Lightweighting: WHAT'S NEXT?
- Magazine Article
- 16AUTP08_01
- English
Are there any automakers who haven't yet put at least one new model through the weight-reduction wringer? Vehicle mass efficiency has joined the vanguard of product development where every gram lost is heralded. And it's no passing fad-escalating global fuel economy and safety regulations ensure that lightweighting, as a product-development tenet, is here to stay.
The list of 2016 vehicles that are lighter than their predecessors continues to grow. It includes such notables as the