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I would like to know of mini-vans and SUVs that ride soft, cushy and disconnected from the road. I don't want to feel bumps and am content to corner slowly to enjoy my floaty ride. Can anyone suggest vehicles to look at?
I need a more upright seating position so sedans won't work. Specific trims will be helpful as I know they often have different tires or suspension elements that affect the ride.
Thanks!
One review says it has a rough, choppy ride and the tires show their limits over potholes and such. Doesn't sound like what I'm looking for.
From another review:
"2. It’s a Rough Rider Ride quality falls short of what you’d expect in a big luxury SUV. The Model X doesn’t isolate occupants from the road as well as many other luxury yachts, and the ride is busier. The wheels also feel less controlled over broken pavement, and the tires make noticeable impact noise. Part of that may be the lack of anything else noisy in this EV — but the optional 22-inch wheels and super-skinny tires on our test car certainly weren’t helping matters."
I should add I drive less than 5K miles per year and have no need to accelerate hard so the 0-60 time is irrelevant.
Don't know that you even need to go there.
My old Chevy Tahoe delivered what the OP wants without fancy air suspension or magnetic ride control.
MRC does give a great ride on a Cadillac XTS, even with 20" wheels.
I would like to know of mini-vans and SUVs that ride soft, cushy and disconnected from the road. I don't want to feel bumps and am content to corner slowly to enjoy my floaty ride. Can anyone suggest vehicles to look at?
I need a more upright seating position so sedans won't work. Specific trims will be helpful as I know they often have different tires or suspension elements that affect the ride.
Thanks!
You need to look for a crossover or van that has 65 or 70 series tires. That will give you a better ride. Unfortunately, that usually means you have to buy a base model crossover. And don't get AWD, the weight of the additional differential and halfshafts also affects the ride. I personally don't think a body on frame SUV rides that well. Have not ridden in a Cadillac but did ride in a Tahoe and Suburban and they rode stiffly.
These are good suggestions and alot of models of brands I'm not familiar with so the more specifics regarding the model name and trim line are appreciated so I can narrow my research. I tend to buy new and then keep the car for 20 years so am not current on the offerings.
I wasn't planning to spend more than $50K and am a little shocked that several of the suggestions are significantly more than that. But I do like the luxury and newer safety features along with a surround view or birds eye view camera option. Does this additional information help anyone zero in specific suggestions?
Unfortunately we have a steep driveway in Colorado so will probably need to have the AWD as that has always been helpful getting the vehicle up the driveway in the winter.
If you like the features you may want to get a Lexus, high end Toyota or Honda or an Acura and get some 17" wheels with 65 or 70 series tires. Sometimes the dealership will have takeoff wheels they can sell. You can do that on the Japanese crossovers because the brakes are often the same between lower level and higher level models.
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