For a low - slung sports car the R8
tracks over rough roads with a welcome level of forgiveness and finesse.
Not exact matches
Sport mode for the magnetically controlled adjustable dampers is so stiff that it's best left for
track time, which is fine since the tour mode keeps body control intact while removing the punishing edge
over rough roads.
Take it hard on a twisty mountain
road, and the suspension reveals that it would rather be smoothing the ride
over rough gravel
tracks or speed bumps than holding the
road.
Out on curving
roads near the
track, the Nismo Juke stayed flat around most sweepers, and stayed composed
over the few
rough spots we encountered.
On the
road, Ford and its Special Vehicle Team engineers have added enough bracing to the chassis to make the convertible feel just like the coupe, even
over the
roughest railroad
tracks.
Noise: Quiet going, except for some dashboard tickings and clickings
over rough roads and railroad
tracks and a little wind noise at 55 mph - plus.