ride quality
How bumps feel
Ride quality describes how comfortable a vehicle feels to passengers as it travels over surfaces.
Good ride quality means smooth absorption of bumps, minimal vibration, and stable handling: The luxury sedan is known for its exceptional ride quality.
Engineers balance ride quality against sportier, stiffer suspensions that sacrifice comfort for responsiveness.
The term appears most often in automotive reviews and discussions.
- shock absorbersDevices that reduce jolts
- leaf springsStacked metal suspension bands
- coil springsWound wire providing elasticity
- tire gripWheel-to-road friction
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
pothole damage · struts · acoustic insulation · vibration · shake · comfort · roll · jolt · smoothness · undulations · compliance · magic carpet · floating sensation · bounce · quiet · drivability · test drive · noise
- performanceballet, theatre, acting, circus, concert
- vehicle specstowing, wheelbase, hauling, fuel economy, acceleration
ride qualityhandling
Treatment or management
road feel · road holding · sportiness · acceleration · agility