Sentences with phrase «road ride quality»

Further improving off - road performance (and on - road ride quality) are new 18 - inch wheels made by BBS.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport is also an ideal daily driver with sophisticated on - road ride quality:

It allows the body to be raised or lowered 5.1 inches to provide off - road clearance as well as on - road ride quality.

Aussie buyers love a tenacious corner hugger with the rough - road ride quality to match, and on this front, the Kia doesn't disappoint.

The 2019 Mercedes - Benz G - Class will be unveiled this weekend in Detroit and even though it will likely look the same, there are huge concessions to on - road ride quality and comfort.

And that's high praise, but the Caddy boasts a much better on - road ride quality.

The verdict: The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is the most off - road - capable mid-size SUV on the road today, but that comes both at the expense of on - road ride quality and with a steep price tag.

Not exact matches

The redone interior has high - quality, attractive materials; the driving experience has less wind and road noise, as well as an even - smoother ride; and both the traditional and hybrid models are all more fuel - efficient than the 2011 Camry.

This applies to everything from speed and passenger comfort (on a bony road, ride quality is directly tied to driver skill) to vehicle durability.

I drove mostly on newly resurfaced roads, but it seems like Hyundai has improved the Genesis's ride quality since we tested our Four Seasons 2009 Genesis 4.6.

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.

We weren't expecting the smooth German roads of our short drive loop to reveal much about the ride quality, but over gentle oscillations on the autobahn the rear suspension pogo'd awkwardly.

When it launched, we liked the SUV for mixing carlike qualities, such as a smooth ride and responsive handling, with legitimate four - wheel - drive off - road capability.

What first stands out on the road is the impressively pliant and relaxed ride quality.

The stiffness only became obvious on really broken - up sections of back road, otherwise I was totally OK with the ride quality.

Jeep recently unveiled the nicely revised 2011 Patriot, so this is our last go - round in the outgoing 2010 model, which has harder armrests, an old steering wheel, a stale exterior appearance, and ride and handling quality that are better suited to a Jeep Wrangler than a Jeep that's more on - road biased.

There's tension to the ride quality that works just fine on smoother roads, but on rougher sections the car does feel busy and unsettled.

The 4Runner's highway ride quality is surprisingly supple, and wind and road noise are shockingly in - check for an off - roader thanks to its pavement - friendly Bridgestone Dueler H / T tires.

There's a switch on the center console for the adaptive suspension with Normal, Sport and Comfort settings, but ride - quality differences are slight; Sport tightens up the suspension a little and provides more road feel, while Comfort softens the ride some.

It has ride quality and steering that leave you in no doubt about the road surface you're travelling over.

Suspension damping is very good and the inevitable trade - off, ride quality, isn't bad, even on the horrible Michigan roads.

Power and performance figures grab headlines, but when it comes to the very best drivers» cars — and the most informed drivers — road - holding, handling, ride quality and feel are what really count.

It was prone to rebounding on road imperfections, which gave the ride an undulating quality.

Ride quality was quite good over the near - perfect roads in France, so we'll need to sample the E63 AMG in the real world before making a final judgment.

When the route eventually dropped to lower, snow - free elevations, it became apparent that a large portion of its comfortable ride quality comes from the air suspension's compliant damping, which smoothens surface irregularities and lends the Discovery an appropriately premium feel to how it addresses the road.

On the smooth roads between San Francisco and Napa, we were impressed by the ride quality.

On the road that rings the proving ground, ride quality and quietness are what you'd expect from a Cadillac.

The ride quality really is impressive, but even when you ramp the chassis into Sport or Track mode, you're left isolated from the road surface.

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.

In this form, ride quality is taut but not stiff, and the crossover coped well with L.A.'s varied road surfaces.

When it comes to the qualities that we associate with European ride and handling — composure, balance, the ability to tackle a bumpy road without getting tossed around like a blimp in a hurricane — American cars are no longer much different from their Euro counterparts.

That the Sonata managed this without garnering a single complaint about ride quality over our horrendous local roads indicates that Hyundai has struck an ideal balance in suspension tuning for this car.

A Chevy Colorado Z71 with 17 - inch off - road tires produced the ride quality you'd expect from a truck shod in serious nubbies.

Optional suspension technology can incorporate data from the nav system to adjust the dampers, air springs, and anti-roll bars ahead of time, providing remarkable ride quality over bumpy roads.

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 twisty, narrow roads of Northamptonshire probably aren't the ideal Rolls - Royce driving environment but equally, the county's bumps should be little match for the Wraith's hushed cabin and pillowy ride quality.

Ride quality is excellent for a modern large - wheeled car (21 - inch wheels are standard), absorbing all but the most sudden and substantial or road imperfections without untoward impact on the occupants.

«The combination of a short wheelbase, big wheels, and small, stiff sidewalls can make for pretty brutal ride quality over the roads I typically drive, so I'd probably see about downgrading to sixteen - or seventeen - inch wheels if I were to own a GTI.»

For one, the 18 - inch wheel and tire package yielded a real degradation in ride quality on our road loop.

The cabin is nicely trimmed, there's leather, alcantara and carbon everywhere, and the ride quality, while undeniably firm, has that polished precision that almost laughs at the kind of normal bumps and ruts found on an average urban road.

While the ride quality ranges from good on the autobahn to acceptable on back roads, the PASM suspension hates transverse ridges, manhole covers, and level railway crossings.

The difference is mostly in ride quality, with sport mode more faithfully transmitting road surface irregularities while the tour mode smothers smaller disturbances.

Some of us have reservations over its ride quality on the third - party Nitron dampers, but on smooth roads or the race track it's a riot, with searing turn - in (on lightweight Team Dynamics wheels and Michelin Cup 2 tyres), a biddable chassis and a naughty exhaust note.

Compared with All - Track, smaller wheels with taller sidewall also improves ride quality over our brutal pot - holed New England roads.

And while it isn't particularly fun to drive on - road, this Jeep offers good ride quality and competitive dynamics that are miles ahead of the Wrangler and the Cherokee before it.

But despite this sadomasochistic calibration, the ride quality on public roads barely suffers, claims project leader Antonio Grandi.

To that end, we added a 6.6 - mile road loop to evaluate ride quality and tire noise.

It's taught for the twisties, of course, but the ride quality over cracked Michigan roads was better than a 335i with the sport package was earlier this year.

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.