Today’s most innovative vehicles rely on aluminum

13/07/2021 09:51
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Aluminum is the material of choice to boost vehicle safety and fuel economy while minimizing total carbon emissions. Today’s most innovative vehicles rely on aluminum.

Ford Expedition

2018 NACTOY Truck of the Year Finalist

Ford’s five-star occupant safety rated, aluminum-bodied Expedition drops 325 pounds and achieves the best fuel economy in its class with a 9,300-pound towing capacity.

Ford Expedition

Lincoln Navigator

2018 North American Truck of the Year

An all-aluminum body helps the Navigator shed nearly 200 pounds. With an 8,700-pound towing capacity it earned the highest crash rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Lincoln Navigator

Ford F-150

Motor Trend's Truck of the Year

The all-aluminum body is 39% lighter than its predecessor, resulting in up to 700 pounds shaved off overall curb weight, for the best-selling truck in America.

Ford F-150

Chevrolet Malibu

Shed weight and improved driving responsiveness with increased use of aluminum in the hood, suspension knuckles and chassis.

Chevrolet Malibu

Toyota Supra

The fifth-generation Supra features an aluminum hood, inner and outer doors and shear panel beneath the engine cradle.

Toyota Supra

Chrysler Pacifica

With the help of its aluminum sliding doors, the Chrysler Pacifica minivan is the lightest in the segment.

Chrysler Pacifica

BMW i3

The chassis of the BMW i3 is made with a high content of recycled aluminium, helping decrease overall mass and increase battery range.

BMW i3

Jaguar F-Type

A lightweight yet rigid aluminum construction enhances agility to allow precise handling and nimble cornering.

Jaguar F-Type

Jaguar F-Pace

Approximately 80% of the F-Pace’s body structure is aluminum; one third of this is recycled material.

Jaguar F-Pace

Land Rover Range Rover

With the help of an all-aluminum body structure, the Range Rover delivers impressive on-and off-road performance, while its significant weight savings allows for more technology to enable an advanced, comfortable drive.

Land Rover Range Rover

Audi A8

Audi ASF® aluminum construction and aluminum hybrid construction increase structural strength, agility and efficiency while reducing mass.

Audi A8

Jaguar XJ

Its all-aluminum construction offers beauty, strength, performance and safety. Riveted without a single welded joint, the aluminum monocoque chassis and body structure gives the XJ near perfect front-to-rear weight distribution.

Jaguar XJ

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

One-third the weight of steel, the Stingray aluminum space frame is 45 kg (100 lb.) lighter and 57% stiffer than the previous-generation Corvette.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Tesla Model S

The Model S's all-aluminum body reduces weight and increases battery range.

Tesla Model S

Cadillac CT6

Comprised of more than 60% aluminum, including all exterior body panels, the CT6 is produced using advanced laser joining techniques.

Cadillac CT6

Mercedes S 65 Cabriolet

A mixed-material approach that includes aluminum was used in the body help to reduce overall weight.

Mercedes S 65 Cabriolet

Audi Q7

Audi used aluminum for the doors, fenders, hood and rear hatch, saving 156 pounds. The doors alone shave 52 pounds the curb weight.

Audi Q7

Source: drivealuminum.org

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