High strength steel components are carefully located in the body structure, doors and other areas to help ensure strength in key areas.
Not exact matches
Judicious use of lightweight materials such as
high -
strength steel and aluminum, along with an intense focus on limiting the weight of every
component — from control arms to nuts and bolts — yields a light platform that will be flexible enough to underpin other cars, including the next CTS.
Kia said it reworked the chassis to include a different mix of
high -
strength and ultra-
high-
strength steel, and it altered the Optima's suspension geometry and
components to improve the chassis dynamics.
«In some respects, indeed, it was more straightforward since the lighter
components can be more easily cut than
high -
strength steels, for example.»
Beneath the seductive curves is an exotic blend of materials aimed at cutting unnecessary mass — the
high -
strength steel body has aluminum fenders, suspension
components and doors along with a carbon - fibre hood, roof and front splitter.
High -
strength steel improves rigidity and reduces weight in the
components.
The use of
high - and ultra-
high-
strength multi-phase
steels and tailored blanks, customized precision
components for specific applications, maximizes the body's
strength.
«We torture every
component — from its
high -
strength steel frame to its EcoBoost engine to its cloth and leather - trimmed seats — to ensure Ranger is ready for any season and nearly any terrain,» said Rick Bolt, Ford Ranger chief engineer.
The new 7 Series is also substantially lighter than the previous model thanks in large part to a new internal structure called Carbon Core which uses a combination of carbon - fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and
high -
strength steel for the vehicle's major structural
components.
The use of ultra
high -
strength multiphase
steels and customized precision
components increases torsional rigidity by 40 %, while making the 4 Series Convertible up to 44 lbs.
That's thanks to extensive use of aluminum and
high -
strength steel, as well as fiberglass - reinforced plastic for
components of the Air Body Control air suspension system the GLC is lighter too and this benefits the plug - in hybrid variant too.
Fifty - three percent of the Niro is made from
high -
strength steels, while using aluminum for the hood, liftgate, brake calipers, steering knuckles, and other suspension
components helps further counteract the mass of the 1.56 - kilowatt - hour, lithium - ion - polymer battery.
Some of that weight savings was then reinvested where it really counts in a work truck — stronger axles, beefier steering and chassis
components, and an all - new fully boxed frame built of over 95 percent
high -
strength steel.
To save weight, the engine uses carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) for
components like the oil tank and air intake system, titanium for its connecting rods, a
high -
strength, lightweight
steel for the crankshaft, and a thin - walled alloy
steel / nickel exhaust system.
The use of
high -
strength and extra-
high-
strength multi-phase
steel as well as tailored blanks — customized precision
components for specific applications — maximizes the degree of stability at an optimized weight.
The S - class's hood, roof, doors and trunklid are now aluminum, and the internal structure uses a special bonding process combining aluminum with hot - formed, multi-gauge
high -
strength steel and some lightweight plastic
components.
The passenger compartment floor comprises
high -
strength, hot - shaped
steel components which, thanks to their extremely
high strength, feature very low wall thicknesses and thus weigh accordingly little.
The powertrain
components rest within a new dedicated platform that employs aluminium in various areas (hood, tailgate) to keep the weight down, with
high strength steel to provide rigidity.
The 2017 Acadia is 700 pounds lighter than the outgoing version, with weight savings largely achieved via
high -
strength steel components.
Engineers started with Honda's Global Light Truck platform and transformed 93 percent of the
components into a mission - specific platform with seven
high strength steel cross members that create a fully boxed ladder frame structure with full integration into the unibody frame.
Intelligent lightweight construction and the increased use of aluminum and
high -
strength steels for body and chassis
components has optimized the weight of the all - new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo.
Flexible in this sense means that the
high -
strength steel can be processed in such a way that areas with different
steel thicknesses can be produced within a single
component.
The front - axle
components, steering gear, engine and transmission are pre-mounted on a
high -
strength -
steel subframe which is bolted securely to the body's side members, making it a key
component in the front crash structure of the new E-Class: in the event of a frontal impact, the subframe forms a separate load - bearing path along which the impact energy is absorbed at specific points (see page 56).
Like other IS models, the IS F employs
high -
strength steel suspension
components for the optimal combination of rigidity and weight.
That is because body
components made from CFRP are lighter and can be more easily cut than
high -
strength steels, for example.
The suspension side members and tailgate are now made from aluminium, which is also employed alongside
high -
strength steels in many other chassis
components and the extremely torsionally - stiff body.
Like the Coupé, the cell of the Roadster is made from
high -
strength steel profile and carbon
components joined with specialist adhesive and rivets.
The new Tacoma features an updated frame with more
high -
strength steel, reengineered suspension
components, a new 3.5 - liter V - 6, and new styling inside and out.
Building upon an already solid structure that helped the current 2018 Forte sedan achieve an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick Plus rating, the all - new 2019 Forte is strengthened with additional hot - stamped
components and 54 % Advanced
High -
Strength Steel.
The chassis will consist of 53 %
high -
strength steel and place aluminum in key areas, like the hood, tailgate and some suspension
components.
«We torture every
component — from its
high -
strength steel frame to its EcoBoost ® engine to its cloth and leather - trimmed seats — to ensure the Ranger is ready for any season and nearly any terrain,» said Rick Bolt, Ford Ranger chief engineer.
High -
strength steel suspension
components create an optimal combination of rigidity and weight.
A
high -
strength combination of hot - formed
steel components make up the occupant cell, which includes the lower section of the front bulkhead, the side sills, the B - pillars and the front section of the roof line.
The suspension
components, basic floorpan and chassis are similar, but Ford has done away with the use of
high -
strength Boron
steel (to keep costs in check) in this application.
The safety cage is constructed with dual - phase,
high -
strength and ultra-
high-
strength steel components.
The front of the occupant compartment (the pillars and under - door mouldings) features hot - moulded
steel components, with a magnesium dashboard strut, whilst the rear is stiffened with
high strength steel.