Sentences with phrase «use of lightweight materials»

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.
Expect continued use of lightweight materials like aluminum and carbon fiber, in order to minimize weight and structural rigidity.
These include the increased use of lightweight materials such as carbon - fibre - reinforced plastic and aluminum for a number of chassis and body components.
Like its larger sibling, the i3 makes heavy use of lightweight materials.
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.
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.
While the next - gen version of the General's most popular truck is bigger than the outgoing model, use of lightweight materials allowed engineers to shave a whopping 450 pounds off the curb weight.
Despite its larger size, the new 5 Series sedan is up to 100 kg lighter than its predecessor, thanks to the increased use of lightweight materials including aluminium and high - strength steels in its construction.
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.
But expect greater use of lightweight materials such as aluminum and carbon fiber in a bid to lower the Vette's curb weight and improve fuel economy.
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.
Judicious use of lightweight materials such as high - strength steel and aluminum, along with an intense focus on limiting the weight of every component — from control arms to nuts and bolts — yields a light platform that will be flexible enough to underpin other cars, including the next CTS.
Among those is widespread use of lightweight materials such as carbonfibre, in both its chassis and the car's retractable hard top.
Use of lightweight materials slashes the kerb weight by 83 kg to 1497k (3300 lbs) for the manual transmission.
Some engine changes are in the line as well, and 2019 M9 is the perfect example that the combination of good engine and smart use of lightweight materials can do wonders.
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.
The reason behind this decision is that production will require the intense use of lightweight materials such as carbon fiber body panels and many components from aluminum and magnesium, and these elements would jack up the price.
The new A4, in fact, is the lightest in its segment, thanks to Audi's considerable use of lightweight materials to build this car.
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.
Advanced use of lightweight materials and intelligent packaging saved 200 pounds over previous model • First RX - 7 to use twin - turbochargers, creating over 250 horsepower • Five arrests made in bombing of World Trade Center in 1993
MITSUBISHI Concept - RA makes extenseive use of lightweight materials in its contruction to help reduce vehicle mass for improved performance, fuel economy and safety.
Thanks to its supercharged 6.2 liter LS9 engine that generates 638 horsepower and a liberal use of lightweight materials such as carbon fiber that brings the curb weight of the car to 3,353 pounds, the ZR1's power to weight ratio is just 5.2 pounds per horsepower.
Efficiency is obviously a key design principle with the i - Series cars, and the i8 Spyder makes extensive use of lightweight materials in its construction.
The 2019 BMW M9 is slightly lighter than the M5 model mostly thanks to a heavy use of lightweight materials such as aluminum and carbon fiber.
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.
Reducing inertial loads is accomplished by reducing vehicle weight, with improved design and greater use of lightweight materials.
Speaking with Autocar, MX - 5 Miata program manager Nobuhiro Yamamoto said that the next - generation car's size will stay the same but it will lose weight and improve efficiency via extensive use of lightweight materials in the construction of the car.
These include the increased use of lightweight materials such as carbon - fibre - reinforced plastic (CFRP) and aluminium for a number of chassis and body components.
The Aventador SV packs in just about everything you could possibly want from a technical standpoint - that beastly V12 engine, in - board suspension, carbon ceramic brakes, and extensive use of lightweight materials all bolted to a carbon fibre tub.
In 1999, the insane, overseas - only Diablo GT was launched, featuring the use of lightweight materials and upgrades to both the chassis and the engine.
This high - performance Golf could have as much as 370 hp and may lose a significant amount of weight thanks to a stripped - out interior and the use of lightweight materials like carbon fiber.
The project team was set a target of a sub-1500kg kerbweight, and hitting it has seen the extensive use of lightweight materials, including a standard carbonfibre roof on both saloon and coupe versions, an aluminium bonnet and a bootlid that uses SMC plastic over a carbon frame.
Similar to the original, the A2 concept makes extensive use of lightweight materials, such as aluminum and carbon fiber, to keep curb weight to a minimum and to maximize fuel economy.
The Levante has been built by making extensive use of lightweight materials, which has helped in achieving an ideal 50:50 weight distribution and the segment's lowest center of gravity.
The use of lightweight materials makes a significant contribution to efficiency and agility, and helps to give BMW cars their impressive dynamic capability.
We continually learn at the race track about delivering the right combination of engine power, durability and efficiency, combined with the development of advanced aerodynamics and the use of lightweight materials.
The use of lightweight materials allow for the perfect weight distribution.
Making use of lightweight materials and a mid-mounted V - 6 engine, the NSX Concept employs several new technologies for Acura, including application of Acura's new Sport Hybrid SH - AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) hybrid system.
Use of lightweight materials has played a significant role in reducing vehicle weight and in delivering high passenger cell safety standards, combined with a significant increase in strength.
The NSX Concept makes use of lightweight materials and is equipped with a mid-mounted V6, while some...
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