A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame, the damping control system comprising: a plurality of springs coupled between the ground engaging members and the frame; a plurality of shock absorbers coupled between the ground engaging members and the frame, at least one of the plurality of shock absorbers being an adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic; a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber to adjust the damping characteristic of each adjustable shock absorber; and a user interface coupled to the controller and accessible to a driver of the vehicle, the user interface including at least one user input (40, 42) to permit manual adjustment of the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber during operation of the vehicle, the user interface providing a plurality of selectable driving condition modes, each driving condition mode having different damping characteristics for the at least one adjustable shock absorber based on a type of road or off-road trail on which the vehicle is expected to travel, wherein the user input (40, 42) permits manual selection of one of the driving condition modes, the controller adjusting damping characteristics of the at least one adjustable shock absorber based upon the manually selected driving condition mode, one of the driving condition modes being a first road mode in which the at least one adjustable shock absorber is set at a stiff damping level to minimize transient vehicle pitch and roll through hard acceleration, braking, and cornering and another one of the driving condition modes being a second mode in which the at least one adjustable shock absorber is set at a less stiff damping level compared to the first road mode to allow for absorption of bumps encountered by the vehicle, characterized in that the at least one adjustable shock absorber includes a movable piston located within a cylinder, and further comprises a position sensor to indicate a position of the piston of the adjustable shock absorber, the position sensor having an output coupled to the controller, the controller being programmed to stiffen a damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber near an end of a range of travel of the piston within the cylinder to provide progressive damping control. a plurality of springs coupled between the ground engaging members and the frame; a plurality of shock absorbers coupled between the ground engaging members and the frame, at least one of the plurality of shock absorbers being an adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic; a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber to adjust the damping characteristic of each adjustable shock absorber; and a user interface coupled to the controller and accessible to a driver of the vehicle, the user interface including at least one user input (40, 42) to permit manual adjustment of the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber during operation of the vehicle, the user interface providing a plurality of selectable driving condition modes, each driving condition mode having different damping characteristics for the at least one adjustable shock absorber based on a type of road or off-road trail on which the vehicle is expected to travel, wherein the user input (40, 42) permits manual selection of one of the driving condition modes, the controller adjusting damping characteristics of the at least one adjustable shock absorber based upon the manually selected driving condition mode, one of the driving condition modes being a first road mode in which the at least one adjustable shock absorber is set at a stiff damping level to minimize transient vehicle pitch and roll through hard acceleration, braking, and cornering and another one of the driving condition modes being a second mode in which the at least one adjustable shock absorber is set at a less stiff damping level compared to the first road mode to allow for absorption of bumps encountered by the vehicle, characterized in that the at least one adjustable shock absorber includes a movable piston located within a cylinder, and further comprises a position sensor to indicate a position of the piston of the adjustable shock absorber, the position sensor having an output coupled to the controller, the controller being programmed to stiffen a damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber near an end of a range of travel of the piston within the cylinder to provide progressive damping control.