All SL models come with second - generation Active Body Control (ABC), the Mercedes - Benz active - suspension technology that virtually eliminates body roll in cornering,
squat under acceleration and dive during braking.
Body roll is quite pronounced, as is dive under braking and
squat under acceleration.
The Alex Moulton - designed setup relies on fluid - filled rubber springs that enhance suspension compliance even as they control body pitch and roll, although a Mini so equipped will
squat under acceleration and dive more under braking than usual.
«The staggering way the GT - R gains speed is still mentally hard to process, but with the huge increase in body control there is less
squat under acceleration than with the standard car, so it actually feels slightly less intimidating because you feel in sharper control.»
Rear - end
squat under acceleration is more prevalent than body roll in corners, but even though body motions aren't totally suppressed, the light and lively VW was a willing playmate on the empty back roads on the northern edge of this Mediterranean island.
Not exact matches
It
squats less
under hard
acceleration, the nose doesn't fall into corners so readily, the steering is more consistent across the rack.
Performance gains include less rear - end
squat during
acceleration, less nose dive
under braking and reduced body roll while cornering.
Underneath, the S320 is outfitted with a four - wheel independent suspension system that prevents the car's body from «diving» when the brakes are applied and from «
squatting»
under hard
acceleration.
The rear shock had too much rebound damping from the factory causing the bike to
squat under hard
acceleration, which in turn meant that the front would go light out of every corner; that's not brilliant on bumpy British B - roads...