AMG^® Technologies: Suspensions

AMG^® Steel Suspension

Steel sprung AMG^® sport suspensions feature conventional steel springs elements that have been tuned for sporty driving with maximum precision, ideal for fast cornering and agile handling.

These suspensions may incorporate AMG^® RIDE CONTROL – an adaptive damping system that allows drivers to switch between three stages: Comfort, Sport, and Sport+ while automatically varying the firmness of the suspension to conform to driving conditions.

AMG^® Active Hydraulic Suspension

AMG^® sport suspension using active hydraulics employ ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (ABC^®) or MAGIC BODY CONTROL^®.

ABC^® works effectively to react to the road, holding the body steady by individually regulating both damping and ride height for each wheel. Sport mode for ABC^® assists in maintaining a level suspension under the most challenging driving situations.

MAGIC BODY CONTROL^® is a combination of ABC^® and ROAD SURFACE SCAN^®, a system which uses two cameras that’s mounted on the windshield to analyze the road ahead and adjusts the suspension to the road in advance, resulting in a smoother ride.

Similarly, on some AMG^® models, an ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM^® reads the road and enables the vehicle to lean into a curve at an angle by raising or lowering the suspension to keep the car level, reducing the G forces on passengers for greater comfort when driving.