Audi ride quality
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I've just spent the last two days as a passenger in an Audi A5 (3.0TDi quattro Sport) and i have to say the ride is an absolute joke.
Seriously how can it be this bad? I'm 26 and i know i shouldn't be bothered about this at my age but you couldn't have a conversation without my voice going up and down and my head bobbing about and crashing over bumps; especially with all the potholes these days.
I defy anybody to sit there as a passenger and put up with that ride...low speed, high speed, cornering, smooth roads, harsh roads..no matter what it was terrible. So disapointing on what was otherwise a decent car; plenty of shove, looks good and this one had plenty of equipment.
I'm sitting here with a bloody sore back
Seriously how can it be this bad? I'm 26 and i know i shouldn't be bothered about this at my age but you couldn't have a conversation without my voice going up and down and my head bobbing about and crashing over bumps; especially with all the potholes these days.
I defy anybody to sit there as a passenger and put up with that ride...low speed, high speed, cornering, smooth roads, harsh roads..no matter what it was terrible. So disapointing on what was otherwise a decent car; plenty of shove, looks good and this one had plenty of equipment.
I'm sitting here with a bloody sore back
"S-Line" setups seem to be very harsh, much like the BMW M-Sport settings. I've no doubt on a smooth road or track they are great, and the big wheels/low profile tyres look snazzy, but round town they are much too harsh I think. SE settings might be more appropriate for UK roads, and probably just as fast (or faster) across country.
kambites said:
I don't think Audi are much worse than other manufacturers. Most modern "sporty" cars are pretty poor though, especially German ones.
You are quite right when it comes to the Germans.. However, if you want to experience a different level of ride comfort, try a Jaguar XF.pp
Only Audi I felt comfortable in was on a German Autobahn, where the rock-hard suspension makes sense.
In this country I really am amazed as to why so many people go for hard suspension and low-profile tyres. The sports and luxury cars designed around British roads - think Lotus and Jaguar - never ride firmly, but use higher sidewalls and longer-travel suspension than their competitors to produce a brilliant ride/handling balance.
They're designed around British roads, which are bumpy and twisty. German cars are generally designed around plate-glass-smooth autobahns and make the most sense there, in the same way that American cars are designed around long, straight roads where petrol is cheap and corners are few.
In this country I really am amazed as to why so many people go for hard suspension and low-profile tyres. The sports and luxury cars designed around British roads - think Lotus and Jaguar - never ride firmly, but use higher sidewalls and longer-travel suspension than their competitors to produce a brilliant ride/handling balance.
They're designed around British roads, which are bumpy and twisty. German cars are generally designed around plate-glass-smooth autobahns and make the most sense there, in the same way that American cars are designed around long, straight roads where petrol is cheap and corners are few.
Wow what a surprise I have only ever bought one new car and that was in 1986 but before we chose one we tried an Audi 80 GT and it was terrible with horrendous understeer and a crashing ride!
So nothing has changed then LOL.
But do you actually need a decent ride to pull out in front of people and carve them up? or perhaps that is why Audis come straight at you on your side of the road........they are busy fighting to control it!
So nothing has changed then LOL.
But do you actually need a decent ride to pull out in front of people and carve them up? or perhaps that is why Audis come straight at you on your side of the road........they are busy fighting to control it!
Twincam16 said:
In this country I really am amazed as to why so many people go for hard suspension and low-profile tyres.
Because to get a car with a decent engine, or decent interior spec, you're stuck with the blingy wheels and rubberband tyres.Gone are the days of a V6 LX. Comfortable suspension, big tyres go hand in hand with the sub-100hp engines and no spec.
HellDiver said:
Because to get a car with a decent engine, or decent interior spec, you're stuck with the blingy wheels and rubberband tyres.
Gone are the days of a V6 LX. Comfortable suspension, big tyres go hand in hand with the sub-100hp engines and no spec.
Can you really not specify the wheels and suspension separately of the engine on modern cars? Gone are the days of a V6 LX. Comfortable suspension, big tyres go hand in hand with the sub-100hp engines and no spec.
On "premium" brands you can, it seems. The cars most people buy (GM/Ford/Frenchtat) you're stuck with the small engines on the small wheeled cars.
Take a Vauxhall Astra - 16" wheels are on the lower models with the 1.4 petrol and 1.3CDTi engines, neither of which I'd wish on my worst enemy.
Take a Vauxhall Astra - 16" wheels are on the lower models with the 1.4 petrol and 1.3CDTi engines, neither of which I'd wish on my worst enemy.
HellDiver said:
Twincam16 said:
In this country I really am amazed as to why so many people go for hard suspension and low-profile tyres.
Because to get a car with a decent engine, or decent interior spec, you're stuck with the blingy wheels and rubberband tyres.Gone are the days of a V6 LX. Comfortable suspension, big tyres go hand in hand with the sub-100hp engines and no spec.
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