What is Air Suspension?
Suspension that uses inflatable air springs instead of conventional coil springs, letting ride height be adjusted on demand.
Air suspension replaces conventional metal coil springs with air springs, often called bags, that can be inflated or deflated by an onboard compressor. Because the pressure in each bag can be changed on the fly, the car ride height becomes adjustable from the driver seat.
That adjustability is why air suspension became central to stance and show culture. An owner can drop the car onto the ground for photographs or a show stand, then raise it to a usable height to drive home over speed bumps and driveways. Cars set up this way are commonly described as bagged.
Air suspension is not purely a styling technology. Many luxury cars and SUVs use it from the factory to balance ride comfort with load carrying and to lower the car at speed for efficiency. The trade-offs are cost, complexity, and more components that can eventually fail.
