Tag Archives: Body Structure

2018 Honda Odyssey Body Structure

The 2018 Honda Odyssey increased the use of high strength steels which helped the vehicle shed 75 pounds of weight. Honda used the highly innovative, next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) in the body structure.

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2018 Audi A8 Body Structure

Body Structure Luxury automakers have a history using different materials in their vehicles. The body structure of the Audi A8 combines four different lightweight design materials – a mix of aluminum, steel, magnesium and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). A high-strength ...

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2018 Chevrolet Equinox Body Structure

2018 Chevrolet Equinox boosts advanced high-strength steel UHSS

The 2018 Equinox body structure contains 11 percent ultra-high-strength steel, up from 10 percent, creating a tough, light safety cage around the occupants.

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2017 Cadillac XT5 Body Structure

The 2017 Cadillac XT5 aced the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crashed testing by earning the Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+) when equipped with optional front crash prevention.

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2017 Jeep Renegade Body Structure

Here is a good look at the 2017 Jeep Renegade Body Structure. Look at the image below and then follow up with the crash test images. This will give you an idea one reason

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2017 Audi Q5 Body Structure

Audi knocked nearly 200 pounds off some versions of its popular Q5 by using higher-strength steels and some aluminum.

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2017 BMW i3 Bigger HV Battery

2017 BMW i3

The 2017 BMW i3 Gets New 94 Ah Cells, Good For 33 kWh Of Energy and a range of 114 Miles. The passenger cell of the BMW i3 is made almost entirely from carbon.

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2017 Lincoln Continental Body Structure

The 2017 Lincoln Continental has a strong body structure in the typical locations. Front Structure is based on the Fusion design and uses

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Cutaway

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid cutaway

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid 16 kWh for the battery and 30 miles as the driving range because that is the market this vehicle is targeting.

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