Exoskeleton car

Exoskeleton car

An Exoskeleton car has a visible external frame, being made of chromoly, stainless steel, or carbon fiber. The simplistic construction of the vehicle follows Colin Chapman's philosophy of maximising the power-to-weight ratio by minimising weight rather than simply adding power. Early monocoque racing cars such as the Lotus 25 had their chassis exposed but the term exoskeletal is more usually reserved for vehicles with an exposed spaceframe, such as sandrails, dune buggies or specialized light weight track cars.

Examples of exoskeleton cars

*Ariel Atom
*Deronda Type G
*Rinspeed eXasis
*KTM X-Bow
*Kirkham Motorsports-Rush
*RCR-Superlite Roadster
*SDR-VSTORM

Engines often fitted to exoskeleton cars

* Honda K Series
* Ecotec
* Dodge SRT-4 Turbo


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