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<blockquote data-quote="JohnZ" data-source="post: 6380450" data-attributes="member: 67907"><p>While we wait for new news about the Boss engines, may I pose a question about chassis engineering? I think I get it that new engine architectures are hugely complex and research is costly and time consuming. I can't quite grasp though why chassis are also so complex and costly. </p><p></p><p>The recent news that Ford is planning a new RWD chassis is exciting, but I read that there is considerable risk in getting it right and at an affordable cost. It boggles my mind that the engineering for the RHD-only Aussie Ford chassis and superb Lincoln LS chassis are not reusable in another modern chassis. </p><p></p><p>What is it about chassises (chassi?) that is so dammed costly? Is it the mechanicals? Vehicle Dynamics? Computer assist stuff? Testing? </p><p>Isn't this stuff portable from one chassis architecture to the next? </p><p>Who knows about this stuff and why it is so costly?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnZ, post: 6380450, member: 67907"] While we wait for new news about the Boss engines, may I pose a question about chassis engineering? I think I get it that new engine architectures are hugely complex and research is costly and time consuming. I can't quite grasp though why chassis are also so complex and costly. The recent news that Ford is planning a new RWD chassis is exciting, but I read that there is considerable risk in getting it right and at an affordable cost. It boggles my mind that the engineering for the RHD-only Aussie Ford chassis and superb Lincoln LS chassis are not reusable in another modern chassis. What is it about chassises (chassi?) that is so dammed costly? Is it the mechanicals? Vehicle Dynamics? Computer assist stuff? Testing? Isn't this stuff portable from one chassis architecture to the next? Who knows about this stuff and why it is so costly? [/QUOTE]
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