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Now let’s take a look at the third type of automobile suspension: the MacPherson type system. For simplicity, you can consider the MacPherson suspension to be the double wishbone suspension with the upper A-arm replaced by a vertical strut, whose upper end is rigidly fixed to the car body’s strut tower.

In the following chart, the one highlighted as “Original” is the most original MacPherson suspension. Of course there are multiple variations...

Today Mercedes-Benz officially announced the detailed specification of the upcoming AMG GT’s engine, codenamed M178.

Highlights as below:

The M178 engine is rated at 510 PS (375 kW, or 503 hp) at 6,250 rpm, with a maximum torque of 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) within 1,750 rpm and 4,750 rpm. The same engine will goes into the W205 C63 AMG, but tune to a lower output (probably around 470 – 480hp). The AMG GT will be announced this fall and go on sale next March as a 2016 model.

Insider news indicates BMW Group’s high-end brand Rolls-Royce, is currently busy with the design of the first SUV model in the brand’s history. The project’s internal name is called “Cullinan”.

The SUV will be positioned above the Ghost sedan, and below the Phantom flagship. The company is expecting to sell 2,000 unit annually, and the production version will be debut in 2018, around the same time that BMW rolls out its X7 SUV.

As you may know that the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan is sharing the platform with the BMW 7-Series, there is no doubt that the Rolls-Royce SUV will have something in common with the BMW X7.

Meanwhile there is further information available, but please e...

Automobile Suspension Design 101 (Part II)

In Part I of this article, I provide a general review and some background knowledge of the automobile suspension system. There are four types of suspension geometry. In this article we will briefly analyze the first type: trailing arm.

A trailing arm system is using a solid arm, which connect one end to two locations of the car chassis (so it can only “swing” in a 2-dimensional plane); and the other end is connected to the wheel hub, with the wheel hub fully fixed to the arm.

Because the arm connected to 2...

To those who are not familiar with the “SVX” name in Subaru history, here are some background information.

23 years ago, Subaru created the SVX model which is sold in the US during the 1992 – 1997 model years. The SVX is Subaru’s first try in the luxury car market, it carries an approx. 33% higher MSRP than other Subaru cars when it went for sale in 1992.

The original Subaru SVX comes with a 3.3L 230hp flat-six engine, mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission. US market customer can choose between an AWD system and the FWD option...