Every vehicle has its own suspension system, a collection of springs, shocks, and bars that keep the vehicle level and keep the tires on the pavement at all times. Remove a vehicle's suspension, and ...

Formula One race cars may not have much in common with ordinary road cars, but they're still bound by the same laws of physics. That means like all cars, F1 cars need suspension to keep their wheels ...

Bose may be synonymous with home and vehicle audio systems, but did you know that the Framingham-based company developed one of the most intriguing active suspension designs of all time? It all ...

The most common coil-spring front suspension uses two control arms (also called A-arms because of their shape) per side, mounted to the frame, and a coil spring between them that exerts force on only ...

How Does an Adaptive Damping Suspension Work? Most adaptive damping suspension systems use electronically controlled valves within the damper. These valves use sensor data provided while the vehicle ...

The evolution of Pro Touring is an interesting one. It's gone from thinly disguised race cars that only young guys with healthy backs could endure on the street, to mega-dollar show cars that log most ...

Automotive explainers are a good way to not only get reacquainted with how things work, but to blow off a boring afternoon at work. Gathered here are some great explainers we found on how we get ...

Air suspension has transformed how luxury cars glide over broken pavement and uneven highways. Instead of relying only on traditional steel springs, these systems use adjustable air chambers to adapt ...

In Part One of this series on racecar dynamics we introduced a new way of looking at the vehicle's suspension systems. We learned that it is important to match the desires of both ends of the car in ...