Making chassis magic

Nothing beats veteran ride-and-handling engineers in creating a truly integrated chassis. But simulation is increasingly vital to their seat-of-the-pants development work.

Is there a key to executing a vehicle chassis that's so seamlessly integrated, so dynamically right, that everyone from media reviewers to the end customer can't help but grin when they're behind the wheel of the final product?

There's no single answer, because successful chassis integration demands that many elements work together. Smart design plays a major up-front role. So do astute program management and attentive suppliers.