As automakers seek to reduce the curb weight of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs), metal chassis components have become a significant target for conversion to composites or hybrid systems.

This awesome 3D printed RC car chassis switches to GPM differentials with hardened steel parts, reducing bearing race wear in printed housings ...

The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is going on a diet, thanks to Skyactiv tech. But if you think all the tweaks under the skin are purely for weight savings, you should remember that these are Mazda engineers ...

Along with the engine and transmission, a vehicle’s chassis system is the determining factor when it comes to handling characteristics. The chassis construction influences vehicle driving dynamics, ...

When Jam Handy produced “No Ghosts” for Chevrolet in 1935, it would have been tough to find an abandoned, haunted-looking house in Detroit (we're actually not sure where this was filmed, but Jam Handy ...

The way Chris Borroni-Bird sees it, the skateboard chassis—the architecture that underpins most of today's battery-electric vehicles—would have been invented by someone else if General Motors hadn't ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by safety concerns and enhanced comfort requirements, and growing importance of technologies such as air dampers ...

Placing an automotive body atop a separate frame evolved directly from the design of horse-drawn carriages. In fact, the earliest horseless variety even looked like their predecessors. Shared ...

The idea of the self-contained EV skateboard chassis has become so alluring that startups, suppliers and even automakers are marketing them as plug-and-play solutions on which customers can simply add ...