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A Chinese Electric Supercar Doing Lowrider-Style Hops

The name may not be familiar to all in this part of the world, but BYD is one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers in the world. The Chinese company is expanding rapidly in its domestic market even in the face of aggressive competition from Tesla and others. 

To stay ahead of the game, BYD has innovated by developing a new range of active chassis and suspension technologies. These elements have an incredible capability that far exceeds the standard requirements of on-road passenger vehicles today.

This isn’t the first sophisticated suspension system to be grafted onto a luxury car. There was of course the wonderful hydraulic setup of the Citroën DS, which made the car feel like it was floating on the road. Recall as well Lexus with its electromagnetic suspension made by Bose a few years ago. That one allowed the car to “float” over obstacles and treat speed bumps like they barely even existed! 

BYD wanted to take things a step further. The manufacturer showed off the ability of its technology to take stunts to the next level through a series of demonstrations. And this time, there was no question of using “ordinary” cars. No, it took a supercar!