FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION OF THE NEW MERCEDES MODEL W201

For the new Mercedes W201 entirely new front and rear suspensions had to be developed, because this small and light weight car was to achieve the same standard of ride and handling qualities, compared with bigger and heavier cars. The paper explains the design of the new suspension systems. One main point is to report on the means, how to control the rear wheel motions by particular elastokinematic characteristics.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Passenger Car Meeting Dearborn, Michigan, June 6-9, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Ohe, M von der
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 10 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Driving; Front suspension systems; Handling characteristics; Rear suspension systems; Ride quality
• Identifier Terms: Daimler Benz AG; Mercedes automobile
• Old TRIS Terms: Mercedes-benz; Rear suspension; Small car
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381725
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831045, HS-035 520
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM