Automotive chassis types

thumb|upright=1.14|Deperdussin Monocoque, with wooden shell construction

main supporting structure of a motor vehicle

thumb|The CTC-2 chassis of an RCA Corporation|RCA [[CT-100 television]]

thumb|A vehicle frame#Ladder frame|ladder frame thumb|A 2007 Toyota Tundra chassis holding the vehicle's engine, drivetrain, suspension and wheels. thumb|The BMW i3 (hatchback)|BMW i3 electric car is one of the rare modern passenger cars with a separate body and frame design (2013).

combination of conventional and integral frame with a pressed steel floor, strengthened members including a steel tube called the backbone