FRP spring weight savings as compared to conventional leaf springs in similar applications are even greater. The third generation Corvette offered an optional FRP mono-leaf spring as an alternative to the standard multi-leaf steel spring.
This could also work out as the cheaper of the options if you share the journey with others and split the cost of fuel. The drive from central London to Glasgow takes around 7hrs; to Edinburgh around 7hrs 30mins; and to Inverness around 10hrs 30mins.
London to Edinburgh is over 400 miles, about 6 hours drive in a car, 4 hours by fast train or an hour in the sky. Any option for us to get from one end of this Isle to the other is quite a journey. We wanted to break convention for our latest staycation and do things a little bit differently. Let us introduce you to The Caledonian Sleeper.