Whatever happened to Bose Suspension?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 03/28/2018 at 22:02 • Filed to: None

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Turns out an MIT-alumnus-founded company called !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! bought the tech !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . They’ve kept a tight lip about what manufacturers they’re working with to bring this suspension to production cars but their R&D center is reportedly full of BMWs.

Brickman > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 22:27

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Glad to see great tech not being wasted away.

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 22:29

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I honestly was curious about what happened to Bose’s technology, because it really was bad ass. Can’t wait for these to change the suspension game.

MM54 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 22:31

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I was wondering about this not too long ago, the original demos were so cool, then it just sort of went away under the guise of “it’s expensive and heavy so nah” - with cars getting heavier and more expensive (plus, you know, technology) maybe it’ll find application one of these days.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MM54 03/28/2018 at 22:34

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Bose actually did end up using the tech to create a better suspended truck seat so there’s that.

nj959 > Brickman 03/28/2018 at 22:57

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I’m convinced it’ll be used at some point. It makes way too much sense for autonomous cars for it to be ignored.

Wobbles the Mind > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 23:06

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Still hoping this ends up in the Rolls Royce Cullinan. That’s my dream!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 23:19

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The potential benefits of this product would be far better demonstrated on a bog standard Ford Fusion or a Toyota Camry rather than an already very sharp handling BMW...

Milky > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/28/2018 at 23:43

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Ford made a fusion that skips over potholes. Voila.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Milky 03/28/2018 at 23:51

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Bitch please

Milky > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/29/2018 at 00:12

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Pole jumping was never going to happen and actually not as useful as pothole skipping.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MM54 03/29/2018 at 00:21

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Yeah I mean I could see a system like this making its way into something like the new 7 series which is full of new tech and almost 200 grand.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/29/2018 at 00:25

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Even tho I’ve seen it before it still mind boggling. Like it can’t be real. It’s the uncanny valley of suspensions.

Audistein > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/29/2018 at 03:32

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My S-Class with MBC and hydraulic suspension is similar to that but doesn’t work nearly that well.

LongbowMkII > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 03/29/2018 at 09:51

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There hasn’t been a sharp handling bmw made in decades

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Milky 03/29/2018 at 12:50

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The pothole skipping doesn’t seem especially revolutionary. It looks like it just uses an adjustable damper (common in many cars nowadays) and momentarily slows down the rebound so the wheel doesn’t slam into the far lip of the pothole as hard.

Milky > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/29/2018 at 20:03

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Not saying it is a revolution, just nice feature that someone had to do first.

Bonus that it’s out in a normal car.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Milky 03/31/2018 at 20:35

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Now let’s see it skip over car sized potholes!

jimz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/21/2018 at 17:22

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It was (at least Bose’s original designs) rather large and heavy, and required a significant amount of electrical power. and IIRC to pay for itself it would mean around $6,000 added to the sticker price of the car. it was novel and the concept worked, it just wasn’t practical. not sure how much it has advanced since then.