Citroën’s Hydropneumatic Suspension Is Being Depressurized—Forever

When a C5’s wheel hits a bump, the nitrogen is compressed and excess hydraulic fluid flows through a circuit, to a storage reservoir. The sphere at each wheel acts as its own nitrogen cushion. Just like the biological bloodstream, the hydraulic fluid flows back and forth along the circuits, damping the movements of each wheel. The C5 has such a pillowy-soft ride because its occupants are literally riding on these gas-cushions. In fact, the car has seven spheres – look closely at the video and co

To summarise our week of posts on 'Sport' mode in C5, you may be pressing a simple button - just like in any other car - but what you are engaging is offered by none other this side of $250k. Not only do you retain full bump-absorption capacity, even when fully loaded, but the firmer setting is engaged ONLY when needed :-) Next week, we'll explore another advantage of the C5's suspension - namely, active aerodynamics! | Citroën | Facebook

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