Whether you try to split today's auto market by ground clearance, roof height, body-on-frame vs. unibody construction, or the distinction between driveline components, there's always an exception to the rule. Even deferring to subjective judgment—"I know an SUV when I see one"—isn't ...
The body is then attached onto the frame during manufacturing. The setup is rugged and heavy, typically equipped with 4-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, as well as a high ground clearance, making it ideal for towing/hauling and off-roading. Conversely, the unibody construction of crossovers ...
Modern vehicles typically have one of two different styles of chassis: Unibody or body-on-frame. Unless you drive a pickup truck or large SUV, there’s a great chance that your vehicle has a unibody chassis. This means that the body––the thing that gives the car its exterior shape––...
agreed. I switched over to a Jeep Compass 4x4 recently, now people say it’s a cross over since its not body on frame. So, now I just say, i dont have a SUV and nor a sedan, infact its not even a Car, its a “JEEP”. That’s it!
There are different types of chassis set-ups that manufacturers use, because each can have an impact on vehicle performance. What is a monocoque chassis? Most cars designed for the road use a ‘monocoque’ or ‘unibody’ chassis, where the body and the frame are combined to form one structu...
The Subaru BRAT—an abbreviation for Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter—was a quirky looking vehicle that fused four-wheel drive with the body of a pickup. The vehicle tried to capitalize on the strong market in the United States for small pickups. To avoid getting h...
After manufacturers perfected the process of building unibody cars, nearly every small passenger vehicle (including sedans) migrated from the body-on-frame chassis to unibody construction. However, some sedans built on body-on-frame chassis did manage to survive, even through the 2010s. One of ...
Almost all compact SUVs have a unibody design, which is also called a monocoque, meaning "singular housing" and implying that the vehicle has a seamless chassis and body as one connected piece. For that reason, compact SUVs work well for most driving conditions. The unibody frame allows for...
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Like other vehicles featuring unibody construction, the frame eased vibrations and permitted for more rear foot room. 1972: BMW 5 Series M 93 // Wikimedia Commons 1972: BMW 5 Series The BMW 5 Series was an outgrowth of the so-called “Neue Klasse'' of sedan by the German automobile-...