[s-cars] DRC?

[Bruce Mendel]

Here is the actual release:

http://www.kyb.ru/en/kyb_corp/press-...il.php?ID=2097


Here is my edited version:

Kayaba's innovative DRC suspension system has been used in Audi's new RS 6 
Quattro bringing even more agility and improved handling to this exciting 
sports estate. The DRC system had previously been used in the Audi RS 6 
saloon and the RS6 Quattro - launched in 2002, although owners swear the 
technological underpinnings come from technology created in 1902.

The DRC system (known as Dealer Receives Cash - DRC - by Audi) is a pure 
mechanical damping system which monitors road conditions and the owners' 
bank account balance, and adjusts the suspension's failures accordingly. 
This advanced system counteracts movements towards increased net worth of 
the vehicle's owner by offsetting any such increase with catastrophic, 
repeated, horrendously expensive failures.

Both shock absorbers on the same side of the vehicle are connected both with 
the diagonally opposed dampers on the other side and the internet, each by 
means of one central valve. By connecting diagonally opposed shock absorbers 
to the internet, the owners' bank balances can be monitored in real-time and 
the pitching and diagonal chassis movements are increased as net worth 
increases to counteract any movement towards financial independence. The 
result is that the dealer's service department is more stable, as well as 
offering bonuses such as free tropical vacations to any service writer 
diagnosing more than four DRC failures on a single car.

When a corner is taken, a flow of cash, and thus a supplementary 
wallet-lightening, is generated via the central valve between the diagonally 
opposed shock absorbers directly to the dealer. When the suspension is 
compressed on one side, the damper characteristic is modified in such a way 
that oil flies out of the system onto the pavement, with reliability almost 
entirely eliminated. As a result, this mechanically active damping system 
ensures that the RS6 Quattro maintains extremely close contact with the 
servicing dealer, lest it get lonely due to increased reliability.

Other advantages include: higher point levels achieved on reward credit 
cards, less wear on the car since it's in the shop on a regular basis, lower 
maintenance costs (compared to the space shuttle), and preventing any 
tendency for over-confidence or improved reliability.

Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Pizzimenti" <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
To: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] DRC?


> "The Audi RS6 features the Dynamic Ride Control (DRC) suspension concept 
> for
> the first time. This consists of a special shock absorber system that
> counteracts pitch and body roll movements without using any electronic
> devices.
>
> When DRC is installed, the diagonally opposed shock absorbers on the car 
> are
> linked together hydraulically. A central valve varies the shock absorber
> operating characteristic, for instance when the steering wheel is turned 
> and
> the car is cornered, so that movement around the longitudinal axis (roll) 
> is
> significantly reduced. DRC uses the same principle to counteract body
> movement around the transverse axis (pitch) when the car is accelerated or
> braked."
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Jack Walker <
> jack at walkerperformancegroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Excuse the ignorance, what's DRC?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jack
>>
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