Not exact matches
Compared with the already extremely lean Gallardo LP 560 - 4 Coupe, this represents a further reduction of 70 kilograms, resulting largely from the use of carbon fiber in the
body -
shell, interior and technical
components.
Safety First As we touched on earlier, the third - generation Sorento's
body -
shell has been beefed up to incorporate 52.7 per cent high tensile steel
components.
A step below the top - dog Limited pickup, the Laramie Longhorn shares all its utilitarian
components, like its powertrain and
body shell, with the rest of the lineup.
Similar to the i3, the i8 uses «LifeDrive» architecture which means it has a carbon - fiber
body shell on top of an aluminum platform that holds the battery, electric motor, and other drive
components.
Accordingly, the engineers have now integrated some
components into the
body shell due to their function.
Its design is based on a hybrid
body shell mainly formed of aluminum and reinforced with carbon fiber
components in the areas of greatest torsional stress.
The B - pillar is a perfect case in point: the
body components which have to absorb high forces and transfer these into the
body structure in the event of a side impact consist of sheet - metal
shells and an extensive reinforcement which reaches as far as the upper edge of the belt deflector.
Honda will manufacture many of the engine
components and
body shell in their new plant at Tapukara in Rajasthan.