Jaguar's XJ - lie in ads

[Ti Kan]

In the case of the Audi A8 (and A2), the entire space frame and all
body panels are aluminum.  No steel is used at all in the whole structure.

Incidentally, I recall reading somewhere that early in the Audi Space
Frame development program, Audi and Alcoa had experimented with using
rivets as fasteners for the pieces in the ASF, but for some technical
reason discarded that method.  The new Jaguar XJ's chassis, on the other
hand, is predominently tacked together with rivets.

-Ti
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Todd Phenneger writes:
> As were all the Early Land Rovers.  All aluminum Bodies. But the
> NSX uses much MORE aluminum than just Body Panels.  Much of its
> structure and suspension was aluminum as well.  I think thats
> their point.  But it was a poor choice of works to say "aluminum
> Bodied".
> l8r
>   TOdd
>
> --- Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Scott wrote:
> > > The first mass produced aluminium bodied car was the Acura
> > NSX...
> >
> > The original 1953 Austin-Healey 100 (4 cylinder), was produced
> > with
> > aluminium front and rear shrouds, fenders, doors, hood and
> > trunk lids.
> > I think it was a short production run, maybe pre-production,
> > as they kept
> > the aluminium shrouds but went with steel in the other body
> > pieces later
> > in production.