Most comfortable modern day cars

[wickedtopspeed]

Have an issue with child feeling travel sick in rolling Discovery. Need to replace.
Don't need 4 x4 or large car, so what can you suggest which does not roll, but smoothes out the lumps and bumps on B roads.
Thanks in advance

[wemorgan]

Citroen C6.

[phib]

Audi A6 Quattro ( not sure if the Quattro makes any difference but its the one I bought) , went from Range rover / Discovery to the A6 for similar reasons.

Phib

[Quhet]

wemorgan said:

Citroen C6.

Wallowly French saloon/estate cars are the worst for carsickness. My dad had a succession of them when I was younger and they were horrendous.

Unfortunately OP, in my experience of being a kid in the back seat, cars with firmer suspension (where you can feel the road and what the car is doing) are better.
You may just have to put up with a window being constantly open or numerous stops along the way though. Carsickness isn't just something you can 'cure'

[kambites]

Quhet said:

Wallowly French saloon/estate cars are the worst for carsickness. My dad had a succession of them when I was younger and they were horrendous.

Have you been in a C6? It is very definitely not wallowy. It's arguably the best damped car I've ever been in.

They do roll, but in my experience it's not controlled body-roll that triggers car sickness, it's undamped osculations.


Before you go to the expense of changing car, have you tried putting the child in the front seat?

Edited by kambites on Monday 1st February 14:21

[Monkeylegend]

Volvo S80
Merc E or S Class with airmatic suspension.
XJ Jag
Bentley
VW Phaeton
Rolls Royce

Edited by Monkeylegend on Monday 1st February 14:20

Edited by Monkeylegend on Monday 1st February 14:21

[Quhet]

kambites said:

Quhet said:

Wallowly French saloon/estate cars are the worst for carsickness. My dad had a succession of them when I was younger and they were horrendous.

Have you been in a C6? It is very definitely not wallowy. It's arguably the best damped car I've ever been in.

admittedly not but large French cars were the worst when I was a young 'un, not that much has changed in 15 years has it?

[Prof Prolapse]

Just get them in the front looking out the window and dope them up.

Sorted.

[Alex_225]

Quhet said:

Wallowly French saloon/estate cars are the worst for carsickness. My dad had a succession of them when I was younger and they were horrendous.

I recall going in my uncle's Citroen Xantia back in the early 90s, had that air suspension set up. God did it make me feel rough, I could just about handle being a passenger if I made sure I looked forwards but if I dared look down or turn to talk to someone I'd feel so sick!

As you say, something a little firmer where you actually feel the road may actually be better. I'm actually still a bit of a bad passenger and with certain drivers I'll find myself concentrating on the road probably harder than them and will end up feeling rough!

[nbetts]

The F10 5 Series Saloon or Tourer with the expensive and optional adaptive suspension.

In Comfort+ setting it is by far the most comfortable BMW I have yet to experience.

Get one with the luxury seats with heating and cooling and it really is a thing to behold.

[Hitch78]

Modern Jags are often discussed as something of a benchmark for balance of ride and handling. I have no first hand experience but it does seem a theme in reviews of new models.

[Swoxy]

F10.

[gizlaroc]

Another vote for the F10.

Standard springs, 18" wheels and proper tyres. Sublime.

I went from the F11 Touring to an E350, the BMW was far comfier, and I regretted the move.

Having said that, I then got a bee in my bonnet about wanting comfort and tried loads of different cars. Not many had real comfort without roll, in the end it was the X3 that won, SE suspension on regular springs but with 19" wheels and again ditching the run flats. Nicer than the M-Sport adaptive suspension.

It just edged the 5 Series for overall comfort.


The other that was better was the current Range Rover Sport with the active roll bars, but out of my price range.

[CABC]

Prof Prolapse said:

Just get them in the front looking out the window and dope them up.

Sorted.

yep, are they playing with their DS or phone? eyes down.

[toon10]

My cousin used to work for Mercedes and his company hack at the time was an E320 Avantguard. Probably the most comfortable car I've had the pleasure of being toured up and down the country in.

[harrykul]

gizlaroc said:

Another vote for the F10.

Standard springs, 18" wheels and proper tyres. Sublime.

Really?

I found that our f11 (Luxury spec, on 18s, on normal tyres) with was way behind that of my w124- good damping, but you felt every single thing on the road. Things that the 124 didn't transmit into the car at all.

[wickedtopspeed]

Kid is sitting in front of car, not reading/playing games etc.
Thank you very much for the suggestions so far

[kambites]

I think your problem is going to be that motion sickness is brought on by subtly different things in different people. You're going to need to get some proper long test drives wit him in the car to be certain.

[PositronicRay]

Alex_225 said:

I recall going in my uncle's Citroen Xantia back in the early 90s, had that air suspension set up
!

I don't think so.

[bigbob77]

I had a 2000 Volvo S60 2.4T on 17" wheels which always surprised me with how little roll it had. Felt flat even when I took bends too fast and also did a nice job of smoothing out bumps.

Just don't mistake that for "sporty" because it didn't feel fun at all! Very little suspension or steering feel - all very numb feeling.