I've driven a 20 inch wheel non-Design R D5 and felt the body roll was fine given the size of the car. Also driven an 18 inch wheeled D5 - it wasn't back to back but I could def feel more of the holes in the road on the 20 inch wheeled car than I'd like to.
Both were 5 gear autos and seemed ok....but not as good as the modern Honda CRV I tried earlier that day.
Not tried a D4 8 speed auto (which I prob should given that's the one I want)....or an R Design - though have sat in one and def prefer the seats in all leather.
I drive a Merc CLK now with the sports suspension option and quite worn bushes on 18inch lowish profile tyres and it's horrible on bad surfaces. If you hit a speed bump or pothole a bit too fast you wonder if you've broken something.
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