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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Super Driving Supercar

The words "supercar" and "plush ride" are usually not spoken in the same sentence. In this week's SAE Eye on Engineering, Senior Editor Lindsay Brooke tests a McLaren 650S with surprising results.

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    00:00:02 the words Supercar and plush ride are usually not spoken in the same sentence Engineers off for ultimate Tire grip and Chassis control in the world's highest performance GT cars so we were shocked and delighted when we tested a McLaren 650s Coupe recently at the Waterford Hills Road Course North of Detroit this beautiful fast $270,000 rocket on four wheels rode as

    00:00:28 comfortably as a family sedan the McLaren features a new kinetic electronic suspension made by Teno known as cvsa 2 the tenaco system combines hydraulic shock absorber technology with electronic sensors and controls it gives the car cat-like grip but with comfortable damping the car's Roll Bounce and Pitch are controlled in milliseconds the ride was Tacolicious

    00:00:54 indeed for automotive engineering magazine I'm Lindsey Brooke and that's this week's SAE I on engineering

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