Despite
the suspension being a bit soft the Hyundai surprises by tackling really bad roads without getting bouncy.
Although the Crossback's interior is all - but - identical to the DS 4's,
its suspension is a bit softer, which goes some way towards addressing one of our concerns about the standard car.
Not exact matches
The
suspension calibration
is soft enough to shrug off road imperfections, but this also permits a fair
bit of body roll in some of the tighter sections.
The
suspension is rarely upset by imperfections and lends the car a planted feel, but the relatively
soft tuning permits too much body roll, dulling the Optima's responses when pushed a
bit harder through switchbacks and esses.
The extra mass — and fairly pliant
suspension settings — mean that feels a
bit softer than the rest of the range, and although it
's comfortable and impressively wafty at cruising speeds, it
's lacking a
bit of composure when asked to deal with rougher road surfaces.
For me, I just hope the
suspension is now retuned for a better ride, the original Countryman
suspension was hard, just overly hard for what it
was, could have
been a
bit softer without affecting drivability.
The
suspension is a
bit on the
softer side, and that makes it feel a
bit squishy around the corners.
There
is a
bit of roll though at higher speeds, but that
's because of the
soft suspension set up and it
's tuned that way to eat up any undulations on the road.
On the road, the Outlander's
suspension swallowed most of the imperfections on LA's streets and body roll
was kept to a minimum and only at a few times did it feel a
bit too
soft.
However, the overall
suspension setup
is a
bit soft, especially on the lighter petrol - engine version.
The
suspension system in the standard - issue Miata
is a
bit softer, but the car's handling
is still excellent.
The
suspension can
be a
bit firm at times, but we prefer it
's overall feel over
softer riding models like the Camry and Sonata.
This isn't to say that the Infiniti QX60
is a slouch - it
's not - but it does mean that the SUV
's suspension system
is a
bit softer than one would expect (even though this year
's update did firm things up somewhat).
The electric power steering
is incredibly light and the
suspension is tuned a
bit too
soft for an enthusiast.
There
is a
bit of body roll due to the
soft suspension setup, but never too much.
Ride quality
is good but bad roads does make the
suspension feel a
bit uneasy and the setting
is itself on the
softer side which
is great at low speeds but not so good at high speeds as there
is quite a pitch and wallow over road undulations.
The chassis
is stiff, and Benz engineers tuned the
suspension a
bit on the
soft side in comfort mode, terrific for soaking up our notorious potholes.
I'd like the
suspension to
be a
bit more dynamic, a shade less
soft, and I'd like the seats to have a less flat bottom and some more side support.
It
's suspension is still a
bit too
soft and its steering
is a
bit too light.
The four - wheel independent
suspension system
is mounted to an extremely rigid chassis, and the ride
is a
bit on the
soft side.
The chassis
is stiff, the
suspension tuned a
bit to the
soft side in comfort mode, making it perfect for soaking up our notorious potholes here in Detroit.
Like the transmission'
s sport setting, the
suspension still feels a
bit floaty and
soft at its most hardcore Sport
S + setting.
The four - wheel independent
suspension is a
bit on the
soft side - much
softer than a BMW - but that doesn't seem to affect the Passat's ability to round a corner.
The
soft suspension dives significantly, which can
be a
bit alarming since the brakes aren't immensely powerful.