Unlike other pickup trucks of its size, the 2019 Ridgeline features a unit -
body frame construction which helps to minimize outside noise, vibration, and rough driving.
So don't be surprised that it's heavy: the integrated
body frame construction means it flattens the scales at 2590 kg, more even than the Range Rover.
Not exact matches
ie; was he a
body and a soul and a spirit as we would all be in the
frame work of the «tri-part»
construction?
And it's built like a truck, too, with
body - on -
frame construction and a solid rear axle.
Where the Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado ride on tough bespoke truck chassis, with rugged
body - on -
frame construction, the Hyundai will have a softer, less - capable unibody
construction, putting it more in - line with the Honda Ridgeline than anything else.
The GX's considerable ground clearance and
body - on -
frame construction mean you have to clear a high cargo floor when loading luggage, too.
The Toyota 4Runner retains
body - on -
frame construction, a once - common chassis type that's given way to lighter — and less - capable — unibody SUVs (commonly called crossovers or car - based SUVs)
The Ridgeline's unibody
construction offers greater rigidity than the
body - on -
frame setups used by other midsize trucks.
But CEO Sergio Marchionne has expressed his commitment to Toledo for Jeep Wrangler
construction, so we're confident that the SUV will remain a Toledo product with
body - on -
frame construction.
Starting in the mid -»90s, almost every automaker in the U.S. brought a truck - based SUV to market, complete with
body - on -
frame construction and mechanical 4WD.
We have also heard confirmation that the next Wrangler will use an eight - speed automatic transmission and will continue to have a
body - on -
frame construction.
As Toledo is one of only two Chrysler plants compatible with
body - on -
frame construction, the idea was that a move to a different facility would mean a unibody
construction for the Wrangler.
Also, despite its name and
body - on -
frame construction, the Terra probably doesn't preview the next - generation Nissan Xterra.
Overview
Body Style: 4 - door pickup truck Accommodation: 5 passengers Construction; Steel body - on - f
Body Style: 4 - door pickup truck Accommodation: 5 passengers
Construction; Steel
body - on - f
body - on -
frame
Overview:
Body Style: 4 - door pickup truck Accommodation: 5 passenger
Construction: Fully - boxed hydroformed steel
frame
Construction is still
body - on -
frame, and the «sport bar» — don't call it a «roll bar» — is no longer covered, but rather is aluminum, and painted the same color as the
body.
It must maintain supremacy as the nation's best - selling vehicle without diminishing the kind of profit margins that come from cheap - to - produce
body - on -
frame construction.
New: Better fuel economy and on - road performance - but still a traditional truck with
body - on -
frame construction and a live rear axle.
We've also heard that the next - generation Wrangler will use aluminum
construction to shed weight and improve fuel economy, though it will retain its
body - on -
frame construction and off - road capability.
It dumped the old SUV's pushrod V - 8 and ladder -
frame construction and in their place put a 4.4 - liter, DOHC 32 - valve V - 8; a hydroformed
frame supporting a much stiffer
body; and an independent, air - sprung suspension.
Overview:
Body Style: 2 - door coupe Accommodations: 2 passengers
Construction: Aluminum «Audi space
frame» unibody
The new version jettisons the weights, switches from
body - on -
frame construction to unibody, and trades its steel
body panels for aluminum.
Traditionally, full - size cargo vans sold in North America have utilized
body - on -
frame construction.
It extends to the aluminum
body over a tubular - steel
frame, mimicking technology used in race - car
construction at the time.
With
body - on -
frame construction and a fairly agricultural 1.3 - liter overhead valve engine, the MG was far from modern or refined in post-war America, but it gave thousands of people their first taste of what a sports car should feel like and served as a gateway drug to both racing and more expensive, more powerful sports cars.
I've always wanted to try my hand as a plow driver, and the G - class, with its sturdy
body - on -
frame construction and cosseting interior, seems like it would make a fine plowagen.
2012 Toyota 4Runner: «Using rugged
body - on -
frame construction, the 4Runner is intended to be a tough and reliable sport utility for the more adventurous owner.»
With unitized
body construction, the front, rear and side rails are welded together with the floor pan, cross members and torque boxes to form a single «unit,» whereas
body - on -
frame construction has two pieces, the
body and the
frame
Both «Ponton» models were Mercedes» first without a conventional
frame, using a unitized
body /
frame construction.
So the new Escalade hews to the same familiar formula:
body - on -
frame construction, suspension of front coil springs and a solid rear axle, naturally aspirated V - 8, six - speed automatic transmission, rear - or four - wheel drive, two lengths / wheelbases, and a standard third - row seat.
4WD with Active Traction Control, durable
body - on
frame construction, and a muscular exterior design are just the beginning of what the 2018 Toyota 4Runner has to offer.
Type of vehicle
construction with the
body attached to a separate
frame, often with rubber mounts to reduce squeaks and rattles, helping to isolate road noise and vibration
The Savana has true
body - on -
frame truck
construction, with a ladder - type
frame plus tubular cross members for better torsional stiffness and tapered
frame rails for safety.
Keep in mind that full - size American and Japanese SUVs are typically truck - based and employ sturdy
body - on -
frame construction, which tends to hurt ride quality.
That means it uses unibody
construction instead of the
body - on -
frame layout found under popular pickups like the Ford F - 150 and the Ram 1500.
Although it doesn't rely on
body - on -
frame construction, the 2018 Dodge Durango still competes well with many of the best SUVs with 3rd - row seating.
The stiffer chassis helps here no doubt, and I admire GM for sticking with the
body on
frame construction.
With its sturdy
body - on -
frame construction and heritage design, this SUV is built to go places.
Toyota FJ Cruiser is a mid-size SUV with
body - on -
frame construction.
Based on an all - new chassis, Ford became the first American manufacturer to adapt
body - on -
frame construction to a full - size van.
Though it has rugged
body - on -
frame construction like a truck, the LX has a comfortable ride thanks to its Adaptive Variable Suspension.
To increase the versatility of the full - size van line, the Econoline was developed using
body - on -
frame construction for the first time.
The LX's
body - on -
frame construction adds to the weight issue, but is also the impetus for the big Lexus» strength.
Toyota Sequoia is a large full - size SUV with
construction body - on -
frame.
Now in its fifth generation, this midsized SUV uses the same platform as the FJ Cruiser and maintains its truck - like
body - on -
frame construction.
Toyota Tundra is a full - size pickup with
construction body - on -
frame.
The G - wagen is characterized by its boxy styling and
body - on -
frame construction.
The unibody
construction typical of passenger vehicles is used instead of the truck platform which tends to be
body - on -
frame.
Whereas the first M - Class featured
body - on -
frame construction, the newest ML employs a unit -
body design.
Other notable safety features include electronic stability control, hill start descent control, advanced multistage front airbags, side - supplemental airbags, sensor detection
body - on -
frame construction, and on / off - road four - wheel disc antilock brake system.