Sentences with phrase «road body control»

The V6's on - road body control is impressive too — there's a lot less roll than before but the ride isn't harsh.

But on urban or B - roads the body control is poor, and the dampers seem to run out of ideas very quickly, after which the intrusion of a pothole seems to be transferred straight into the bodyshell, complemented with a bang or a creak from the interior.

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And the tradeoff is taut body control, which in turn benefits the surprisingly responsive steering, adding - up to a car that, if driven smoothly and on wide enough roads, can be bundled along at quite a pace.

Body movements are exceptionally well controlled, but rather than digging into the road surface, the 360 can sometimes feel like its only skimming the tarmac.

There's a new suspension system called Magic Body Control, which reads bumps and undulations in the road ahead, and adjusts the suspension to smother them with perfectly calculated damping.

«On good roads, the Sportage's tidy body control presents no drawback in terms of ride comfort,» he logged.

Along faster sections of road, you also get a sense the body is floating slightly beyond the springs» control.

Even in the stiffer damper mode — which is part of the standard - fit Drive Select system — there's enough pliancy; in fact, for the extra body control it also delivers it becomes the default setting for spirited driving, regardless of the nature of the road surface.

No, it doesn't have the immaculate polish and homogenous tactility of the Porsche — the brakes are over-assisted at road speeds and it lacks the remarkable pliancy and supple body control of the Cayman — but it counters with scintillating overtaking ability, greater levels of mechanical grip and a handling balance that's almost as sweet.

Body control is also found wanting up here, where the road gets tighter and one turn melds to the next until you never stop asking the front wheels to bite from one direction to the other.

It works best on UK roads in its Sport setting, with the throttle response suitably crisp with the ride and body control on the right side of taught.

The Magnetic Body Control option uses the camera to read the road surface just ahead and adjust the dampers accordingly.

There's also a huge amount of body control; not once does the body fall out of sync with the road.

So to do electro - mechanical anti-roll bars and, with cars that feature the # 2450 «Executive Drive Pro», a chassis that works together with GPS data to deliver body control based on the topography of the road ahead.

The nicely weighted and informative steering, superb combination between body control and balance, and a compact size perfect for UK roads are attributes that previous 3 - series have been known for.

The more time we spent with the Hyundai, though, the more its wallowy ride on the highway, its poorly controlled body motions in the twisties, and harsh impacts on broken roads worked against it.

When the road rises and falls that tautness becomes rock solid body control, which — when combined with the low kerb weight — means the ST always keeps iron fisted control of its masses.

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Plus with the standard fitment of Magic Body Control technology and suspension that adjusts to road surfaces immediately ahead, losing control of this high - power Mercedes shouldn't be of much concern to those behind theControl technology and suspension that adjusts to road surfaces immediately ahead, losing control of this high - power Mercedes shouldn't be of much concern to those behind thecontrol of this high - power Mercedes shouldn't be of much concern to those behind the wheel.

Secondly, GLCs are available with optional air suspension, called Air Body Control in Mercedes parlance, which automatically adjusts suspension height depending on road conditions or the weight onboard.

The ride can feel overly firm too on passive dampers, but cars equipped with Magnetic Ride offer a B - road appropriate pliancy in Comfort without sacrificing too much body control.

It has better body control over a cresting, undulating road than any of BMW's high performance M cars and it feels agile, darty and poised in corners.

We would have appreciated a bit more feel from the squishy brake pedal and slightly numb steering rack, but the Tucson displayed tightly controlled body motions even on a section of gravel road.

What makes this interesting is that the body control of the 2.5 XT feels as fluid and softly damped as any other Forester's, presumably to help the suspension compress over boulders and drop into gullies to maintain grip and drive when you're off - road.

One of Kia's traditional downfalls was less - than stellar suspension tuning, so we were pleasantly surprised by well - controlled body motions during moderately spirited driving on the type of roads that would be a lot more fun in a Miata than a 72.8 - inch wide sedan.

AIRMATIC does a great job of controlling the body and felt completely unbothered by the worst that New Jersey's pothole - ridden roads could throw at it.

