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Wishbones, a multi-link rear, adaptive dampers, and Track Mode.

RDSTR Desk · · 1 min read

Photograph Tesla published of a coil-over damper in a carbon bay.

Key facts

Front
Double wishbone with rocker arms
Rear
Multi-link
Track Mode
lowers 40 mm and is 3× stiffer

What it is

The front is described as a double wishbone with rocker arms, and the rear as a multi-link. Dampers are described as spool-valve adaptive units. Track Mode is described as lowering the car 40 mm and making it three times stiffer. A target weight just under 1,700 kg is given as not final.

Figures below come from Tesla posts or from engineers speaking to outlets. Where sources disagree, the spec sheet says so.

Suspension. A simple diagram of a wishbone at the front wheel and a multi-link at the rear wheel, with a damper at each.

Open questions

Not yet published by Tesla

The weight figure is described as not final.

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