Quote Originally Posted by sm2by View Post
I think your comparing it to the First Gen Fort, the 2nd Gen and the Latest model have a better ride, since they don't use Leaf-Springs, which the Everest still has...

And too add, Montero rides better than both
The first generation Fort is coil spring.

The first generation was very, very harsh. Toyota gave it springs stiff enough to take the weight without bothering to match them to shock absorbers that could control the springs.

The second generation was too loose... but still bouncy, as the shocks could not control body motions

This current one apparently fixes it... hopefully it's similar to the pre-facelift current Altis, where the springs are soft but the shocks have enough damper strength to control the body.

When people say car companies spend millions to develop suspensions... sure, they spend millions to make sure those suspensions are durable and fit within the space constraints... but few manufacturers actually spend time actively tuning the suspensions properly. There are not many engineers who have a good sense of proper suspension tuning... that's why you have cars and trucks that ride so horribly, but some manufacturers and manufacturer divisions manage to churn out perfectly tuned road cars (pre-facelift Focus, Fiesta Trend, Mazda CX9) while others constantly miss the mark.