In this suspension layout, the wheel is located by a lateral control arm (usually a triangulated wishbone) below wheel centre by a suspension strut and an additional tie rod. The advantages of this layout are low unsprung mass, a broad support base, low forces and space-saving design. Named after its inventor, the McPherson suspension has been continually developed over the decades since it first appeared and is now the standard layout for a large number of cars up to the midsize category.
See also:
McPherson strut,
double-wishbone suspension,
trailing-link double wishbone suspension (LDQ axle),
multi-link rear suspension,
trapezoidal-link rear suspension,
torsion-crank rear suspension,
four-link front suspension
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