If you want to make your car more fuel efficient, what\u2019s the next best thing to a more efficient engine?\u00a0 You make the car lighter. Design engineers working in the field of car body construction work overtime to create lightweight materials for the modern motorcar.\u00a0 Often new materials have been used from other transportation industries like aeronautical engineering, which is a field that always pushes the boundaries.<\/p>\n
Spare a thought for these engineers because while on the one hand the demand is for more fuel efficient cars, from the other side there is the push to make the car as functional and practical as possible, which equates to the requirement for more space and bigger cars \u00ad\u2013 usually a recipe for gaining weight.<\/p>\n
Safer cars need stronger frames and more systems on-board, and this only leads to more kgs.\u00a0 More luxury, and more bells and whistles, also adds to a car\u2019s overall weight, so we can see why automotive engineers are working overtime to combat the growing trends.\u00a0 I\u2019m trying not to sound like a \u2018Jenny Craig\u2019 sales rep suggesting we all should slim down and lose the kilos.<\/p>\n
Motor racing is a fun and exciting way of trialling new materials and engineering designs.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find that the cars involved in Formula One, European Touring Car racing and Aussie V8s will use the new materials available to make their cars lighter and faster.<\/p>\n