What other production cars are all aluminum?

[nsxrock]

Ferrari 360
Acura NSX
Audi A8

Others?

 

[AaronR]

I think the Delorean was formerly a pop can too maybe???

 

[MvM]

De Lorean was made of stainless steel AFAIK.
The Audi A2 is also made of aluminium.

 

[Imola]

I believe the BMW Z8 is mostly aluminum.

 

[DamonBoost]

Isnt the RX-7 Aluminum?

 

[fangtl]

Audi A2/A8 are the only other two I know of.

AFAIK, the RX-7 is not; although it may have an alumnium hood, like the Miata.

 

[Mike O]

I've owned several Plymouth Prowlers, and believe the majority of the car is made out of aluminum.

 

[nsxrock]

Hey Mike,

How is life up in Tenn?



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James
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[Mike O]

Hi James,

Long time, no see...

Things are going great up here (except for my investment portfolio, that is

). Hope south Florida is treating you well. Looks like you are back into NSX's again after owning the 996.

I still have my '91 NSX, which now has 22,000 miles, and I also have an '02 Speed Yellow Boxster S I purchased back in January. Love both cars, and have been looking at a '73 Porsche Carrera RS (replica) with an '88 3.2 engine, suspension and transmission to buy to possibly vintage race in.

Since my wife's parents have both passed away, we don't get down to Delray Beach much anymore, but if we do, dinner and drinks are on me.

 

[cojones]

the coming next-gen Jag XJ sedan is also aluminum-bodied. The showcar at the Paris Auto Show is in "polished aluminium"

 

[Cyan NSX]

A8/S8

 

[Attitude Adjuster]

If I'm not mistaken, the Ford Focus is also Aluminum.

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Kenji Ligon
91 Red CTSC NSX

 

[NetViper]

The Audi TT is also aluminum.

 

[Gerard van Santen]

The new Jaguar XJS is.

 

[nsxtasy]

Are those other cars all aluminum (suspension, etc) or just the body panels?

 

[hk4site]

How about the shelby cobra, daytona coupe and I think land rover

 

[Jimbo]

The Ford Focus is steel and so is the current Audi TT. It is rumored that the next gen TT will be aluminum.

-Jim

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1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html

 

[Tony Montoya]

Originally posted by nsxtasy:
Are those other cars all aluminum (suspension, etc) or just the body panels?

New cars would have aluminum suspensions before they would have aluminum body panels.
Even a 90 Supra has some aluminum suspension pieces.
I think the AL. car list stops at Z8,A8,NSX, and Ferrari 360.
Some other cars have an aluminum hood but that's it.

 

[j14nsx]

Well if you're talking about cars which are only aluminium bodied, your forgetting Aston Martins which are all Al bodied. Old Land Rovers were,AC's (as in AC Cobra).

Aluminium chassied - Lotus Elise, Vauxhall VX220, but fibreglass body.

 

[NyC NsX]

how much of the 360 is aluminum as compared to a nsx ?

 

[TyraNSX]

Insight is aluminium

 

[LJSB]

Audi TT is not aluminum.
It has many aluminum components but the outer panels are not. I just changed a door on one. The entire window regulator mechanism
is a drop in aluminum component that is a sweet design.
I had to repair a Prowler and the chassis is aluminum but since it had no panel damage (rear bumper and mounts were damaged) I didn't even check. I doubt that it is however.

 

[LJSB]

Earlier Land Rovers had aluminum door panels bonded to steel but that has changed to all steel in the newer models.

 

[nsx2000]

BMW E9 3.0CSL
aluminum hood, trunk lid, and doors

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by nsx2000:
BMW E9 3.0CSL

Mit der spaetzel boy rear wing.