Basic Vehicle Technologies 2:
Suspension/Steering and Chassis Questions
with Correct Answers
What does Active Understeer Control do? Makes it easier for the vehicle to follow the
course the driver intends
Uses Vehicle Dynamic Control to gently apply the brakes to the inside wheels
What do stabilizer bars do? Link the left and right sides of the suspension together
Help keep the vehicle level during cornering
Transfer force from one side of the body to the other
What's the benefit of unibody construction? Welding body panels together builds in
strength and rigidity
What is the advantage of a 4-wheel independent suspension? A disturbance in one wheel
has no or limited effect on the opposite wheel
Suspension/Steering and Chassis Questions
with Correct Answers
What does Active Understeer Control do? Makes it easier for the vehicle to follow the
course the driver intends
Uses Vehicle Dynamic Control to gently apply the brakes to the inside wheels
What do stabilizer bars do? Link the left and right sides of the suspension together
Help keep the vehicle level during cornering
Transfer force from one side of the body to the other
What's the benefit of unibody construction? Welding body panels together builds in
strength and rigidity
What is the advantage of a 4-wheel independent suspension? A disturbance in one wheel
has no or limited effect on the opposite wheel
