Sentences with phrase «sharp bumps»

It seemed even stiffer riding over sharp bumps, but a bit less prone to front - end float over bigger stuff.

Although the suspension tuning is distinctly firmer than the sedan's, it's also compliant enough to take the edge off sharp bumps and expansion joints.

It rides very firmly when the adaptive dampers are switched to angry mode, crashing loudly over sharp bumps, and there's really not a whole lot of new stuff here.

The SRT points with accuracy via relatively quick, three - mode «performance - tuned» electric steering (a bit light in default mode and a touch artificial in Track mode), and the firmish ride — even in the adjustable suspension's comfort mode — is pretty much what you'd expect given the car's persona and can become quite abrupt on sharp bumps.

The suspension system was stiff enough to handle uneven terrain without a lot of rockin» and rollin», yet supple enough to keep sharp bumps from beating up the occupants.

While the CT's ride seemed supple on most of the drive, it also still crashed over sharp bumps when the suspension was compressed during cornering.

Then, there are things like the bouncy ride over sharp bumps at higher speeds and the lack of rear headroom for tall occupants.

Gray whales have a hump and a ridge of sharp bumps along their backs, instead of a dorsal fin.

The result is a flatter, slightly tauter and generally more European ride than before, although the Outlander is still rather noisy over sharp bumps in a way that its best rivals aren't.

The car copes well with compressions, but has a tendency to skip across sharp bumps and crests, especially when you're accelerating hard.

Only really sharp bumps like level changes and rumblers make their presence felt in the cabin.

Only really sharp bumps like level changes and rumble strips make their presence felt in the cabin.

Comfortably enclosed in the gorgeous body - hugging sports seats, the driver is protected to a certain degree from the Anniversary's direct conversations with sharp bumps and dips in the road while directing proceedings through the delightfully sharp, light and accurate steering and the oily - smooth, if slightly long - throw and occasionally baulky (usually when upshifting from third to fourth gear) manual gearshift.

Sharp bumps do catch the short travel suspension by surprise, while over really rippled tarmac the Up can get a little bouncy, as the damping struggles to contain body movements, but this is only really an issue on the most testing of roads.

The chassis deals with more flowing undulations well, but sharper bumps shock the chassis, whereas the X1 smothers imperfections a little more adeptly.

Germany's high - quality roads make judgment difficult, but ride quality seemed excellent, the car soaking up the few sharp bumps we met well, with competent damping.

That said, the tendency of the XUV's back end to feel bouncy over sharp bumps still remains.

The Passat like most VW's is set up stiff and sharp bumps upset the cars composure and are felt inside the cabin too.

But even in the softest setting, the X5 tends to thump through sharp bumps and it doesn't feel as pliant as the GLE.

He's done well, with reductions to the bulkhead, glasshouse and wheel - well noise transmission improving refinement by a useful 2.5 dB, while new seats have reduced vibration, and the subtly softened suspension smothers sharp bumps more effectively.

Switching to Dynamic mode sharpens the Q7's attitude but does exaggerate sharp bumps.

In town, engine restarts with the automatic stop - start system were pretty harsh, and the 20 - inch wheels and tires on our test car made sharper bumps quite noticeable.

A typical Honda trait, the suspension setup is on the stiffer side that result into sharp bumps being felt inside the cabin, but the overall ride quality is good.

The ride is comfortable but loses its composure on sharper bumps.

Taut and stiff over small, sharp bumps in the road, the Kona's ride can get busy depending on the road surface.

In terms of ride, the car glides over undulations but when you come across sharp bumps and potholes, you can really feel the stiff ride.

This means that the wheel stays in better contact with the road surface after, say, hitting a sharp bump that would otherwise bounce it off the deck.

Of course, with almost 1200 lb ft of torque if you hit a sharp bump when you're fully on the power in a lower gear then the traction control makes the occasional spit and pop, but to be honest that's wholly reassuring!

Over short, sharp bumps the M5 fidgets and thumps.

Sharp bumps can upset the old - fashioned rear axle, but the resulting hops and skips are well controlled by the dampers.

The unexpected initial suppleness of the 650S is unexpected softness in the 12C, and while this gives the 12C the feeling of greater isolation from surface imperfections, it comes with some shake over sharper bumps — the slight aftershock when a damper doesn't deal with a bump positively.

The ride is rather bobbly through town and not the slickest over sharp bumps, but down a B - road it is possible to get a nice flow going with the whole car feeling quite light on its feet.

The wide, summer tires (Bridgestone Potenzas, size 225 / 45R19 up front, 245 / 40R19 at the rear) provide plenty of grip, and the firm suspension shrugs off the most tightly coiled canyon road yet still takes the edge off sharp bumps.

It's super-stable at all speeds, its only flaw a lack of wheel travel over the sharpest bumps, which occasionally cause the nose to pitch and scrape the underchin spoiler on the deck.

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.

The ride is on the firm side, with spring rates needed to handle big loads, but they still keep away all but the sharpest bumps.

Flick through some esses or hare along some undulations and you'll discover excellent body control, but short, sharp bumps are greeted with quite a thud — as they are in the standard Veloster.

While driving you realise the front takes bad patches easily but sharper bumps / potholes have to be taken at slow speeds, otherwise a jolt is felt by the second row occupants.

The Aussie tweaking includes a slightly softer rebound and compression stroke (via shock absorber valve changes and a software tweaks), which reduces the harshness over sharp bumps and broken road surfaces.

Bad roads are managed quite well but sharper bumps and potholes will be felt in the cabin.

The suspension's initial firmness might explain our experience on test of the ABS activating when braking over some sharp bumps at low speeds.

It seemed much too firm on sharp bumps and then too soft at the front over highway undulations.

It's a bit crashy over sharp bumps, but the 235/60 profile tyres smothers smaller imperfections.

It easily absorbs the smaller bumps you would encounter over uneven roads but some of the sharper bumps from level changes and potholes will filter through.

It's only over sharp bumps that the SVR gets caught off - guard as the suspension tends to crash through them.

Also «world class» is dynamic stiffness — the frame's resistance to resonant vibrations like those felt when driving over sharp bumps or a rough road.