01-20-2013, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bigsix
i had heard a rumor that GM sold(?) their mag.ride control technology TO Ferrari. Also, i've heard other technologies that debut in other cars actually were originally developed by GM . . . ex. Audi's cross-linked magnetized shocks that use electric signals to stiffen/loosen a metal gel inside the shock. True ? ? ?
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I don't think in this particular case it was GM technology, but there's a lot of sharing that happens in the industry. Case in point, Nissan uses Ford's PTWA tech to toss a layer of iron/iron oxide on the cyclinders in the GTR
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