Sentences with phrase «tar strips»
"Tar strips" typically refers to the black, sticky lines or patches that are present on roads. These strips are made of tar or asphalt and are used to repair or seal cracks in the pavement. Full definition
In fact, we found the SE tended to pound over tar strips at low speeds, making it the model we'd least recommend.
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Particularly at low speeds on a road with tar strips and poorly repaired potholes, the SC's ride was stiff, jolting and annoying.
With the standard Agility Control suspension — steel springs and variable damping — the ride is a bit firm, in that you notice minor road irregularities such as tar strips and expansion joints, though they aren't particularly jarring.
The minimal sidewall leaves little room for compression and absorption over sudden surface changes like tar strips and pothole edges.
The suspension soaks up and manages bumps and ruts and tar strips so well that its overall ride behavior is near luxury.This truck is one of the best full - sized pickups among its class.
One problem for the FX45 is that the huge 20 - inch tires thunk into tar strips with a trucklike vigor and plummet into potholes in a jarring fashion that sometimes causes the unibody body to shiver.
Ride and handling are OK; the Pilot sort of lumbers down the road as its softly sprung suspension soaks up all but the worst tarmac irregularities, though there is noticeable tire slap over tar strips and the like.
Knowing exactly what the front tires are doing and precisely where they are — even if information on the latter comes from actually feeling the tire roll over the tar strip you saw — makes all the difference in the world.