The driver can modify the ride height at each axle and can select from four
different damper settings.
An M - specific version of the Variable Damper Control system is fitted, the Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus modes selectable at the press of a button activating
different damper settings.
All of them can be operated from the cabin via the Brabus Touch Control Panel that also adjusts the suspension's four
different damper settings (Comfort, Sport, Off - Road, and Individual).
Not exact matches
The LP580 - 2 benefits from retuned springs,
dampers and anti-roll bars, a revised steering
set - up that's said to provide more direct feedback and the weight distribution is slightly
different at 40:60 rather than 42:58 as with the four - wheel drive car.
If you, or perhaps your driver, want a more spirited drive, Rolls - Royce offers the Dynamic Driving Package, which includes
different front and rear struts, adjusted
damper settings, and a tweaked steering system that, according to Rolls, increases the car's cornering ability and delivers «enhanced feedback» to the driver.
Even the chassis
setting, the spring rates and
dampers are identical across the range; however, the new trim levels offer distinctly
different personalities.
Chassis upgrades include Koni
dampers, Eibach sprints front and rear and matt black 17in alloy wheels,
set off by seven
different exterior finish options, Abarth side stripes and black mirror covers.
To take full advantage of its extremely rigid platform, the Rapide features Adaptive Damping System (ADS) first seen on the DBS which uses two separate valves to
set the
dampers to five
different positions, allowing instant adjustment of the car's ride and handling characteristics.
The adaptive
damper concept is automatically adjusted to
different driving modes through ANIMA, or can be fully customized by the driver via the EGO mode, choosing the required rigidity for a very comfortable ride to an extremely sporty, aggressive
setting dependent on driving style and road conditions.
It uses two separate valves to
set the
dampers to five
different positions, allowing instant adjustment of the car's ride and handling characteristics.
Mercedes - Benz went for a softer
dampers setting, even though our test car came with AMG suspension, while the BMW had adaptive
dampers with three
different settings: ECO PRO (or comfort), NORMAL and SPORT.
AMG Ride Control suspension is available as standard and the driver can choose three
different settings of the
damper characteristics: Comfort, Sport and Sport +.
The A6 offers four
different suspension
set - ups, including the base steel springs, a stiffer sport suspension, the upgraded
damper control, and the top - of - the - line adaptive air suspension with controlled damping.
As standard, GLC will be delivered with the Agility Control drive train with steel - sprung adaptive
dampers and
different settings for the steering, engine and gearbox as part of the DYNAMIC SELECT handling control system with five driving programs as standard, ECO, COMFORT, SPORT, SPORT + and INDIVIDUAL.
To take full advantage of its extremely precise and rigid platform, the DBS employs a new and sophisticated Adaptive Damping System (ADS) which uses two separate valves to
set the
dampers to five
different positions, allowing instant adjustment of the car's ride and handling characteristics.
Keeping the carbon - fiber monocoque off the ground are four pushrod - activated springs controlled by four magneto - rheological
dampers that can be adjusted to three
different settings via three buttons on the dash for: Strada (street), Sport and Corsa (track).