The new A6 Avant boasts a 70
kg weight reduction over the previous model.
Audi says that it has incorporated hydro - formed steel and aluminium to construct the bodyshell and panels that has led to a 120
kg weight reduction over the current generation A4.
A useful 90
kg weight reduction over its predecessor still doesn't make the new Q5 an evo kind of car, but the petrol engined 354bhp SQ5 is closer in spirit, if not execution, to holding the interest of keen drivers.
Not exact matches
In studies of
weight loss rates, weekly losses of 1
kg compared to 0.5
kg over 4 weeks resulted in a 5 % decrease in bench press strength and a 30 % greater
reduction in testosterone levels in strength training women [16].
Perhaps most surprisingly, the Roadster actually represents an 80
kg weight saving
over the coupe, achieved through the refinement of its Carbo - Titanium tub and a significant 25 %
weight reduction in the glorious forged suspension.
The new chassis may claim to have undergone a
weight reduction over the previous model, but the Q5 still tips the scales at a chubby 1795
kg, significantly more than the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio.
The visible carbon fiber running throughout the aluminium body references the Huracán Performante Spyder's lightweight character, contributing to a
weight reduction of 35
kg over the original Huracán Spyder.
The GT8 is available with either a 6 - speed manual or a 7 - speed Sportshift II automated manual transmission, and has a kerb
weight of 1,510
kg (3,329 lb), a 100
kg (220 lb)
reduction over the V8 Vantage S. [20]
This contributes, along with other
weight saving parts, to a total vehicle kerb
weight of 1,610
kg (3,549 lb), a
reduction of 30
kg (66 lb)
over the standard V8 Vantage.
Since a four - cylinder is lighter than a six - cylinder unit, the Ingenium mill contributes to an overall
weight reduction of 52
kg (115 lb)-- most of which is
over the front axle.
The move, Mercedes officials say, helps contribute to a 160
kg reduction in kerb
weight over today's mostly steel - bodied model while providing a 30 % increase in torsional rigidity.