How to soften ride of 2010 CL200 Coupe

[Jack Whalley]

Just came across this article.
(abridged version)....

Faults:

Harsh ride
Uncomfortable driver's seat
Restricted rear vision
Vinyl upholstery
Useless spare

Summary:

The harsh, uncomfortable ride is at odds with the overall intent of the car..,
It's the sort of ride you would expect from a pure performance sports car, but the CLC
is as far from that genre as a Corolla.
The CLC would be a vastly improved car if Mercedes dropped the sports pretence
and instead fitted suspension and tyres that moved the ride handling compromise
a long way towards the former C Class Coupe... by Mercedes standards, it's actually gone backwards compared with its predecessor.
Test by Bill McKinnon, NRMA (Nation Roads & Motorists Association)

 

[television]

Why not have the springs changed JacK or possible the shock,, it could transform the ride

 

[SheriffJW]

I have the CLC220 sport and I wouldnt recommend the lower tyre inflation. ( Not unless you want to pay for new tyres in the near future)

I went to MB about my ride and was told to expect a hard ride with the sports setup.

My concern with the car is the handling

 

[Jack Whalley]

Mercedes CLC 200 Evolution Coupe 2010

Just came across this article.
(abridged version)....

Faults:

Harsh ride
Uncomfortable driver's seat
Restricted rear vision
Vinyl upholstery
Useless spare

Summary:

The harsh, uncomfortable ride is at odds with the overall intent of the car..,
It's the sort of ride you would expect from a pure performance sports car, but the CLC
is as far from that genre as a Corolla.
The CLC would be a vastly improved car if Mercedes dropped the sports pretence
and instead fitted suspension and tyres that moved the ride handling compromise
a long way towards the former C Class Coupe... by Mercedes standards, it's actually gone backwards compared with its predecessor.
Test by Bill McKinnon, NRMA (National Roads & Motorists Association)

 

[Jack Whalley]

The car is actually called a CLC Sport Coupe and yours has the handling Evolution package.

I can't understand why you bought this model car if you didn't want a car with a sporty ride, when it's specifically designed to give just that.

Mercedes CLC 200 Evolution Coupe 2010

Just came across this article.
(abridged version)....

Faults:

Harsh ride
Uncomfortable driver's seat
Restricted rear vision
Vinyl upholstery
Useless spare

Summary:

The harsh, uncomfortable ride is at odds with the overall intent of the car..,
It's the sort of ride you would expect from a pure performance sports car, but the CLC
is as far from that genre as a Corolla.
The CLC would be a vastly improved car if Mercedes dropped the sports pretence
and instead fitted suspension and tyres that moved the ride handling compromise
a long way towards the former C Class Coupe... by Mercedes standards, it's actually gone backwards compared with its predecessor.
Test by Bill McKinnon, NRMA (National Roads & Motorists Association)

 

[grober]

There is huge misconception about very stiff springing/shocks yielding better road holding. While this may be true on "billiard table" smooth race tracks a more compliant suspension may keep the tyres in better contact with the road surface than one that bounces the entire car- and its centre of mass up and down. Its the same for very wide low aspect ratio tyres- unless you are driving the car to its limits on a dry track the trade off against ride comfort and accidental tyrewall and rim damage is pretty one sided and expensive too.

 

[Jack Whalley]

RESPONSE FROM MERCEDES?
The suspension on the new Mercedes CLC is based on tried-and-trusted technology. The front axle is a three-link suspension design with aluminium torque struts and McPherson spring struts offering outstanding precise wheel location and a high level of ride comfort. The standard-fit anti-roll bar is attached to the spring struts by means of a linkage. Rebound buffer springs on the front shock absorbers boost the effect of the stabiliser during dynamic cornering, thus improving the Sports Coupe's agile handling.
Springing and damping on the multi-link independent-suspension rear axle is provided by coil springs and single-tube gas-filled shock absorbers with large rubber bearings. Here too, the anti-roll bars improve handling stability. The front suspension remains a three-link strut system with coil springs and an anti-roll bar, while the rear-end has a multi-link design, again with coils and anti-roll bar.

Mercedes also told me that " RIDE COMFORT" is subjective???

ANY THOUGHTS ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE " HIGH LEVEL OF RIDE COMFORT" THAT MERCEDES CLAIM???

 

[whitenemesis]

And MB are correct Ride Comfort is subjective, very subjective.

 

[Frontstep]

Most of the comments I hear about wheel and tyre choices are made for aesthetic reasons,
most new cars ride reasonably its when they get a few miles under their belts that the cars and their owners honeymoon period ends.

 

[SheriffJW]

Tell me about it.

Had mine a year now and have become very disillusioned with the car.

Poor all round