Bump absorption is pretty good and the car glides over a decent road, but push beyond eight tenths and it struggles to control
wheel movements over mid-corner bumps.
Not exact matches
Unlike the Audi, the switch has to be left in Sport mode just so that the suspension feels like it has some control
over the vertical
movement of the
wheels.
I was able to be aggressive with steering
wheel movements in the Nissan without fear I was going to go
over that edge.
Ball joints connect the control arms to the
wheel hub, allowing the
wheel to maintain proper alignment both in up and down
movement over bumps, as well as when turning left and right.
Go for one of these and stick with the default 17in alloy
wheels (larger
wheels tend to make the ride harsher) and you'll have the best riding of all the A4s; as its name suggests, this set - up puts comfort first and deals effectively with all manner of lumps and bumps, while controlling body
movements over dips and crests extremely well.
The ride quality, for example, is very well judged
over rougher road surfaces (though the Nissan does squirm around a bit
over more rutted sections of asphalt on the optional 20inch
wheels), yet also does a good job at controlling the car's body
movement and lean in the corners.