Nothing broke, nothing went wrong, it was reasonable if not really good for fuel economy cruising down the highway, and it was
outstanding in ride comfort.
It may be a more engaging drive than most of its rivals but I'm not convinced the trade -
off in ride comfort is worth it.
The 4CONTROL set - up has also allowed Frey and his team to increase the anti-roll stiffness at the rear without any
compromise in ride comfort.
Steering feel and feedback to the driver are both improved, while careful tuning of the Continuous Damping Control (CDC) system means minimal
degradation in ride comfort despite the uprating of the suspension components.
With the intention of tightening up body control without a
deterioration in ride comfort, the dampers are controllable through the Mustang's selectable driving modes.
Driving Refinement: Nailed It Kia's 2014 Forte takes a huge leap
forward in ride comfort, with a quieter interior and pleasant - riding suspension that doesn't thwack or ride cheaply over rough roads like the outgoing Forte and many of Kia's other small cars.
The changes are eye - opening — what was a slightly lazy sport sedan has morphed into a drift - happy, slideways track hound, with no noticeable
decrease in ride comfort.
Instead of leaf springs for the rear suspension, the Ram 1500 has a multi-link layout with coil springs, with
benefits in ride comfort and handling.
In the Sport setting, the shocks adopt a firmer response profile for absolutely optimum smooth - road handling with little
sacrifice in ride comfort.
The BMW 6 Series and M6 are tighter handlers than the S - Class Cabriolet but give up a
lot in ride comfort and don't have near as nice of an interior.
I immediately traded in the stock tires for Michelin pilot exalto A / T's and noticed a huge difference in snow performance and a slight
increase in ride comfort.
Personally the only change that I have made is tires, suspension is unforgiving, adding to this is run flat tires which don't
help in ride comfort!
The redesigned Kia Rio 5 - door has moved up a
notch in ride comfort and interior quality levels and incremental improvements in performance and economy help maintain its competitive edge against other subcompact offerings.
When developing the new Sorento, a key focus for the Kia chassis engineering team was achieving
improvements in ride comfort, high - speed stability and handling response to match the leaps forward in interior quality and NVH.
The CTS may be more fun than the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Mercedes - Benz E-Class, but that title comes with a
compromise in ride comfort.
An independent rear suspension design gives the Ridgeline an
advantage in ride comfort, impact aftershake, handling response, handling stability, unsprung weight and off - road mobility.
Dynamic Sport Suspension The Volvo S40's R - Design's sport suspension boosts handling capabilities without extracting a significant
penalty in ride comfort.
Careful recalibration of the Continuous Damping Control (CDC) system helps improve handling performance and ensures minimal
degradation in ride comfort.
Of course, with this much handling and performance ability, there has to be a sacrifice somewhere, and that's
in ride comfort.
Where the Octavia does pull some points back over its rivals, though, is
in ride comfort, which feels nicely controlled over rough road surfaces.
The more noticeable compromise is
in ride comfort, where the Cabriolet resorts to a more jarring initial bump absorption than the coupé.
Optional adaptive dampers can be had which offer 3 modes, Normal, Sport, and Comfort, which provide detectable differences
in the ride comfort, albeit not by much.
Where the Partner does excel is
in the ride comfort it serves up.