Noise, suspensions, driving position: our most comfortable compact analysis of the moment

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What is the most comfortable and silent car ?

Lexus nx. On Honestjohn.co.UK (site affiliated with Heycar), the Lexus NX obtained the best score in terms of comfort in the satisfaction index, that is 9.3/10, thanks to its silent hybrid motorcycle group, but also its comfortable scope.

What is the best soundproofed car ?

Thus, without surprise, the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Bentley Muslanne are among the quietest models on the market. Nevertheless, the title of large champion here belongs to a much less expensive car than the latter, namely the Mercedes-Benz Class S.

What most comfortable car brand ?

What is the most comfortable car in 2021 ? It is an understatement to say that the most comfortable car is not accessible to all budgets. For the writing of Vivacar, it is indeed the Bentley Bentayga whose price is around 200,000 euros.

What is the most comfortable car in 2022 ?

1 – Citroën C5 x

To succeed both the Citröen C5 and C6, the French manufacturer puts on a car that is both sedan, station wagon and suv: the Citroën C5 x. Go to the fall to discover on our roads the new flagship of the brand aux chevrons. On the menu: very great comfort and record capacity.

What is the car brand in the suspension is the most flexible ?

In this category, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry offer the most comfortable suspensions and the best soundproofing of the passenger compartment.

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What a car when you have back pain ?

MONOSPACES are generally the models with the best access. Our favorite, the Volkswagen Touran, is based on the same platform as the tailgate golf course, but it measures 17 cm more and the driver’s seat is 10 cm higher, which greatly facilitates access.

What a car for a 70 -year -old ?

It is undoubtedly the Peugeot 108 (access price to 12,500 euros) which is the highly appreciated elderly car for the market. The Lion brand vehicle is particularly secure, because equipped with a reversing camera, a speed limiter, but also a sloping start -up system.

What is the car that has the best suspension ?

It is certain that if we talk about comfort, Rolls-Royce wins the Channel with the Phantom and for performances, Lamborghini is one step ahead of everyone. In the vans segment, RAM 1500 is the comfort champion and for cars for the general public, the Mazda 3 is at the top.

What is the most comfortable SUV ?

Among the SUVs integrating the Top 10, the Peugeot 3008 and the Renault Captur stand out from the lot in terms of comfort. Compared to the other vehicles in the ranking, these two SUVs display a much higher level of comfort, even if the title of the most comfortable SUV returns to the Renault Captur.

What is the quietest SUV ?

Citroën C5 Aircross test: comfortable and spacious, a great success to come ? In town and at low speed, we also preferred the essence version of this Citroën C5 Aircross. Especially thanks to the silence of its engine, in fact.

What is the most comfortable compact car ?

Top 8: Citroën C4 Puretech 130 hp, the most comfortable compact sedan.

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Noise, suspensions, driving position: our most comfortable compact analysis of the moment

If a car is chosen above all because of its style, other criteria obviously come into play during the purchase. Among which the comfort, which the AM has decided to analyze from all these angles. All to determine what are the most comfortable compacts of the moment. follow the leader.

Whether new or used, there are dozens of criteria for choosing a car. And if the design is certainly essential, it remains completely subjective. Comfort, on the other hand, is measured and is no less essential when purchasing. If you tolerate more or less to be “shaken” aboard a sportswoman – although firmness is not a guarantee of efficiency … -, We accept it much less from an everyday car whose missions are as well to take you to work as to go on vacation with the family in summer. However, the items that form comfort are themselves quite varied and it is not always easy to measure them during a test in concession of about thirty minutes or a house pâté in the company of the individual/ seller. This time or these tools you are missing, the AM uses it, in order to highlight the good and the less good students. Here is, in compacts, the most comfortable models of the moment.

A dominant German at the top of the ranking

To establish this hierarchy, we focused on 3 items. The noise, which we measure using a soundometer placed at the front of the car, but also the driving position and finally the comfort provided by the damping. For each of these three categories, we have therefore noted out of 20 the vast majority of compacts currently on sale on the market, at least those to whom we give at least the average … We only deliver you the 5 best of the 3 categories. According to the one who counts the most for you, this is something to get an idea for your purchase, the final classification being him, the average of the notes without any particular coefficient.

At the top of this ranking, two cousins ​​share the crown, with an average of 16.7/20. If the Seat Leon and VW Golf 8 are open to openings in many aspects (ergonomics, quality of materials. ), it is necessary to recognize them a beautiful homogeneity on the comfort, which is explained by a rather successful damping despite a slight firmness specific to their German genes, an undeniable rolling silence and excellent driving positions. The DS 4 rises on the third step of the podium, excellent especially in the field of silence on board. Audi A3 and Citroën C4 close this overall top-5, with very respectable averages despite very different genres.

