The resultant ride and handling traits cater to autocross - like whims, amplifying the rigidity of the ride without breaking the driver's teeth
over small bumps in the road.
Not exact matches
This potential for downside protection and upside participation is how min vol portfolios have delivered strong risk adjusted returns
over the long term, with
smaller bumps in the
road.
Our test car is fitted with the optional air suspension and
over smaller bumps and imperfections
in the
road surface the car is very settled indeed, although bigger potholes and expansion joints did crash through the (very solid - feeling) structure.
The stiffer damper mode is worth exploring on the
road — so often these firmer settings are really only appropriate for smooth circuits — because having a touch more support at each corner does take away the very
small degree of floatiness
in the body that can be felt
in the softer mode, without completely ruining pliancy
over bumps.
Taut and stiff
over small, sharp
bumps in the
road, the Kona's ride can get busy depending on the
road surface.
But such is the suspension's inability to isolate you from even the
smallest ridge or lump
in the
road (a common thread of modern Mercedes - AMG saloons, to be fair, and not normally a bothersome one) and its restlessness
over bigger
bumps that you seldom have the patience to tolerate a firmer setting than is absolutely necessary for more than a mile or two.