The optional Dynamic Ride Control suspension allows the driver to toggle between a firm and somewhat less firm ride, while an optional dynamic steering rack scales between a laid - back ratio on the highway before ramping up to something quick enough to enable breezy U-turns in parking lots.
When he and RS 5 product manager Anthony Garbis start breaking down the finer points of the car's
optional Dynamic Ride Control feature, a mechanical setup which deploys air tanks to push hydraulic fluid crosswise to compress the car's dampers when necessary, thereby helping to keep the car flat under hard cornering, you know there was some serious work done to make this car perform at a high level.
Not exact matches
Its dual - clutch gearbox is much more refined, whether it's being shifted by the wheel - mounted paddles or left to its own automated devices, and its
optional dynamic suspension makes for a broader range of
ride comfort.
Our test car was fitted with the # 2600
Dynamic Pack Plus, and at lower speeds there is just enough give in the suspension to give a cushioned and settled
ride quality on the
optional 20 - inch wheels.
The
optional Dynamic Handling Package ($ 5150) continuously adjusts
ride height and damping, along with a hydraulically actuated stabilizer bar that automatically disconnects during straight - line driving.
The
ride, aided by those
optional magnetic shocks, is firm without being overly so, and in any case a simple toggle of Drive Select allows tailoring the suspension response (along with the throttle, steering, and exhaust) from
Dynamic into Comfort, Individual, or Auto modes.
(569 N • m) of torque • SRT performance: 0 - 60 mph in the low five - second range, 0 -100-0 in under 17 seconds, 60 - 0 mph in approximately 110 feet • Benchmark braking • World - class
ride and handling characteristics across a
dynamic range • Functional, performance - oriented exterior design and race - inspired interior appointments • Benchmark performance at the best price PRODUCT CHRONOLOGY 2008 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: Steel Blue Metallic Clear Coat INTERIOR • Available Side - curtain Air Bags • Available SIRIUS BackSeat TV ™ • Available SRT - engineered KICKER ® premium surround sound system • New instrument panel cluster • New center console • SRT - exclusive Reconfigurable Display (RCD) • LED lighting in the front cup holders and front - and rear - door map pockets • Dark Slate Gray interior color • Agate - color accent stitching • Carbon - fiber - like pattern door handles and carbon - fiber - like leather - trim steering wheel POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS • New
optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR • Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb
optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR •
Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb
Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb. - ft.)
Add the
optional Dynamic Chassis Control and you can also soften or firm up the
ride to suit your mood (or the road you're driving down).
Driving dynamics can be further enhanced with
optional extras in the guise of the AMG
RIDE CONTROL sports suspension and the AMG
DYNAMIC PLUS package.
Driving Dynamics — Not much has changed on the
dynamic front, if anything the Q3 S
rides even better than its quattro counterpart which is thanks to the lower weight and higher profile rubber (the stock Q3 S comes with 16 - inch wheels and the 17 - inch blackened wheels you see on the test car here are
optional).
[
Optional Extra] 21» 10 Spoke Diamond Turned Finish S, [
Optional Extra] Alston Headlining (Ivory), [
Optional Extra] 4 Zone Climate Control, [
Optional Extra] Premium Metallic Paint, [
Optional Extra] Touch Screen With Dual View Technology (Inc 1 Set Of Whitefire Wireless Headphones), [
Optional Extra] Privacy Glass, [
Optional Extra] Atlas Side Vent Graphic, [
Optional Extra] Terrain Response 2 Auto ®, [
Optional Extra] Santorini Black Metallic, [
Optional Extra] Total Price Of
Optional Equipment # 5780, Bluetooth mobile phone connection, Drive select with paddle shift and sport mode,
Dynamic route guidance, EPAS, HDD Premium navigation including voice control and TMC with touch screen, Power tailgate, Push button starter, Service interval indicator, Trip computer with selectable speed limit warning, Bluetooth audio streaming, DAB Digital radio, Digital TV, Radio / CD, USB connection, Acoustic windscreen, Auto dimming rear view mirror, Auto self levelling headlights, Automatic headlamp activation, Body coloured bumpers, Daytime running lights, Electric heated, adjustable, folding and auto dimming door mirrors with memory + approach lamps, Follow me home headlights, Headlight washers, Heated rear window, Heated windscreen, LED rear lamps, Power front / rear windows with global close, Rain sensor windscreen wipers, Rear wiper, Twin exhaust tailpipe, 12 V power point in luggage area, Centre cooler storage box, Driver / passenger sunvisors and illuminated vanity mirrors, Electric adjustable steering column, Folding rear seats, Front + rear carpet mats, Front and rear cupholders, Front centre armrest, Front seat back map pockets, Grab handles, Heated front seats, Isofix child seat preparation, Loadspace cover, Lockable glovebox, Luggage compartment lighting, Multi function steering wheel, Oxford leather upholstery, Rear centre armrest with storage compartment, Through load facility, 3 rear 3 point seatbelts, ABS, Auto lock system when vehicle in motion, CBC -(Cornering brake control), Curtain airbags, Driver and passenger airbags, Driver / front passenger head + thorax airbag, Drivers knee airbag,DSC -
Dynamic Stability Control, EBD + Brake Assist, Electronic parking brake, Electronic traction control, ESP, Front seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters, Front side airbags, Height adjustable front seatbelts, Hill descent control, Power child locks, Roll stability control, Trailer stability assist, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Immobiliser, Keyless entry, Locking wheel nuts, Perimetric and volumetric anti theft alarm, Remote central locking, Adaptive dynamics, Diesel particulate filter, Electronic air suspension / variable
ride height
Adding to the settings mix is our example's
optional DCC — or
Dynamic Chassis Control — adaptive suspension which electronically adjusts the firmness of the
ride with comfort, normal and sport settings.
