Asplitrearaxle.
Therearwheelsareindividuallysuspended, toadjusttotheshapeoftheroad.
( MostEuropeanracershavethis, butfewpassengercars.)
Taketheopposite: therigidrearaxle. Whatifyourcarhitsaruthole?
Clunk.
Seasoneddriverswaitforthisthump.
InaVolkswagen, itnevercomes.
“IvebeentoolingaroundinmyVolksfor3years, ” saysonecommuter, “andI‘mstillsurprisedwhenthejoltdoesn’tcome.”
Volkswagenalsohavetorsionbarsuspensiononallfourwheels. (Notmanypassengercarshavethis, either.)
Ordinaryspringscan “hitbottom.” VWtorsionspringstwist. Themoretheytwist, themorespringtheydevelop. Thiscradlesthecar. Yougetasure-footedrideoverroughterrain.
Crookedwheels?
ThatswhatkeepstheVolkswagenonthelevel.
