The ultra-stiff
aluminum body structure must be helping here.
Strengths of this model include efficient diesel engine available, available supercharged V8 power, inspired handling characteristics, fantastic off - road capabilities, and All -
aluminum body structure
This model sets itself apart with All -
aluminum body structure, fantastic off - road capabilities, available supercharged V8 power, and inspired handling characteristics
The lightweight
aluminum body structure, high - tech available features, and impressive powertrain lineup help the F - 150 feel like a truly cutting - edge pickup inside and out.
Jaguar says the stunt was made possible by the new XF's lightweight
aluminum body structure and extensive use of carbon - fibre.
A new
aluminum body structure helps cut weight.
CG Says: Ford's full - size SUV is redesigned from the ground up for 2018, gaining
an aluminum body structure on a new high - strength - steel frame, a new 10 - speed automatic transmission, and a host of new features.
The new - generation Range Rover Sport adopts a lightweight
aluminum body structure that combines pressed panels with cast, extruded and rolled aluminum - alloy parts, so that the new platform is now 39 percent lighter than the previous model.
This clean and more efficient engine perfectly complements the advanced lightweight
aluminum body structure of our XE, XF and F - Pace models.»
Interesting features of this model are inspired handling characteristics, All -
aluminum body structure, available supercharged V8 power, fantastic off - road capabilities, and efficient diesel engine available
This model sets itself apart with inspired handling characteristics, All -
aluminum body structure, available supercharged V8 power, fantastic off - road capabilities, and efficient diesel engine available
The truck's lighter
aluminum body structure is also part of the fuel - economy play.
Built with an all -
aluminum body structure, the XKR - S GT moves through the air more swiftly, achieving a maximum downforce of 320 pounds thanks to a carbon - fiber front splitter that extends forward 2.4 inches, carbon - fiber dive planes, extended wheel arches, and an aluminum undertray.
Not exact matches
Infiniti's use of
aluminum in the
body structure means the car will be lighter than the Q50 sedan on which it is based.
Carbon fiber is durable enough to be used for the entire
structure of the car — not just the
body panels — and it is lighter than steel and
aluminum, allowing automakers to build more efficient and better - performing vehicles.
An all - new Jeep Wrangler, Wrangler Unlimited four - door, and pickup truck using significant
aluminum in its
body structure is expected beginning in the 2018 model year.
It's low, wide, and absolutely breathtaking, with a teardrop - shaped, carbon - fiber driver cell flanked by aggressive, air - channeling
body structures formed out of composites and
aluminum.
There are fiberglass -
bodied Cobra Daytona coupes, like ours, and
aluminum -
bodied Cobra Daytona coupes that are more like the ones Bob raced back in the»60s, and the differences between the two go much deeper than their
body structures.
Just as with the 911, an all - new
body structure — a mix of
aluminum and steel — replaces its all - steel predecessor, helping trim about seventy pounds from the curb weight despite an injection of growth hormones.
We already knew that this new flagship sedan would be based on a new Alpha platform, and now we know that the CT6 will use a lightweight
body structure that combines high - strength steel,
aluminum, and steel stampings.
With
body structure constructed entirely of
aluminum, SVRs recently circled the Nurburging in eight minutes, 14 seconds, which make them only a tick slower than Porsche's Cayenne Turbo S — the vehicle most clearly in Land Rover's crosshairs.
ARCHITECTURE AND
BODY STRUCTURE The F - PACE is the latest Jaguar model, alongside the XE and XF, to benefit from the brand's expertise in designing and manufacturing
aluminum monocoques.
The updated C6.R utilizes the ZR1
body design, aerodynamic package,
aluminum frame and chassis
structure, steering system, windshield, and other components.
Thanks to more
aluminum within its
body structure, Mercedes - Benz claims a 143 - pound reduction in weight over the old CL63 AMG both for the rear - wheel drive and four - wheel drive S63 AMG Coupes.
The updated Corvette C6.R utilizes the ZR1's
body design, aerodynamic package,
aluminum frame and chassis
structure, steering system, windshield, and other components.
For improved crashworthiness and to reduce vehicle weight MITSUBISHI Concept - RA features a new
body structure using an
aluminum space frame made from extruded
aluminum sections and die - cast
aluminum members, as well as engine hood, fenders and other outer panels made from high impact - resistance and easily recyclable plastic resin.
