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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07
What if we start with the idea that the 5th gen is a fat pig 
Ok...hypothetical: could the 6amaro keep same wheelbase and still get smaller?
anyway, i predict a 110.5 in wheelbase, 182 in overall.
I still don't get the whole architecture thing...can the cts-v and ats-v have different overall length's? If so, how is it not a different size? |
Mr. Wyndham did a nice job with his explaination. Look at like a human skeleton. They are all basically the same, yet some of us are taller, some shorter, some thinner, some wider, yet the basic architecture is the same.
So, they start out with this basic architecture, and adjust the ends to fit the desired wheel base.
So how can they make the car roughly the same size and still lose weight? Tech has come a long way in just a few short years. How they stiffened the Corvette, using lighter material and still making stiffer is a great example. Instead of making the frame rails all one thickness, they reinforced the critical areas with extra thickness, and the non critical with less. Thus they were able to make a an aluminum frame 60% stiffer then the old steel frame, while losing nearly 100 lbs off the assembled chassis. Basically getting more done with less is the product of this technology.
The other benefit is being able to incorporate lighterwieght materials throughout the car. Things like composite suspension pieces, lighter sheet metal, or adding more composite parts.