Sentences with phrase «basic vehicle architecture»

The i5, which we expect will be green - lighted in October, fuses bits of the i3 and i8 with a more basic vehicle architecture that's cheaper to build.

Not exact matches

The basic foundation — the architecture — is the same for both vehicles but, as the styling evolved, we started diverging a little from the Equinox.

«The goal was to revolutionize the architecture of the vehicle to provoke new emotions, provide new value and make visible for consumers how Zero Emissions can help redefine our conception of vehicle basics,» said Francois Bancon, division manager of product strategy and product planning at Nissan.

Basics: The new 9 - 5 shares GM's global midsize architecture with such vehicles as the Opel Insignia, the Chevrolet Malibu, the Buick LaCrosse and the Cadillac XTS, due in 2011.

The delays, Marchionne says, are so Jeep engineers can «take a complete re-look» at the vehicle's basic architecture.

A year ago, the Volvo XC90 SUV showed how quickly Volvo could gain market share once it unveiled truly modern vehicles, using the scalable platform architecture (SPA), meaning one basic design can be modified for longer wheelbase, overall length, height and width; the only fixed measurement is the front wheel - t0 - dash ratio that gives the car much of its identity from the side.

Though the 9 - 3 shares the same basic architecture as the other Epsilon platform vehicles, most of the suspension, steering and engine components are unique to the brand.

GM defines vehicle architecture as a basic structure that can accommodate a wide variety of body styles, engines, wheelbases and widths.