The Pacifica also wins a few features battles against the Odyssey, such as full - range adaptive cruise control or 20 speakers to Honda's 11, and matches Honda in offering a built - in vacuum cleaner (Honda had it first), Garmin navigation (Chrysler had it first), active noise cancellation to
damp road noise, and tailgates that open when you make a kicking motion under the rear bumper (Ford and BMW had it first).
Not exact matches
Engineers have also worked hard to insulate the cabin from
road noise, going so far as to triple seal each door, develop special hydraulic ride bushings, and sandwich steel between
damping mats to help isolate dashboard
noise.
The air suspension did a slightly better job of
damping out small bumps and seemed to transmit less
road noise into the cabin, but handling was pretty darn near a toss - up.
Privacy Glass / High Thermal /
Noise Insu., Mica Paint, Navigation System, Front and Rear Parking Sensors with Graphical Display on Central Digital Cluster, Dual Zone Automatic Climate Control, Active Cruise Control, Start / Stop System, High Resolution 8.4 in Capacitive Touch Screen Display, DAB Digital Radio, Bluetooth, Front and Rear Electric Windows with Anti Pinch Sensor, Increased Control and Efficiency (I.C.E.), SPORT Mode Setting Via sport button, OFF
Road Mode setting Via Off
Road Button, Alarm System (Perimeter and Volumetric Sensing, Anti-Lift Device), Leather Interior Upholstery for Seats, Electrically Adjustable Front Seats (8 Ways + 4 Ways for Lumbar Adjustments) with Two Memories for Drivers Side, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Pressure Displayed within the Central Digital Cluster, Hill Holder, Aluminium Key Fob, with Key-Less Go Function, Maserati Touch Control Plus, AHA System, Apple CArPlay and Android Auto, Siri Smart Personal Assistant, SD Card Reader, Aux - In, Rain Sensor, Maserati NavTrak Vehicle Tracking System with Automatic Driver Recognition and Remote Inhibition, Hill Descent Control, High Double Wishbonw Front Suspension with 5 - Arm Multilink Rear Suspension, Air Adaptive Suspension, Skyhook - Electronically Variable Active
Damping Suspension System, Electrochromatic, Electrically Adjustable, Foldable and Heated Exterior Mirrors with Integrated LED Indicator Lights, Cruise control, Maserati Stability Programme (MSP) with Monitor Slip Regulation (MSR), Key - Less Entry, All Wheel Drive Intellegent Q4 System with Torque Vectoring, Acceleration Slip Regulation (ASR), 7in Multifunction Digital Display Cluster with On - Board Computer / Driver Info, Front Armrest with Mechanical Opening, Illuminated Storage and Air Conditioned and Rear Armrest with 2 Cup Holders
It's not too stiffly sprung, so the suspension still
damps out ruts just fine and the interior is well insulated from
road and wind
noise.
The adaptive
damping handles things a fair bit better, ironing out bumpy
roads — aided by the fact that the MKT is almost impervious to
road noise making its way in.
The floor is thicker — better to
damp out
road noise — and encapsulates more than 50 pounds of sound deadening material.
The ride is well
damped and cabin isolation from
road noise and wind
noise is well done.
The one - to - one motion ratio of the shocks optimizes the efficiency of the
damping allowing engineers to make vast changes in the tuning of the suspension for comfort and control with no increase in
road noise.
Like many small SUVs, the M40i cabin is not
damped especially well for
road noise, and in Sport + mode, you're treated to the full orchestra of the engine, but not to the point of distraction.
In freeway driving we also noticed a commendable level of cabin
damping, with very little
road or wind
noise getting in.
Buyers will also be happy to know that the fun factor of the BMW 5 Series doesn't come at the expense of refinement, as the German manufacturer has ensured
road and wind
noise are
damped out nicely.
Highly rigid
damping sheet applied to large expanses of the floor pan to eliminate resonance and to block
road noise.
It's $ 27,470 and has the Sport features (minus sporty things like aluminum pedals, rear spoiler, choice of manual transmission) plus new - for - 2018 heated front seats, a 12 - way power seat (driver), blind spot detection («blind spot information system»), and
noise damping road wheels.
The passive sound
damping works alongside active
noise reduction, which uses the SUV's audio system to cancel out
road and wind
noise.