To help cope with the extra power and performance on tap, Mercedes» three - chamber Air Body Control air suspension has been re-engineered for
less body roll in corners and better damping.
It certainly leads to
less body roll in corners, but also gives a firmer ride, with ridges across the road and even the joins between pieces of Tarmac on the motorway felt obviously in the cabin.
Not exact matches
One source is the «
roll data» kept by religious
bodies themselves, which vary
in quality from the clearly defined, meticulously updated and publicly available membership records of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to the much
less reliable numbers put forth by many historically African - American denominations.
Their 10 - centimeter - long robot, named GoQBot for the Q - shape it forms as it
rolls, is powered by shape memory coils that bend at three points to allow it to change its
body conformation
in less than 100 milliseconds.
In Comfort mode the suspension is fairly compliant but switch to Sport or Sport + and there's far
less body roll on offer, allowing the CS to cope far better with dips and crests.
The ride is sharper edged, thanks
in part to those 19
in rims, but there's plenty of smooth - road grip and composure, and
less initial
body -
roll.
There's
less space inside (i'm 192 cm tall),
less space for luggage, no glove box and cupholders
in dors, more
body roll, car is
less practical and no more fun than NC with some cheap mods like bilsteins and lower eibach springs.
At 800 pounds heavier than the V - 8 SLS, the E-cell doesn't feel as agile, but mounting the battery pack low
in the center of the car makes for profoundly
less body roll.
Turn -
in is quicker, the car takes a set into a corner without first
rolling and pitching (Chevrolet claims 25 percent
less body roll), and the car has a much more neutral feel entering a corner.
Subjectively or not, the N - Largo feels even more intimidating (
in a positive way, if there is one) than the untouched F12, with even more brutal reactions to throttle pedal movements,
less body roll, and fearsome sounds coming from all four exhaust pipes.
The result: the steering feels more responsive and precise, there's more stability when changing lanes,
less body roll and more steering sensitivity, giving the driver confidence and control The 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible was lowered 12 mm
in the front and 6 mm
in the rear, improving steering response The steering gear was retuned, the torsion bar and intermediate shaft isolator rates were increased, resulting
in a more precise steering feel
The suspension, which utilizes double wishbones up front and a multilink rear, benefits from spring rates that play a larger part
in body roll control (78 percent versus 60 percent for the F430 Spider) that
in turn requires
less action from the anti-
roll bars.
Feedback and precision fall just a hair or two short of the best, and with the F - Sport adaptive suspension, there is
less body roll than
in just about anything
in the class — German, American or Japanese.
The engine is actually mounted
in the middle, so there's
less weight over the back wheels, while seemingly endless amounts of grip and zero
body roll means it flatters even novice performance car drivers.
First impressions reveal a significantly more fluid nature to the handling than the old model, with even
less body roll, a clear lift
in overall agility, greater levels of purchase and mind - boggling traction as you get on the throttle out of corners owing
in part to the inclusion of that torque vectoring function.
There's excellent grip, sharp steering and far
less body roll than
in the Nissan Qashqai, while the Yeti's lively nature means it's far more fun
in corners than any crossover has any right to be, even if its steering doesn't feel quite so well resolved as that of the Qashqai.
Renault says that's enough to propel the pint - size two - seater, which employs a carbon - fibre
body and Kevlar - protected steel
roll cage to reduce the kerb weight to 1400 kg (including 450 kg for the 40kWh battery), to 100kmh
in a supercar - like 3.2 seconds, and on to 130mph (210km / h)
in less than 10 seconds.
Switch to comfort mode and the suspension allows a bit more
body roll but also makes the bumps
less intrusive
in the cabin.
Ford says that these improvements yield 20 percent
less body roll than
in the previous - generation model.
I talked about the lack of dive after that panic - braking move, but while
body roll remains present, it's much more reduced over previous models — thanks
in no small part to available magnetic dampers — making for
less driver and passenger fatigue on longer drives.
There's
less body roll than
in the Jazz, but the Yaris lags well behind the Mazda and Volkswagen
in the corners, and its brake pedal is highly over-assisted, making fluid stopping difficult.
Its steering is sharp,
body roll is
less pronounced than you'd expect and due to its ancient rear end setup, oversteer may spontaneously initiate
in some bumpy corners.
The suspension (double wishbones
in front and a multilink rear) has plenty of travel for off - roading, but
body control is impressive — there's a lot
less body roll than before.
First impressions reveal a significantly more fluid nature to the handling than the old model, with even
less body roll, a clear lift
in overall agility, greater levels of purchase and mind - boggling traction as you get on the throttle out of corners.
Chassis response is well - sorted, with the Grand Cherokee offering
less body roll than a lot of competitors
in cornering, plus good steering feedback.
In Sport Mode, the X7 is sharper on its feet, the active stabilizers and anti-roll bars kick in and I'm getting far less body roll that I initially experienced in the Comfort settin
In Sport Mode, the X7 is sharper on its feet, the active stabilizers and anti-
roll bars kick
in and I'm getting far less body roll that I initially experienced in the Comfort settin
in and I'm getting far
less body roll that I initially experienced
in the Comfort settin
in the Comfort setting.
As mentioned the SUV sits 30 mm closer to the ground (than the standard Q5) and the independent suspension system has been modified with stiffer springs and dampers, resulting
in less body roll while cornering.
Both models present
less body -
roll than their superseded equivalents, and the ride
in both verges on firm.