I'd love to see this happen; make a car that handles awesomely, and make it even better.
Yeah, I don't know what I was somking. Perhaps if the manufacturing costs ever go down, this can be an alternative, say in the 2050 Z06 Corvette.
When do you think SMG will happen? I heard the infinitely variable boxes can't handle over like over 200 HP, at least the one Audi developed.
I read somewhere, they bore the cylinders so large that the walls between the cylinders are very thin.
Wow, that's cool. I didn't read about the gearbox being in the back.
There's probably an alloy waiting to be found with magnesium to make it a viable, lighter alternative? Here's what I found on the web:
Specific Weight: Auminum: 2.55-2.80 Magnesium: 1.73
Young's Modulus: Aluminum 69 Magnesium 45
So taking 2.55 for aluminum, and 1.73 for Mg, Magnesium is about 67% lighter, yet 65% weaker. So, you'd save yourself maybe 2% in weight savings when you thicken the magnesium beams to match aluminum strength? Perhaps that's not right since volume, hence weight goes up by a cube, and strength goes up the the square (cross sectional area.)
There has to be some alloy out there.
As far as rust goes, the new Pagoni Zonda F uses magnesium rims instead of aluminum rims for weight savings. Maybe owners of a Zonda don't care about rust and having to replace their rims every 6 months? I doubt it. There has to be room for some kind of magnesium application in a vette. Right?
Yeah, for the cost, it's awesome. Maybe they can work on the interior some. Perhaps they will make a environmentally friendlier Vette by introducing displacement on demand, a 'new' engine technology GM is developing. Which would be cool: imagine a vette that also does 32mpg highway cruising.
thanks for your thoughts.