The Ford mustang and Cadillac escalade have adopted rear independent suspension for the first time in the last 5 years.
Coaches and cars until the 80s mostly used leaf springs. Solid rear differentials and leaf springs are still common in trucks.
Tesla's have adjustable height, adjustable response, and 4 wheel independent suspension.
Other innovations in the last 50 years include aluminium, passive rear stearing, disc brakes, all wheel coilovers.
However, the Escalade should probably still have leaf suspensions. Its a bloody truck!
None of which are new to production cars. Off the top of my head, Lincoln and Mercedes are two brands that had such features when I worked on them…back in the 80s (though forward-looking adjustment might be more recent, I seem to recall Lincoln had a system that would adjust the rear on-the-fly based on what the front suspension was doing).
So if the implication is Tesla’s on the cutting edge or something, I would bet Tesla could have purchased off-the-shelf parts, and had a choice in vendors, to build their suspension.
Those are rare outside of the USA for a reason.
> Tesla's have adjustable height, adjustable response, and 4 wheel independent suspension.
Which were pioneered by Citroen. Who ironically arn't know for reliability, but we can surmise from this report that even Citroen are more reliable than a tesla.
In that regard I'd expect suspension issues to dominate in the category.
That's a bit of a exaggeration, plenty can go wrong with LED headlights.
A single bad solder might knock out a bank of LEDs. Bad weather stripping can let water in and short something out. You can hit a bump and knock a connection loose.
That would be quite hilarious, of course if it was not dangerous. It's hard to imagine how they would not switch off the "high beams", if it was lit enough.
3 years is quite short, but being a "solved problem" does not mean that no service is required. Nothing is permanent.
The idea that luxury brands do not have problems is not something I have ever seen evidenced by owners. Some luxury brands are know for needing continual repairs.