The new A4
adopts more lightweight materials than perhaps any other car in its segment as steering and transmission components and the rear - seat structure are made of magnesium.
It is also built
with more lightweight materials — high - strength steel, aluminum and magnesium — to provide more rigidity and a lower curb weight, 275 pounds less than the previous model.
Acura also
employed more lightweight materials for the new MDX (high - strength steel, aluminum and magnesium) that have resulted in a 275 pound weight reduction compared to the previous model.
As previously reported, the new generation Quattroporte will grow to make room for the «baby Quattroporte,» will still be lighter than the current model due to the use
of more lightweight materials.
More lightweight materials will be in body panels, so the overall weight could even drop.
The new Maserati Quattroporte will grow in dimensions to make room for the new baby Quattroporte, but it will still be lighter than the current model due to the use of
more lightweight materials.
To keep the weight gain as low as possible, the ELR will use
more lightweight materials and some aluminum body panels.
The 2019 BMW X6 will use
more lightweight materials.
Word has it that the upgraded underpinnings will help shed up to 70 kg (about 154 pounds) compared to the outgoing model due to use of
more lightweight materials.
It is, however, 25 kg lighter than the normal R8 Spyder thanks to the usage of
more lightweight materials, such as carbon - fibre reinforced plastics and aluminium components.