LJK Setright

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Originally Posted by Ashley James

I think 4WS was present on lots of cars including Citroen a few
years ago, but like all these ideas, I'd guess it was dropped
because cars cornered better without it. My son had a couple of
Preludes, the later and uglier one with 230 BHP and needing the most
expensive petrol. It was extremely fast with a Brutal ride, so easy
to why Setright saws connections with his 2 Litre Bristols.

Ashley

Citroen did have a form of 4WS on the ZX. It wasn't a complex hydraulic system but a pretty clever nonetheless independent compliant system which allowed the wheels to pivot slightly when going round corners. I think it worked quite well. Not sure if they use a form of it on their new cars.

I don't think cars have it nowadays because conventional handling and suspension systems have just become sophisticated enough to negate the need for it. Also the complexity makes it very expensive to repair when it goes wrong.
It would be interesting to see what percentage of people actually tick the hydractive option for the new C5 these days.