Not exact matches
The ride is pretty well judged, even in Sport, and it doesn't crash over bumps or feel
like it's going to be caught out by unexpected
road imperfections.
Hit the wrong combination of
road imperfections and it feels a bit
like a skimming stone.
Like many compact cars, the Corolla has a firm, controlled ride, but there's an unappealing brittleness to the Toyota's suspension tuning and you end up feeling more
road imperfections than you'd care to.
It doesn't smother
imperfections in the
road surface
like an old Citroën, but there's none of the oversprung firmness that afflicts so many modern cars.
Comfort or eco mode makes it a nice around - town cruiser, though
like many BMWs it suffers from harshness issues over
road imperfections.
Road noise and surface
imperfections are as unnoticed as kitchen chaos when you're dining at a high end restaurant, and the options list includes now expected sleep - promoting tech
like adaptive cruise control and automatic steering in lanes for brief periods.
While this system reduces vehicle speed, there are systems
like the radar - based magic carpet ride in the Mercedes - Benz S - Class, which alter the damping in the suspension to iron out
road imperfections.
The Accord's suspension soaks up most of the
road's
imperfections, but isn't floaty
like a Camry.
The dampers are great at filtering out secondary ride
imperfections, but the springs make it feel
like you've got a pogo stick at each corner, bouncing down the
road alarmingly.
Road imperfections are taken in stride, although it should be noted that we were let loose on some pretty sterling
roads; a drive on the winter - cracked tarmac of Canadian city streets is what really challenges a lightweight
like this, so wait for our report after experiencing the Fortes on our own
roads in the near future.
In the Comfort mode, it makes you feel
like you are floating, it cancels any
road imperfection and lays beneath your feet the flying magic carpet.