EXPANDED FOAM HELPS REDUCE AUTO CHASSIS WEIGHT

摘要

European car-makers were introduced to the lightweight 'inrekor' chassis last year with the promise of vehicle weight reductions of up to 30% using the patented technology. If the core chassis weight is reduced, a smaller, lighter engine can be specified to achieve the same performance; a lighter engine requires less structure to support it and so the chassis weight can be reduced even further, and there are consequent beneficial effects on other sub systems from suspension, to wheels, brakes and many other components.