Future models - LotusFirst look: gun Lotus chassis for hireLotus' trick new VVA platform reaches beyond underpinning Hethel-based vehicles17 Mar 2005 By TERRY MARTIN LOTUS Engineering unveiled its Versatile Vehicle Architecture (VVA) at Geneva, its latest work in the area of aluminium under-structures which is designed to hand car manufacturers and consortiums an off-the-shelf platform for their own new product. Drawing on Lotus’ experience with bonding and extruded aluminium, the structure uses high-pressure die-cast corner nodes that can allow different vehicle configurations off the one platform. Also underpinning Lotus Cars’ forthcoming range of sports cars, VVA has the potential to produce such vehicles, from the one common platform, as a front-engine 4WD, mid-engine rear-drive sports cars and a front-engine rear-drive coupe or sedan. All future modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hummer HSV Infiniti Hyundai Jaguar Isuzu Kia Jeep Land Rover Lamborghini Lexus LDV Mahindra Lotus Mazda Maserati Mercedes-AMG McLaren MG Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Mini Opel Nissan Peugeot Pagani Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Motor industry news |
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