Using a magnetic fluid and an electromagnetic charge, the Magnetic Ride Control monitors your driving and adjusts shock stiffness in mere milliseconds.

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Our tester also came with an adjustable height suspension and an Adaptive Dynamics System that governs the stiffness of the dampers on a real-time basis to optimize body and ride control according to driving conditions and the terrain.

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In late 2006, I was buoyed to see the Democrats ride a populist electoral wave to control of both House and Senate.

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Finally, ride out brouhahas over which you have no control.

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Johnson kept his at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas and, according to the U.S. Park Service that continues to maintain the property, loved to spook visitors by taking them for a ride in the Amphicar and pretending to lose control of the vehicle, veering off precipitously into a lake on the premises.

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More sophisticated suspension systems mean that big vehicles can maintain a firm sense of control in hard turns without needing to have a punishing ride.

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The ride is smooth and even with enough road feel to maintain a sense of real control.

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