Sentences with phrase «road noise finds»

I take the test cars there to determine how much road noise finds it way to the interior on bad pavement.

A notable amount of road noise finds its way into the cabin at highway.

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Why it's on the list: Although the publication criticized the Fit for its excessive road noise and harsh ride, Consumer Reports found the subcompact's great fuel economy, nimble handling, and great interior space to be truly impressive.

However, the researchers say the findings are consistent with a large number of studies linking road traffic noise and hypertension, which is a leading cause of stroke.

The findings suggest a link between long - term exposure to road traffic noise and deaths, as well as a greater risk of stroke, particularly in the elderly.

They found that by shaving off the peaks and irregularities that dot the surface of concrete pavement (top images) with a machine that is essentially a large drum encrusted with diamond dust, workers can reduce road noise by as much as 10 decibels — or nearly half.

On some road surfaces we found the tire noise from the 245 / 40R 19 Hankook Optimo tires to be unacceptably loud, but smooth blacktop resulted in virtually no tire noise.

I found road and wind noise to be reasonably acceptable with no hint of buffeting.

Improved acoustic insulation keeps wind and road noise to a minimum, while the suspension dispatches with bumps and potholes before they are felt or heard by passengers, even when you find 19 - inch wheels and low - profile tires under the fenders, as with our SX tester.

On the road you find yourself squirting forwards, drinking in the induction noise and then giggling into your chin - bar at the naughtiness of a clutch-less, instant upshift.

I was looking into a suv, for more room, better suspension, and less road noise, but unless your willing to pay $ 35,000 or more for the same features, you won't find a vehicle with a better bang for its buck.

Possibly a side - effect of Porsche's weight savings for improved performance, you're going to find road noise on unkept roads makes it into the cabin more than — for the price tag — I was expecting it to.

Both road noise and wind noise are significantly decreased in the 2011 MKX because of improvements found throughout the interior and exterior, including powertrain.

The well - insulated fabric roof offers a similarly quiet cabin as found in the coupe variants and only tire noise makes itself heard on coarse roads.

The sporty nature of the Coupe does mean that the suspension feels a little on the firm side, while road noise can become obtrusive thanks to the big wheels and wide tyres, but most find traveling in a 6 Series an intoxicating experience for all the right reasons.

Despite any misgivings about ride comfort and road noise, the X2 is large enough for a small family, most will find it attractive looking and it certainly drives well.

However, there is a small amount of wind noise at highway speeds, and on poorly paved roads the roaring noise made by the tires finds its way inside the car.

The ride is largely reminiscent of a bigger ADAM; by no means a bad thing; only with less wind and road noise, a little more composure, and a higher seating position — blame that on the carry - over bits that retain a seating setup that doesn't drop low enough, and that finds itself sitting behind the front door shut line when a tall driver climbs in to the pilot's seat.

On the other hand, an advanced technology called Veri - Pitch that minimizes pattern and road noises often found in performance tires.

A hushed cabin hasn't been a Honda trademark, but we found that this one does a nice job muting the road, wind, and engine noise.

Although road noise was improved with the 2016, the car is still extremely noisy, and I have found the Bluetooth speakers in all Honda's are garbage.

Flaws include a lack of room in the driver's footwell and a compromised driving position, a back seat that isn't the most inviting in the class, plus road noise that can be wearing and a number of other irritations you simply won't find in most rivals.

It was a blustery day for the drive programme, but Subaru's engineers certainly seem to have found ways of reducing the road noise transmitted to the cabin.

We also detected a lot of wind and road noise in the cabin, but still found it easy to carry on conversations with other passengers.

While wind noise is reduced, I find that Nissan could work on a quieter cabin from road noise.

And we found out the tire brands affected road noise a lot.

2016 Toyota Tacoma Limited Double Cab Cheers: Very capable off - road, V6 feels quite punchy, clever features in the bed Jeers: Rides like an old school truck, difficult to find a comfortable seating position, fair amount of road and wind noise

It's also quiet in the business seats, with very little wind and engine noise, though there's more road noise from the tyres than you'd find in the S 65 AMG.

Road noise seldom finds its way to the interior.

At all times noise levels are incredibly low with little road, engine or wind noise finding their way into the cabin under all but the most extreme, conditions.

Not so much: >> Ride borders on too firm >> Right steering setting hard to find >> Road noise off big tyres on coarse surfaces

It has some road noise, a little to much cheap plastic in the interior and the stuff in find in the under 20k range.

Also, road noise tends to find its way into the cabin during driving on coarsely paved roads.