The Chinese car manufacturers BYD has introduced a new technology active suspension call DiSus Intelligent Body Control Systemwhich is capable of making the car hit little bounces and jumpsand even roll without a wheel.
BYD ensures that its active suspension technology DiSus competes with those presented by premium brands such as Audi either Mercedes Benz.
DiSus has been designed for what in China they call New Energy Vehicles (NEV)which are basically electric cars, hybridsof hydrogen, etc. It is the country that is adopting clean cars the fastest, and for Chinese manufacturers combustion cars are a thing of the past.
By position, this active suspension It is not designed to put the car to babysit. It is just one example of what this technology allows. Its real objective is just the opposite: that passengers have a smooth ride and don’t notice the bumps.
As explained by her own BYD in the Press release“The BYD DiSus System ensures that the vehicle is agile and effectively compliant in most driving scenarios, minimizing the risk of vehicle rollover and reducing occupant displacement during high-speed cornering, full throttle or braking. of emergency“.
Furthermore, he asserts that “BYD DiSus system can protect the vehicle from scratches and damage in various road conditions, such as snowy, muddy and wet areas“.
The car that jumps and bounces
As explained New Atlasthe system DiSus It is made up various independent technologies, and vehicles may carry only some, or all. In some cars they will come from the factory and can be activated by means of a software updateafter paying the dreaded subscription.
These components are the body damping control system (DiSus-C), the intelligent pneumatic body control system (DiSus-A) and the intelligent hydraulic body control system (DiSus-P).
Sporting Yangwang U9 has already DiSus integrated, and in this video you can see it bouncing. You don’t miss the ending because, unbelievably, the car literally jumps:
The new Chinese vehicles are at the forefront of the electric carsand little by little they are reaching the main European and North American brands.
The race to achieve the leadership of the electric cars it has begun, and for the first time in a century and a half in the automotive market, no one has an advantage. This active suspension call DiSusof BYDis a good example that the chinese cars They also know how to innovate.