I needed a mount to postion on the curved shaped dash of a Mondeo, for a passengers benifit and one which could be put away when not needed. This mount can be moulded to the shape of the dash and the silcon based pad underneath provides good addesion when the car is moving. I have tried it with sudden movements and cornering and it does not seem to want to move. Im happy with what does, a good buy. I have not compared this with other friction mounts, other than price, which it is competetitive.