Chassis design guides: suspension, springs, sway bars, braking, half shafts and the vehicle dynamics that depend on them. New here? Start with the Chassis Design guide, which organizes every article by topic.
What Is Ride Quality (Ride Comfort)? Ride quality, also called ride comfort, describes how well a vehicle isolates its occupants from road-induced motion and vibration. A vehicle with good ride quality protects passengers from bumps, potholes, and rough pavement, reduces driver fatigue on long trips, and helps prevent damage to cargo. Ride quality is shaped…
Body-on-frame and unibody are the two main ways a vehicle’s structure can be built, and the choice affects everything from towing capacity to ride quality to how the frame vibrates on the road. This guide breaks down what body-on-frame construction means, how it stacks up against unibody, and—since one of the biggest engineering challenges in…