 Independence not the holy grail.
Having an independent suspension at the back is not the holy grail to having a good ride at the back. My junk trap indica has independent setup at the rear and my Palio GTX has torsion beam setup at the rear. The Indica with new shock absorbers does not even come remotely close to the Palio GTX in terms of ride quality let alone compare it to the normal Palio 1.2 which is slightly softly sprung in comparison to the GTX. You have to design the suspension from ground up taking into cosideration the unsprung mass and also the total loading of the the rear suspension. You have to choose between harsh ride on smooth roads (which will generally give you a well damped ride on rough undulating roads) and floating ride like the Maruti 800 on smooth roads( which will thow you around on rough undulating roads). Bye and wear your seatbelts |