Underbody photos

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by eejake, Oct 12, 2019.

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  1. eejake

    eejake New Member

    I'm still not sure if you've actually reviewed the photos, I've spent a lot of time under the car. You suggested that earlier that the only place aluminum was used was in body panels. What I'm trying to clarify is that there a bunch more very large assemblies which are made from aluminum besides the body panels. The largest one is the huge under frame (for lack of an official term, that's what I'm calling it) at the rear of the car which you can see part of in the rear wheel well. It is the main mounting for the entire rear suspension and also supports the fuel tank and AC charger. I've worked on a lot of cars and this is not at all common, usually assemblies this large are just steel. 20190608_114721_HDR.jpg Here you can see the large assembly as the long rails (along with a full aluminum cross tube in the middle) inset from the rear wheels.
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    And here's a little closer image of the rear suspension, which is almost entirely made of aluminum, including the hub itself 20190918_100259.jpg 20191012_095019.jpg Here's a bigger overview and a side view with the rear wheel removed. This is not common in cars anywhere near this price range.
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    Furthermore, the front under body with a large portion of the engine subframe, the front controls arms and even the tie rod ends made of aluminum.

    So, to my original point, aluminum is not just used in the body panels. Its extensively used in large and traditionally steel assemblies in the car. This would not be inexpensive to do, thus why its not common in vehicles in this price class. I've also spent some time looking into these assemblies on the same model year Insight everything I saw was traditional steel construction. In my opinion, this is impressive engineering and represents a good value to us as buyers. Especially so if you were able to purchase with the steep discounts that have been offered recently.
     
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  3. Kerbe

    Kerbe Well-Known Member

    I did review your photos and I did amend my first comment with text from Honda about the use of aluminum in Clarity.
     

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