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Special lightweight body shell for Mercedes SLS AMG E-CELL vehicle
Sep 21, 2011, 3:06 GMT
Stuttgart - Mercedes has unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show a special lightweight body shell for the SLS AMG E-CELL that serves both as a high-strength safety cell and housing for the battery modules.
The lightweight carbon-fibre composite material (CFRP) is structurally integrated into the aluminium body shell and firmly bonded with it. The basis for CFRP construction is provided by fine carbon fibres, ten times thinner than a human hair, according to Mercedes.
'The use of carbon makes vehicles not only lighter, but even more efficient and agile - in motor sports and on the streets. This is especially important for sports cars,' according to Tobias Moers, member of the Mercedes-AMG board of management.
CFRP components will play an important role in Mercedes-Benz and AMG's lightweight design strategy for the future, reducing body shell weight of all Mercedes cars by at least ten per cent compared to predecessor models, according to a Mercedes press release.
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