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      07-24-2012, 03:33 PM   #5
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And though the ride is generally compliant, thin 35-profile front tires on 20-inch wheels result in pothole-impact harshness that sends shudders all the way through your bones.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...ad-test-review


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LLike the other BMWs that use this suspension design, the Gran Coupe rides great at first but then whomps over moderate bumps with slightly too much harshness. All hell breaks loose when you hit the big stuff -- you'll get an impact so harsh you'll think something broke. One highway-speed bump bottomed out the front-right suspension so hard it canceled the cruise control, prompting a message on the instrument panel that the feature would again become available when suitable road conditions returned. For the record, that bump was something that a Mercedes CLS or an Audi A7 would have taken in stride. In fact, most economy cars wouldn't have been seriously bothered by it.

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...0i_gran_coupe/


Obviously it isn't a deal breaker, but it is something I've noticed in more reviews than with Mercedes' with bigger wheels.


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