damn I want one of these

[shirlene29]

I kind of have to wonder if plunkey is on to something

the tooling for the panels wouldnt be that expensive...but I bet assembly would be a bear
taking apart the engine on my bmw (as an example) is seriously a snap...its not nearly as complex as people think and they don't use an absurd number of different sizes of shit ..the body on the other hand is an ever loving nightmare...more hidden clips and screws and bolts with wiring run through it than a space shuttle

I remember trying to change a bulb on a bmw motorcycle and having to take the whole front clip apart..it was a nitemare

 

[dabuffguy]

Doing a lot of organic shapes and complex bends probably wouldn't make the manufacturing of the body panels that much more expensive.

But I do wonder if all those tolerances make it harder to assemble the car. For example with Ferraris, would-be buyers scrutinize "body waves" where even though the seams come together, small errors along the way make tiny ripples or visual inconsistencies in the panel.

Today's manufacturing processes are good enough to thwart any real fitment issues or imperfect body panels. That really doesn't happen.

Every company has a quality assurance team that inspects every major component before being assembled.



Take the Subaru BRZ for example. Decent looking car, affordable, well engineered, compact, light performance car. Now just reskin it with something exotic and you have a real winner. Add the turbo STI motor tuned to 350hp as an option and you have a high performance car that looks incredible for an affordable price.

 

[pdaddyII]

I kind of have to wonder if plunkey is on to something

the tooling for the panels wouldnt be that expensive...but I bet assembly would be a bear
taking apart the engine on my bmw (as an example) is seriously a snap...its not nearly as complex as people think and they don't use an absurd number of different sizes of shit ..the body on the other hand is an ever loving nightmare...more hidden clips and screws and bolts with wiring run through it than a space shuttle

I remember trying to change a bulb on a bmw motorcycle and having to take the whole front clip apart..it was a nitemare

*nightmare

 

[shirlene29]

you work for webster's bro?

you missed all matter of grammatical errors

 

[mrplunkey]

Today's manufacturing processes are good enough to thwart any real fitment issues or imperfect body panels. That really doesn't happen.

Every company has a quality assurance team that inspects every major component before being assembled.



Take the Subaru BRZ for example. Decent looking car, affordable, well engineered, compact, light performance car. Now just reskin it with something exotic and you have a real winner. Add the turbo STI motor tuned to 350hp as an option and you have a high performance car that looks incredible for an affordable price.

When it comes to machining, precision is incredible these days. For example, I can hold 0.0002" in my downstairs garage.

But forming/press brake operations are still frustrating (at least to us). We'll make dies that are dead nuts but dialing them in varies by match of material, temperature in the plant, operator, etc. etc. Spring-back is a bitch.

I'm not saying someone hasn't licked it, but I really hate forming things unless it's just to a net shape that I can clean up on a mill or lathe.

 

[dabuffguy]

The processes they use to form body panels is highly accurate. I don't know what industry you work in, but I guarantee every new generation of car is produced with the latest and greatest machines available. Even when they retool, they might upgrade machinery if it makes sense.

 

[dabuffguy]

go check out some audis and get back to me

its like theyre afraid of technology

Audi indeed makes nice interiors.

But to say this i8 concept interior looks outdated and low tech is a bit unreasonable.

 

[pdaddyII]

you work for webster's bro?

you missed all matter of grammatical errors

U mad bro?

 

[shirlene29]

furious...pacing

 

[shirlene29]

Audi indeed makes nice interiors.

But to say this i8 concept interior looks outdated and low tech is a bit unreasonable.

it honestly reminds me of a stretched out version of an 05...which is one extra screen and an i-drive screen away from my 2001