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This weekend, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb witnessed a thrilling performance from Gardner Nichols, who returned with a second-generation Rivian R1T Quad. Nichols, supported by thousands of enthusiastic spectators and fans, was determined to break his own record of 11:23.983. Gardner was ready to conquer the mountain. The second-generation Rivian R1T Quad, weighing 6,555 lbs, With over 1,000 horsepower at his disposal demonstrated outstanding performance and reliability,…

Driver Gardner Nichols Leveraged Leading-Edge Suspension Technology To Set Record for Production Electric Trucks in 2024 Northville, Michigan, June 21, 2024 – Rivian engineer Gardner Nichols’ first encounter with the famed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), in 2023, resulted in a new elapsed-time record (11:23.983) for production electric pickup trucks. Nichols and his Monroe Intelligent Suspension-equipped second-generation Rivian R1T Quad-Motor will return to “America’s Mountain” with even higher…

Highly tunable Monroe® Ride Refine™ Advanced HRS system enhances peak load management, minimizes noise, furthers chassis light weighting strategies.  All-hydraulic system now available in Monroe® OE Solutions double-tube dampers for BEVs, other comparatively heavy passenger vehicles Northville, Illinois, June 17, 2024 – Tenneco, one of the world’s leading providers of passive and electronic dampers for automotive applications, has unveiled an innovative, highly tunable hydraulic rebound stop (HRS) system…

Monroe® Intelligent Suspension announces the serial production of Monroe Intelligent Suspension KINETIC® X system. Introduced in several of the best performance vehicles in the world, Kinetic X is, a revolutionary suspension technology that replaces conventional mechanical anti-roll bars through a hydraulic interconnection of a vehicle’s four dampers for precise control of damping and roll and pitch motions. Kinetic X, in fact, adds pitch control to the existing damping…

Monroe Intelligent Suspension is the Official Intelligent Suspension supplier to McLaren Automotive. The CVSA2/Kinetic® H2 suspension system that features on the new McLaren 750S supercar provides superior performance, comfort and agility in a broad range of premium vehicles. Tenneco is delighted with the reaction from journalists and customers who have driven the 750S, with one media outlet going as far as saying that the multitalented suspension system makes…