Comfortable EV

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I am sure the extra weight has something to do with this but even SUV type EV's - which you would expect to have softer suspension - still feel quite firm and I find myself being bounced around over the same roads that my old Volvo and Citroens glided in comparison. I've tested about 10 different EV's and probably the EX30 and the e-C4 were the ones that didn't make me feel that my fillings would fall out, but still light years away from the comfort drives I enjoyed with the older cars.
Unfortunately there is no EV with hydropneumatic suspension, so is the only option an EV with adaptive suspension? Who would have though that the French build their cars with our roads in their mind :0
 
SUVs typically have worse comfort levels due to high CofG, without trick suspension.

I would expect BMW i7 etc to have good suspension, although of course on the high end of pricing
Never came across a BMW with soft suspension. Would have thought that SUVs by having higher profile tyres and suspension that has more "room" to absorb bumps would be more comfortable.
 
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