Space Frame

In an understandable drive to be "different" even if not better, management decided that Saturn vehicles would be built with a so-called space-frame construction. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Here they are: The FF is an aluminum space-frame car with a direct-injection, 6.3-liter V12 mounted front-midships: dry-sump lubrication naturally; 12.3:1 compression ratio; variable valve timing, variable intake and exhaust geometry; all leading to a hearty 103 hp/liter of naturally aspirated displacement. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

But the solid space-frame chassis was to Friese and Smith's own design. ❋ Martin Buckley (2010)

The car features a steel space-frame chassis; the body is carbon fiber and aluminum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Inside, a light space-frame of tension cables hold up the roof structure. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Two interesting EV concepts on the Nissan stand were the Hypermini (top right – an ultra-small two-seater 100 km/h urban commuter with an aluminium space-frame, neodymium magnetic synchronous traction motor and high-performance lithium-ion batteries with a 115km range) and the Micro UV. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Lightweight, highly rigid body based on an aluminium “space-frame” fitted with a neodymium magnetic synchronous traction motor and high-performance lithium-ion batteries for improved driving performance. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A pair of proton torpedo launchers are mounted midway up the main space-frame, each holding a magazine of three torpedoes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As long as their XF and XJ are based off aluminum space-frame just like the A8, the prospective owner better have enough money to cover for repairs that are more than skin-deep. ❋ Frank Filipponio (2010)

The A+ turret called "truss tower" features a completely new and innovative "space-frame design." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The chrome-molybdenum space-frame chassis hid most of the components from the upright and uptight 300 saloon, though the engine was tilted over to give a low bonnet line, dry sumped and fuel-injected to give between 215bhp and 240bhp. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The first-ever car designed and developed from the ground up by Mercedes-AMG, the new SLS AMG supercar features a lightweight aluminum space-frame body with gullwing doors and a ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Dymaxion car, from Buckminster Fuller (same guy who invented the geodesic dome and the space-frame), was an astounding piece of work for its time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The central feature of the hotel was a glass tower at the main entry and space-frame skylight for the porte cochere with a major water feature. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We see obvious historical examples where modern steel space-frame skyscrapers were somewhat haphazardly under-designed, under built and / or under-equipped to deal with real world conditions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Space [frames] are a common feature in modern building construction; they are often found in large roof spans in [modernist] commercial and [industrial] buildings. ❋ Safsteelstructure.com (2022)