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As soon as we hear the word “suspension”, the primary thing that comes to the picture is some typical kind of springs or dampers (or for most of us “jumpers”) and that is what defines the meaning of suspension for us atleast up to certain level of age. But suspension is a very broad term than we used to think once. Springs or Dampers are just a part of the suspension assembly comprising of many other components like the links, A-arms, fasteners, ball joints, heim joints etc. Suspension systems are believed to be in existence since the 17 th century when the ox-drawn carts were the main form of transportation. In the history of around 4 centuries, suspension systems have been developed to a very advanced level and in this article, we’re going to discuss one such system i.e., Magnetic Suspension System . Magnetic damper Magnetic Suspension System or Magnetic ride control is believed to be the fastest reacting suspension in the world adapting according the road surfaces upto se...

If you are considering the engine as the heart of any automobile, then I think you won’t have any problem in considering “Transmission” as the arteries and veins. While in the early years of automobiles, we had very few configurations for the transmission system, today we are having a range of transmission systems like Manual Transmission, AT (Automatic transmission), DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission), Clutch-less Transmission and many more. Each of the above-mentioned transmission types are having their own advantages and disadvantages but in this article, we are going to talk about the AT. Automatic Transmission is something as the name itself suggests in which everything is done automatically. Unlike the Manual Transmission, there is no need of shifting the gears manually in the AT. Just press the acceleration paddle and you go. AT comes with a range of different mechanisms out of which the CVT and Torque convertors are the common ones. CVT and Torque convertors both can prov...