The new four - seat GT will make extensive
use of lightweight materials such as aluminum in order to become lighter, more rigid and more efficient.
The new four - seater will make extensive use
of lightweight materials such as aluminum in order to become lighter, more rigid and more efficient.
With innovative technologies, the strategic use
of lightweight materials in its construction, and with an exterior and interior design that puts aesthetically appealing lines and curves in all the right places.
The more compact exterior dimensions and expanded use
of lightweight materials help reduce weight, while at the same time the body structure has been extensively reinforced, improving rigidity.
Fuel economy should be improved on the car, thanks to the use
of lightweight materials along with an improvement in aerodynamic efficiency, though no specific details were released.
Since these cribs are
made of lightweight materials like aluminum and mesh, they are easy to transport, but they aren't sturdy enough to use as a permanent crib.
The extensive use
of lightweight material such as carbon fiber is readily apparent along the edges of the door frame and other parts of the vehicle.
These include the increased
use of lightweight materials such as carbon - fibre - reinforced plastic and aluminum for a number of chassis and body components.
Mercedes has increased the
amount of lightweight materials used in the construction of the new S - class; the entire outer skin, including the roof, is now made out of aluminum, while the internal structure uses a higher percentage of hot formed multigauge steel.
While building this vehicle using a monocoque body construction, the designer has made use
of lightweight materials including titanium, aluminum, magnesium, carbon - ceramic, carbon fibre and and steel to make it rigid.
Extensive use
of lightweight materials means that Porsche has managed to keep the weight to 1,470 kg, which can be lowered by nearly a further 30 kg with the optional Weissach Pack.
The Detroit - based Manufacturing USA picks up its first major automotive sponsor, the Volkswagen Group of America, to assist in the institute's research and
development of lightweight materials for future vehicles.
A great deal, because not only does the innovative fabric hood capture the elegance of a 911 Coupé silhouette, the low drag coefficient and use
of lightweight materials also mean that the 911 Cabriolet models come uncannily close to matching the performance of a closed - top 911.
Extensive use
of lightweight materials further manages weight: Carbon fiber in the roof, aluminum door skins with a carbon - fiber inner structure and a composite trunk floor all help get the curb weight down.
It is now longer by 5 centimeters and wider by almost 12, yet, the use of a new platform brings a 170 - kilogram diet, thanks to a brilliant
mix of lightweight materials such as high - strength, ultra-high-strength steels and aluminium, as well as an improved manufacturing processes at the Magna Steyr plant in Austria.
Constructed from three
layers of lightweight materials the roof is specifically designed to enhance cabin comfort, reduce wind - noise - cosseting both driver and passenger.
Once you have the carbon fiber bug you can't resist... so Mansory also offers a cover to be fitted on top of the original roof to show a clear carbon fiber finish, add the cover and foot on the exterior rear view mirror, the carbon fiber air intake behind the side window and the look is almost complete... or you also fit carbon fiber windshield wiper arms... and some more
parts of this lightweight material under the front hood and around the engine.
With the construction of the Murciélago LP 670 - 4 SuperVeloce, Lamborghini proves its expertise in the
manufacture of lightweight materials and in working with hi - tech carbon fiber.
Moving to its fifth generation, the BMW 5 Series will grow in size, but thanks to the new CLAR platform and the
usage of lightweight materials like carbon core in the body structure, the car will lose up to 100 kg in weight.
Road going, but still track oriented, the Mercedes - AMG GT - R is expected to get bespoke suspension settings, larger brakes,
plenty of lightweight materials and new alloy wheels equipped with wider tires.
Throughout the vehicle body, the intelligent use
of lightweight materials delivered the optimum balance of stiffness, strength and weight: • The E-PACE's powerfully profiled bonnet is produced from lightweight aluminium, saving up to 10 kg over an equivalent steel part.
Designed around the new Audi Space Frame structural technology and built from a
combination of lightweight materials like aluminum and carbon fiber composites to not only make the skeleton but also the skin of the Detroit E-Tron that is dominated by their signature super car grill as well as a pair of large vertical air intakes and a matrix LEDs to make up the headlights just like the R8.
The car also weighs a little less than 1,000 kilos, thanks in large part to a
number of lightweight materials, laminated glass, and a carbon fiber rear wing.