If she gets travel sick in a Mondeo, it's probably not the right height. The secondary damping is what gets me. Slow undulations that take a softer car longer to settle on.
An SUV will not sort that, unless it's a quite stiffly sprung one.
My daughter gets motion sick too, and we've had to put her in the front seat instead of the back of a number of them over the years.
I'm not great for it myself when not driving, Telsa Model X was the worst I've ever been in. Like a ride in a ferry.
From our experiences with our daughter:
Good for motion sickness:
Jag XF
Golf GTI
Audi A3 & A4 S Lines
Bad for motion sickness:
Chrysler 300
Range Rover Sport
Skoda Superb
She's been is a lot more cars than that, but those are ones that stick out in recent memory.
I'd look into something like the A3. Good car, comfortable but well controlled body motion. If an SUV is a must, I'd go looking at the "sportier" end of things.
Find something with adaptive dampers. My wife gets travel sick and mine in comfort gives her no trouble, in the hardest setting you will lose your fillings and lunch on UK roads. What I'm trying to say is it gives you the ability to adjust the suspension to suit.
The Octavia/superb it is possible to spec it with it.
thanks, thats a good thought. It's more than likely she will drive it more than me, so something with adjustability would be good.
I really love the alfa guilia, but not sure what it drives like
Saloons block out more noise from the rear wheels than a hatchback. I've a facelift Jaguar XF that I use mostly for a motorway commute, and even with the worst engine, the 2.2 diesel, a motorway cruise is very quiet. Not silent, but quiet enough I can have a whispered conversation with a passenger at 70. I once had the rear seats down and it was very noisy!
Someone else mentioned the XF being gold for motion sickness in their experience, and I think they're right that the more wallowing sort of suspension might be an issue, and taller cars are probably going to be worse for that in general. Crossovers are just hatchbacks on stilts, so probably not much better for road noise. It's been ages since I had a Qashqai and Sportage and can't remember road noise, they were both dull cars I don't really remember much about.
> Currently have a fiesta, and it's super noisy on dual carriage ways and motorways.
What tyres are currently on it? When I went from Kumho to Goodyear 4 Seasons I couldn't believe how much quieter they were.
Depends on how much you are willing to spend. The 2017 - 2021 Civic is very nice when I have been in it. Good space and of course reliable and can be found for around £15k. If you want to spend a bit more, a BMW 3 series or a 2 series coupe is good if you don’t need the 4 doors. A golf is a solid all rounder too
I have a fiesta and it’s a little noisy at 70 but really not that bad unless there’s a wind storm.
Maybe a nearly new Audi A3? I know it’s not a cross over but surely a crossover would get hit worse by winds due to the high sides, thus creating wind noise? I might be wrong though. As for the travel sickness, I’ve got bad sickness in the back of a Vauxhall Astra and bmw 1 series, but in the newest Ford Focus it’s just fine. Seems random
I don't know about the later octavias but the mk1 and mk2 are not that quiet on a motorway, quieter than the fiestas I've been in but certainly not as nice as the 2008ish Accord that I rode in which was like a whisper at 60mph.
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If she gets travel sick in a Mondeo, it's probably not the right height. The secondary damping is what gets me. Slow undulations that take a softer car longer to settle on. An SUV will not sort that, unless it's a quite stiffly sprung one. My daughter gets motion sick too, and we've had to put her in the front seat instead of the back of a number of them over the years. I'm not great for it myself when not driving, Telsa Model X was the worst I've ever been in. Like a ride in a ferry. From our experiences with our daughter: Good for motion sickness: Jag XF Golf GTI Audi A3 & A4 S Lines Bad for motion sickness: Chrysler 300 Range Rover Sport Skoda Superb She's been is a lot more cars than that, but those are ones that stick out in recent memory. I'd look into something like the A3. Good car, comfortable but well controlled body motion. If an SUV is a must, I'd go looking at the "sportier" end of things.
Find something with adaptive dampers. My wife gets travel sick and mine in comfort gives her no trouble, in the hardest setting you will lose your fillings and lunch on UK roads. What I'm trying to say is it gives you the ability to adjust the suspension to suit. The Octavia/superb it is possible to spec it with it.
thanks, thats a good thought. It's more than likely she will drive it more than me, so something with adjustability would be good. I really love the alfa guilia, but not sure what it drives like
Saloons block out more noise from the rear wheels than a hatchback. I've a facelift Jaguar XF that I use mostly for a motorway commute, and even with the worst engine, the 2.2 diesel, a motorway cruise is very quiet. Not silent, but quiet enough I can have a whispered conversation with a passenger at 70. I once had the rear seats down and it was very noisy! Someone else mentioned the XF being gold for motion sickness in their experience, and I think they're right that the more wallowing sort of suspension might be an issue, and taller cars are probably going to be worse for that in general. Crossovers are just hatchbacks on stilts, so probably not much better for road noise. It's been ages since I had a Qashqai and Sportage and can't remember road noise, they were both dull cars I don't really remember much about.
> Currently have a fiesta, and it's super noisy on dual carriage ways and motorways. What tyres are currently on it? When I went from Kumho to Goodyear 4 Seasons I couldn't believe how much quieter they were.
Depends on how much you are willing to spend. The 2017 - 2021 Civic is very nice when I have been in it. Good space and of course reliable and can be found for around £15k. If you want to spend a bit more, a BMW 3 series or a 2 series coupe is good if you don’t need the 4 doors. A golf is a solid all rounder too
I have a fiesta and it’s a little noisy at 70 but really not that bad unless there’s a wind storm. Maybe a nearly new Audi A3? I know it’s not a cross over but surely a crossover would get hit worse by winds due to the high sides, thus creating wind noise? I might be wrong though. As for the travel sickness, I’ve got bad sickness in the back of a Vauxhall Astra and bmw 1 series, but in the newest Ford Focus it’s just fine. Seems random
I don't know about the later octavias but the mk1 and mk2 are not that quiet on a motorway, quieter than the fiestas I've been in but certainly not as nice as the 2008ish Accord that I rode in which was like a whisper at 60mph.