I believe that when you choose and buy a car, you often talk about one word, that is comfort. But how to determine whether a car is really comfortable?
In fact, we should start from six aspects to determine whether a car is comfortable, namely seats, suspension, rims/tyres, power system (engine and gearbox), interior space, and silent effect. Next, the editor will tell you about these six aspects.
1. Seat
is the most direct contact between users, and it is also the part with the longest contact time and the widest contact area. The comfort of the seat directly affects the user's driving experience. Therefore, the seats were discussed first.
So how to evaluate the comfort of the seat? There are three main points:
First, the thickness and softness of the seat; second, the length of the seat. If the seat length is too short, it will affect long-distance riding; third, the seat wrapping ability is the seat. The seat has stronger support and reduces the amplitude of body shaking.
In addition, there are many seats that provide ventilation/heating, and even massage functions. These configurations have improved the comfort of the seat to a certain extent.
2. Suspension
It should be noted that due to different positioning of the models, different types of models have different suspension adjustment methods. Among them, the suspension of the model that focuses on sports is relatively harder; while the suspension of the model that focuses on comfort is softer. Of course, from the perspective of comfort, a softer suspension is conducive to absorbing more vibration and bringing a smoother ride.
From the perspective of suspension, some models use rear torsion beam type non-independent suspension . When the wheels on both sides of the rear axle are subjected to different forces, it will cause certain interference to the opposite wheels, causing vibration to be transmitted to the inside of the cockpit. For example, when the wheels on one side pass through the speed bump, the passengers on the other side also feel the bump. This can be avoided for models that use more advanced rear multi-link independent suspension. In addition, on some more advanced models, they are often equipped with air suspension, which has significantly improved comfort.
3. Rings/Tyres
Tires are the only place where the whole vehicle has direct contact with the ground. Therefore, the special effects of the tires directly affect the comfort of the vehicle. The comfortable and silent tire will be more comfortable in terms of tread shape and material selection, and a series of silence cabins are added to the tread to reduce road noise.
In addition, the size and width of the tire will also affect the comfort of the entire vehicle to a certain extent. Therefore, for car owners who pursue comfort, they can choose a set of silent comfort tires.
4. Power system (engine and gearbox)
Generally speaking, the impact of the power system on comfort is divided into two parts, the engine and the gearbox. In the engine part of
, generally speaking, the vibration of engine with a large number of cylinders will be smaller, and the vibration and noise transmitted to the car will be smaller. Due to its innate structure, the three-cylinder engine has serious jitter. It is necessary to offset the vibration by adding the balance shaft or using an eccentric flywheel. At the same time, more costs are required to be invested in engine suspension.
In addition, the gearbox also has a certain relationship with comfort. Generally speaking, the power output is smoother and the vehicle will be more comfortable. For example, the CVT gearbox and the AT gearbox often take into account smoothness, so it has better comfort than the dual-clutch gearbox that focuses more on sportiness.
5. Interior space
Interior space, we generally compare it from the three aspects of horizontal (length), vertical (width) and height. In addition, the interior space is often related to the seat layout, chassis structure and body design. For example, Honda transferred the fuel tank of some models from the conventional rear seat to the bottom of the front seat, thus making a certain amount of space.
For passengers, when inspecting the front row space, they usually focus on their head space and width. For rear passengers, in addition to head space and width, leg space must also be considered.
In addition, some models currently adopt a sloping back styling design, so the head space of the rear passengers will be squeezed to a certain extent; at the same time, some models have also contracted the rear windows from the B-pillar to the C-pillar, resulting in smaller window openings, causing customers to run motion sickness and affecting their riding experience.
6. Silence effect
In addition to more comfortable seats and wider space, there is another thing that affects the user's driving experience, which is the silent effect. And how is the silent effect of a car? You can feel the noise level of these four aspects of the vehicle: engine, body structure, tires, and airflow (air) around the vehicle body.
. For cars, it will generally directly affect the sound insulation effect of the car. In addition to shock absorption, it is sound insulation material .
