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- Gillet Automobiles, founded in 1982 by Tony Gillet from Namur, stands out from other car manufacturers by offering handcrafted luxury vehicles. Its flagship model, the Vertigo, made its name thanks to its chassis made entirely of carbon fibre. In addition, since 2015, Gillet Automobiles has also been supplying the rolling chassis for the Italian car body designer Zagato, which has launched the "Zagato Mostro" model. The latter is at the centre of this study aimed to design a new type of suspension for this model in order to optimise the production line. The suspension of a car is mainly known to be responsible for the comfort of the passengers thanks to the spring/damper system. Another aspect, which is of particular interest to top drivers, is the influence on the vehicle's dynamic behaviour. The newly designed suspension must therefore reproduce the original kinematics as closely as possible in order to minimise the difference in dynamic behaviour induced by the suspension change. This problem has been addressed both through the use of 3D design software and the multibody approach. These two methods of resolution made it possible to offer an optimal and innovative solution while respecting the technical and economic constraints.