You can get damper control on an A4 and you can't
get damping control on a A6!
Not exact matches
The air suspension's continuous
damping control system has also been recalibrated to offer a plusher ride at trundling speeds and lowers the car slightly when you're
getting after it out in the Bavarian countryside.
The Colorado / Canyon is notable for its
damping, which keeps the body well in
control over the big bumps and dips, though so much that we
got a bit carried away with a 4 × 4 model, triggering the stability
control over one of the deeper bumps.
Lincoln's full - size crossover just
got plenty of upgrades for 2013 including Continually
Controlled Damping, Lincoln Drive
Control, more standard horsepower along with a 1 - mpg highway improvement, new interior styling, a new MyLincoln Touch system, upgraded exterior design and new safety and convenience features.
Like the GT C Roadster, the C Coupe
gets the active
damping and rear steering from the R and the electronically
controlled limited slip diff that starts in the range at S level.
Our 2.3 - liter - equipped also
gets a standard continuously
controlled damping system that offers sport, comfort and normal driving modes.
The Passat
gets Dynamic Chassis
Control (DCC) which basically adjusts the
damping as per the setting.
The base - spec MKT doesn't
get the Continuously
Controlled Damping, but does a fair job of handling lumps and bumps in the road even without it.
In terms of suspension, it
gets a sophisticated direct
control suspension system featuring selective
damping system on both its axles.
You also don't
get adjustable
damping however it's something you wouldn't miss as the standard setup exhibits decent body
control and ride quality that tows the line between comfort and sportiness.
You
get an AMG Ride
Control suspension with adjustable adaptive
damping.
The Agility
control suspension
gets selective
damping and lowering and it really hunkers down in sport plus.
For 2013, the Lincoln MKT
gets a redesigned grille and fascia to freshen the exterior, a new instrument panel spruces up the cabin, the MyLincoln Touch
control system is improved and the EcoBoost model includes a new Lincoln Drive Control suspension, with Drive and Sport settings and continuous damping adju
control system is improved and the EcoBoost model includes a new Lincoln Drive
Control suspension, with Drive and Sport settings and continuous damping adju
Control suspension, with Drive and Sport settings and continuous
damping adjustment.
All ELR models
get a number of changes to the suspension which include a new calibration of the HiPer strut front suspension, stiffer rear axle, and new settings for the Continuous
Damping Control system.
The
damping is still just as good on a flowing road,
controlling the body well but providing a supple platform; the steering is fast and accurate but doesn't offer the feel you
get from a 911, while the aluminium spaceframe construction gives the car plenty of rigidity.
We
get in both the standard and Continuously
Damping Control cars and find even the basic setup stiff enough for spirited driving.
When the terrain
gets really rough and Ranger is in four - wheel drive low gearing, it provides the driver with more
control through the accelerator pedal, which becomes
damped and less sensitive.
Speaking of those modes, all of the Vantage's systems (electronic differential, dynamic torque vectoring, dynamic stability
control, adaptive
damping and the electric power steering systems) work as one,
getting more aggressive as the driver goes up in modes.
Also, the new Talisman
gets Renault's Multi-Sense technology, the same as on the new Espace, which
controls and co-ordinates the various systems hidden from view — the four - wheel steering, active
damping, engine and automatic EDC transmission.
Of course if sheer grip is your thing, the S3 has
got it in spades, equipped as it is with firmer suspension that's closer to the ground and — if your budget can spring for it — magnetic
damping control.
It changes seven characteristics, including the «powertrain» sound, steering feel, throttle response, transmission shift points, the tuning of the continuously
controlled damping — we'll
get to that in a second — it adds a sport icon in the cluster and doesn't allow the trans to go back to automatic mode after it's put in manual.
We noticed some slight oscillation over bumps and overall
got the feeling the dampers had a small amount of travel in which there was actually little
damping control.
Pick a space that isn't too
damp and has a temperature that doesn't
get too extreme or at least can be
controlled.