There are cars without carbon but aluminium
spaceframe which as fast as the Mc, so what.
Not exact matches
Modern, lightweight and sophisticated, it featured the company's first aluminium
spaceframe chassis,
which was 40 per cent lighter than the 355's steel platform but also nearly 30 per cent stiffer, despite being slightly larger.
Fact is, while the next Gallardo (like its Audi R8 sibling) will stick with the Audi
spaceframe matrix, the second - generation Murcielago,
which we'll see in Geneva, is almost entirely made of carbon fiber.
The seal - sleek coupe -
which replaces the DB7 - marks the start of a new era, because its aluminum
spaceframe platform is the basis for a three - model range.
The Cullinan is based on the upcoming eighth - generation Phantom's platform,
which uses a new aluminum
spaceframe architecture.
The 908 was built around a spindly alloy tubular
spaceframe,
which the bodywork wraps like an eggshell, only thinner.
The Nanuk has been designed in collaboration with Italdesign Giugiaro (
which is owned by Audi), and features an aluminium
spaceframe, wrapped in a carbonfibre - reinforced polymer body.
The Phantom Mk8 is the company's first car to utilise the «Architecture of Luxury» for its basis,
which is approximately 30 % more rigid than the
spaceframe architecture of the Phantom Mk7
Critical Knowledge: All - new Mercedes - Benz flagship modelInspired by the 1954 Mercedes - Benz 300SL «Gullwing «Automaker's first all - aluminum «
spaceframe» designUnique roof - hinged doors563 - hp, 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine7 - speed DCT dual - clutch automatic transmissionTop speed of 195 mph (manufacturer's claim) Assembled in GermanyArrives in the spring of 2010IntroductionThe all - new 2011 Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG was directly inspired by the 1954 Mercedes - Benz 300SL «Gullwing» coupe - aptly named for its roof - hinged doors
which opened like the flying wings of a gull.
The upcoming SUV is the second model to be based on the Rolls - Royce - exclusive
spaceframe architecture,
which also underpins the eighth - generation Phantom.
Audi says it will get from 0 - to -60-mph in 3.9 seconds,
which is amazing for any object that weighs — despite its highly touted aluminum
spaceframe — 4,641 pounds.
The whole car weighs 1,612 kg dry,
which is claimed to be 113 kg lighter than the previous R8 Spyder thanks to the carbon - fibre reinforced
spaceframe and additional stiffening to the A-pillar and sills.
Underpinning the Takeri will be the lighter and stiffer Sky Activ platform, a clever steel
spaceframe platform
which comprises small panels
which can be scaled to work on just about anything across the Mazda range.
The technological highlights of the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster include an aluminum
spaceframe body, an AMG 6.3 - liter V8 front - mid engine with dry sump lubrication developing a peak output of 563 hp and 479 pound - feet of torque, a seven - speed dual clutch transaxle transmission and a sports suspension with aluminum double wishbones — all of
which will raise the pulse of sports car enthusiasts while providing outstanding driving dynamics and driving pleasure.
Under the skin of the AMG Gt sits an aluminium
spaceframe — like the SLS, but shorter —
which helps the GT S weigh less than both the 911 and F - Type, and the look of the AMG could almost be considered a good mix of 911 and F - Type too, with a chunk of SLS DNA thrown in — long bonnet, big haunches, aggressive nose and sweeping roof.
Aside from that, the car packs many safety features such as a modified
spaceframe structure at the front and a carbon fibre crash element at the rear protect the driver in a crash, the special PS1 racing seat from the Audi R18 e-Tron quattro
which has been known to set the safety standards for LMP1 cars is used for additional safety and is connected directly to the chassis for increased stiffness.