Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difference between adaptive and active dampers is akin to a robot gaining sentience. Whereas an adaptive system can only ...

While the world debates the appropriateness of famed race team and sports car purveyor Ferrari’s introduction of a crossover SUV model with the Purosangue (“pure blood”), engineers can marvel at the ...

Porsche Active Ride uses an electric hydraulic pump on all four active dampers, enabling them to adapt up to 13 times per second. It’s available on hybrid Panameras and most dual-motor Taycans. Active ...

Active suspension is the be-all, end-all for vehicle dynamics. The ability to decouple ride from handling entirely and have total control over body motions is the dream of engineers, but until now, no ...

Suspension systems are sort of like rocket science. It all sounds simple when it comes to the theory, but actually making it happen is a whole different ballgame. Multimatic has been trying to make ...

If Formula1 racers are thoroughbreds that need to pampered and cosseted, then armored combat vehicles are warhorses that need to stand up to the worst of the worst. That makes it a surprise when BAE ...

Semi-active dampers were conceived in early 1970s as controllable devices with time-variable dissipative properties. Since then these devices were closely studied, developed and applied.

The trouble with setting up the suspension on a motorcycle is that you're constantly compromising. If you want a nice firm ride that's suitable for hard cornering on fast, smooth roads, you're ...