So I had a thought about the Apple Car on my way home from work the other day. This is all purely predicated on the fact that Apple is, in fact, working towards producing a car.
Since most body panels in production vehicles are mild steel, or aluminum (occasionally), and Apple has a penchant for developing their own alloys, what if they developed their own (or use their already-developed 316L or 7000-series) alloys for body panels. And, to continue that line of thought, their own finishing as well.
Not sure how it would look, but I could easily see their being anodized 7000-series aluminum body panels in colors that are evidently Apple. And, they could develop two lines of vehicles. The Apple Car and Apple Car Plus, which would be differentiated based on finish alone, not features. Apple Car would use anodized 7000-series body panels, and the Apple Car Plus would use 316L panels (or something similar) with DLC coating, and possibly some color embedded into the coating to offer more options than just black. Although, I could definitely get on board with a black DLC Apple Car Plus.
Thoughts?
Since most body panels in production vehicles are mild steel, or aluminum (occasionally), and Apple has a penchant for developing their own alloys, what if they developed their own (or use their already-developed 316L or 7000-series) alloys for body panels. And, to continue that line of thought, their own finishing as well.
Not sure how it would look, but I could easily see their being anodized 7000-series aluminum body panels in colors that are evidently Apple. And, they could develop two lines of vehicles. The Apple Car and Apple Car Plus, which would be differentiated based on finish alone, not features. Apple Car would use anodized 7000-series body panels, and the Apple Car Plus would use 316L panels (or something similar) with DLC coating, and possibly some color embedded into the coating to offer more options than just black. Although, I could definitely get on board with a black DLC Apple Car Plus.
Thoughts?