BROTHERS Guillermo Echeverria and Iker Echeverria, sons of race driver Guillermo Senior, have formed their own Mexico City- and Detroit-based design agency, ETXE, which penned the Vuhl 05—a lightweight supercar for the road and the track in the vein of the BAC Mono, Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow.
What the 05 packs is a monocoque that weighs in at a mere 78 kilograms, leading to a dry weight for the entire car of only 695 kilograms. The chassis comprises a three-section bonded tub constructed from aluminum extrusions and an aluminum honeycomb, which result in high torsional rigidity for optimum handling. Bolted directly to the passenger cell is a chrome-moly steel subframe housing the engine and rear suspension. A three-stage forward crash structure and double layer sidewalls provide protection for the occupants.
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