Magna and Ford team up to build lightweight carbon subframe
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/research-and-development/magna-ford-team-build-carbon-fibre-subframe-188053/
http://www.motor1.com/news/137773/infiniti-renault-f1-q60-concept/
"Electrification is provided by separate motor generator units capable of storing the energy from braking and exhaust gas heat — that would otherwise be lost — in a lithium-ion battery pack. It’s then deployed to power the...
http://www.lexus.com/documents/brochures/2017/LC_LC-Hybrid-Press-Release-v1.pdf
http://www.lexus.com/concept/LC/
Could mimic Lexus with a 5.0 V8 (471/398) and a 3.5 V6 Hybrid (354/348)...
In a live media event held at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, CEO Mark Fields dropped a bombshell -- Ford Motor Company will build a Hybrid version of the Mustang "that will deliver V8 power and even more low-end torque."
The Mustang Hybrid, built at the Flat Rock Plant, debuts in 2020 and will...
Ford has some tricks.
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/ford-demonstrates-lightweight-fusion-concept/
https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/06/03/ford-builds-on-advanced-materials-use-with-lightweight-concept.html
7th Generation Mustang (S650) Info:
"Program code for the next‐generation Mustang (S550(ng)) has been changed to S650 and the SOP has been shifted back from January 2022 to May 2020. Subsequently, the EOP for the S550 has been moved to April 2020.
(See page 15 of PDF report attached)
Some...