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Old 08-21-2010, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Richard in NC View Post
I would guess it's not necessary, unless you go for 20's and want a smoother ride at times along with a sporty ride.
I have adaptive drive and 20s with spacers so it's pretty wide... yesterday on a road trip there was a winding road and the SUV ahead of me had to brake while I didn't, BUT I still felt body roll (not just G-forces but tilt - hey at least the sport-seat bolsters helped). Now mind you the SPORT button was off, but I believe adaptive drive is supposed to be always-on. I'm reading that it is merely for comfort if it's off (because my kids were sleeping and it was sort of bumpy)... not really sure if it helped that factor either. I'm just still really confused what the SPORT button really does even after 2.5 years owning it. Out of habit I always turn it off on bumpy roads but I cannot say there's an absolute difference... then there's this adaptive drive question.
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