Magic body control suspension sorcery with curve tilting and road surface scanning helps detect potholes and smooth out the road bumps along the way.

Road test editor Marc Noordeloos found that «the ride and the body control is one of the best I've felt in an SUV, especially at this price point.»

Fitted with the optional EDC dampers (# 1295), you can tailor the M3's ride and body control depending on the road and your mood.

The clever Brake Steer system isn't really tangible on the road but the P1 seems to have unnatural levels of agility and the all - pervading sense of lightness infects everything — the steering weight (sometimes it feels spookily weightless), the way the front end snaps onto line and the sheer body control.

Our issue mostly stemmed from the body control at the rear axle; bumps and crests created a disproportionate amount of movement that took time, and a smooth road, before the car settled.

It was a distinctive, rugged - looking SUV with exceptional off - road ability but poor body control, flawed ergonomics, and limited cargo and passenger space.

Body control and grip levels impress for a car wearing no performance badges, though the latter drops notably when the roads are wet.

Push hard into a corner and there's the faintest whiff of stabilising understeer, but the rest of the time the R8 is taut, composed and grippy, while over typically undulating and poorly surfaced British roads its excellent body control breeds confidence.

The most significant new features are Steering Assist, which can steer the big Benz through turns without driver input, and Magic Body Control, which uses stereo cameras to scan the road ahead of the S - class to adjust the suspension before the car reaches pavement imperfections.

While both standard steel - spring chassis and cars fitted with the optional Air Body Control pneumatic suspension were on hand, differences between them were all - but - imperceptible on the splendid roads around gloriously sunny Barcelona.

The 7 - series also reminds me why we constantly tout European suspension tuning as the gold standard — excellent body control no tradeoff in ride quality, even when the nav system took me over some of Detroit's worst roads.

The bigger news, however, is the optional Magic Body Control, in which a set of stereo cameras located behind the rearview mirror scan the road 45 feet ahead so that the suspension can adjust to bumps before the wheels reach them.

In normal mode, the Enclave Avenir exhibited moderate but well - controlled body roll on the snaky roads, and the rack - mounted electronic power steering is reasonably precise without being too quick for a 69.9 - inch tall utility.

When the W222 S - Class debuted for the 2014 model year, it brought with it a huge innovation: Magic Body Control, which allowed the car to scan the road ahead and pre-adjust to upcoming road imperfections.

These roads, which undulate and meander gently through awe - inspiring backdrops, aren't the best surfaced and so prove a stern test of the SLR's body control.

In fact in Comfort mode the body control feels a bit too lazy and I found myself using Sport or even Sport + even on quite narrow, craggy roads.

There's plenty of suspension travel from the MacPherson struts in front and the control arms at the rear, and body control is pretty good, even on the narrow, winding roads to the top of the ridge along the San Francisco Peninsula where the redwoods are.

Driving up a 1 - in -5-in-places, hairpin strewn, icy road does not feature highly on my list of sensible things to do in a # 350,000 roadster with 295 - width rear tyres, a two - metre - wide body and sensitive controls, so we leave it at the bottom (next to a sign advising learners, HGVs and caravans to go the long way round) and scout ahead in our Lexus IS - F long - termer.

Come upon a winding road or even an off ramp, and the GTI's precise gearbox, smooth power delivery, direct steering, and rigid body control give you the impression you're driving not a hot hatch but rather a finely tuned German sports car.

Traction was great, the balance neat and fun but body control was pretty poor and the car quickly started to feel stretched on bumpy, testing roads.

However, on our bumpy English roads it's best if you back the dampers off to their softest setting, where they still offer substantial control but allow the body to remain composed over sharp bumps and undualtions.

CDC adjusts the shock absorbers in response to changing road conditions, so the new FX's ride is much less harsh — despite huge, twenty - one - inch wheels — and body motions are even better controlled.

The Euro - spec, standard - wheelbase, rear - wheel - drive S63 AMG comes with Magic Body Control, Mercedes - speak for two cameras that scan the road surface to alert the suspension before it encounters obstacles such as potholes or transverse ridges.