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[CAHILL]

And we are led to belive active suspension on a road car is a new thing. Check out this 1980's top gear....

[KurtVerbose]

I remember that. Active suspension was also big in Formula 1 in the 80's, with Senna setting loads of pole times in a Lotus. I've no idea why it's not got further in production cars, especially as the expensive bits, accelerometers and computers, are now dirt cheap.

[CAHILL]

I never realised they used it in some of 80's F1 cars. I can remember the early 90's Williams having it. I agree, you would have thought it would be more widely used.

[KurtVerbose]

I stand corrected on the pole positions, that was the previous year on non-active suspension. Memory not good at my age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_99T

[CAHILL]

Thanks for the link, good read!!!! Always interested in this earer of F1.

[ghand]

Nice one, aways loved the shape of that car. Brain damage from solid suspension explains a lot best soften mine a bit

[Winstar]

I remember that. Active suspension was also big in Formula 1 in the 80's, with Senna setting loads of pole times in a Lotus. I've no idea why it's not got further in production cars, especially as the expensive bits, accelerometers and computers, are now dirt cheap.

That car was quitly rotting away round the back of the factory when I was there

Active suspension never caught on on road cars as people don't actially like not having the feeling of the car rolling as they corner

[LY_Scott]

I recall a mate driving his dad's Xantia Activa in the late nineties. Weird feeling. It still holds the record time for the "Moose Test" (The one where the A class merc rolled) ahead of 997 Porsches etc. Nuts.

[LY_Scott]

Citroën Xantia Activa V6 1999 Nej 85 Porsche 997 GT3 RS 2008 Nej 82 Porsche 997 Carrera 4S 2008 Nej 82 Porsche 996 GT2 2004 Nej 82 Porsche 997 GT2 2008 Nej 81.5 Porsche 997 Carrera S 2008 Nej 81 Opel Omega 2,2 (sportchassi) 2000 Nej 80 Ferrari Testarossa 1987 Nej 80 Chevrolet Corvette C6 2005 Nej 80 Audi R8 4,2 FSI 2008 Nej 80

Edited by LY_Scott, 26 February 2013 - 02:21 PM.

[JohnTurbo]

I tried to buy one years ago...but all for sale for months had suspension issues and i thiught better of it! Also its now a yoghurt!

[LY_Scott]

Haha

[CAHILL]

I remember that. Active suspension was also big in Formula 1 in the 80's, with Senna setting loads of pole times in a Lotus. I've no idea why it's not got further in production cars, especially as the expensive bits, accelerometers and computers, are now dirt cheap.

That car was quitly rotting away round the back of the factory when I was there

Active suspension never caught on on road cars as people don't actially like not having the feeling of the car rolling as they corner

Thats a bloody shame. You would have thought that they would preserve a car such as this.