It rides small bumps well, thanks to the long travel springs, but the rigid axles don't provide much control when presented with
larger road imperfections, which unsettle the car's composure at speed.
While Comfort mode does smooth out
larger road imperfections, it's also a bit bouncy and floaty.
For a fully - fledged supercar, the ride is so good that it's easy to forget the need to steer around
larger road imperfections (they'll still send a jolt through the cabin) and tiptoe over speed humps (the nose lift function is a must around town).
This means that
larger road imperfections are well cushioned and the car flows over bumpy roads with panache — until it hits a pothole, at which point the large, sporty wheels and low - profile tyres announce themselves with a thud.
As time wore on, though, complaints rolled in about the suspension's tendency to crash over
large road imperfections.
There's some cowl shake over
large road imperfections, whether the top is in place or stowed, and the hardtop and its associated hardware saddle the Q60 convertible with a few hundred pounds of extra weight versus its coupe counterpart.
Body motions and road noise are quelled in equal measure, and most
large road imperfections passed unnoticed under our tester's $ 1,200 variable dampers.
The forgiving suspension takes the edge off of medium to
large road imperfections, while the cabin stays well isolated from road and wind noise.
Not exact matches
Comfort is a priority over sportiness (keeping in line with what most buyers will appreciate in this class of sedan) and the car simply soaks up nearly all
road imperfections,
large and small, without fuss.
A
large convertible need not be sporty, but no one expects to fight with the steering wheel under moderate acceleration or feel the whole car squirm over
road imperfections.
Ride quality is excellent for a modern
large - wheeled car (21 - inch wheels are standard), absorbing all but the most sudden and substantial or
road imperfections without untoward impact on the occupants.
Road imperfections rattle the driver's teeth and the interior panels in equal measure, and
large potholes were best avoided.
Both small
imperfection in the
road as well as
large speed bumps are handled with barely any thunk or thud.
Air suspension with variable settings ensure the Equus can absorb
road imperfections as well as the next luxury - sedan, but in sport mode the
large frame hunkers down and adds considerable driving dynamics to the otherwise stately ride.
The 235/55 tyres do well to flatten smaller
road imperfections, but the
larger ones do filter through.
Larger 19 - inch alloys are a # 670 option but they pick out even the subtlest of
road imperfections.
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.
On public
roads, the automatic BRZ was mild mannered and mostly comfortable, however its sport - tuned suspension did not enjoy being subjected to potholes and
larger imperfections in the
road.
Though the ride is on the firm side (especially on models with
larger wheel options fitted), the Land Rover Discovery Sport does a good job at isolating occupants from harsher
road surface
imperfections.
The
larger wheels and stiffer suspension on the Supercharged and XFR make for a rather firm ride, easily jolted by
road imperfections and uneven pavement.
It can occasionally crash over
larger ripples in the
road or tram lines / train tracks, but it's really only certain types of
imperfections that unsettle it.