Sentences with phrase «ride and handling qualities»

The lightweight MacPherson strut front suspension improves ride and handling qualities while also reducing interior noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).

It was designed to minimize suspension intrusion into the vehicle's body, providing a wide flat load space, while delivering excellent ride and handling qualities.

After driving both vehicles on and off - road, I knew in an instant that Ford's engineers will have a lot of work to do to equal or surpass the superb - make that best - in - class - ride and handling qualities of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

This, combined with the car's wider track, longer wheelbase, larger wheels and tires, and new Agile Handling Assist brake - torque vectoring technology, helps to improve the Civic's ride and handling qualities.

May 8, 2016 — The 2017 Ridgeline's chassis provides excellent ride and handling qualities, regardless of whether the vehicle is empty or fully loaded, making Ridgeline equally adept and accommodating as a people and cargo hauler.

The wheel and tire size optimizes ride and handling qualities, while also reducing rolling resistance for fuel efficiency.

====== VEHICLE REVIEWS: Reasons for our unabashed enthusiasm include the Flex's roomy and comfortable cabin complete with adult - friendly third - row seating, well - balanced ride and handling qualities and a wide array of options that include a strong turbocharged V6 engine..

Kia says structural stiffness has been increased by more than 35 percent, which improves ride and handling qualities.

Other benefits to this rigid but lightweight structure include low overall noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), and inspiring ride and handling qualities.

Jeep recently unveiled the nicely revised 2011 Patriot, so this is our last go - round in the outgoing 2010 model, which has harder armrests, an old steering wheel, a stale exterior appearance, and ride and handling quality that are better suited to a Jeep Wrangler than a Jeep that's more on - road biased.

To improve overall ride and handling quality and reduce noise, the chassis of the 2016 RLX has received multiple tuning refinements.

The Mk7 Golf will be the first VW to use the company's new MQB platform and along with improvements in ride and handling quality it will also give us the largest ever Golf.

Not exact matches

The sturdy all - terrain smooth riding tires and comfort for both parent and child, and the stroller is top quality with superb handling.

Overall, the ride quality, handling and braking is outstanding!

That should enhance handling without sacrificing ride quality, and given the low weight there's not a lot of mass to control which bodes well for reduced body movements.

Earlier in the day, Orth Hedrick, Kia's VP of product planning, told us how the Rio's structure makes use of high strength steel to help increase durability, collision test performance, and torsional stiffness for improved handling and ride quality.

If only people understood exactly how important the wheel and tire decision is when purchasing a vehicle and how that choice can make or break the overall handling dynamics and ride quality of an automobile, not to mention owner's pocketbooks.

Lexus» best - selling sedan boasts incremental handling improvements and refined ride quality in its sixth - generation redesign, but the interior is a mixed bag, and so is my verdict.

In combination with the more evenly balanced weight distribution and the uprated three - chamber air suspension, the difference in ride quality and handling prowess is simply mind - boggling.»

> Ride and handling - Feels suitably sporty in most trim levels, though you do compromise on ride qualRide and handling - Feels suitably sporty in most trim levels, though you do compromise on ride qualride quality.

Body control and ride quality are comfortable, and handling is on par with the average compact sedan.

Stiffer springs and active dampers conspire to firm up the handling without damaging the ride quality.

But these are fringe factors compared with truly decisive qualities such as ride, handling, and roadholding.

Biermann's group will tune these cars for specific markets This is important because as Hyundai design and quality improved exponentially in the last decade, ride and handling remained the company's Achilles heel.

When it launched, we liked the SUV for mixing carlike qualities, such as a smooth ride and responsive handling, with legitimate four - wheel - drive off - road capability.

Other changes for the 2016 Acura RLX are designed to improve ride quality and handling, and include new shock absorbers, a smaller rear anti-roll bar, softer suspension springs, and redesigned suspension mounts.

I didn't particularly intend to keep the car for as long as I have, but the combination of ride quality, feel and handling means I can't find anything else to replace it.

Now with an independent front control - arm suspension setup and electric power steering, handling and ride quality have improved.

Sure, historic go - fast models have been quick, but the big shortcomings have, again, been ride quality and overall handling.

The Macan S blends sharp handling and respectable ride quality, similar to the 911.

Power and performance figures grab headlines, but when it comes to the very best drivers» cars — and the most informed drivers — road - holding, handling, ride quality and feel are what really count.

The chassis has been tweaked with slightly softer springs and dampers all round and a stiffer rear torsion beam and front anti-roll bar - both by 33 per cent - in an effort to improve both ride quality and handling precision.

There's absolutely no difference in ride quality and handling between the two under similar pressure.

> Ride and handling - Lacks the fun factor of some rivals, but previously - punishing ride quality has recently been improved with optional adaptive dampRide and handling - Lacks the fun factor of some rivals, but previously - punishing ride quality has recently been improved with optional adaptive dampride quality has recently been improved with optional adaptive dampers.

Buyers in this segment are obviously looking for ride quality more than handling prowess, and jittery or vague steering is the last thing you'd want with a camper hitched to the back of your SUV.

Expect it to receive significant improvements in ride, handling, interior quality, and safety compared to its predecessor.

Steering, handling, ride quality, and power receive consistent praise.

Ride & Handling The general idea behind crossover SUVs is that they're supposed to have the looks of an SUV and the ride quality of a vehiRide & Handling The general idea behind crossover SUVs is that they're supposed to have the looks of an SUV and the ride quality of a vehiride quality of a vehicle.

With a well - sorted chassis, a competent suspension, and a quiet cabin, the new Passat's best qualities pertain to ride quality more than to handling.

Ordinarily, we'd suggest sticking to the smaller wheel options to the benefit of ride and little handling compromise - but having driven A45s on both 18 and 19 - inch wheels and experienced equally punishing ride quality in both, we see little reason not to tick the 19in box and reap the aesthetic benefits.

When it comes to the qualities that we associate with European ride and handling — composure, balance, the ability to tackle a bumpy road without getting tossed around like a blimp in a hurricane — American cars are no longer much different from their Euro counterparts.

Dynamic damper control and active roll stabilization are they key ingredients for the Dynamic Handling Package and are intended to improve ride quality and reduce cornering lean.

From Marcos's point of view, TVR's progress in ride and handling (also evident in the Tuscan 2 and new Tuscan Convertible), matched by apparent improvements in build quality in the last year or so, aren't great news.

That said, a mid-life makeover did result in handling and ride qualities rather better than any Vectra - knocker could ever have expected.

evo comment — Ford might say that it's designed the new Fiesta's suspension to take 18in alloys for the first time and while they might give the hatch tough looks we'd stick with 17s as the 18s tend to upset the car's sweet handling balance and affect ride quality.

It should also feature vast refinements in the areas of handling, ride quality, interior finish, and safety.

Of course, you get grippy handling, a great ride and there's a solid, quality feel too.

The XC60 crossover is not as sporty or athletic as some of its competitors, but it is supremely comfortable to drive, with predictable handling and very good ride quality.

It is a Quality car that handles and rides well.

These sporty luxury crossovers face high expectations for both handling and ride quality, and striking the right balance is a tall task.