This is only enhanced with the
optional Porsche
Dynamic Chassis Control and Porsche Active Suspension Management systems; they give the steering even more feedback and make the SUV yet more nimble, while also improving a
ride quality that, in pre-facelift-guise, was jarring.
Dynamic Damper Control: By instantly adjusting your shock absorbers from their softest to firmest settings,
Dynamic Damper Control — available as part of the
optional Dynamic Handling Package — allows you to choose a
ride that's smooth and comfortable for cruising, or sporty and firm for spirited drives.
Dynamic Damper Control: By instantly adjusting your shock absorbers from their softest to firmest settings,
Dynamic Damper Control — available as part of the
optional Dynamic Handling Package — allows you to choose
ride that's smooth and comfortable for cruising, or sporty and firm for spirited drives.
The
optional Dynamic Drive Package enhances performance with a premium suspension, 20» wheels and Continuously Variable Real - Time Damping for a smooth, confident
ride.
Huge list of factory ordered
optional extras includes but is not limited to 20 inch 10 spoke Y Black gloss alloys, Carbon mirrors, R8 bucket seats, Reversing camera system, Interior decorative inlay atlas carbon fibre, Exterior carbon fibre, Cruise control, Carbon ceramic brakes, Door sills illuminated,
Dynamic steering, Exclusive carbon pack, Full leather pack, Audi laser lights, Leather sports steering wheel with 4 satellites, Magnetic
ride, Phone box connectivity, Fine nappa leather perforated, Sports exhaust system, Smart phone interface, Gloss carbon side blades, Bang and Olufsen Sound system, List price with this specification in excess of 166000 pounds.
An
optional adjustable suspension system reduces the XC60's
ride height when «
dynamic mode» is selected and this has some effect on curbing the body lean that affects most versions when cornering hard.
The suspension incorporates a rear air
ride system as standard, while
Dynamic Damper Control, an Adaptive Drive system, Integral Active Steering, and M Sport suspension are all
optional.
As standard, the system takes into account the engine characteristics, steering, S tronic transmission and quattro drive system as well as
optional extras such as Audi magnetic
ride, the exhaust flaps and
dynamic steering.
The car I drove had the
optional sport suspension, but even in the
Dynamic mode, harshness was never evident and the low - speed
ride remained more than acceptable, even for a luxury car.
Audi will also offer the new performance model with an
optional steel - sprung suspension in combination with
dynamic ride control as part of a package known as sport suspension - plus - a move that is reflected on the RS6 Avant.
Audi makes magnetic
ride control standard, though available is an
optional fixed steel spring suspension setup on the
Dynamic Plus Package.
We tried the RS4 with the
optional, hydraulically - linked «
Dynamic Ride Control» system last year, and were less than impressed.
Adaptive air suspension is
optional on the Q7 ($ 4950), as is all - wheel steering ($ 2775), which combine to offer the five - metre - long SUV with a hushed and cosseting
ride and
dynamic capabilities matched only by the BMW and Range Rover.
In keeping with its performance - oriented mission, Porsche has invested lots of effort in endowing the Cayenne Turbo with car - like driving dynamics: the Porsche Active Stability Management (PASM) and
optional Porsche
Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) systems both ensure that the Turbo
rides more like a coupe than a caravan, while its vented rotors and performance tires are more suited to the tarmac than tundra.
