Sentences with phrase «ride over potholed»

Stand - alone choices for the 2015 X4 include Dynamic Damper Control which adjusts suspension to smooth the ride over potholes, harman / kardon surround sound and Concierge services that put you in touch with live help to find restaurants, ATMs and more with the push of a button.

It leans a bit in corners but the ride over potholes felt fine.

The ride over potholes felt fine and the body roll is about right.

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Introduction Have you ever ridden in a car over a pothole or a speed bump?

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.

The same reviewers that complain then get in their favourite hot Impreza and state «the ride is harsh / firm and crashes over potholes but we still love it» so whats the difference?

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.

Modern vehicles have both as this provides the best ride comfort and vehicle stability while braking, accelerating, cornering, riding over bumps and potholes, as well as vehicle oscillations induced by the road, the air resistance and driver inputs.

It was never designed to be sporty, and that shows, with a luxury - class ride that's good over rough roads and potholes.

The Abarth feels similar to the firm 500 over bumps and potholes, despite stiffer springs and a lower ride height.

The available Hydraulic Body Motion Control system also helps isolate the cabin from irregular road surfaces, so vertical motion is reduced over bumps and potholes and passengers can enjoy a smoother ride.

The suspension smoothes the ride of your vehicle, making it more comfortable, but that is more of a pleasant side effect, however convenient, of its real purpose of absorbing the shock from the potholes and speed bumps you travel over in everyday driving, thus protecting the structure of your vehicle, ensuring that it doesn't fall apart due to the stresses of the road and its varying terrain, and keeping it securely on the road.

The tire / suspension combo is a good mix of a tight - ish ride without crashing over the medium - to - big potholes.

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

I think of it as an affordable cruiser — I'll reserve the «gran tourer» moniker for Aston Martin and Bentley — because it's quiet when you're not nailing the throttle, the ride is comfortable and doesn't get skittish over bumps and potholes, and the Accord Coupe is attractive — definitely not muscular, but it's understated and smart - looking.

Blemishes in the road surface are dealt with swiftly by the Celerio, as it rides deftly over bumps and potholes — the 14 - inch steel wheels and 165/70 profile tyres helping cushion the ride quality over abrasions on the road surface.

The trade - off for the CLA's decent handling is a firm ride that means it can really thump over cracks or potholes in the road.

And while the suspension was capable of delivering joy on a smooth and sweeping back road bend, around town, amid the potholes and uneven pavement of San Francisco's streets, about the only thing the Veloster's stiffer suspension seemed to accomplish was to annoy our editors with its jarringly stiff ride and tendency to wander over midcorner bumps.

It rides rough over all but the smoothest pavement, transferring every expansion joint and pothole to your hands and kidneys.

The ride / handling mix is good, neutral with a nice ride over all but the worst potholes.

Venture over expansion joints or the odd pothole, however, and the ride can become noticeably jarring.

The truck feels tough as nails with the full frame, as though you could climb Mount Kilimanjaro in the damn thing, and yet the ride around town borders on plush — it's comfortable over the worst potholes.

The ride isn't as refined as that of the new full - size Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra or the Ram 1500; there are jostles and bumps and you drive over potholes, though fortunately, less lean in the corners than I'd expected given the ride height.

The IS 200t F Sport can feel a bit stiff, especially going over potholes or road ruts — a soft - riding Buick, this ain't.

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.

The price to be paid for this handling precision is a somewhat crashy ride over expansion joints and potholes, particularly from the front suspension.

There is an extra layer of suppleness to the ride (especially the heavier diesel model) over sharp - edged potholes and road joints and we noticed that the lower - spec petrol variant with the higher profile rubber seemed to ride better overall.

Really it's not fair to expect this hard - core hot hatch to soak in bumps or potholes like a typical premium car — it's a stiffly sprung car, after all, and the ride is quite harsh over rutted roads and sharp - edged potholes to the point that its borderline uncomfortable.

It held its line well through corners and was nimble during quick direction changes, while on the straight stuff the ride was comfortable apart from the odd thump over sharped - edged potholes.

You can be in normal mode and have a smooth ride — go over a bump or pothole and barely feel it.

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

This might make some reconsider as the ride can become somewhat rough over bumpy and pothole - ladened roads.

Around town, the ride is certainly firm but without jarring and jostling passengers over the big potholes.

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.

Even when the truck is unloaded, the ride is comfortable, with hardly any hint of the expected rear - axle sidestep when rolling over bumps and potholes.

An air suspension helps keep the ride comfortable, smoothing over potholes and bumps.

The Fabia has been set - up to err more on the side of handling and grip rather than ride comfort, although compliance was adequate over the lesser bumps and potholes likely to be encountered on suburban streets.

(Update: A subsequent drive of a similarly equipped Velar in frigid suburban Detroit revealed that the Velar has a surprisingly compliant ride, even over Michigan's terrible, pothole - strewn roads).

Engaging the Everywhere button between the front seats will change the car's settings ready for what is claimed to be the most serene ride over the most challenging surfaces anywhere in the world — including the UK's potholes.

Instead of the former sports suspension, an adaptive Ride Control suspension saves the day and can ride very attentive over each and every pothRide Control suspension saves the day and can ride very attentive over each and every pothride very attentive over each and every pothole.

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

The compliant suspension soaks up bumps and potholes to provide a smooth, comfortable ride, but we would steer buyers away from the Grand Touring's 20 - inch wheels, which tend to make the ride somewhat choppy over the rough stuff.»

Tata Tiago Braking and Handling Ride and handling is crisp, the car does well around corners and over potholes.

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 18 - inch wheels on the top - spec variant we tested have helped in improving the ride quality a wee bit better over potholes and speed breakers.

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.

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

The ride quality is cushy in Tour mode, but you do feel slight shudders when going over nasty bumps and potholes.

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

I remember one from my Nintendo days where Giles (fellow coder on StarFox) and I had been drinking with the Nintendo staff, this was towards the end of StarFox 2 and Giles had just got the loose leaf documentation (several hundred pages) for the very early prototype of the N64... anyway, I didn't have my bicycle so I hitched a lift on the back of Giles» (it had two metal pegs attached to the back wheel that you could stand on, and this kind of «double riding» was often seen in Japan in the 80s and 90s)... anyway, we get back to town and we're crossing a busy road when Giles hits a pothole or something and we go flying, but so do the 100s of loose leaf pages, all over the road in central Kyoto... and the walk light blinked to red so we were laughing our heads off, completely drunk, frantically scrambling around picking up all this top secret documentation, jamming up the traffic.