With a lower tire noise, they provide comfort with minimal transfer
of road surface irregularities.
Not exact matches
They found that by shaving off the peaks and
irregularities that dot the
surface of concrete pavement (top images) with a machine that is essentially a large drum encrusted with diamond dust, workers can reduce
road noise by as much as 10 decibels — or nearly half.
When the route eventually dropped to lower, snow - free elevations, it became apparent that a large portion
of its comfortable ride quality comes from the air suspension's compliant damping, which smoothens
surface irregularities and lends the Discovery an appropriately premium feel to how it addresses the
road.
The air - filled tires surrounded the wheels and cushioned the passenger from
road surface irregularities, but they also generated a lot
of bounce for the ounce - which was transferred to the vehicle.
The small SUV feels better suited to a wider range
of road conditions, and isn't easily caught out by harsh
surface irregularities like some in the segment.
Do this and the X5 can find
irregularities in the
road surface in the most unexpected places, and over the bigger ones it thinks little
of bump - steering its way off course and jostling its occupants.
The cameras can recognize
irregularities of the
road surface at 50 feet down to only about 3 millimeters, so it's incredibly detailed.