On the safety front the car will get
an stronger body shell and may also get dual airbags as an option on the top end variants.
Kia's new SUV scored highly in all four areas (90 percent Adult Occupant Protection, 83 percent Child Occupant Protection, 67 percent Pedestrian Protection and 71 percent Safety Assist) thanks to an even
stronger body shell and a wide array of passive and active safety equipment.
Not exact matches
Cancer turned my pup's
strong body into a weak
shell.
Body shells were designed to be
stronger and stiffer, as well as incorporating double - shear suspension mounts and integrated side impact protection.
With extensive use of high - and ultra-high strength steels, the new Golf
body shell is 51 pounds lighter than the current sixth - generation Golf while offering an even
stronger crash structure.
Audi says the new composite
body shell is 15 % lighter as well as 40 %
stronger than that of the previous model.
The
body -
shell of the upcoming Mercedes C - Class will be significantly lighter than its predecessor for better dynamics and
stronger performance.
BMW wanted to make the car as light as possible and, as such, it manufactures the
body shell entirely of carbon fiber, a material
stronger than steel yet lighter than aluminum.
With 44 percent of the
body shell cast in Advanced High Strength Steel, the car is lighter but
stronger, while torsional stiffness has been improved by 32 percent.
A lot has to do with the precise planning of its
body shell, which is
stronger and comes with additional refinement measures and enhanced technology goodies.
High - strength steel and aluminum are combined with an ultra-high-strength boron steel to create a
body shell that is very light while being extremely
strong and rigid.