Sentences with phrase «stiff ride quality»

The screen is small, it lacks a flush glass surface, and the stacked slivers of touch - sensitive radio station presets are hard to use with accuracy, especially given the Camry XSE's stiff ride quality.

* Needs more power to justify its price * Rear seat lacks comfort, boot lacks space * Stiff ride quality

It has good performance, acceptable fuel efficiency and involving dynamics; the latter does come at the cost of stiff ride quality.

The stiff ride quality calls the Mustang GT out clearly as a performance car.

And that early concern from this morning about stiff ride quality started to rear its ugly head.

The F Sport package adds bolstered seats, an upgraded front fascia and a slightly stiffer ride quality.

And you will have to live with a considerably stiffer ride quality that even on German roads resulted in an unsettled ride in Sport mode.

Not exact matches

Stiffer springs and active dampers conspire to firm up the handling without damaging the ride quality.

As a result, there's no need for the stiff, track - specific anti-roll bars that inevitably degrade ride quality.

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

Associate web editor Joey Capparella loves the car's slightly stiffer suspension and nimble dynamics, but notes that these elements don't come at the expense of ride quality.

The chassis has been tweaked with slightly softer springs and dampers all round and a stiffer rear torsion beam and front anti-roll bar - both by 33 per cent - in an effort to improve both ride quality and handling precision.

The chassis is stiff, the suspension relatively compliant (especially on the smaller 18 - inch wheel / tire combo), and ride quality is good while controlling body roll.

The new chassis — shared with the Hyundai Elantra — is stiffer than the one on the outgoing Forte and has a longer wheelbase to improve ride quality.

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

Ride quality is firm and sometimes jarring, getting stiffer with more aggressive settings.

The Eco also has a slightly more balanced feel in the corners thanks to the lighter front end, but doesn't compromise ride quality in the way the Sonata Sport's slightly stiffer suspension tuning does.

Nissan apparently agrees that, even for an extreme machine, the GT - R's ride is overly stiff, as the company has retuned the rear suspension for better ride quality in 2011 models.

So do the dampers, which are stiffer than the sedan's: they do as much to diminish ride quality as to aid handling.

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 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.»

One is its ride quality, which feels stiff for the sake of superficial sportiness.

The Sorento doesn't drive horribly, but its ride borders on the stiff side; competitors, notably the Honda Pilot, offer similar interior space along with a smoother, softer ride quality better suited for long treks with the family.

Rather than having stiff handling German road manners and jarring ride quality, the Audi pampers you with a well dampened ride and still manages to hold up under hard driving conditions without understeer and or a sloppy feel.

Sporting the brand's latest Fluidic Sculpture version 2.0, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata also rides on a stiffer platform allowing for better ride quality and handling.

The Cooper S is stiffer but not overly harsh in terms of ride quality, but the JCW might be a bit too firm for some.

Hyundai says the new look of the sheetmetal follows its Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language and features a stiffer body structure, better ride quality and reduced noise and vibration.

«Overall, the suspension is way too stiff and makes for a somewhat unpleasant ride quality off - road.

Ride quality is good even though the suspension is a bit on the stiffer side.

On rougher roads, the Challenger's ride quality suffers from its stiff Bilstein suspension.

The Nismo tuning has one ill effect for everyday driving — the ride quality remains sports - car stiff in all situations.

James Whitbourn shared Nadine's view of the Stinger's ride quality, stating that the suspension «could be a bit stiffer.»

The Focus ST, «had to be a very day to day useable car,» says Put, hinting that other methods for making the Focus ST tail - happy through thick rear swaybars and a stiff rear suspension were out of the question, as they would not only ruin the ride quality, but could also make the car too lively for anyone but a race car driver to control.

The suspension is stiff for little roll when you throw it into a corner, but ride quality is on the rougher end of the comfort spectrum.

In Tour mode, damper settings are relaxed to optimise ride quality, while in Sport mode, throttle and steering responses are sharpened, in addition to the adoption of stiffer damper settings.

It features a three - link «Ram Articulink» system up front that's stiffer than ever before; the five - link rear setup seeks to maintain ride quality even when the truck is unladen.

Although the stiffer suspension has improved the handling characteristics, the ride quality seems to have taken a backseat.

The ride quality does feel stiff in the city but it gets better on highways with a more planted feel.

The suspension can be switched between Sport and Comfort and in the former mode, the ride quality does get a little stiff.

The flip side is the ride quality on tarmac, it is quite stiff.

Fortunately, Dodge didn't just slap on stiffer suspension bits and ruin the Challenger's ride quality in the name of ultimate performance.

But the ride is harsh — the stiff rear suspension built to carry heavy loads takes a toll on its unladen ride quality.

Following the incredible success of the outgoing Sonata, the all - new generation offers a more refined look through a new Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language, stiffer body structure, better ride quality, reduced noise, vibration and harshness and advanced safety and convenience features.

I liked its stiff - feeling but supple - enough ride quality, the directness of the steering (though feel could improve) and the spacious and easy feel of the cabin.

Its carbon fiber tub acts as a resonance chamber, the radio is practically useless on the freeway, ride quality is very stiff, and power steering is MIA.

The Camry XSE trim has a sportier flair, but its larger 18 - inch wheels and stiffer shocks somewhat diminish ride quality.

Unfortunately the sport suspension setting suffered from the same stiff set - up that we've experienced in a range of Mercedes vehicles, but reverting to the comfort setting made the ride quality a lot more appealing.

The 2016 ELR's steering and suspension upgrades include: Revised calibration of the HiPer Strut front suspension Increased front spring rates and a stiffer rear axle Stiffer bushings for the front lower control arms, cradle mounts and Watts link in the rear suspension, for more precise control with no loss of ride quality Revised calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control system Front Damper Rebound Spring added New steering calibration tuned to complement the revised chassis and suspension systems Revised brake hardware and system calibration for improved applicatiostiffer rear axle Stiffer bushings for the front lower control arms, cradle mounts and Watts link in the rear suspension, for more precise control with no loss of ride quality Revised calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control system Front Damper Rebound Spring added New steering calibration tuned to complement the revised chassis and suspension systems Revised brake hardware and system calibration for improved applicatioStiffer bushings for the front lower control arms, cradle mounts and Watts link in the rear suspension, for more precise control with no loss of ride quality Revised calibrations for the Continuous Damping Control system Front Damper Rebound Spring added New steering calibration tuned to complement the revised chassis and suspension systems Revised brake hardware and system calibration for improved application feel.

The suspension is stiff, and when paired with the no - cost - optional Pirelli P7 Cinturato run - flat, all - season tires, the overall ride quality is seriously harsh.

Although the ride quality remained stiff, the M6 was comfortable enough and very drivable.