A small number of Discovery II Commercial models were produced by Land Rover Special Vehicles, this time based on the five -
door bodyshell but with the windows rendered opaque to give van - like appearance and security.
Along with the presumed pricing advantage (assuming BMW will raise the GC's price by a couple of grand, the M2 four - door should still be $ 10,000 cheaper than an M3), the M2 Gran Coupe should also be just as quick in the real world, on top of offering the extra practicality that a four -
door bodyshell provides.
Not exact matches
Only a four -
door, no - sunroof
bodyshell has been certified for import to the U.S. from Wolfsburg, and the Golf R comes standard with a Euro - market electric parking brake instead of the manual one fitted to our GTIs.
The boxy
bodyshell, complete with déjà vu round headlamps, turn signals on top of the front fenders, and the spare wheel mounted to the outside of the side - hinged rear
door, looks eerily familiar.
Thanks to an unusual
bodyshell that uses high - strength carbon - fiber, aluminum, and steels, the F 015 does away with B - pillars, meaning that the suicide
doors provide a wide, uninterrupted access portal into the interior.
One aim during development of the new four -
door AMG GT was to anchor the genes of a sports car in the
bodyshell.
Aluminum
bodyshell content rises to 45 percent now that the roof, floor,
doors, bonnet, front wings, and forward crash box are all alloy.
The
bodyshell is shared with the 911 Carrera S, but the fenders, roof,
doors and engine lid are aluminum.
Measures adopted include fitting 14 per cent thicker front
door window glass, low - drag exterior mirror housings, new vibration - damping engine mounts, hollow drive shafts, stronger
bodyshell joints between the sills and B - pillars, double - layer
door seals, and increased foam - filling in the A -, B - and C - pillars.
Five -
door, five - seater hatchback, with all - steel unitary construction
bodyshell.
Five -
door, B - segment hatchback, with high - strength steel unitary construction
bodyshell.
With the front wheels and fenders clearly separated from the main
bodyshell to facilitate the leaning of both the former and the latter, the cabin consists of a smooth, dark, cocoon - like central mass with no belt - line or
door handles.
Based on the two -
door S - Class Coupe, the S - Class Cabrio (length / width / height: 5,027 / 1,899 / 1,417 mm) shares around 60 % of its
bodyshell components with S - Class Coupe.
The Shamal shows its Biturbo heritage in the
doors, interior, and basic
bodyshell, which were carried over from the Biturbo.
Four -
door, five - seater tourer, with all - steel unitary construction
bodyshell.
With its sophisticated design, the
bodyshell of the Mercedes - AMG 4 -
Door Coupe plays an equally crucial role in the ingenious control strategy of the all - wheel drive system.
The new super sports car from Mercedes - Benz and AMG dazzles with its unparalleled technology package: an aluminium space - frame
bodyshell with gull - wing
doors; an AMG 6.3 - litre, front - mid V8 engine with 420 kW / 571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque, and dry sump lubrication; seven - speed dual - clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration; and sports suspension with aluminium double - wishbones.
There's a bit more to it than that, but most of the reengineering of the
bodyshell involved stiffening the chassis so the
doors still close and the cowl doesn't shake like a wet dog when the top is down.
The 4035 mm long
bodyshell incorporates a single feature - line running the length of the vehicle, sculptured undercuts of the body panels, and a waistline moulding at the base of the
door.
Four -
door, five - seat sedan with unitary construction
bodyshell.
Body: Monocoque, hot - galvanised lightweight steel
bodyshell; carbon - fibre
doors with mirrors made of synthetic material; carbon - fibre rear lid; carbon - fibre rear wing, adjustable; welded - in safety cage; bucket racing seat; six - point seat belt; air jack; fire extinguisher with electronic release unit.
Their long - hood, short - deck styling continues the profile of the SLS and the original SL, without the gull - wing
doors, and their
bodyshell is constructed almost totally of aluminum.
Five -
door, five - seater compact tourer, with all - steel unitary construction
bodyshell.
The 5 -
door boxy
bodyshell features sliding rear passenger
doors.