The Astatic was a French
cyclecar manufactured from 1920 to 1922 by Automobiles Astatic,
Saint-Ouen, Seine, France.
Built at Saint-Ouen, the car was an attempt to market a vehicle with
independent suspension
Independent suspension is any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump on the road) independently of the others. This is contrasted with a beam axle or deDion axle system in w ...
all round. This was done by coupling each wheel to a horizontal coil spring by a right angle link. At the rear the differential housing was fixed to the chassis and drive was taken to the wheels through jointed drive shafts. The engine was an 894 cc or 1100 cc S.C.A.P.
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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
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