Re: "Body in White"
"Shave" 50kg off a BIW structure? BIW for a mid sized steel saloon is around 400kg, then the chassis boys bolt on their "lightweight" cast iron parts, the electircal boys shove in every toy they can think of, and it's capped off with a layer of rag and fluff from the interior trim chaps.
The carefully honed and weight optimised BIW has been turned into a 1500kg lump, and BIW get the blame for making yet another heavy car.
Steel BIW - 400kg approx
Aluminium BIW - 300kg approx
CFRP BIW - 200kg approx
/rant
Mines the one with the 27 years of BIW experience in the pocket...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