The final classification

• 1st: Seat Leon: 16.7/20
• 1st ex aequo: VW Golf: 16.7/20
• 3rd: DS 4: 16/20
• 4th: 15.8/20
• 4th ex aequo: 15.8/20

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Compact cars offering the best driving position in 2022

Vehicle	Posture note	Remarks
Volkswagen Golf vehicle	Posture note 18/20	Notes faithful to its reputation, the Golf offers an ideal driving position. Lots of settings and good support.
Seat Leon vehicle	Posture note 18/20	Notes like its cousin golf, the SEAT welcomes its occupants perfectly, whatever their size.
Audi A3 vehicle	Posture note 18/20	Remarks Third thief of “The VW team”, the Audi A3 offers better lateral support but firmer foams.
Mercedes class A vehicle	Note Posture 17/20	Notes a little less adjustment amplitude than in leaders and seats at least good support.
Mazda 3 vehicle	Posture 16/20 note	Remarks La Mazda 3 offers a rather pleasant low driving position, but not enough adjustments.
BMW 1 Series vehicle	Posture 15/20 note	Note much less sporty and pleasant than before, the driving position of series 1 remains correct.
DS 4 vehicle	Posture 15/20 note	NOTES HAPPING TRAINING OF SEAGS but lacks amplitude in the settings, especially to drive low.
Toyota Corolla vehicle	Posture note 14/20	Notes as often in Japanese, the foundations are a bit short and the settings lack amplitude.
Renault Mégane vehicle	Posture note 14/20	Notes The steering wheel installation gives satisfaction, but lack of amplitude of settings for large.
Citroën C4 vehicle	Posture 12/20 note	Very soft seats, but sitting too straight. In addition, access to board requires to lift your feet.

Compact cars offering the best suspensions in 2022

Vehicles	Suspension note	Remarks
Citroën C4 vehicles	Suspension note 18/20	NOTES Great debatements and hydraulic stops give a unique fluff. There are some trepidations in town.
Toyota Corolla vehicles	Suspension note 18/20	Priority remarks to comfort more than efficiency. What to wear your passengers gently at all looks.
Peugeot 308 vehicles	16/20 suspension note	Notes This 308 is more comfortable and a little less dynamic than before. Driving fans lose it, but the family wins.
VW Golf vehicles	16/20 suspension note	Notes This Volkswagen remains soft. From 150 hp, she enjoys a more filtering multi -bodies. Recommended controlled damping.
Seat Leon vehicles	15/20 suspension note	Notes The suspensions are quite progressive here. Multibras rear axle from 150 hp which avoid some trepidations.
DS 4 vehicles	15/20 suspension note	Notes of large wheels which treve on the fittings, somewhat flexible springs and stiff anti -roll bars.
Mégane vehicles	15/20 suspension note	Remarks at low speeds, the rear axle is a little dry on the fittings. But on the road, the Renault absorbs everything with ease.
Audi A3 vehicles	13/20 suspension note	Farm commented remarks, the A3 poorly tolerates sport chassis and large wheels. Treat yourself to the piloted damping.
BMW 1 Series vehicles	12/20 suspension note	Notes you have to forget large wheels and sport chassis. Trepidations at the low speeds and too much softness from the back on the road.
Mazda 3 vehicles	Suspension note 11/20	Flexible springs but damping hectic on the faults of the road. 18 -inch wheels do not help.

The least noisy compact cars in 2022

NB: For noise measurements, we have retained the figures from the Middle power petrol versions. Are listed in the table the results with three different speeds, the classification being made on the average of the 3 measurements. Understand that if the DS 4 is as silent as a C4 or a Mazda 3 to 110 and 130 km/h, it outperforms at 90 km/h. Conversely, the series 1, not very noisy at 90 km/h, becomes particularly at 130 km/h, which explains its less good position. Finally, to read read this table, remember that the perceived noise doubles every 3 dba.

Vehicle	Noise measured at 90 km/h	Noise measured at 110 km/h	Noise measured at 130 km/h
DS 4 PureTech 130 Eat8 vehicle	Noise measured at 90 km/h 62 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 65 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
Citroën C4 Puretech 130 Méca vehicle	Noise measured at 90 km/h 63 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 65 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
Mazda vehicle 3 2.0 122 hc meca	Noise measured at 90 km/h 64 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 66 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
Peugeot 308 PureTech 130 Eat8 vehicle	Noise measured at 90 km/h 64 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 66 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
SEAT LEON 1 vehicle.5 ETSI 150 DSG7	Noise measured at 90 km/h 64 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 66 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
Audi A3 vehicle 35 TFSI 150 s Tronic 7	Noise measured at 90 km/h 65 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 66 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
Volkswagen Golf 1 vehicle.5 ETSI 150 DSG7	Noise measured at 90 km/h 65 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 67 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 68 DBA
BMW vehicle 1 118i DKG7	Noise measured at 90 km/h 69 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 66 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 69 DBA
Mercedes class A 180 7G-DCT vehicle	Noise measured at 90 km/h 69 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 67 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 69 DBA
Renault Mégane 1 vehicle.0 TCE 115 Méca	Noise measured at 90 km/h 69 DBA	Noise measured at 110 km/h 67 DBA	Noise measured at 130 km/h 69 DBA

What are the most comfortable cars (2023) ?

Performance and safety are not the only criteria of choice when purchasing a vehicle. Driver’s comfort, but also passengers is to be taken into consideration. Here is a non -exhaustive list of the most comfortable cars on the market.

