The car body shell is a fairly complex assortment of large steel sections.
Not exact matches
The basics: The leaf of a plant served as the blue print for the
car's
body shell.
It was harsher on how well the sedan was built, calling its
body panel gaps inconsistent and criticizing the cracked vanity mirror and broken driver's seat
shell in the
car it took home.
The cradle of the
shell keeps baby's
body securely in the
car seat for maximum protection.
This
shell like design offers amazing side impact protection while also offering incredible
body comfort so your child can drift off to sleep on long
car rides without any fuss.
As a result, the
body shell alone is roughly 88 pounds lighter than before, and BMW says the entire
car should weigh up to 286 pounds less than the current 7 Series, depending on spec.
Audi says «targeted» modifications to the R8 e-tron's
body shell and wheels keep the
car's drag coefficient down to 0.28.
A handful of employees in the shop that houses the
cars for Johnson and Earnhardt banged on
bodies and measured
shells with templates, likely working on
cars for soon - to - come races in Atlanta and Las Vegas.
When they bought the
car it was far from cute: just a paintless
body shell and most of the parts in plastic bins and Ziploc bags.
Under the dazzling LED lighting of the «Quality Workshop» sat an unpainted Panamera
body shell and chassis, every shutline measured and logged with the panel gaps marked in black pen every six inches or so all over the
car.
The old
car's handling was already spectacular; with a stiffer
body shell, new suspension, and new alloy wheels and 20 - inch tyres, it should be no less impressive this time around.
Every external
body panel is made from aluminium with the single piece side wall of the
car hemmed to the steel
shell, a first of its kind in the automotive sector.
The new G shares a similar
body shell to the outgoing
car, but it's now 53 mm longer and 121 mm wider.
This
car shared the engines (2.0 I4, 2.5 V6), transmissions, suspension (partially) and floorpans from the Mondeo, but the
body shell was unique to the Cougar, and was one of the last Ford
cars to be designed under Ford's New Edge philosophy.
These shots show the
car at a later stage in its development, at which point the production
body would ordinarily come into play, but this particular
car is still using a standard A-class
shell.
The Dodge Dart safety features all start with the
body construction, with high - strength steel forming the outer
shell of the
car.
As well as the
body shell, additional carbon details raise the sporty temperature: the roof, rear spoiler, mirror caps, side air vents and headlight moulding, all emphasising the
car's muscular power and supreme engineering, and clearly referencing the racing world.
First off, the main
shell of the
car will go on unchanged from the basic hybrid model, as well most of the
body panels, including the front fenders, front hood, and rear hatch — aside from different badges, of course.
The heavier convertible
body shell does make itself felt in the corners although it is still a very responsive
car and few will notice the subtle differences between it and the coupe.
The Ferrari 360 was the company's first production
car with the chassis,
body shell and even the suspension wishbones all constructed from aluminium.
The
body shell of the rear - wheel - drive GT3 sports
car is based on a selectively reinforced multimaterial ASF.
BMW was partner of Rolls - Royce Motor
Cars too as regards the V12 - engine for the new Rolls - Royce Silver Seraph and in fact Silver Seraph and Arnage did share almost identical
body shells.
It is learnt that the
car's
body shell has also been reinforced.
Keen eyed people will make out the fact that except some mild sheet metal changes, the
body shell of the
car is virtually the same as that of the Quanto, with some obligatory plastic cladding attached to doors and wheel arches.
BMW wanted to make the
car as light as possible and, as such, it manufactures the
body shell entirely of carbon fiber, a material stronger than steel yet lighter than aluminum.
The
car was stripped to a bare
shell and Triumph specialists Rimmer Brothers supplied various new
body panels for the
car.
With 44 percent of the
body shell cast in Advanced High Strength Steel, the
car is lighter but stronger, while torsional stiffness has been improved by 32 percent.
The previous - generation model was made up of 24.4 percent ultra-high tensile steel (UHTS), while the
body shell of the new model consists of 52.7 percent UHTS, aiding the integrity of the
car's core structure in the event of an impact and also improving torsional rigidity by 14 percent.
On the safety front the
car will get an stronger
body shell and may also get dual airbags as an option on the top end variants.
Resembling the production TR3, the Le Mans
cars employed glass fibre
body shells, were six inches longer than the production vehicle, and powered by the prototype 1985cc twin - cam «Sabrina» engine.
The
cars are received from Nissan, stripped basically to the
shell, fitted with a highly modified twin - turbocharger engine that sounds as docile as a grocery - getter, heavy - duty suspension, ground effects and space - age plastic
body panels.
A new take on the Audi A3 is hatched this week at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, where for the first time in its history the ultra-successful premium compact
car not only adopts a striking «notchback» saloon
body shell, but also uniquely combines it with a power output of over 400PS for epic performance.
At present, all Honda
cars have safety features like dual airbags, structural rigidity and integrated
body shell to provide safety at the time of collision.
Will every
car feel different or will they just be a different
shell on the same
body?
Max's garage can be used to change and modify the
car's engines, chassis, wheels,
body works, including paint treatment, and the «
shell» of the automobile.