Citroen XM Forum

Suspension that adapts according to the road surface, what will they think of next?

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Joking aside though, the camera pre-scan thing to predict what surfaces are coming up is interesting and that kind of thing would have been the natural evolution of Hydractive / Activa IMO, if it wasn't being binned...

Ciarán

Yes, it probably would have been. Wonder what gubbins actually drives/powers this suspension - fluid, gas or mechanical?

Finally Merc joins the modern world!!! Where have I heard ' Magic Carpet ride' before... hmmmmmm.......

Good fun, too, if the cameras 'see' an obstacle/undulation that isn't actually there (think about it...).
Need to keep the 3D pavement artists well clear.
Shouldn't mock, though.

It's very clever, almost too clever.... I would love to try it. I bet it makes speed humps a thing of the past!

Tell you what I can't stop laughing at this

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I love the Jaguar comic response too!

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That's a cracker

Love it. Fantastic Jaguar..nice one!!

White Exec wrote:Yes, it probably would have been. Wonder what gubbins actually drives/powers this suspension - fluid, gas or mechanical?

It is a oleopneumatic setup, not dissimilar to the C6, but adjusts each corner height depending on the road surface.


Mercedes have been a long term user of Hydropneumatic suspension.