Sentences with phrase «over potholes»

And while the suspension proved pliant over the long haul, letting me spend hours in the seat without a lot of muscle ache, the Goodyear Eagle rubber on the 19 - inch rims delivered a jarring crunch going over a pothole.

The air suspension, standard with the Grand Cherokee Summit's Quadra - Drive II four - wheel - drive system, created a comfortable ride over potholed city streets and a tight turning radius enhanced maneuverability.

The frustration with the city has built gradually, like damage to your car driving over pothole after pothole on the Island's more neglected roadways.

Got to test drive the X1 today... Poor GC - only 165 mm for an SUV felt sub optimal though did manage to ride over potholed roads and humps without scraping the under body....

An extra button adjusts the air suspension between Comfort and Sport, the former making it feel as if the car floats over potholes and bumps.

You can feel the thud as the car rolls over potholes and rough patches.

«Although the suspension is decidedly sporty for this class, it also crashes over potholes, expansion joints, and broken surfaces in general,» says Automobile Magazine.

The ride seemed rough on my first drive, but after a solid week of commuting over potholed city streets and smooth, twisty roads, the Focus grew on me.

The car glides over potholes with ease and the 19 - inch tyres offer stupendous levels of grip.

For those of us in cars and trucks, running over a pothole means we get jarred and at the very worse, screws up the alignment on our vehicle.

The Fabia almost sails over potholes without transferring the jerks inside and there is no rattling whatsover.

The C Class sails over potholes with ease and the cabin is well damped and there is hardly any noise creeping in, the CGI engine is relatively quieter than its predecessor.

In these versions, the A6 really thumps and jars over potholes.

The 3's steering was also second - best to the Ford's, nicely weighted and direct — however, the suspension caused some head bounce over the pothole - strewn roads of downtown Detroit.

Ride quality has improved greatly — the Countryman was nicely composed over potholes and road ruts.

It's not as sporty as a Mazda3 or Honda Fit, but the Prius C isn't a bore either, and the ride is comfortable, even over the potholes of West L.A..

It is tight and lithe without being harsh over a potholed city street.

The RX 350 is comfortable and quiet on the road and has Lexus's typical sensory - deprivation chamber inside (except when you drive with the windows down and you can hear a really nasty rattle over potholes).

On our test route, the car did ride well over potholes and broken sections making it a great daily driver despite running on 19 - inch wheels using low profile tyres.

The 2006 Ford Explorer's independent suspension did a nice job of smoothing over potholes and other road deformities, making for a cushioned ride.

The tiny wheelbase has a downside though, as it's barely long enough to get over a pothole without being fully submerged.

The worst test driving job in America may well be the person who has to drive a development vehicle over a pothole and frost heave covered track endlessly.

Those editors who have spent the last eleven months groaning about the Sportage's brittle ride will find little respite in the CX - 5, which similarly tosses heads over potholes and other road imperfections.

«We're at a crossroads, and what I worry about is that if we don't deal with this crisis properly, and just paper over the potholes, we'll be dealing with [these issues] again.»

But graphene's electrons expand, in a sense, to cover large swaths, effectively riding over impurities like the tires of a monster truck over potholes.

Sometimes you have to walk up a hill, step over a pothole, or do some stairs.

It also channels every road imperfection, riding stiffly with its live rear axle over potholes and eliciting a disconcerting squeak of the wood frame.

Its suspension pitches over potholes, and the steering, though much sharper than what's in the regular C - Class, doesn't load up as naturally as in the ATS - V.

Even with the «exclusive 22 - inch wheels wrapped in Bridgestone tires,» it just blows over potholes and rutted roads without upsetting the passenger compartment.

The suspension provides a smooth ride, with only a hint of vibration over potholes and bumps.

And the car handles really well, the mass well controlled, the tires not too bangy over potholes and lateral transitions smooth and predictable.

The bad: at 60 miles an ignition cable connector on the steering column became loose, payed to get it towed to the dealer, 6 hour wait and didn't get reimbursed for the tow, seats are extremely uncomfortable, clutch pedal creaks, the carpeting is all frayed, first gear impossible to engage unless completely stopped, radio labels are wearing off, bed makes loud noises over every pothole, shift stick boot fell through.

Our broken up New England roads resulted in some jarring impacts over potholes and frost heaves.

There's also plenty more creaks and squeaks to be heard in the Mini, and its ride is stiffer and sends jolts through the cabin over potholes.

Sensors on the vehicle are able to detect when the driver dives over a pothole.

Its ride is race - car firm and punishes occupants over potholes, but its driver will no doubt focus on the positives.

This means the Elantra moves quite smoothly over potholes, keeping the passengers comfortable.

It's slightly more comfortable, too, with a softer ride, although it still thumps over potholes that the (admittedly more expensive) Mercedes GLA takes in its stride.

The ride is supple and it is almost never punishing even when skimming over potholes that suddenly appear.

It handle very nicely, but it is a back - cracker over potholes.

Sports suspension will mean a greater chance of your spine dislodging over a pothole but the firmer setup is complimented by a 10 mm drop in ride height and a 40 mm widening of the track front and rear for better handling.

There's basically no body roll, and this helps a lot when driving fast in Sport mode; on the contrary, in Normal mode, the chassis starts to dance a little over potholes, keeping passengers comfortable, but the driver uneasy.

At low speeds, it thuds over potholes, transferring the shocks to the cabin.

It is also a very smooth ride on those short trips over pothole - filled city streets or those long highway trips.

The 17 - inch wheels don't feel quite so harsh when the car passes over potholes and road imperfections, although every Passat feels a little jiggly on uneven surfaces.

The steering is vague but the ride decent — the truck doesn't crash or bang over potholes.

Sirens wail as a column of dark SUVs hurtles past me, long antennae see - sawing over potholes.

Leaving the area, the car jigged its way over the potholed road until we reached the hustle that comes with the community's return from Mosque after the mid-day prayer.