The dips and bends of daily driving can make or break the ride experience. Lincoln is aiming to provide a luxurious journey in the 2020 Lincoln Aviator.
The automaker’s new adaptive suspension technology uses 12 sensors to monitor the Aviator’s motion, body movement, steering, acceleration and braking activities. It reads the road at 500 times per second and can adjust the vehicle up to 100 times per second.
“The system in Aviator is so advanced that its sensors speed-read the road ahead and adjust the system faster than a blink of an eye, with more than 23,000 inputs of data per second,” said David Russell, vehicle dynamics technical specialist, Lincoln Motor Company.
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How does it work? The system senses when a wheel is dropping and it stiffens the shock absorber to lessen the harshness of the tire strike. Because each wheel has its own controls, they work independently only changing to amount needed for the terrain each wheel will be experiencing.
The company has also developed Road Preview, a technology that “sees” the road ahead and pairs with the Adaptive Suspension via the SUV’s forward-facing camera. That camera reads the surface 50 feet ahead and can spot speed bumps, frost heaves, and additional height deviations between two and eight inches.
The 2020 Lincoln Aviator is now on sale. It start at $51,100 and when fully equipped sits at right around $90,000. All models are assessed a $1,095 destination and delivery fee.