Dynamic Ride Control on the new RS 6 can be supplemented if desired with
optional three - stage damping.
[
Optional Extra] Black Open - Pore Ash Wood Trim, [
Optional Extra] 20» Amg Forged 10 - Spoke Design Alloys, [
Optional Extra] Amg Night Package, [
Optional Extra] Designo Diamond White Bright, [
Optional Extra] Premium Package, [
Optional Extra] Total Cost Of
Optional Extra Spec; # 4705, 8.4» high resolution display, Active park assist with parktronic system, AMG instrument cluster, Attention assist, Bluetooth interface for hands free telephone, Collision prevention assist plus, COMAND online nav with colour display, radio / CD / DVD / MP3, SD card, 10 GB music, Emergency Call system, speed limit assist, linguatronic voice control,
Dynamic drive mode selector, Instrument cluster with 5.5 - inch TFT multi-function display, Multi function trip computer, Outside temperature gauge, Remote boot release, Service indicator (ASSYST), Speed sensitive steering, 2 USB ports, Burmester surround sound system, DAB digital radio module, Frontbass loudspeakers, Steering column mounted multifunction controls, Adaptive brake lights, AMG boot lid spoiler in body colour, AMG front, rear apron and side skirts, AMG performance exhaust system, Auto dimming driver's door mirror, Auto dimming rear view mirror, Body coloured bumpers, Electric adjustable / heated / folding door mirrors, Electric windows one touch open / close, Green tinted glass, Heated windscreen washers, Intelligent LED headlight system with active Light System, cornering light function, Adaptive High Beam Assist and blue LED locator lighting, LED daytime running lights, LED tail lights, Rain sensor windscreen wipers, Side windows surround in polished aluminium, Wind deflector, 2 cupholders in front centre console, 2 rear head restraints, 3 spoke AMG steering wheel in Nappa leather / Dinamica, 40 / 20/40 split folding rear seats, Advanced multicolour ambient light and LED interior light, AMG floormats, AMG illuminated door sills, AMG performance seats, Artico leather dashboard and beltline with contrast stitching, Auto dual - zone climate control system, Auto Mercedes - Benz child seat recognition sensor, Door courtesy lamps, Electric front seats, Electric height adjustable front seats, Electric height / reach adjustable steering column, Front centre armrest with storage compartment, Front footwell illumination, Grey seatbelts, Heated front seats, Illuminated front / rear door handle recesses, Illuminated glovebox, Isofix rear child seat fastenings, LED reading lights, Nappa leather upholstery, Sports pedals with stainless steel surfaces and rubber studs, Steering wheel gearshift paddles, Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors, Exclusive pack - C class, Memory pack - C Class, Storage pack - C Class, 2 rear seatbelts, ABS + BAS, Active bonnet, Adaptive brake system, Drivers knee airbag, Drivers pelvis airbag, Dual stage Driver / Passenger Airbags, Electronic parking brake, ESP with ASR, Front side airbags, Hill hold control, Hill start assist, Red brake calipers, Tyre pressure monitoring system, Warning triangle and first aid kit, Window airbags, Alarm system / interior protection / immobiliser, Chrome surround electric key, Keyless entry and keyless start, Remote central locking, AMG rear axle limited slip differential lock, AMG
Ride Control sports suspension, Tyre inflation kit
If you choose the GT or R - Line model, their 18 - inch alloy wheels do add a brittle edge to the
ride, but an
optional Dynamic Chassis Control system is available to make things smoother.
The C Class chassis also makes for a very comfortable daily driver; just pop its
Dynamic Select switch into the Comfort mode and feel the AMG
Ride Control suspension settle into its softest setting, the
optional AMG Performance exhaust quiet down, and the 7 - speed automatic transmission relax.
A quiet and smooth
ride can be made aggressive with the
optional Dynamic Drive Package.
Speaking of Audi drive select, it also controls the
optional Audi magnetic
ride adaptive damper control system, which lets one choose between Comfort, Auto and
Dynamic settings.
Latest generation quattro and
Dynamic Ride Control To reach the tarmac via the suitably imposing 19 - inch, or
optional 20 - inch, alloy wheels, the barrage of power passes through the latest generation quattro four - wheel - drive system with standard 40:60 front - to - rear torque split, ensuring that it translates seamlessly into smooth, safely contained and uninterrupted performance.
The
optional Dynamic Damper Control further improves
ride quality and suspension by stabilizing all irregularities on the road.