However, I will take issue with whatever coating was
employed on the aluminum chassis.
Not exact matches
Companies mostly pass those costs
on to households, who effectively devote more of their take - home pay to supporting the 286,000 workers
employed in steel and
aluminum.
The CT8, like the CT6, will ride
on the new Omega platform, which
employs GM's patented process for welding
aluminum.
SVX features improved approach, departure and break over angles, achieved by raising both the lightweight
aluminum monocoque architecture and the four - corner air suspension system,
employing long - travel dampers and revised knuckles, and fitting larger 815 mm diameter 275/55 R20 Goodyear Wrangler all - terrain tyres
on forged
aluminum alloy wheels.
Engineers also focused
on weight savings,
employing large amounts of high - strength steel and
aluminum door skins.
For example, the suspension relies
on aluminum double wishbones front and rear with sway bars, but doesn't
employ electronics, such as the Skyhook system found in the Maserati GranTurismo, which
employs active dampers.
Due to the MonoCell's incredibly high strength and light weight, McLaren chose not to
employ expensive carbon body panels — allowing engineers to spend money
on weight savings in other areas, such as wheels, forged -
aluminum brake hubs and the lightweight, high - exit exhaust system.
Not only has the head design proven reliable, but other manufacturers have begun to
employ aluminum alloy cylinder heads
on their diesels in order to benefit from the significant weight saving.