Mercedes uses a belt driven pump to control the height with magnetically controlled dampeners and nitrogen filled balls for suspension.
This uses (four?) electric pumps at each corner to control ride height and dampening in conjunction with a traditional air ride system. Something that can only be done with a high voltage system I would assume.
Man, that sounds rad, and I know it’s not a budget product so this is fine. But I’d hate to pay for the inevitable repair costs when any component in that system fails.
The suspension magic in the Cayenne is legit. Corners flat, doesn’t wallow, tons of grip, never unsettled. I’m not looking forward to an air suspension repair… but until then I’ll just enjoy the bullet train feeling.
I have driven a 2021 GX460 and man that thing scared me, you are not kidding about the body roll. It feels like it will tip over taking a turn at 20mph and even going near the brakes will make it nose dive so much so you can see it from the interior and feel it in your stomach. I am shocked Toyota/Lexus did not do anything to fix that for years.
I think Toyota has an active suspension system they put on the landcruiser/lx570 KDSS or something like that. Maybe they didn’t bother to put it on the gx460
The funny part was at the time I was looking for an offroader/overlander vehicle that could tow and people kept telling my to look at the GX. After driving the GX I went right to a Toyota dealer in another state and got a 4Runner TRD Pro, it felt like a race car compared to the GX lol.
I also wish the Cayenne had a better interior and rode nicer on bad roads. I seriously contemplated getting a Cayenne S but with all our potholes and the Audi-esque interior, I went right to the X7. I really wish Porsche put more flair into the Cayenne’s interior and made it ride better.
Hasn’t Mercedes offered this for years?
Mercedes uses a belt driven pump to control the height with magnetically controlled dampeners and nitrogen filled balls for suspension.
This uses (four?) electric pumps at each corner to control ride height and dampening in conjunction with a traditional air ride system. Something that can only be done with a high voltage system I would assume.
So Mercedes uses the Citroen system?
Man, that sounds rad, and I know it’s not a budget product so this is fine. But I’d hate to pay for the inevitable repair costs when any component in that system fails.
Yep since the 221 S Class with magic body control. Very rare option though.
No idea why this is a headline- this system debuted over a decade ago for Porsche:
https://youtu.be/rJQ9DzFY-6Q?si=-QcoZTqNMKoFAZEV
It’s pretty wild- it completely eliminates body roll, which can feel a bit odd
it’s a different system.
The one you linked loads antiroll bars to avoid body roll.
The new system can independently control each shock, like a lowrider would.
There’s like no body roll or nose dive in our cayenne, it’s so weird compared to a GX460 where there’s tons. Feels odd for sure.
The suspension magic in the Cayenne is legit. Corners flat, doesn’t wallow, tons of grip, never unsettled. I’m not looking forward to an air suspension repair… but until then I’ll just enjoy the bullet train feeling.
I have driven a 2021 GX460 and man that thing scared me, you are not kidding about the body roll. It feels like it will tip over taking a turn at 20mph and even going near the brakes will make it nose dive so much so you can see it from the interior and feel it in your stomach. I am shocked Toyota/Lexus did not do anything to fix that for years.
I think Toyota has an active suspension system they put on the landcruiser/lx570 KDSS or something like that. Maybe they didn’t bother to put it on the gx460
Yea, I drive one along with a Cayenne with PDCC that has basically no body roll or dive when not going hard. It is completely different.
The funny part was at the time I was looking for an offroader/overlander vehicle that could tow and people kept telling my to look at the GX. After driving the GX I went right to a Toyota dealer in another state and got a 4Runner TRD Pro, it felt like a race car compared to the GX lol.
I also wish the Cayenne had a better interior and rode nicer on bad roads. I seriously contemplated getting a Cayenne S but with all our potholes and the Audi-esque interior, I went right to the X7. I really wish Porsche put more flair into the Cayenne’s interior and made it ride better.