Torque Shop: With improved suspension, modern cars no longer roll much while cornering

Even keel: A Ford Mustang's rear suspension assembly on display at the 2024 New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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Any vehicle negotiating a curve will roll or lean onto one side. Suspension engineers have always worked to limit roll because the side-to-side movements of the body mass inevitably leads to instability, not to mention discomfort for occupants. 

Over the last five decades, automotive engineering has had a boost from increasingly precise computer-aided design (CAD). Together with new materials, CAD has been instrumental in improving the suspension system of vehicles in recent decades.

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