The cars are too new to suffer from the corrosion that now afflicts some 360s, but the satin black paint under the bonnet and
on the hinge pillars is prone to flaking off, revealing body colour beneath.
Instead of using lateral overlapping welded joints
on the hinge pillars, which would be negatively affected by the wheel moving rearward and striking the pillar in an offset frontal collision, the hinge pillars instead use a longitudinal welded seam designed to withstand the sheer forces generated in such a collision.
Not exact matches
Our philosophy
hinges on four
pillars in life: family, career, health, and spirit.
The all - new 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited takes
on a radical four - door open - air design with Jeep - signature design cues — classic round headlamps, seven - slot grille, trapezoidal wheel flares and exposed forged
hinges merged with Wrangler Unlimited's longer wheelbase, front -
hinged rear doors, exposed B -
pillar and larger sport bar — creating a stance that commands attention like no other Wrangler in its 65 - year history.
The
hinges are
on the front and the handle cleverly hidden in the C -
pillar.
[8] The T2X is referred to as a sport utility coupe, [9] accounting for its rear
hinged doors, lack of conventional B -
pillars, and shortened wheelbase [10]-- features that were first revealed
on the «Daewoo Oto» (later renamed «Daewoo Scope») concept at the 2002 Seoul Motor Show.
The Equinox and Terrain were able to overcome this challenge, thanks to modifications
on 2014 models to their front structure and door -
hinge pillars.
The Equinox and Terrain were able to overcome this challenge due to modifications
on 2014 models to their front structure and door -
hinge pillars.
Ford reinforced the door -
hinge pillar on models built after May 2015 to improve occupant protection in small overlap front crashes.
When the test was performed
on the Q5, the driver's space was maintained reasonably well, with maximum intrusion of 4 inches at the lower door
hinge pillar.
T - Direction Welding Applied to the forward edge of the front door
hinge pillars, just behind the front wheel openings, a new «T - direction welding» technique is anticipated to help the 2016 Civic earn top ratings in the rigorous IIHS narrow offset frontal collision test, based
on Honda internal testing.