body-on-frame
Sign in to savethumb|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).
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Examples
- Sedans
- Full-Size Sedans
- SUVs/wagons
- Mini SUV
- Mid-size SUV
- Full-size SUV
- Compact MPV
- Mid-size MPV
- Pickup trucks
- Mid-size pickup truck
- Full-size pickup truck
- See also
- References
- External links
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).
Body-on-frame, also known as full-frame, is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or chassis that carries the powertrain (the engine and drivetrain) and to which the wheels and their suspension, brakes, and steering are mounted. Whereas this was the original method of building automobiles, body-on-frame construction is now used mainly for pickup trucks, large SUVs, and heavy trucks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “body-on-frame” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.