the standard V40.

The adaptive Magneto Rheological Suspension couteracts body roll in the corners, as well as brake diving.

It certainly leads to less body roll in corners, but also gives a firmer ride, with ridges across the road and even the joins between pieces of Tarmac on the motorway felt obviously in the cabin.

It exhibited excellent compliance over wretchedly paved roads, with a high degree of comfort and minimal body roll in cornering.

Although Lexus claims that it didn't sacrifice comfort for performance, the Bilstein - sourced F Sport shocks definitely deliver a harsher ride than a standard IS 350, the trade - off being minimal body roll in corners.

There is some body roll in corners, but this thing is big — it can't be completely avoided I suppose.

To help cope with the extra power and performance on tap, Mercedes» three - chamber Air Body Control air suspension has been re-engineered for less body roll in corners and better damping.

Mopar will also release a performance suspension spring kit for the Durango SRT in March that drops the ride height by 0.6 - inches to reduce squat during acceleration, brake drive and body roll in corners.

Thankfully, where the Sport does make up for the shortcomings of the base Elantra is in the ride and handling department, with zippy moves and minimal body roll in the corners.

Never known for particularly sporty handling, this current - generation improves on that score with beefed - up suspension tuning, which reduces body roll in the corners, and variable - ratio electric power steering for quicker turn - in and more positive feel.

The Altima's rigid suspension tuning resists body roll in the corners very well.

The Caprice PPV exhibits minimal body roll in corners, and any oversteer is easily balanced with well - weighted steering.

While no sports car, the decent steering feel and limited body roll in the corners allows for brisk driving, while the suspension is compliant enough to soak up the worst of Melbourne's patchy bitumen.

While its size and heft add to the sensation of body roll in corners, the car never feels upset, and you don't get that sensation that something's loose in the rear end over bumps like you do in some softly - sprung live axle trucks.

The payoff for this comfort is that there's some body roll in corners, but it's not excessive, and there's plenty of grip.

In addition, the suspension system improves on road handling by reducing body roll in corners.

It feels impressively quick on winding country roads thanks to the huge amounts of grip, while the stiff suspension means there is very little body roll in the corners.

All SL models come with second - generation Active Body Control (ABC), the Mercedes - Benz active - suspension technology that virtually eliminates body roll in cornering, squat under acceleration and dive during braking.

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It's blessed with instantaneous turn - in, virtually no body roll, no brake dive, and obscene cornering grip.

As a result, the ride can be comfortable in a straight line, and then body control can be delivered instantly in the corners to minimize pitch and roll.

The payoff for this firmer ride comes in the corners, where the Focus» resistance to body roll encourages you to drive it quickly.

In a succession of short corners it feels more nimble and there isn't as much body roll.

In medium to quick corners the chassis shows good balance, but there's still too much body roll — despite the best efforts of the active dampers and anti-roll bars — and it takes a small leap of faith to push right up to the M760 Li's limits on the road.

Our editors agreed it's an ungainly affair when wheeled hard through a corner, even in Sport mode: precipitous body roll, soupy steering, a tail that refuses to play along.

It never exactly shrugs off its two - ton weight, but body roll is well controlled and although the steering is utterly feel - free, it always leaves you feeling in tight command of the car's line through a corner.

There is a fair amount of roll and the chassis doesn't feel unbearably stiff — over the big kerbs it's wonderfully pliant, in fact — but body control is good when the corners come thick and fast and the car isn't unsettled by bumps.

This huge improvement compared to the last Camaro is in large part due to its new suspension, which manages to not only mitigate punishment from potholes, but also curb body pitch and roll even when you throw it like a four - seam fastball into a corner.

As the suspension is soft, the body motions are tippy and the whole truck rolls and lolls in fast corners.

The same is true for body roll: Like most SUVs, the Highlander leans away in curves, reminding drivers it's not to be cornered quickly.

To be sure, the body rolls noticeably in the corners, but the tires stay on the pavement, squealing as the thick - rimmed steering wheel tries to dance its way out of our hands.

The suspension upgrades, however, do little to help tame body roll or improve in - corner performance, although the revised setup does lend a feeling of urban zippiness, inspiring confidence to make quick low - speed lane changes.