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.
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!
Not exact matches
It's
when you hit
bumps that the suspension has you pitching a bit; an average crossover would absorb the same hits with a
sharp jolt, instead.
The car copes well with compressions, but has a tendency to skip across
sharp bumps and crests, especially
when you're accelerating hard.
There are progressively
sharper modes to choose from (more of which later), but for now I'm keen to see how convincing the 200 Turbo is
when it's been asked nothing more than to shuffle gears for itself and cope with some low - speed lumps and
bumps.
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 suspension's initial firmness might explain our experience on test of the ABS activating
when braking over some
sharp bumps at low speeds.
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.
Turn - in feels as
sharp as ever, with consistently accurate trajectory allowing the average hack to hit marks consistently, even
when a
bump wants to bounce the 911 away from an apex.
The Countryman's suspension does a good job of taking the edge off
sharper bumps, but
when we did hit some of those potholes — only the small ones, mind you — the Countryman did so with a rather resounding and undignified crash.
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.
These are often due to treading on
sharp glass or metal fragments, but they also occur
when pets are
bumped by cars and skid on the pavement.
And there's a smaller battery on board than last year, which instantly makes me worry
when the screen resolution has been
bumped up to give us the
sharpest display on the market.
Naturally, the screen looks fabulous, and
when you
bump the brightness up, it looks even
sharper.