02-20-2017, 05:38 AM | #1 |
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G01 - INFO from AMuS
Auto Motor och Sport Svenska, which cooperates with Auto Motor und Sport in Germany has details and a "picture" of G01.
They claim, which I have seen before, that size is unchanged, but weight is reduced by about 80kg. This requires a substantial re-engineering of architecture and some moving body parts in aluminium. The "picture" is a detailed rendering, which reveals: -body sides are close to them on current X5 - not surprisingly. -rear end has had a major revision - again towards X5 and X1. In my eyes not altogether positive. I forgot - AMuS claims that there will be no pure M model, but a M Performance. I take it X4 will inherit bodysides but, hopefully, a nicer rear. Altogether this indicates that happy X3 owners will be even more happy, but it will, probably, be tough to lure new customers. |
02-26-2017, 01:34 PM | #2 |
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Okay now here is my question. How come X3 lost 80kg with "carbon core" technology while Audi reduced 100kg from previous model and there was no such a carbon technology whatsoever.
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02-27-2017, 12:31 AM | #3 |
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///M, I did not claim BMW use "carbon core" technology, but VW has developed a very good architecture - really two, one transverse and one longitudinal engine installation- which saves about 80 kg from previous architecture. They donīt need to use expensive materials - like carbon, magnesium and aluminium - but might do it anyway in some "exotic" models, hence the 100 kg.
BMW is currently using a lot of al in chassis components - not so in X3/X4 body. BMW is supposedly using new 3-series architecture for G01/G02, but with some unique parts for X3/X4. I have seen somewhere that BMW is supposedly utilising its manufacturing of carbon for electric vehicles, to reduce weight in new architecture. |
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