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  • Bentley The Mulsanne rides on air suspension with continuous damping and speed-sensitive ride-height adjustment.

    Hand-Made Hyper-Luxury 2011

  • The Mulsanne rides on air suspension with continuous damping and speed-sensitive ride-height adjustment.

    Massive, but Not for the Masses Dan Neil 2011

  • (Michelin developed them specifically to accommodate the Veyron's top speed) and AWD; the giant mid-mounted engine, placed to provide perfect 45/55 weight distribution; the insanely advanced aerodynamics and suspension, which automatically change the shape and ride-height of the car to provide an extra 800 pounds of downforce when you exceed 137 miles per hour (they'd be illegal in Formula 1 competition, incidentally).

    Wired Top Stories 2009

  • The air suspension has automatic load leveling and manual ride-height adjustability, so this Mercedes seems to always be comfortable to drive and ride in.

    2007 Mercedes Benz GL450 Michael Frank 2006

  • But Horner has warned him that should McLaren introduce ride-height, he will head to the race stewards to protest the Woking team's cars.

    Planet F1 | Formula 1 News 2010

  • There is some talk, though, that it's only a matter of time before the FIA agrees to allow teams to change the ride-height of their cars following qualifying.

    Planet F1 | Formula 1 News 2010

  • Red Bull are adamant that the FIA's clarification of the ride-height regs will have absolutely 'no impact' on their RB6 ...

    Planet F1 | Formula 1 News 2010

  • There is some talk, though, that it's only a matter of time before the FIA agrees to allow teams to change the ride-height of their cars following qualifying.

    Planet F1 | Formula 1 News 2010

  • Combined with the slightly reduced ride-height, the whole package is designed to help the 2011 STI retake its throne as a first-class tarmac terror, but the icing on the cake has to be the car's new pillow ball bushings where the front wishbones meet the body structure.

    Autoblog 2010

  • 'If McLaren have one (ride-height system) in China we will protest them, because theoretically they are illegal' ...

    Planet F1 | Formula 1 News 2010

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