- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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REARSUSPENSION

TheInsight'srearsuspensionusestrailingarms.Theseareconnectedmidwayalongtheirlengthbya

curved, H-section steel torsion beam that twists to allow a controlled level of independent suspension

movement.

Thisarrangementworkswithveryshort springsanddamperswhichallowforaverylowrearfloor,

while the suspension system still sits entirely below the floor. Coil springs are used, and the system's

telescopicshockabsorbersaremountedataseparatelocation,whichalsocontributestotheInsight'sflat

cargofloor.

Otherrearsuspensionfeaturesinclude:

• Thereartrack isnarrowerthanthefronttrack, whichallowsforamoreaerodynamicbody

shape.This,inturn,helpstomaximizefueleconomy.

• Thedesigngivesalowrearrollcenterandhightorsionalrigidity.Thesefactorscontributeto

handlingstability.

• Largerubberbushings,builtintothetrailingarmprivots,providebumpcompliance,andare

designedtominimizetoeoutonturns,alsoaddingtohandlingstability.

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