An adaptive control strategy for the CVD sky-hook control strategy of a 7DOF full car was proposed. An algorithm for identifying road unevenness was obtained via the mean square of the suspension travel under variable road input and vehicle speed. And then, all optimal control parameters under different driving conditions were optimized off line by the genetic algorithm. At last , the optimal control parameters were applied on an online control system, which has demonstrated that the adaptive CVD control strategy can improve the ride comfort in “soft” driving mode, handling stability in “sport” driving mode and safety in “safe” driving mode.