AUDI A8,A2 AND MERCEDES-BENZ SL

Audi A8

The Audi A8 is a four-door, full-size, luxury sedan car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Audi since 1994. Succeeding the Audi V8, the A8 has been offered with front wheel drive or permanent four-wheel drive, with multitronic or tiptronic automatic transmissions and in short and long wheelbase variants. Previous generations employed the Volkswagen Group D platform with the current generation using the D4 platform.

Audi A2

The Audi A2  is a Compact MPV styled five-door four- or five-seat hatchback designed supermini, produced by the German automaker Audi AG from November 1999 to 2005.Based on the Audi Al₂ concept car first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997 the A2 was notable for being constructed from aluminium.

Audi A2 And  Audi A8

•        Another interesting design is the aluminum space frame technology of the Audi A8 and A2.
•       The design and production technique for the A2 is more advanced compared to the A8 of the first generation.
•       Figure bellow shows the specific design. Both vehicles could optimize the crash capability due to the space frame technology. 

The aluminum space frame of the Audi A2 

Mercedes-Benz SL

The Mercedes-Benz SL is a Grand tourer manufactured by Mercedes since 1954. The designation SL derives from the German Sport Leicht, or Sport Light — and was first applied to the 300SL Gullwing' named also after its gullwing or upward-opening doors.

• High occupant cell with multi-layer beams.
• —Composite body floor with optimized material thickness including diagonal, longitudinal, and transverse beams.
• —Increase in the use of high-strength steel form 19% (predecessor) to 33%.
• —Optimized wheel.
• —Installation of a multi-piece elliptical front wall with a cross member.
• —Additional beams in the upper front structure.
• —Bending-resistant B-pillar with lateral longitudinal beams.
• —Doors with reinforcement.
• —Integral seat with stiff cushion seat-back frame.
• —Reinforced A-pillar.
• —Automatic rollover bar.

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

by AHMAD HAZWAN BIN ILYAS

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