Every car uses a suspension system with some type of damper on each wheel to smooth out imperfections in the road and keep the tires in contact with the ground. High-performance and luxury cars—and ...

Damping, or dampening, controls the travel speed and resistance of your vehicle's suspension. In the most basic sense, adjusting it will either give your car a softer or stiffer ride.

Like shocks, struts are vital parts of a car's suspension system. They even perform some of the same functions, like absorbing shocks and damping vibrations.

The firm did provide a little more detail to Green Car Reports about how the system works. "There are two in-wheel motors, and also a very small one (like a backup motor) that helps shift the ...

Your car’s shock absorbers control your vehicle’s springs, preventing endless bouncing after hitting bumps. Without them, ...

Read month 4 of our time with the Mazda CX-60. Month 4 with the diesel Mazda We’re not enjoying the damping Read month 3 here Blame the combination of heavy car and high centre of gravity.

An experimental new car-cloak could help minimize such damage, by damping changes in temperature. The Janus thermal cloak, which is used like a regular car cover, is being developed by a team at ...