Optional extras for the C-Class include newly developed sports suspension. It has shorter springs, stiffer shock absorbers and stronger torsion bars. The body is fifteen millimetres lower. These sporty suspension settings reduce body roll when cornering by around twenty percent compared to the previous model with sports suspension. In addition, Mercedes-Benz offers a system which adjusts the shock-absorber characteristics in accordance with the current situation, as Mercedes engineer Andre Neteler explains: