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Home News Auto News The All-New Audi A8 Will Be Even Lighter The All-New Audi A8 Will Be Even Lighter Auto News Aswan | April 07, 2017 10:02 am Over the last decade or two, manufacturers have started to work on lightening their cars despite the overall increase in size and complexity. This is no easy feat, especially when trying to avoid the use of especially exotic materials (a carbon tub like the kind in a McLaren would make life a lot easier). Both BMW and Audi have taken great steps towards shedding weight, with Audi adopting the use of new platforms and their Audi Space Frame technology, while BMW is rolling out their CLAR platform with the carbon core backbone being especially useful for the 7 Series. What you see above is the latest generation of the Audi Space Frame, which will see use in the upcoming all-new Audi A8.This latest iteration of the Audi Space Frame sees a mix of four different materials at work in the weight-bearing body structure- more than any Audi model ever before. Aluminium, steel, magnesium, and carbon-fibre reinforced polymer come together to create a structure that is both lighter than its predecessor and stronger as well. In terms of quantifiable metrics, the improvement is roughly 25% over the outgoing version of the Audi Space Frame. One of the critical breakthroughs to develop this new space frame was the production of carbon-fibre reinforced polymer tape rolls which can be layered and angled in various directions with minimal need for trimming. Using this is far easier and more cost effective than the previous method of using a singular fabricated sheet, and the entire layered package is held together with epoxide resin. As for the rest of the materials, it's fairly standard fair: hot-formed steel make up the occupant cell , taking up the lower section of the bulkhead and the side sills, as well as the B-pillars and the front edge of the roofline. Heat treatment and varying metal thicknesses help to reduce the overall weight of the frame as well, with extremely light aluminium body panels making up the remaining 58% of the bodywork. In order to build the new A8, there had to be an entirely new body shop created that could provide 14 different joining processes, including remote laser welding. All of these processes and their refinement in this latest form are what has led to the new A8 being so much lighter and stronger than the models that came before. Both costs and CO2 emissions go down as a reuslt of these improvements. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags A8 audi Audi A8 Audi Space Frame Print Related News All-New 2017 Audi A8 To Offer Hybrid Engines As Standard Auto News Kon | June 08, 2017 All engines of the upcoming all-new Audi A8 will have varying degrees of electrification, starting with mild hybrid combustion engines underpinned by ... 2018 Audi A8 to Feature Fully Active Suspensions Auto News Gokul | June 22, 2017 All set to make its debut at the Audi Summit on 11 July, more details on the new Audi A8 have surfaced – this time being the inclusion of the fully ... New Audi A8 Makes Surprise Appearance at Spider-Man: Homecoming World Premiere Auto News Gokul | June 30, 2017 The world premiere screening of Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming just took place on Wednesday in Hollywood, graced by the superstars who ... 2018 Audi A8 Interior To Be Almost Button-Free Auto News Eric | July 11, 2017 Audi will be unveiling the all-new 2018 A8 in the next couple of hours. The company earlier teased the new Audi A8 here. Head of Audi Design Marc ... Comments
The All-New Audi A8 Will Be Even Lighter Auto News Aswan | April 07, 2017 10:02 am Over the last decade or two, manufacturers have started to work on lightening their cars despite the overall increase in size and complexity. This is no easy feat, especially when trying to avoid the use of especially exotic materials (a carbon tub like the kind in a McLaren would make life a lot easier). Both BMW and Audi have taken great steps towards shedding weight, with Audi adopting the use of new platforms and their Audi Space Frame technology, while BMW is rolling out their CLAR platform with the carbon core backbone being especially useful for the 7 Series. What you see above is the latest generation of the Audi Space Frame, which will see use in the upcoming all-new Audi A8.This latest iteration of the Audi Space Frame sees a mix of four different materials at work in the weight-bearing body structure- more than any Audi model ever before. Aluminium, steel, magnesium, and carbon-fibre reinforced polymer come together to create a structure that is both lighter than its predecessor and stronger as well. In terms of quantifiable metrics, the improvement is roughly 25% over the outgoing version of the Audi Space Frame. One of the critical breakthroughs to develop this new space frame was the production of carbon-fibre reinforced polymer tape rolls which can be layered and angled in various directions with minimal need for trimming. Using this is far easier and more cost effective than the previous method of using a singular fabricated sheet, and the entire layered package is held together with epoxide resin. As for the rest of the materials, it's fairly standard fair: hot-formed steel make up the occupant cell , taking up the lower section of the bulkhead and the side sills, as well as the B-pillars and the front edge of the roofline. Heat treatment and varying metal thicknesses help to reduce the overall weight of the frame as well, with extremely light aluminium body panels making up the remaining 58% of the bodywork. In order to build the new A8, there had to be an entirely new body shop created that could provide 14 different joining processes, including remote laser welding. All of these processes and their refinement in this latest form are what has led to the new A8 being so much lighter and stronger than the models that came before. Both costs and CO2 emissions go down as a reuslt of these improvements. ✕ Let's Connect on Whatsapp We protect your personal information in compliance with the PDPA I agree with Carlist.my Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I agree to receive personalised communication from Carlist.my and its car sellers, business affiliates and partners. Check out the best car deals in town! Prev Next Special offer - call now! days hours Avg. mkt. Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. I Why no price is listed? Sometime dealer wants you to contact for the best price. Related Tags A8 audi Audi A8 Audi Space Frame
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All-New 2017 Audi A8 To Offer Hybrid Engines As Standard Auto News Kon | June 08, 2017 All engines of the upcoming all-new Audi A8 will have varying degrees of electrification, starting with mild hybrid combustion engines underpinned by ...
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