Lotus Engineering Suspension Analysis (LSA), the commercial version of software from Lotus Engineering in the U.K., quickly creates 2D and 3D kinematic models of standard suspensions using templates.

The most common suspension systems on automobiles rely on simple metal springs. Leaf spring and coil spring designs both have their pros and cons, but fundamentally it’s all about flexing metal doing ...

When I was a little kid, I wondered why car companies didn’t make their front wheels twist a full 90 degrees, which would make them turn better. It seemed simple: Make the wheels turn more, so the car ...

The evolution of Pro Touring is an interesting one. It's gone from thinly disguised race cars that only young guys with healthy backs could endure on the street, to mega-dollar show cars that log most ...