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I posted this buried in a long thread elsewhere, but with no nibbles/discussion there I on second thought decided I’d tease it out here - as it seems a potentially interesting (confusing?) separate topic:
From investor day, an IG account posted among other things this underbody shot (taken from the front of the vehicle looking back):
Towards the front of the truck visible here, there’s a large, plastic, aero extension of the bumper terminating at about the suspension interplay with the underbody.
But just beyond that a new piece of a material picks up, and appears to extend the bulk of the underbody pan (presumably to wherever the back bumper terminates. It is, in effect, the CT’s underbody pan.
I’ve zoomed in and enhanced the photo:
If I weren’t so surprised to find myself thinking that looks like carbon fiber, I’d just assume it’s carbon fiber.
And if it’s not carbon fiber, I’m not sure what else could have this appearance and consistency in geometric pattern, annd even the smoothness of relief and in the turns at the edges. It would be a helluva thing to scribe any metal with such a geometric pattern, especially for a part unseen.
Any thoughts on why this isn’t/couldn’t be a carbon fiber underbody pan?
And if it’s not carbon fiber, what could it be instead?
Basically, for me the oddity comes down to:
• I’d assume for roughness of vehicle the underpan would be a hardened metal of some sort, but I can’t square that with the appearance of this underpan
• I’d otherwise assume by appearance this is carbon fiber, but that would seem a helluva odd choice of a material for a truck purported for off-road use (and otherwise with a 3mm stainless steel body)
*furrows brow scratches head*
From investor day, an IG account posted among other things this underbody shot (taken from the front of the vehicle looking back):
Towards the front of the truck visible here, there’s a large, plastic, aero extension of the bumper terminating at about the suspension interplay with the underbody.
But just beyond that a new piece of a material picks up, and appears to extend the bulk of the underbody pan (presumably to wherever the back bumper terminates. It is, in effect, the CT’s underbody pan.
I’ve zoomed in and enhanced the photo:
If I weren’t so surprised to find myself thinking that looks like carbon fiber, I’d just assume it’s carbon fiber.
And if it’s not carbon fiber, I’m not sure what else could have this appearance and consistency in geometric pattern, annd even the smoothness of relief and in the turns at the edges. It would be a helluva thing to scribe any metal with such a geometric pattern, especially for a part unseen.
Any thoughts on why this isn’t/couldn’t be a carbon fiber underbody pan?
And if it’s not carbon fiber, what could it be instead?
Basically, for me the oddity comes down to:
• I’d assume for roughness of vehicle the underpan would be a hardened metal of some sort, but I can’t square that with the appearance of this underpan
• I’d otherwise assume by appearance this is carbon fiber, but that would seem a helluva odd choice of a material for a truck purported for off-road use (and otherwise with a 3mm stainless steel body)
*furrows brow scratches head*
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