In the past, these tires tended to drive
with stiffer ride characteristics and more modest levels of mechanical grip.
The SQ5 is the most aggressive of the Q5s,
with a stiff ride, but excellent performance credentials.
Couple that
with a stiff ride and a look - at - me wing, and the GT R really stops making sense as a road car.
Those who opt for bigger wheels must contend
with a stiff ride.
There's an impressive array of technology, and as long as you're OK
with a stiff ride — a byproduct of the Q70's emphasis on driving performance — you'll have little to complain about.
It's a sport compact that's a little rough around the edges,
with a stiff ride, a gearbox that doesn't have the best shifter and a tricky clutch.
It doesn't beat up the driver and passenger
with a stiff ride, and it doesn't lean much while cornering.
Not exact matches
And it not only looks like a boxy 4WD, I found it really felt like one too
with a rather
stiff ride and a less than nimble footprint.
The
ride is smooth and straight
with 16 - inch high - pressure slick wheels, fixed front wheel, adjustable tracking knob,
stiff 3 - inch shock absorbers and suspension system.
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The
ride is harsher than ever, thanks to
stiff - sidewall tires, big wheels, and a firm suspension setup; the steering is tuned
with even more precision and communication.
Additionally, both the standard suspension and adaptive PASM suspension, which drops
ride height by 0.43 inch, are retuned
with stiffer shocks, springs, and anti-roll bars, and for the first time Porsche offers a sport PASM option for the S, which decreases
ride height by 0.86 inch.
At the same time,
ride becomes a little
stiffer with thinner side wall.
Without sacrificing
ride comfort, your car can run
with far
stiffer springs — in the case of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, twice as
stiff as standard — reducing squat, dive and roll, and keeping the tyres in better contact
with the road surface, while improving steering response and stability, too.
When engineers in markets like the U.S. tried to retune them, the cars were still compromised, often combining
stiff rides with flabby handling.
The
ride can feel firm over certain surfaces but otherwise shrugs off most imperfections (helped by a
stiff structure and those comfortable seats), and the steering feels precise
with predictable movements of the nose as soon as you begin to turn into a corner.
Ride and handling > The Focus RS is pretty stiff for UK roads, with the harsh figety ride not settling until you reach higher spe
Ride and handling > The Focus RS is pretty
stiff for UK roads,
with the harsh figety
ride not settling until you reach higher spe
ride not settling until you reach higher speeds.
For those craving more edge, early 2002 saw the debut of the Sport 135 (133bhp, 0 - 60mph in 5.3 sec, also available as a
stiffer -
riding R version) and the seriously hardcore Sport 190,
with its 187bhp VHPD K - series.
With the PASM setting in normal mode, the
ride is
stiff (as would be expected in cars like this) but not uncomfortable.
Seventeen - inch wheels
with a 225/45 tyre are fitted to each corner and the R - Line also has a lower
ride height and
stiffer spring and damper rates.
In the case of the ATS - V, however, the marriage of the
stiffer suspension
with GM's ever - improving, third - gen Magnetic
Ride Control is a thing of glorious revolution.
Along
with the 429 - hp V - 8, the new top trim includes firmer steering and a
stiffer ride, but the tweaks add up to a car that's pretty mild to be wearing the name R - Spec.
I have not heard anyone
with a GT3 complain about a
stiff ride, as usually they know what they bought.
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 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.
The biggest difference we could suss out was the way it
rides,
with much firmer damping,
stiffer springs, extra camber on the tires, and adjusted shock valving.
The
ride is firmer than that of the 911 R; its
stiff carbon - fiber structure
with double wishbones at the front and a multilink rear seems to transmit noise and texture just like any other low, wide, carbon fiber - built supercar.
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.
Play around
with the driving modes and the chassis becomes
stiffer and consequently the
ride does suffer.
As
with previous Swift Sport models, the newcomer also gets a raft of chassis modifications, including a lower
ride height and
stiffer springs and dampers.
With the base dampers, the Evo still has a
stiff yet fairly forgiving
ride.
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 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata package is quite fabulous as is,
with its newly turbocharged, 178 - horsepower engine (that's 25 percent more than the base car), tuned suspension (larger front and rear antiroll bars,
stiffer springs, tuned Bilstein dampers, lowered
ride height, and retuned engine mounts), quickened steering response, and striking five - spoke Racing Hart alloy wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes R28 P205 / 40R -17 high - performance unidirectional tires.
Ride height is lowered by 10 mm compared to the regular GT's and there's a 15 per cent increase in the front camber angle in conjunction
with stiffer air springs and bushes.
With the air springs, the car
rides comfortably, closer to
stiff than soft.
Combine the steering changes
with the other chassis upgrades on the road — a more compliant
ride despite
stiffer Exige Cup dampers, improved body control, increased grip levels and the more relaxed nature and settled movements on poor road surfaces — and the Sport 350 draws you in.
The steering is very quick off - center, and that, combined
with a
stiff, busy
ride, made this a nervous car to push quickly — oh, so quickly — along the mottled two - lanes around Elkhart Lake.
Sport suspension
with 10 - millimeter - lower
ride height,
stiffer springs and Koni dual - rate dampers
This engine is matched
with a firmer suspension springs (about 10 percent), a lower
ride height,
stiffer anti-roll bars, and 225 / 45R -18 Continental ContiSportContact5 summer - performance tires on eighteen - inch wheels.
It likely has the
stiffest and roughest
ride of any car you can get
with a warranty, but like most things, you get used to it.
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.
It's
stiff - legged,
with a rigid but not back - breaking
ride and a rudimentary four - wheel - drive system
with low range — there's no leaving this in four - wheel drive on dry pavement unless you are a fan of axle binding in corners.
Sonic RS models also gain unique suspension tuning, which bundles a lower
ride height
with stiffer springs and dampers.
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.
Principle Changes From The Factory Included Upgraded Chassis, Suspension & Brakes, Which In Turn Reduced The
Ride Height By 5 mm
With Stronger And
Stiffer Springs, Increased Front Break Disc «s To 378 mm Diameter, Better Geared Steering Increased By 20 % From The Original Vanquish, Nine Spoke Lightweight Aston Martin Magnesium Alloy Wheels And Further Special Interior Enhancements.
The Sonic RS also features a tuned suspension setup,
with lowered
ride height,
stiffer springs and performance - tuned dampers.
With stiffer springs and a lower
ride height, yes.
The
ride, which was already
stiff in the base Sportage, becomes worse
with the SX version.
It is a smooth and easy going car
with a pleasant
ride, but taking on options will have an effect on the
ride: the 18 - inch tires will make occupants feel road imperfections and the run flat tires will make the
ride stiff and lumpy.