Sentences with phrase «firm over bumps»

Suspension that offered a sporty drive while also being comfortable used to be a Peugeot specialty, but that's not what you get in the 208 — it feels quite firm over bumps and potholes.

We'd still avoid the optional 19 - inch alloy wheels, though, as they make things a bit firm over bumps.

Away from the track, the Lexus rides a touch firm over bumps, but works fine for regular commuting.

Not exact matches

This 1987 car I'm driving certainly rides with aplomb, doing something that rally cars strive for by soaking up the big bumps with a decent amount of supple travel, yet never wallowing and always maintaining a firmer ride over the surface's smaller imperfections.

In Comfort, the ride is still on the firm side, but it allows more suspension rebound over bumps.

In Normal mode, the G80 Sport's ride is noticeably firmer than the regular G80, but it still floats gently over bumps.

With the dampers in Sport or Sport +, body control is strong, with mid-corner bumps effectively steamrollered into submission as the Alpina manages to both glide over the surface and keep a firm grip on proceedings.

The ride stays composed on high - speed runs over minor bumps, yet firms up enough to keep the truck from banging into the end of its suspension travel over larger ruts and ditches.

The Abarth feels similar to the firm 500 over bumps and potholes, despite stiffer springs and a lower ride height.

What is new to us is the R - Design trim, which includes a firmer suspension, racy body kit, and a bump in power over the lesser XC60 and S60 models.

The clutch is weighted nicely; the brakes have surprising grab; suspension is a bit firm but compliant over big (and I do mean big) bumps.

The adaptive firming of the damping is noticeable over mid-bend bumps at speed, but easy to accept given the great front - end bite on turn - in and modest initial roll.

The stiffer damper mode is worth exploring on the road — so often these firmer settings are really only appropriate for smooth circuits — because having a touch more support at each corner does take away the very small degree of floatiness in the body that can be felt in the softer mode, without completely ruining pliancy over bumps.

The firm ride has plenty of road feel, revealing bumps and imperfections in highways that I previously thought were butter - smooth, and then jarring and jostling my body over the rougher surface streets and back roads around my San Francisco / Oakland stomping grounds.

The ride is firm, but the car doesn't beat you up when you drive over bumps.

Even with such a heavy load, the firm suspension system didn't sag over bumps.

With different suspension settings for the petrol and diesel, the former felt a little firmer, while the latter was more composed over bad surfaces, ironing out lumps and bumps with finesse some other superminis struggle to match.

Plus, the firm suspension causes the car to skitter uncomfortably over mid-corner bumps.

That technical mumbo jumbo means the suspension can travel over highway bumps without transmitting the harshness into the passenger compartment, but it's firm enough so you don't wander and float around on the roadway in simple corners and turns, as was common with the pre-1986 models.

It seemed much too firm on sharp bumps and then too soft at the front over highway undulations.

The unladen ride is on the firm side but the suspension takes the edge off the bumps with impressive suppleness and never becomes crashy, even over major craters in the surface.

Although the suspension feels soft and forgiving when going over bumps on the straights, in the corners the Phantom feels firm and planted, turning perfectly level without even a hint of body roll.

Ride comfort is also well sorted, despite the fitment of run - flat tyres; the BMW is firm but controlled over bumps, resisting the temptation to crash or thud over all but the largest of road imperfections.

The four - wheel independent suspension system is firm, yet it allows the wheels plenty of up - and - down travel over big bumps.

The suspension seems a bit firm, but it does not punish the passengers when the car is driven over bumps.

The old CX - 9's suspension was firm, perhaps a little too firm over bigger bumps.

The firm suspension makes it easier to do a lot of things safely but also makes going over bumps worse because of how low the body is.

On the one hand, you need to ensure the setup is firm enough to stop the car from rolling about in the corners and never truly settling after bumps; on the other, it can't be too firm or else the crossover will be fidgeting over the smaller imperfections and generally be really uncomfortable on longer journeys.

It's a little on the firm side over sharp small bumps but handles large bumps well and has a good highway ride.

Over anything more than tiny bumps, it hops and leaps, and the excessively firm springs don't deal well with anything other than smooth city streets.

In the F - pace, however, the F - Type - derived all - aluminium double wishbone setup at the front and integral link suspension at the back are tuned to a firmer setting, which is easily discernible when driving over the many invisible speed bumps Pune has to offer.

While firm and well controlled at times, the X1's ride was quite compliant over smaller bumps and holes.

The firm suspension is unlikely to be a deal - breaker for most buyers but more compliance over bumps wouldn't go astray.

As for on - road dynamics, there's no question the Q30 Sports favours the aggressive side of the spectrum, with firm reactions to bumps and even a little reverberating thumpiness over sharp irregularities.

Suspension is rough over bumps yet not firm in the corners.

The independent suspension system is firm, but that doesn't cause the car to shudder over speed bumps and potholes.

Ride quality was composed over secondary - level bumps, but firmed up a bit over heftier changes in the road surface at speed.

But such is the suspension's inability to isolate you from even the smallest ridge or lump in the road (a common thread of modern Mercedes - AMG saloons, to be fair, and not normally a bothersome one) and its restlessness over bigger bumps that you seldom have the patience to tolerate a firmer setting than is absolutely necessary for more than a mile or two.

Once on the move, the ride seems firm, yet is still supple over motorway bumps.

It goes over bumps and speed breakers in a much more composed fashion and while the suspension is still quite sporty, i.e. firm, there is very little sound that makes way into the cabin.

The suspension system was relatively impressive, as it was fairly firm in the corners and soft over bumps.

Sure, it can be a bit firm over some harsher bumps, but this a sports car after all.

It handles fairly well but it does have a surprisingly firm ride, though, which means it tends to bounce over bumps and rougher road surfaces.

The Denali benefits greatly from the Magna - Ride magnetic damper system that is able to keep the shocks soft and smooth over bumps, or rigid and firm going around corners.