Sentences with phrase «fiber subframe»

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While the front axle carrier and the crash box are made of carbon fiber, the rear subframe complete with the engine and suspension mounts is aluminum.

Visible means to this end are the carbon - fiber upper front strut brace and the lower aluminum support structure; the rear subframe that, together with the five - link suspension, bolts directly onto the steel floorpan; and the lightweight wheels, axles, and composite driveshaft.

The engineers talk about all the places they've saved weight, from the carbon - fiber drive shaft, roof, and trunk lid to aluminum control arms and axle subframes.

The chassis — using a carbon - fiber monocoque, aluminum subframes, and a pushrod suspension — allows the Aventador to be 199 pounds lighter than the Murcielago.

In addition, 9X1 works in combination with a wide variety of materials, from all - steel, to aluminum spaceframe, to carbon - fiber tub with subframes.

Anchored by the carbon fiber passenger cell, the GT features aluminum front and rear subframes encapsulated in structural carbon fiber body panels.

Key changes include the adoption of a substantial carbon fiber strut brace, aluminum control arms, wheel hubs and subframes up front, bringing about an 11 - pound reduction in weight.

The carbon - fiber - framed doors and front and rear aluminum subframes are attached to that.

Connected to it are the front subframe — incorporating the suspension points — and the crash boxes, both also made using specialized carbon - fiber technologies.

The GT will be built with a carbon fiber passenger cell, as well as aluminum front and rear subframes encapsulated in structural carbon fiber body panels.

Coupled with the car's lightweight chassis (just over 2,400 lbs thanks to a pair of aluminum subframes connected by its carbon fiber tub) and stiff suspension system, the Alfa Romeo 4C presents drivers with the kind of immediacy that has all but disappeared from the modern automotive landscape.

To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer.

The LFA features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis with aluminum front and rear subframes providing perfect rigidity with little additional weight.

The structure is completed with highly modified stampings sourced from various suppliers, in - house tubular - steel subframes and carbon - fiber composite superstructures.

The Esperante Spyder starts with the company's patented modular extruded aluminum chassis, adds a few highly modified stampings sourced in the United States, Panoz tubular steel subframes and carbon fiber composite superstructures.

A closer look reveals the type of design and construction that's more typical of race cars than street cars, with a carbon fiber tub (that has the front and rear subframes bolted directly to it), floor mounted pedals, hip - hugging seats, and simple leather straps for door pulls.