Sentences with phrase «stiff ride over»

The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado is still a full - size truck, which means that unladen, it provides a fairly stiff ride over the Milford Proving Grounds» real - world test road, though it's much smoother than the outgoing pickup.

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

Not exact matches

The ride can feel firm over certain surfaces but otherwise shrugs off most imperfections (helped by a stiff structure and those comfortable seats), and the steering feels precise with predictable movements of the nose as soon as you begin to turn into a corner.

The Trophy certainly feels stiff initially, but over 50mph a real quality to the ride starts to shine through.

The car rides stiff but is refined over bumps and on the highway due to its independent suspension.

The Abarth feels similar to the firm 500 over bumps and potholes, despite stiffer springs and a lower ride height.

«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.»

Instead, the Turbo suffers the same busy, stiff - legged ride over cracks and heaves as the base car.

The chassis wriggles and writhes underneath you, the R500 skipping over big ridges and pummelling over ragged sequences, but it never gets unsettled and the ride isn't stiff like, say, a Mitsubishi Evo's — the beauty of light weight is that the chassis can be supple but still easily control the mass it supports.

This new model rides on a stiffer and stretched platform, and while the old 2.0 - litre flat - four carries over, it gains 4 horsepower (up to 152) thanks to direct injection.

This second generation BMW Z4 took over where the first - generation model left off, and promised similarly involving handling while resolving the stiff ride that blighted the earlier car.

It rides pretty comfortably around Jeep's circuit and its roads; performance - focused cars are often much stiffer and crash over bumps.

And while the suspension was capable of delivering joy on a smooth and sweeping back road bend, around town, amid the potholes and uneven pavement of San Francisco's streets, about the only thing the Veloster's stiffer suspension seemed to accomplish was to annoy our editors with its jarringly stiff ride and tendency to wander over midcorner bumps.

There is also a slightly stiffer suspension over 2016 for a firmer ride.

The chassis is more than up to the task, though; you can feel a little more weight over the nose but in general the combination of the stiffer suspension, reduced ride height and the XDS electronic differential system — which brakes individual wheels in corners — means the GTD is quick to respond to inputs in the twisty stuff.

The IS 200t F Sport can feel a bit stiff, especially going over potholes or road ruts — a soft - riding Buick, this ain't.

There's also plenty more creaks and squeaks to be heard in the Mini, and its ride is stiffer and sends jolts through the cabin over potholes.

The additional support makes for a stiff ride, especially over rough pavement.

There's a sense of connection between the chassis and the road regardless of how bumpy it gets, though the shocks feel a little stiff over rapidly changing roads and the ride can get a little choppy at times.

Many small sports cars ride stiff and bounce hard over bumps.

A reworked wishbone suspension with stiffer coil springs and a self - leveling air suspension yield a 10 millimeter drop in ride height over standard X-Series vehicles.

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On the highway and over broken cityscape, however, its soft suspension, long wheelbase and very stiff chassis provide a supple ride.

Pros: Quiet cabin; well - designed infotainment features; good mix of fuel economy and power from 1.6 - liter turbo engine; stiffer body structure makes for improved ride and handling over previous Optima; competitive pricing

Cons: Touchscreen controls aren't easy to use while driving; so - so acceleration; noisier than many compact - car rivals; ride can get a bit stiff over rough pavement

The resulting ride is a little stiff over bumps, but there's almost no body roll, squat or dive in fast curves and stop - and - go racing.

Still, the test car was a good - looker and, for those more interested in straight - ahead driving than in getting sideways in turns, the LX would provide adequate acceleration and a comfortable ride — nothing to smirk at by those of us who have to ease our stiff - suspensioned sports machines over railroad crossings and broken pavement.

Soft springs gave a traditional American luxury ride on smooth roads, but stiff shocks delivered a harsh ride over poor surfaces.

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

The combination of the Z's already stiff ride and the even stiffer upgrades added by the optional Sport Package gave our coupe a disturbingly rough ride over San Francisco's streets.

The stiff body does not flex over large bumps, and the Escort's ride always is solid and stable.

Over highway expansion joints or poorly maintained roads, the stiff suspension creates a choppy, teeth - rattling ride and increased road noise, which is contrary to the smooth ride many crossover buyers expect.

The SSEi is not as stiff - riding as many other sports sedans, yet it is not bouncy over big bumps.

Ride: It can be stiff and bouncy over rough sections thanks to its performance suspension and low - profile tires; but it's fine on the open road.

The stiffer springs and dampers make the ride less comfortable than the standard A3, particularly over very choppy surfaces where the ride gets quite bumpy.