How to Use air spring in a Sentence
air spring
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The force of this motion also compresses the air springs, readying the system for the next cycle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
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All-Terrains have an air spring at every corner, while the old wagon had air springs only in back.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2020
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Sitting on its baseline steel springs or the optional air springs, the Q7 tightly controls body motions and roll.
—Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2018
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Higher-end trims also offer air springs with adaptive dampers.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
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An air spring suspension system is also available on Wagoneers and standard on the Grand Wagoneer.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
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Our car was also fitted with the optional rear air spring suspension ($1,200), which adds a layer of lushness to what might strike some as a too-stiff suspension.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
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Magnetorheological dampers come standard on all but the base Escalade, and a set of height-adjustable air springs will be available.
—Annie White, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2020
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The independent rear suspension is linked to optional adaptive shock absorbers and air springs for a smoother ride and better handling.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2019
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The air springs and good wheel travel (eight inches up front, eleven inches in the rear) added up to the cushiest ride on the freeway, and the torquey V-8 and four-speed automatic felt as civilized as a powertrain from one of Germany's uber-cruisers.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
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Under the cargo floor is the XF’s low-profile, integral-link suspension, here with load-leveling air springs as standard equipment.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
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On many Land Rover products, for instance, the long-travel independent suspension uses adjustable air springs that can vary height and ground clearance to suit the conditions.
—Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2016
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To accommodate its duties as long-distance tourer, the GT uses load-leveling air springs in the rear multi-link suspension.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2018
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The Dynamic Handling package adds active roll stabilization, height-adjustable air springs that are new to the 640i, dynamic shock control, and rear-wheel steering.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2018
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This replaces the air springs with steel ones, while three-way adaptive dampers work to reduce unwanted yaw movements under braking or acceleration.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2019
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View Photos The standard air springs and adaptive dampers also further the impression of luxurious, untroubled heft, even with the 22-inch clodhoppers fitted to our test car.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2023
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The Turbo also employs an active spoiler with an air-brake mode, a six-level adaptive suspension fitted with air springs, and five selectable terrain settings for pavement, mud, gravel, sand, or rocks.
—Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2017
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Underpinning the new model is an upgraded adaptive air spring with six adjustable ride heights, the most performance-oriented of which receives a 0.3-inch lower ride height than the regular Cayenne Turbo coupe.
—Greg Kable, Car and Driver, 20 May 2021
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In Mainspring’s linear generator, two translators move within a center reaction zone located between two outer air springs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
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