x 18 stouffville suntribune thursday nov 11 2004 from page 11 posite floors providing rigidity without bulk and with excep tional resistance to torsional and bending forces this archi tecture is the basis for the xlrs outstanding ride and han dling characteristics the suspension system uses double wishbones at each corner combined with transversemounted composite leaf springs front and rear the xlr achieves a maximum lateral gforce of more than 09 it runs on michelin zp tires with advanced runflat technology that eliminates the need for a spare and provides outstanding overall tire performance the xlr also is one of the worlds first vehicles to be equipped with magnetic ride control electronically con trolled magneticfluid based realtime damping the system uses four wheeltobody displacement sensors to measure wheel motion over the road surface and responds by adjust ing the shock damping at speeds approaching one rhillisec ond thats five times faster than previous real time damping systems the secret is the magnetorheological fluid con tained in its dampers replacing traditional mechanical valves suspended in this fluid are tiny iron particles that respond to an electromagnetic charge tthexlr has adaptive cruise control acq while not a substitute for full driver attention this system greatly expands the convenience of cruise control acc uses a radar sensor mounted at the front of the car to detect objects in its path if the lane ahead is clear the system will maintain the set speed just like conventional cruise control when a vehicle is detect ed in the same lane in front of the car the system will adjust vehicle speed to help maintain a constant following distance set by the driver other xlr convenience features include keyless access the car senses the fob in a pocket or purse to operate the doors trunk and ignition seats that are both heated and lets seal the event 1 kv the special edition 2005 sewtra 18 the interior design strikes a nice balance of style and 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