A smooth automatic transmission, strong four - cylinder engine, and well -
damped suspension make the Rio an admirable choice in the burgeoning compact - car segment.
Not exact matches
The 2016 QX has been jacked up 0.8 inches higher into the air than before on its 225 / 55R -18 tires, yet the
suspension is so thoroughly and effectively
damped that the chassis never
makes a misstep, either on mountain roads or coastal freeways.
Greater
suspension travel managed by increased bypass
damping, a wider track, and a more rearward center of gravity
made the everyday ride more settled and less like a jouncy Baja Buggy.
What
makes this interesting is that the body control of the 2.5 XT feels as fluid and softly
damped as any other Forester's, presumably to help the
suspension compress over boulders and drop into gullies to maintain grip and drive when you're off - road.
Hit the «bumpy road» damper setting, and the magnetorheological
suspension backs off on its
damping and improves what is already a relatively compliant ride, without ever
making the car feel floaty or overly compliant.
Like many other Mazda products, the 5 has communicative steering and firm
suspension damping,
making it feel much sportier than we would expect from a three - row box.
Volkswagen's new third - generation Touareg SUV (earlier post) offers new advanced running gear
made largely of lightweight aluminum, featuring a combination of four - corner pneumatic
suspension with adaptive electronic
damping control and — for the first time at Volkswagen — a completely newly developed electromechanical active roll compensation system (eAWS).
Optional Dynamic Body Control
suspension with adjustable
damping and Air Body Control
suspension setups
make the options list, and Merc's new generation of semi-autonomous driving functions are available too.
The Z51 Performance package adds adaptive
damping for improved comfort and handling, more powerful brakes, and performance
suspension — enough to
make it a keener driver's car.
However, there's only one
suspension setting (no adaptive
damping), a shorter wheelbase that
makes the M2 more playful, and more permissive electronic aids than in the M4.
For the first time on an Öhlins
suspension, the driver can also
make changes to the
suspension settings within the car, constantly able to tailor the chassis
damping and ride quality to their own requirements.
An adaptive
suspension damping system is available as an optional extra, with comfort, normal and sport modes, but neither seem to
make a huge difference to the way the car drives when in use.
The
suspension and wheel / tyre size can
make a big difference to how comfortably an X1 rides; beware cars with M Sport
damping that can feel too firm.
In addition to the 7 - speed manual transmission, ZF supplies the following products for Porsche: 7 - speed dual clutch transmission, lightweight pedals
made of plastics and
suspension bearings for
damping vibrations.
Riding rock - strewn trails was
made a great deal easier because of the well -
damped fully independent four - wheel
suspension, new electronic power steering (EPS) system, and the 26 - inch Maxxis AT tires on the 2016 Yamaha Grizzly.
Available sport adaptive
damping suspension uses continuous electronic damper control and a new
suspension control unit that enables the various
suspension and
damping combinations that
make up the Audi drive select modes.
The ride is firm and reasonably well
damped but the
suspension's tuning
makes known even the smallest road imperfections.
Adding to that cadre are features that
make the Z06 a definitively 21st century sled, including an electronic drive mode selector that wrangles 12 parameters including steering effort, throttle response, magnetorheological
suspension damping, stability control, and exhaust mode.
On paved surfaces, Dynamic mode programs throttle response, steering feel, shift timing, and
suspension damping to
make the most of the Velar's aluminum - intensive platform.
By measuring the movement of all four wheels, plus lateral and longitudinal acceleration, this wheel - selective
suspension enables the various
damping characteristics that
make up the Audi drive select modes which offer enhanced handling and greater comfort.
In the S8, a sport differential is added to the system to aid high - performance handling and stability and an adaptive
damping suspension helps
make the most of its handling and added responsiveness without negatively affecting ride quality.
Jaguar's Electronically Computer Active Technology
Suspension (eCATS) with automatic
damping comes as standard on the XK and
made for precision turn - in and firm, balletic handling through the winding mountain roads.
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.
Additionally, a revised rear
suspension makes for better dynamic stability while the more heavily optioned GTS model benefits further from a 2 - mode electronically adjustable Bilstein
Damp - Tronic
suspension.
To
make sure the added power and precision connects the driver to the road, the 2015 Chrysler 300S chassis features a new sport - tuned
suspension with increased
damping compared to the previous year.
Likewise, the
suspension reacted well when I
made sudden lane changes,
damping out any excessive motion and settling back quickly once I had completed the maneuver.
Can the C 43
make good use of its 4MATIC all - wheel drive with rear - biased torque distribution of 31 to 69 percent and the AMG RIDE CONTROL sports
suspension with adaptive variable
damping in three stages?
Introduced on the Aventador, Lamborghini's pushrod
suspension system incorporates adaptive Magneto Rheological Suspension (MRS) on the Superveloce, responding immediately to road conditions and driving style: wheel damping is adjusted individually during cornering, largely suppressing body roll and making the steering and handling even more r
suspension system incorporates adaptive Magneto Rheological
Suspension (MRS) on the Superveloce, responding immediately to road conditions and driving style: wheel damping is adjusted individually during cornering, largely suppressing body roll and making the steering and handling even more r
Suspension (MRS) on the Superveloce, responding immediately to road conditions and driving style: wheel
damping is adjusted individually during cornering, largely suppressing body roll and
making the steering and handling even more responsive.
The double - wishbone front
suspension and multilink rear ride on air -
suspension and electronic variable
damping which, Rolls claims, is so sensitive it can detect a solo rear passenger moving from one rear seat to another and
make suitable adjustments.
Refinements have also been
made to the
suspension of the vehicle, including fine - tuning of the springs and
damping, axle kinematics and elastokinematics, as well as providing additional strengthening elements in the front section of the car.
Aiming to
make the CX - 3 even more fun to drive while providing a quieter and more comfortable ride, the team revised the
suspension tuning, adopted newly developed tires3 and chose higher -
damping urethane for the front seats.
The 2015 Lexus IS 250 starts with a solid platform and a well -
damped suspension that
makes cornering predictable, neutral and fun.
The latter also gains a more advanced multilink rear
suspension for improved handling (the standard GT
makes do with a torsion beam), and it also receives quicker steering, as well as revised
damping and spring rates and a 15 - mm rear antiroll bar.
The C 63 Cabriolet gives a sensation of exhilarating agility and is
made to run the winding roads at high speed thanks to the standard - fit AMG RIDE CONTROL
suspension with adaptive
damping adjustment.
Besides the new and more evolutionary design that
makes it a genuine high - end model from Kia, the 2018 Stinger will feature a sport chassis and
suspension system with Dynamic Stability
Damping Control (DSDC) or variable ratio rack - mounted motor driven power steering system (R - MDPS).