Do all 5.0's have active suspension?

[TheBeginning]

Well if you do not have the ECS suspension you will save hundreds of dollars on replacement shocks. The ECS shocks cost about $600 each and are only available from Hyundai.

The OEM non-ECS shocks are about $200 each.

How notable is the active suspension? My father has had a bunch of Cadillac's with magnaride and that system is great.

I've always thought this car was well dampened, but I wonder how easy it would be to install the ECS? I wonder how much of the system I have?

 

[TheBeginning]

Well if you do not have the ECS suspension you will save hundreds of dollars on replacement shocks. The ECS shocks cost about $600 each and are only available from Hyundai.

The OEM non-ECS shocks are about $200 each.

How noticeable is the adaptive suspension? Pops has had a bunch of Cadillac's which have the amazing Magnaride system.

I've always thought this car was incredibly well dampened. I wonder how much of the ECS system I have and if it would be tough to install?

 

[carguy75]

How noticeable is the adaptive suspension? Pops has had a bunch of Cadillac's which have the amazing Magnaride system.

I've always thought this car was incredibly well dampened. I wonder how much of the ECS system I have and if it would be tough to install?

I have not driven a non-ECS model, but the ECS model handles well in sport mode and ride smooth in ECO/normal mode.

It will not be cost effective to add an ECS system to a non-ECS suspension equipped model due to the needed sensors and other electronics. The shocks alone will cost about $2400-$3000 to obtain not including labor cost.

 

[skipgen]

I have not driven a non-ECS model, but the ECS model handles well in sport mode and ride smooth in ECO/normal mode.

It will not be cost effective to add an ECS system to a non-ECS suspension equipped model due to the needed sensors and other electronics. The shocks alone will cost about $2400-$3000 to obtain not including labor cost.

I had driven both (Tech & Ultimate) when I was searching for a 5.0 to buy - According to my "butt meter" the ECS in "sport" dampens about the same as a 5.0 with regular shocks. The ECS outside of sport mode gives a more relaxed ride in most easy going circumstances. I have noticed that it seems to firm up after it passes a certain G threshold. I do suspect that it also firms up past a certain (high) speed for stability - Otherwise, it would wallow like a shot duck over 85mph....! I agree with the above, this car has amazing dampening, especially considering the price point. Lotus earned their check for this one.

That being said - if & when my ECS starts going bye-bye, I'll fit standard shocks w/ the cancellers. Fortunately, @ 104K mine are still functioning normally (knock on wood)....