The front and rear structures to absorb high energy, and the highly tough cabin structure
reduce the risk of passenger injuries at front-, rear-, and side-impact collisions, secure the
space for life protection, and facilitate rescuing passengers. The structures also have the
following features:
The octagonal cross section for the front of the front
sidemember and 8-shaped cross section for the rear of the front sidemember have been adopted
for enlargement so that the applied structures can effectively absorb energy from the impact
at the time of collision.
Due to the adoption of straightened front sidemember and the rear floor sidemember,
the structure can effectively absorb energy from the impact at the time of collision.
UNEVEN THICKNESS STEEL SHEET
The following parts are made of an uneven thickness steel sheet*. Safety upon
impact and lightness is improved with the integrated varying thickness structure.
The front sidemember outer is thicker at the rear.
The front sidemember rear is increasingly thicker toward the front of the vehicle.
The centre pillar reinforcement is thicker at the upper part.<COLT>
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*: Steel plates with different thickness welded together to make one steel plate.
DRIVING STABILITY
The cowl top lower panel and the spring house panel
are directly joined to increase rigidity at the front suspension mounting area, thus improving the
drivability.
The front deck frame upper outer and front pillar have been connected by the upper
frame to front pillar brace for improving the handling stability. <1500 MPI - T/C>
The cowl top lower panel and the spring house panel
are directly joined to increase rigidity at the front suspension mounting area, thus improving the
drivability.
The front deck frame upper outer and front pillar have been connected by the upper
frame to front pillar brace for improving the handling stability. <1500 MPI - T/C>
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