Different Types of Chassis (Cont'l)



 
 
Car
Body
Chassis
Ferrari 288GTO (1985) carbon fiber panels steel tubular space frame
Porsche 959 (1987) carbon fiber panels steel monocoque
Ferrari F40 (1988) carbon fiber panels + doors steel tubular space frame
McLaren F1 (1993) carbon fiber panels carbon fiber monocoque
Ferrari F50 (1996) carbon fiber panels + doors carbon fiber monocoque
Lamborghini Diablo SV (1998) mostly aluminium panels, with carbon fiber bonnet + engine lid steel tubular space frame
Lamborghini Diablo GT (1999) mostly carbon fiber panels + aluminium doors steel tubular space frame
 
 
 
Renault Sport Spider
Lotus Elise
Weight of chassis
80 kg
65 kg
Torsional stiffness
10,000 Nm/degree
11,000 Nm/degree
Thickness of extrusion
3 mm
1.5 mm
 
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