Its unique body architecture, featuring two fully - boxed longitudinal frame rails and seven
high strength steel cross members in a unitized body construction delivers vastly superior body rigidity and provides the foundation for the Ridgeline's spacious interior cabin and bed, outstanding safety performance and class - leading ride and handling performance.
Engineers started with Honda's Global Light Truck platform and transformed 93 percent of the components into a mission - specific platform with seven
high strength steel cross members that create a fully boxed ladder frame structure with full integration into the unibody frame.
Not exact matches
Ford engineers added
higher -
strength steel in a frame
cross member and upgraded the trailer hitch to boost the heavy duty truck's towing and payload rating substantially.
In addition, a specially contoured aluminum rollbar (underneath the black or carbon fiber «halo») provides mounting points for the new rear decklid, while unique upper body brackets and a
high -
strength steel engine compartment
cross beam maximize torsional rigidity.
Ram pickup trucks also include a
high -
strength steel frame, hydro formed tubular front frame unit, and eight ultra-tough
cross members.
The frames have increased
cross sections and use more
high -
strength steel for greater durability,
higher towing capacity and improved ride and handling; the front sections are hydroformed.
* StabiliTrak electronic stability control system on all single - rear - wheel models * Larger, four - wheel disc brakes with standard four - wheel ABS * A new
high -
strength steel tubular frame
cross member that enhances safety and improves crashworthiness * Seat pelvic / thorax and head curtain side air bags available on 2500HD * Available rear backup camera * Segment - exclusive OnStar 9.0 * Trailer sway control system on all single - rear - wheel models * Hill start assist (standard on single - rear - wheel models)
Every RAM truck was built to last and the 1500's
high -
strength steel frame and ultra-tough
cross members help it handle the heaviest of loads.
The structure boasts more
high -
strength steel which is further backed up by uprated springs, dampers,
cross members and suspension bushings.
Of course the new pickups ride on fully boxed frames with large
cross sections, hydroforming and
high -
strength steels.
Handling and Ride The smooth - riding Corolla is built around a stiff body structure that relies on
high tensile -
strength steel, gussets and
cross members for its
strength, rigidity and lightweight construction.
High - tensile
strength steel is used in key areas such as the underbody
cross members both A and B - pillars.
Supplemented by three
high -
strength steel cross members, the bed is engineered to handle the severe forces associated with loading and hauling raw materials or bulky items weighing up to 1,100 pounds.
The details: The frames have increased
cross sections and use more
high -
strength steel for greater durability,
higher towing capacity and improved ride and handling; the front sections are hydroformed.
The frame is still made from 95 percent
high strength steel with up to 10
cross members welded at both the inside and outside of the frame, helping to make it 24 times stiffer than the old Super Duty.
Even without the roof bars, the cabrio is safe as its hardtop counterpart thanks to reinforcements such as special
high -
strength tubing in the A-pillars and a large
steel cross that runs underneath the entire car.
Likewise, the main rails and key
cross members of the updated frame are made of
high -
strength steel with major elements hydroformed for reduced mass and improved
strength.