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Vehicle frame. A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism. Until the 1930s, virtually every car had a structural frame separate from its body. This construction design is known as body-on-frame.
Body-on-frame. A ladder frame. A 2007 Toyota Tundra chassis holding the vehicle's engine, drivetrain, suspension and wheels. The BMW i3 electric car is one of the rare modern passenger cars with a separate body and frame design (2013). Body-on-frame is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted ...
A subframe is a structural component of a vehicle, such as an automobile or an aircraft, that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger body-on-frame or unibody to carry specific components like the powertrain, drivetrain, and suspension. The subframe is typically bolted or welded to the vehicle. When bolted, it often includes rubber ...
1981 Indy 500-winning Penske PC-9B chassis of Bobby Unser Penske PC-9B being demonstrated at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Penske PC-9 and Penske PC-9B are USAC and CART open-wheel race car chassis, designed by British designer Geoff Ferris at Penske Racing, which was constructed for competition in the 1980 and 1981 IndyCar seasons, as well as the 1980 season and 1981–82 USAC ...
The Williams FW16 is a Formula One car designed by Adrian Newey for the British Williams team. The FW16 competed in the 1994 Formula One season, with Williams winning the Constructor's Championship, and British driver Damon Hill finishing runner-up in the Drivers' Championship.
The W-platform (also known as the W-body) was a General Motors automotive platform underpinning both mid size and full-size front-wheel drive cars — across the platform's three generations from 1987-2016. Code named GM10, the program began development in 1982 under Chairman Roger B. Smith and debuted in 1987 with the Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick ...
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, colloquially known as the G-Wagen[3](as an abbreviation of Geländewagen), is a four-wheel driveluxury SUVmanufactured by Magna Steyr(formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch) in Graz, Styria, Austriaand sold by Mercedes-Benz. Originally developed as a military off-roader, later more luxuriousmodels were added to the line.
The chassis is named after Dan Wheldon, who was the car's test driver, and who was killed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011, the final race of the previous IR-05. [13] The new front section is designed to prevent similar single-seater crashes such as the one that killed Wheldon. [ 14 ]