Sentences with phrase «aluminium chassis first»

Based on the strong, stiff and lightweight aluminium chassis first seen on the Lotus Elise, and weighing in at around 650 kg, the single - seater car (with an option of two seats) has been designed and engineered solely for Track Days and Club Racing.

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This composite chassis, first used in the KTM X-Bow, as well as aluminium subframes, will help to keep the overall weight down to about 850 kg, with a 40:60 front to rear weight distribution.

Modern, lightweight and sophisticated, it featured the company's first aluminium spaceframe chassis, which was 40 per cent lighter than the 355's steel platform but also nearly 30 per cent stiffer, despite being slightly larger.

The rigid aluminium shell provides a decent basis for a stiffer, sharper chassis set - up whilst the 5 - litre supercharged V8 is ramped up to the tune of an extra 39bhp and a fruitier, «My First NASCAR» soundtrack.

Notable for being the first mass - market car with an aluminium chassis the Audi A8 is Audi's technology showcase car.

The Elise Type 72 shares many of the key strengths that made the Type 72 so successful, such as a lightweight aluminium chassis, GRP body and of course the world beating Lotus ride and handling.With such close links it was an obvious source of inspiration for the first of the Heritage Collection Series.

Variant name: TYPE 72 16V, Derivative: MK2, Variant: TYPE 72 16V The Elise Type 72 shares many of the key strengths that made the Type 72 so successful, such as a lightweight aluminium chassis, GRP body and of course the world beating Lotus ride and handling.With such close links it was an obvious source of inspiration for the first of the Heritage Collection Series.

Chassis number 26 is actually the first ever production Range Rover manufactured, and although retaining many pre production features such as the super rare aluminium bonnet, it is built to production standard.

The Ferrari 360 was the company's first production car with the chassis, bodyshell and even the suspension wishbones all constructed from aluminium.

The Ferrari 360 was the company's first production car with the chassis, body shell and even the suspension wishbones all constructed from aluminium.

First up is almost certainly the replacement for the Freelander which looks like it will get similar underpinnings to the Evoque (itself based on the Freelander) rather than a new aluminium chassis, and will feature Jaguar Land Rover's new range of Ingenium 4 - cylinder engines.

The 993 was also regarded as particularly well developed and reliable — and as agile too, for it was the first 911 to be given a redesigned aluminium chassis.

The all new Range Rover is the first SUV to use all - aluminium chassis and that along with numerous weight saving measures make it lighter than the previous generation by a whopping 420 kg.

The M6 consisted of a steel reinforced riveted aluminium chassis coupled with a detuned 3 liter Cosworth DFV Formula 1 engine as a stressed member, and covered by open fiberglass bodywork with a large rear wing: [6] the first chassis was completed in March 1972 and raced at 12 Hours of Sebring, the second car was completed halfway into the season, and the third was used to test Weslake V12 engine.