Over the years I have written articles about different types of suspension and how it has evolved with hydro-pneumatic systems creating a smoother, more luxurious rides for limousines and high end saloons. A new type of suspension is currently under test: electro-hydro-pneumatic. ClearMotion, a US company that was spawned from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in … [Read more...]
Hydro Pneumatic Suspension
Hydro pneumatic suspensions have been available on cars for over 50 years. The concept was to provide a much smoother ride than was available from other forms of suspension. It was an engineer at Citroen in France who developed the original version back in the mid to late 1940s and it hit the showrooms on the Traction Avant model in 1954. The car was unique in its day having … [Read more...]