Though the cabin does a good job of keeping engine and wind noise out, there is a bit of
road noise transmitted from the tires and suspension via the floor.
Small bumps get sopped up without drama, and there's less
road noise transmitted through the suspension components into the cabin.
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.
There is a fair bit of wind and
road noise transmitted to the cabin as well — more than you'd expect in a luxury vehicle with this kind of price tag.
In fact,
road noise transmitted to the cabin is only noticeable because the rest of the Mazda6 is actually very quiet.
Not exact matches
The air suspension did a slightly better job of damping out small bumps and seemed to
transmit less
road noise into the cabin, but handling was pretty darn near a toss - up.
Unlike the competition, which
transmits not only
road feel but also vibrations, jarring bumps, and undue
noise to the cabin and its occupants, the S90's unflappable suspension absorbs the harshest aspects of often - broken western pavement without deviating from the driver's intended line.
And thanks to the automatically decoupling anti-roll bars, the ride was impressively supple over the bumpy stuff, though rough surfaces
transmitted a bit of
road noise into the cabin.
The ride was harsh, especially over highway expansion cracks, and more unrelaxing
road and tire
noise was
transmitted than seemed appropriate for the leather - lined cabin of a gentleman's express.
All models suffer from
road noise, too, but the worst offender is the Trailhawk model — its special grippy tyres
transmit more
noise into the interior than the other models».
Our truck (despite being a 4 × 4) lacked the off -
road package, which paid dividends on the highway — the suspension quelled large bumps more easily than the Z71 - spec Colorado, and the street - oriented tires on this example
transmitted less
road noise to the cabin.
And by the way, these tires do
transmit a fair amount of
road noise into the cabin — along with a less - than musical exhaust note — and relatively modest sound deadening lets wind
noise be heard somewhat plainly at highway speeds too.
Audible (rumbling)
road and engine (booming)
noise is kept to an absolute minimum inside the all - new Sonata, thanks to soundproofing materials that have been used to reduce apertures through which
noise could potentially be
transmitted into the cabin.
The latter make the car jolt over bumps that would go unnoticed with the smaller wheels, and they also mean more
road noise is
transmitted to the interior.
At lower speeds, a rush of
road noise was being
transmitted up through the car's front structure from the front wheels.
The Z
transmits more
road noise into the cabin at legal speeds than engine sound, and passengers complained about the rough ride as we crashed over highway expansion joints and bounced around in our seats.
Cabin
noise is subdued too, the larger tires on higher trim levels do
transmit some
road noise but in general, with the roof up, the Camaro is an accomplished highway cruiser.
They're perfectly fine for any reasonably aggressive
road driving, and the suspension offers up increased precision without any Draconian penalties to ride quality, although those stiffer rear bushings do
transmit a bit more tire
noise /
road sizzle to the interior.
With this in mind, Mazda has introduced suspension revisions aimed at reducing
noise transmitted up from the
road, as well as «measures» applied to the body, roof, floor and doors that help calm - down high - speed wind
noise.
The Mirage delivers a rather underwhelming driving experience, the suspension is at its best on smooth
roads, everywhere else it
transmits every bump and thump into a cabin that is already filled with engine and wind
noise.