Porsche's new Cayenne, which is on display at the Geneva Motor Show this week, features an anti-rollover technology that helps to maintain the chassis in a horizontal position around sharp curves and sudden lateral shifts in direction.
The system's sensors initiate a counter-force in the chassis to compensate for the lateral forces that could otherwise roll the SUV over.
According to the company, the system helps to make the model even more stable than the previous model, which was already the least rollover-prone SUV on the market, Porsche says.
But can SUVs really ever become that safe?
High centers of gravity that make SUVs prone to rolling over are but one of several hazards drivers face. The large vehicles are especially dangerous for other drivers and their large-engines, to say the least, are not particularly well-tuned to lower gas consumption or emissions.
I never really understood their market appeal, either. If you want great driving performance, you just can't get that in an SUV--unless a 4x4 truck is the only way you can get from point A to point B in fast-disappearing remnants of rural America.
Still, when it comes to preventing the huge vehicles from rolling over, how safe can SUVs really become compared to normal car models?
BMW's new X5 also features a stability system developed by Bosch. I wonder how U.S. and Japanese SUV models compare.
