BILSTEIN offers perfect OE replacement, including for electric cars and hybrid vehicles

Even if the mobility transition is only making slow progress, some of the electric models have already covered many tens of thousands of kilometres in the meantime. Tesla’s Model 3 is a pioneer in the segment of saloon cars, while Renault’s ZOE was a trailblazer in the small car segment, followed by the BMW i3/i3S in the compact class. Meanwhile, electric and hybrid cars are available as an alternative to the combustion engine in all segments and for (almost) every budget.

They all have in common that they place completely new demands on springs and shock absorbers and therefore on the suspension.

BILSTEIN expertise for the driving experience just like on the first day.

Torque, weight and noise are the factors that the specialists at BILSTEIN are focusing on when it comes to OE replacement for electric and hybrid vehicles. Most of these vehicles have a significantly higher torque than comparable ones with internal combustion engines and exceed their weight by an average of 300 to 450 kilograms. As a result, all components of the suspension are subject to greater wear, which is reflected not only in poorer driving behaviour, but also in noise behaviour – an important comfort criterion, especially for electric vehicles.

It is therefore important for the developers at BILSTEIN to design OE replacement dampers for the B4 or B6 series upgrade for particularly demanding and performance-oriented customers to meet these requirements. A lot of details need to be considered in this regard:

• The shock absorber’s rubber-metal connections to the body on the one hand and to the axle on the other are selected to offer optimum noise insulation, but still to withstand the high weight – for many kilometres and over many years.

• The springs in electric vehicles are designed for the higher vehicle weight and therefore have a different vibration behaviour than in a model with a combustion engine. The BILSTEIN OE and OE replacement shock absorbers are specially adjusted to these spring properties due to their firmer characteristic settings.

• Despite the more stable design, the individual components and seals are constructed in such a way that they do not cause any audible noise even in the long term – a BILSTEIN quality feature that pays off particularly when applied in electric models.

Optimum OE replacement, quickly available

The result is a particularly comfortable, safe, agile and quiet shock absorber that meets all criteria for comfort. BILSTEIN’s close partnership with many vehicle manufacturers over decades is particularly helpful. In this way, the BILSTEIN engineers are involved in the development project at such an early stage that optimum solutions can be found from the outset.

It is therefore not surprising that BILSTEIN is “first to market” with its OE replacement shock absorbers for electric and hybrid cars time and again. Thus, BILSTEIN is currently the first supplier for the VW ID models in Europe (e.g. for the ID.Buzz with the BILSTEIN B4 OE replacement, article number 22-344540 or the OE upgrade BILSTEIN B6, article number 22-340634 for the front axle, or the BILSTEIN B6, article number 24-340663 for the rear axle) as well as for the VW ID.4 Crozz, VW ID.6 and VW ID.6 Crozz, which are only available on the Chinese market.

BILSTEIN therefore remains true to its mission of providing the aftermarket with OE replacement products at new-car level very quickly – regardless of the type of drive.

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