BODY STRUCTURE DETAILS LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGHLY RIGID BODY

  1. CONSTRUCTION

    1. A highly rigid yet lightweight vehicle body has been created by considerable use of mainly high strength sheet steel and ultra high strength sheet steel for body frame members, ensuring a high level of impact safety, driving stability and quietness.

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      V100145

      High Strength Steel

      		 V100144

      Ultra High Strength Steel

    2. Front body rigidity is improved by reinforced joints between the front suspension member brace and body.

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      *1

      Front Side Member

      *2

      Front Suspension Member

      *a

      Brace Shape

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      -

    3. Rear floor braces have been added to the rear floor panel, ensuring torsional rigidity and excellent handling stability.

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      *1

      Rear Floor Brace

      -

      -

    4. To improve the steering and rear tire grip feel and the glass hatch opening, the following measures ensuring the rigidity of the rear body structure and improving yaw response have been implemented.

      1. The wheel house inner panel structure combines both the roof side inner panels and the lower back reinforcement. (*a)

      2. Trough extensions have been added to the luggage compartment corners. (*b)

      3. The roof side outer panels have been strengthened. (*c)

      4. A lower back outer reinforcement has been added to help ensure rigidity of the under body structure.

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        *1

        Wheel House Inner Panel

        *2

        Roof Side Inner Panel

        *3

        Trough Extension

        *4

        Lower Back Panel Reinforcement

        *5

        Roof Side Outer Panel

        *6

        Lower Back Outer Reinforcement