Sentences with phrase «ride quality of their cars»

Crucially the added weight of the hybrid powertrain does very little to the dynamics or the ride qualities of the car on which it is based, which means days of driving hundreds of miles won't be a problem.

Most of all, though, the S550 Cabriolet, and all the S - Class variants, delivers what I consider the best ride quality of any car on the road today, even the ultraluxury models.

Dacia's 27th - place finish came down to combination of weaknesses, with owners disappointed by the interior appointments, noise, performance and ride quality of their cars.

Not exact matches

Ride quality — a trademark of the previous car — remains sound.

Rolls says the space - frame architecture will soon be tested out on public roads, to determine if the space - frame design can still allow the car to deliver a ride - quality up to snuff with what customers have come to expect of cars wearing the Spirit of Ecstasy.

The second - generation 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan builds upon the qualities we liked in the original, such as a quiet ride, with the addition of a more refined turbocharged four - cylinder engine and greater in - car connectivity, but I wish the driving experience were more engaging.

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.

Incorrectly inflated tyres will reduce the performance of your car, offering less grip, compromising ride quality and increasing fuel consumption.

«The supple ride quality, precise steering, and responsive brake pedal feel are all very good for a car of this class,» said DeMatio.

The 2016 Cadillac CTS - V also deploys a clamshell aluminum lower plate mounted to the bottom of the cradle designed to stiffen up the lower frame, improve steering precision and ride quality, and smooth out airflow under the car.

As I noted in my first drive of the car in June 2016, the S90 shakes up the luxury segment not with Hellcat - conquering power or sports - car handling but with ride quality rarely seen in the luxury segment in recent decades.

Associate web editor Joey Capparella loves the car's slightly stiffer suspension and nimble dynamics, but notes that these elements don't come at the expense of ride quality.

Ride quality is mostly a wash between the two cars, save for when just the right frequency of potholes hits the Mustang's live rear axle and sets its occupants bouncing.

Ride quality is similar to the outgoing car and very much remains a finer point of the GT - R enjoyed by Cars.com editors since the car's inception.

Despite the focus on performance, McLaren says the new car will have «executive saloon» levels of ride quality and refinement.

Our first taste of the car is exclusively on track and behind a pace car that appears to be on a qualifying lap, so the subtleties of ride quality, low rev response, and the finesse of the controls at low speeds will have to wait.

Our testers universally praised the ride quality of the 2015 Honda Fit — one of the few shortcomings on the previous car.

Later Super Series cars make much better use of the ProActive Chassis Control system, sacrificing a little ride quality to give a much more connected feel, but this early 12C can be unsettling at times.

Experience suggests the car will match or even exceed the ride quality of standard 7 - series though, a benefit of Alpina's ability to tailor the car to specific wheel and tyre combinations, rather than a wide range of different wheel, tyre and suspension options.

Like the Audi it lags behind the best as a driver's car, but more than makes up for it with an extensive suite of driver assistance and safety functions as well S - class - aping ride quality.

We suspect Mercedes knows that as they chose to present the car on Spanish roads so smooth, perfectly maintained, and free of any surface corruption that it was impossible to judge its ride qualities precisely.

Of course, the GT4 is a stiffer - sprung car than the standard models, which gives it even tauter body control and roll resistance, but in proper Porsche Motorsport tradition is also rides a bumpy road surface with abundant damping quality.

The wheelbase is longer than the previous car — to the benefit of ride quality, but mainly to the benefit of interior volume — and revised suspension geometry is designed to benefit accuracy and agility.

The ride quality is surprisingly pliant too, given the requirements of making a narrow car stable and the fairly unsophisticated beam rear axle, though on roughly - surfaced country roads you'll be being jiggled around in the seat.

In general, a longer wheelbase benefits ride quality (because it lowers the frequency of ride motions) and passenger room (by allowing more legroom), but reduces maneuverability by spreading the car's mass over a longer distance, thus raising its polar moment of inertia.

The car had no problem soaking up the impact of potholes, even large ones, but it struggled to provide a well - controlled ride on sustained stretches of poor - quality road.

When you shop at Hertz Car Sales you don't just get a high - quality used car, you get peace of mind knowing that your new ride will last for years to coCar Sales you don't just get a high - quality used car, you get peace of mind knowing that your new ride will last for years to cocar, you get peace of mind knowing that your new ride will last for years to come.

In hindsight I had a lot more fun driving the Panamera than I anticipated and although ride quality is firm on choppy country roads and there's some tyre noise, it's a car whose dual personalities of dynamic and luxury car co-exist.

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Besides looks, changing your car's wheels can have a significant impact on its alignment, handling, braking, ride quality, and acceleration, as well as the calibration of the speedometer.

We'd definitely recommend opting for the selective damping (if you go for one of the top - spec cars) as it provides superb ride quality for the baby Mercedes.

In April of 2011, Honda unveiled the Civic's ninth generation, but was quickly criticized for the car's lackluster interior and poor ride quality, even failing to earn a recommendation from Consumer Reports for the first time in the model's history.

Ride Quality & Handling Great SUV kind of feel get from this car and good handling.

Although the steering wheel tuning felt good for a car of this size, making maneuvering easy, I wasn't impressed by the ride quality.

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The Sport Package gives the car a more aggressive appearance and ride quality, whereas the Lusso Package errs on the side of luxury, making use of fancier exterior and interior appointments.

The Focus ST, «had to be a very day to day useable car,» says Put, hinting that other methods for making the Focus ST tail - happy through thick rear swaybars and a stiff rear suspension were out of the question, as they would not only ruin the ride quality, but could also make the car too lively for anyone but a race car driver to control.

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The reviewer noted that the V6 diesel engine was better suited to the car's «lounge lizard pretensions» but that «all of which conspires to make the car's ride quality even more of a disappointment.»

[23] In face of these issues, VB was praised for its value for money and sophistication, especially in regards to the steering, ride quality, handling and brakes, [24] thus securing the Wheels Car of the Year award for 1978.

Ordinarily we're able to comment on general grip and overall ride quality, but this Acura has such a weird combination of soft jounce (the upward compression part of suspension motion) and super-damped rebound (when the wheel heads back down after a bump) that even my wife commented, claiming the car felt like a roller coaster at its apogee every time we hit a bump.

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Marketability manager Norman Snowdon told us this was a clear area of development with the new car; that Nissan wanted to focus on «secure comfort», so the damping is plush, with a quality feel to the way the car rode our washboard test route.

In terms of ride quality, within the city both the cars feel more or less similar when it comes to comfort but on the highways, the Swift offers a better ride but the Grand i10 isn't too bad either.

Ride quality is good for a car of this size and handling is sound, though acceleration is a bit leisurely.

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It costs just under # 1,400, but really improves ride quality and will make a bigger difference to your experience of driving the car on a daily basis than some of the expensive but cosmetic optional extras.

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Ford has made this car to a high quality level, it is very quiet and very comfortable to ride in for long periods of time.