Patent ID: 8177245

Claim:
A suspension for non-steered wheels on a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle, comprising: at least two trailing arms having mountings on the motor vehicle body and flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels, the at least two trailing arms having sections projecting beyond the flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels with cantilevers extending along a generally horizontal plane and disposed on the projecting sections, the cantilevers facing one another; a rod connecting the at least two trailing arms; a Watt linkage connecting the at least two trailing arms, and a spring/damping device for supporting the at least two trailing arms on the motor vehicle body, wherein the at least two trailing arms and the rod are formed as a twist-beam rear axle with a connection of the rod to the at least two trailing arms, wherein the connection is spaced apart from the flanges for carrying the non-steered wheels, and wherein the Watt linkage is linked to the cantilevers of the at least two trailing arms.