New audi suspension!

[Ab_Fab]

AUDI ANNOUNCES NEW SUSPENSION

Fresh from developing the independent rear suspension on the new A3 and clever air suspension on its A8, Audi has announced a brand new system for making the ride on its cars even worse. Dubbed Keine Aufhängung, or 'No Suspension', the latest innovation relies on a complex series of linkages, springs and hydraulic actuators being left off the car. As a result the wheels are bolted directly to the body, giving the taut handling and unbearably stiff ride for which modern Audis are famed. 'We had achieved good results for improving handling,' revealed one Ingolstadt source. 'But we were really struggling to make the ride even harsher. Then someone suggested just taking all the suspension off and chucking it away.'
Audi's Keine Aufhängung, to be launched on the A4 next year, is expected to be popular in Germany, where roads are very smooth, and Britain, where people think if a car pushes your spine out through the top of your head, it must be 'sporty'.

P.S. Sorry, I know this is quite far off-topic but thought it was so good that I could resist!

Cheers
Neil

[coastal]

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[Willy]

I just read a short test of the new A3 by a Belgian magazine (AutoGids). I always find them to be quite in favor of german cars, but this time they mentioned that the suspension was "jumpy".
I have the impression that a lot of cars have stiffer (spartan) suspension these days.
Al the more fun to drive a car with decent comfort, I don't want the so called sporty suspension (and low profile tires).
Willy