Audi Glossary

McPherson Suspension

In this suspension layout, the wheel is located by a lateral control arm (usually a triangulated wishbone) below wheel center by a suspension strut and an additional tie rod. The advantages of this layout are low unsprung mass, a broad support base, low forces and space-saving design. Named after its inventor, the McPherson suspension has been continually developed over the decades since it first appeared and is now the standard layout for a large number of cars up to the midsize category.

See also: McPherson strut, double-wishbone suspension, multi-link rear suspension, Trapezoidal-link rear suspension, and 4-link front suspension.