A Tiny Off-Road Trailer “Opus 4” Explodes into a Full Blown Outdoor Home
26 Aug 2020, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The Opus 4 by Opus campers is showing us that size really doesn't matter as long as you can do both big and small. This tiny camper transforms into a full home.
Modular Camping Trailer Built on Aircraft Design Weighs Less than a Ton
20 Aug 2020, 08:28 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Safari Condo makes lightweight and durable trailer caravans. This one is the 1723 with a retractable roof and with most of the amenities of home.
The Stunning Frace F160 Bike Is Made From a Single Block of Aluminum
13 Jul 2020, 11:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Engineer Bernd Iwanow makes each F160 frame from a single block of 7075 aluminum, which is impossible to weld because it’s very stiff
This Is the Last Steel Chassis Morgan That Will Ever Be Made
7 Jul 2020, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After more than eight decades in use, the steel chassis deployed by Morgan in all of its cars until 2019 has finally reached the end of its life
UAW Document Virtually Confirms 2021 Ford Bronco Two-Door, Four-Door Models
5 Nov 2019, 13:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected from the maker of the F-150 and Ranger, the Bronco will also integrate lots of aluminum into its construction to save weight and for durability
FCA Successfully Tests ACMZ Aluminum Alloy On Current Cylinder Head Design
8 Jul 2018, 17:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also known as 16HT, ACMZ is a copper-aluminum alloy that FCA plans to produce in the coming years as a replacement to the silicon-aluminum alloy used today
This Is How Ford Recycles Approximately 5 Million Pounds Of Aluminum Per Week
22 Apr 2017, 15:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 51 commercial jetliners or just over 37,000 F-Series truck bodies. That's how much aluminum Ford recycles per month at three of its factories
Audi Teases Next-Generation A8, Shows Us Its Underpinnings
5 Apr 2017, 13:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi has published an image of the platform of the 2018 A8, its future flagship sedan. It will be lighter than its predecessors thanks to a mix of materials
2018 Expedition is Ford's Range Rover at the Chicago Auto Show
10 Feb 2017, 12:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not sure if it's an SUV worth owning, but leasing is a great idea. The 2018 Expedition does everything a family SUV should
Going Lightweight Might Be the New Downsizing in the Automotive Industry
28 Dec 2016, 17:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A recent research documents the solutions automakers would employ if asked to reduce the weight of their vehicles by various degrees
2020 Ford Bronco Expected To Get Aluminum Construction
6 Dec 2016, 13:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford confirmed it will make another Bronco, and it will be built in the USA. Apparently, it will also have an aluminum construction
2018 Lincoln Navigator - What We Know So Far
21 Nov 2016, 09:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lincoln is preparing the next generation of its flagship, the Navigator, but no official photos have emerged ye. Instead, we have a concept car and a few rumors
2018 Jeep Wrangler Will Get Aluminum Hood And Doors, Possibly More
17 Sep 2016, 13:57 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An employee of Alcoa, an aluminum supplier, confirmed that they will provide FCA with aluminum parts for hoods and doors for the next-generation Wrangler
Mercedes-Benz's Next-Generation C-Class Will Feature More Aluminum Components
2 Aug 2016, 16:34 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mercedes-Benz plans to fit more aluminum components to the next generation of the C-Class. It will come to market sometime in 2020, according to a report
Jaguar Celebrates Recycling Milestone - 50,000 Tons in One Year
28 Apr 2016, 11:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Jaguar has recycled over 50,000 tons of aluminum in the manufacturing process of the XE. They gathered the quantity in a year
Ford Is the Boss of Recycling Aluminum - It Gets Enough for 30,000 F-150s
22 Apr 2016, 08:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / On Earth Day, Ford reminded us how efficient its recycling system for the F-150 factory is. It reuses enough aluminum a month to make 30,000 F-150 models
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Hood and Rear Fascia Design Teased
30 Apr 2015, 14:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, the General Motors design team set out to create a leaner, more athletic design for the manufacturer's pony car
Weight Loss is the Name of the Game for the 2015 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck
6 Apr 2015, 10:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Would you believe that a steering knuckle of the 2015 Ford F-150 is 11.55 pounds (5.21 kilograms) lighter over the 2014 model year's?
2018 Jeep Wrangler to Retain Body-On-Frame Construction, Aluminum Body Confirmed
24 Oct 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When the Blue Oval wowed the world with the aluminum-laden 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, other mainstream automakers started to take notes. While previous reports hinted that the new-gen 2018 Jeep W...
Automotive-Grade Aluminum Sales to Triple by 2020 According to World's Biggest Supplier
25 Aug 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to increasingly dramatic regulations on CO2 emissions and fuel economy, the auto industry is adopting aluminum over steel to meet the government imposed thresholds. In that regard, the world...