There is
more tyre noise on country roads at speeds of up to around 80km / h; beyond that the roads are usually better sealed and the wind and driveline make more of an impact.
The contrast between Audi's biggest and smallest RS car couldn't be more striking, with the small coupe's snug two - seat cabin placing you close to the ground — and to far
more tyre noise on coarse - chip tarmac.
The ride feels particularly well - judged for the motorway, and it's ultra-refined at speed - though again, on UK roads we'd expect a little
more tyre noise than we heard on the smooth autobahns.
Not exact matches
The
tyres instantly offered less road
noise, an even
more pliant ride and a perceived greater connection to the road surface.
In hindsight I had a lot
more fun driving the Panamera than I anticipated and although ride quality is firm on choppy country roads and there's some
tyre noise, it's a car whose dual personalities of dynamic and luxury car co-exist.
Despite some
tyre roar on bad surfaces, the Countryman is among the
more refined cars in its class, with excellent isolation from wind and engine
noise.
Riding
more firmly and flatter (and with intrusive
tyre noise from the 225 / 40 - series Michelin Pilot Sport 3
tyres), the Kia was the hot favourite to win the lap dash, but failed to pip the Alfa by 0.1 sec.
All models suffer from road
noise, too, but the worst offender is the Trailhawk model — its special grippy
tyres transmit
more noise into the interior than the other models».
All the three cars offer good NVH levels but the EcoSport is slightly better but the
tyre noise is
more audible in this sub 4 - metre vehicle.
For example, even though the lane - departure audible warning is possibly meant to replicate
tyres rolling on a rumble strip, some think the
noise more closely resembles the sound of flatulence.
Road
noise is bearable on the motorway in both Japanese cars, but you hear the
tyres slapping on the surface of the road
more than you do in the Mégane.
There was some subdued
tyre noise at around 80km / h, dominated by
more wind
noise at freeway speeds.
It's also quiet in the business seats, with very little wind and engine
noise, though there's
more road
noise from the
tyres than you'd find in the S 65 AMG.
This is due to a rework of not just spring and shock absorber rates, but also a
more - rigid rear body shell, all augmented by thicker,
more extensive insulation that is claimed to reduce
tyre, road and exhaust
noise.