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I never understand that why people consider Honda's suspension inferior to corolla, front suspension of both cars is same (same design).
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Toyota</st1:city></st1:place> has Torsion beam at rear while civic has double wishbone.
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Making a car suspension "jhatka free" has never been a problem for manufacturers and a lot of simple designs make up a comfortable bump free ride, the only trouble is bump proof suspension means the cars centre of gravity is been thrown all over the park, this is where an advanced suspension design (wish bone derivative) comes in handy as it would keep the centre of gravity balanced, the drawback would be a bit hard ride.
In terms of driver’s car, control of the car is always important.
When Honda ditched wishbone front suspension in favor of McPherson struts (starting 7th gen, the sole purpose being cost cutting) a lot of car enthusiasts thrashed Honda for this decision (the reason 6th gen and below cars were modded for racing purposes to success, which deteriorated after the introduction of struts from 7th gen onwards.
Civic suspension (even now) is for a driving enthusiast who wants to enjoy the feel of the car (the same reason they have not introduced EPS in civic, so you can feel the wheels on the road)
Saying Toyota's Suspension is superior than civic is very very incorrect, It is easier to maintain, no doubt about that.
People would say <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">toyota</st1:place></st1:city> is for bad roads, then let me tell you that is not correct. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Toyota</st1:place></st1:city> suspension is simpler design there fore less parts and thus easier to maintain.
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Have you ever noticed a lot of corollas involved in accidents where the witnesses or drivers say the car was out of control, suspension does play some part in it other than ABS and driving sense.
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Please read about the suspension types online this would help us all understand more how suspensions work and how to choose a car.