But the big news is a revised
structure with high - strength steel and, of course, an
aluminum body.
-- A solid
body structure as stiff as any in the global midsize sedan market, allowing for precise tuning and dynamic vehicle control — A premium steering gear that ensures smooth, precise responsiveness and on - center feel — Proven and continuously refined MacPherson strut front and mutli - link rear suspensions — Large, ventilated front disc and solid rear disc brakes, clamped on by dual - piston front and single - piston rear
aluminum calipers, which are expected to deliver best - in - class stopping distance — An isolated engine cradle for tuned, refined feedback, without noise or vibration — Fuel - saving electric power rack - and - pinion variable - effort power steering, resulting in effortless low - speed maneuvers and a higher degree of steering feel at higher speeds — Chassis control technologies include four - channel anti-lock brakes, full - function traction control, four - corner electronic stability control, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist system, corner brake control, hydraulic brake fade assist and drag torque control.
In fact, with this generation's substantial weight loss thanks to the use of
aluminum for the entire unibody
structure and various
body panels, it handles quite well considering its size and high center of gravity.
Alfa Romeo engineers leveraged advanced materials and technological solutions from Formula 1, including a carbon fiber monocoque,
aluminum chassis
structures and a composite
body shell for an ultra-lightweight coupe with supercar - level performance
Among its features is a new lightweight
body structure that uses a newly developed
aluminum hybrid construction process that Mercedes - Benz claims will shave as much as 220 pounds over the current model depending on the engine it uses.
The new C - class
body structure consists of nine primary cast components, with the suspension mounted on
aluminum die - cast elements that are claimed to be significantly more rigid than the steel components used today.
Designed from the outset as an electric vehicle, the I - Pace is built on a bespoke
aluminum architecture that's said to deliver Jaguar's most torsionally rigid
body structure, with 50:50 weight distribution.
Advanced composite materials in the
body structure and a lightweight
aluminum frame, as well as
aluminum and magnesium suspension components, support the Corvette's efficiency with a low curb weight of only 3,298 pounds / 1,499 kg (Stingray coupe).
Aluminum is used throughout the
body structure to keep weight down, but you'd never know it from just looking at the XE.
The
body is highlighted by an extensive
aluminum «cage»
structure, which includes an
aluminum center
structure that runs from the engine bay to the interior center console.
For the first time in a Passat,
aluminum was also used in the
body structure.
«[The] rigid
aluminum structure instills driving confidence through sharp steering and superb
body control.»
Jaguar engineers have used
aluminum for the
body structure as it is rigid and light.
These include carbon fibre reinforced plastic, which forms its 2 +2 - configuration
body cell and scissor - style door
structures; an
aluminum chassis and door skins; and thermal plastic
body panels.
The atheltic coupe features a new
body structure that utilizes an
aluminum space frame made from extruded
aluminum sections and die - cast
aluminum components, as well as the hood, fenders and other outer panels molded from impact - resistant and easily recyclable plastic resin.
Safety The 2009 RL retains Acura's extremely rigid Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™)
body structure that features extensive use of high - tensile steel and lightweight
aluminum components to take vehicle construction beyond conventional safety protocols while keeping overall vehicle weight in check.
Instead of a
body - on - frame platform, the fifth generation Discovery uses a monocoque
structure made largely from recycled
aluminum.
Most of the
body panels that are attached to this
structure, like the fenders, hood, roof and tailgate, are all
aluminum to reduce weight and lower the center of gravity for improved performance.
There's a more rigid
body structure now made from
aluminum, which improves crash - worthiness, handling precision and the convertible model's overall feeling of solidity.
The redesigned
body structure is manufactured partially out of
aluminum that will help to improve the fuel economy with much reduced flex.
Its elegant and forceful
body is an
aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF), weighing about 40 percent less than a comparable steel
structure.
Refinements to the
body and its supporting
structure, which are fashioned from a combination of
aluminum and hot - formed high - strength steel, have reportedly brought a reduction in curb weight.
The floor of the
structure is made of carbonfibre, while the
body panels are made from a combination of
aluminum and sheet moulding composite.
This award - winning Mercedes - Benz Sedan emphasizes safety with
aluminum and high strength steel
body structure as well as state - of - the - art safety systems such as Collision Prevention Assist Plus, Rearview Camera, and Crosswind Assist.