by Christopher A. Sawyer > Contributing Editor
The construction method looks vaguely
familiar: a backbone frame over
which is draped a composite body.
And while this chassis does carry
overtones of every Lotus street car
from the Elan to the Esprit, it is so
diferent that it has already caught the
eye of at least one major OEM. That's
because the architecture Zenos Cars of
Norfork, England, has created for its
Creating a Low-Cost
Chassis Architecture
The engineers at Zenos Cars have combined
recycled carbon fber, drinking straws and
aluminum to create a chassis for a low-
volume sports car.
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