It was created - as with the first SL in 1952 - literally on a blank sheet of ... architecture consists of the combination of an aluminum space frame with a ... The weight of the pure bodyshell without doors, bonnet and boot lid, ...
... and relevant for a much longer time, necessitating a clean sheet design. ... Meanwhile, cast-aluminum components will be used at the nodal ... Speaking of weight, Mercedes says the total weight of the pure body shell ...