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Discover our top 10 most comfortable cars

In order to establish this ranking, we based ourselves on these different criteria:

What is the most comfortable car ?

It is an understatement to say that the most comfortable car is not accessible to all budgets. For the writing of Vivacar, it is indeed the Bentley Bentayga whose price is around 200,000 euros. It is expensive, of course, but at this price you have everything that is best for the comfort of both the happy driver, but also – and above all – passengers.

On board this dream car, everything is designed so that each trip becomes a unique experience, an unforgettable journey, in a cathedral silence. The suspension is of course with small onions: the road seems so soft.

The soft leather ventilated seats invite passengers to be pampered by one of the six massage programs or watching their favorite series on the 10.9 -inch touch -up multimedia screen, unless they prefer to listen to good Music on the Naim hi-fi via the twenty speakers … In short, if you have big means, you will not find better in terms of comfort and driving pleasure.

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Which car to choose for fragile backs ?

For Those who suffer from the back, First advice: Avoid sports cars ! They have very firm suspensions and above all, they are not very accessible: if you have to bend in four to put you in driving position, it is not ideal.

Consequently, considering the three important criteria to take into account in the event of back pain are:

• suspensions,
• accessibility,
• the seats

It is rather on the side of high cars perched, and therefore SUVs, that you will have to turn. The car that perfectly combines these two criteria is the Volvo XC40.

What is the most comfortable car for long journeys ?

There The most comfortable car for long journeys is none other than the Citroën C5 Aircross. Comfort is a tradition at Citroën. We remember the hydro pneumatic suspension, specialty of the brand with rafters for years. Today, this system has been replaced by hydraulic stop shock absorbers, as effective in terms of road behavior.

The C5 Aircross is of course equipped with it. You add “Advanced Comfort” seats, both firm and soft, a space in the passenger compartment worthy of a minivan, with in particular a rear bench composed of three independent seats, and you get a formidable machine to swallow the kilometers Both on highway or more cooked roads.

What is the city car with the most comfort ?

A comfortable city car must be easily handy to allow fluid traffic in full traffic, and small enough to be able to park easily. In parallel, it must have an interior space spacious enough to offer five real seats.

Citroën C3 is the city car that best meets these criteria. The steering is easily handy and the driving place is enhanced to make driving even more pleasant.

The most comfortable family cars

In general, family cars, designed for large families, are much more spacious than a city car and therefore, much more comfortable, by definition. However, not all models are created. The proof, the Renault Espace offers excellent comfort thanks to its generous equipment: automatic air conditioning, driver and steering wheel adjustable height. The driver’s seat has a “massage” memory and function which should relieve the driver’s back, especially during long journeys.

The Peugeot 5008 also offers a height adjustable driver’s seat. For those who appreciate German cars, the Volkswagen Touran has the same comfort as the Renault Espace or the Peugeot 5008.

The 3 most comfortable road cars

Crossovers and other SUVs are very successful with 4 × 4 lovers who appreciate their great sportiness. But their strong point can also become their main drawback. Indeed, some manufacturers bet more on the sporting side, at detriment of the real comfort of the vehicle.

1 – The Volvo XC90

In this category, the vehicle that best combines sportiness and comfort is the Volvo XC90. This 4 × 4 7 -seater offers Very comfortable individual places. As for the seats at the rear, more precisely in the third row, they are spacious enough to be able to accommodate large people.

2 – The Mercedes GLB class

The Mercedes GLB class also enters the Comfortable and efficient 4 × 4 vehicle category. In addition to its ability to browse any type of land, this luxurious vehicle offers a very spacious leather interior compared to the average of 4 × 4. It also has a large chest.

3 – The Nissan Qashqai

The Nissan Qashqai 3 is another comfortable and spacious 4 × 4 model, both in terms of the interior and trunk. Although the third row seats are much tighter and cannot accommodate adults, they are spacious enough to comfortably sit children.

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What are the most flexible cars ?

The most comfortable cars are those that offer a good balance between performance and comfort. New technologies such as electronic control suspensions and driving dynamics management systems (ESP) can help improve driving comfort.

Some cars are also equipped with heated seats, electrical adjustment and high -quality audio systems that can help create a more comfortable driving experience.

What equipment can improve the comfort of a car ?

To improve the comfort of a car, several equipment can be installed, such as electric seats with lumbar adjustment, a navigation system with touch screen, automatic air conditioning, a high-fidelity system and tinted windows.

This equipment offers better ergonomics and better acoustics inside the car.

What a car to make a long road ?

If you are looking for a comfortable car for long journeys, you will have to take into account several criteria. Cars with a good suspension system, a seat and a well -padded steering wheel, as well as a good air conditioning and heating system are the most comfortable. In addition, the sound level inside must be reduced to a minimum.

The BMW 8 Series, the Mercedes-Benz Class E and the Volvo V90 are today the most suitable vehicles in their respective categories to make long journeys.

Anne-Charlotte Laugier

Anne-Charlotte Laugier, journalist, blogger and novelist (Ramsay).