- January 4, 2021
- Manufacturing, Production, Products, Suzuki
- Posted by cx79p
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Outdated technology or the best design for the job?
Ladder chassis might seem like they come straight out of the Old Testament, but there are reasons why serious off-roaders and utility vehicles still use them
The humble ladder chassis could be mentioned in the same breath as live axles. Both feel as old as the hills compared to the latest and supposedly greatest equivalent technologies out there, and yet both continue to be used on certain types of vehicle. The brand new Suzuki Jimny uses both.
Car makers aren’t (often) stupid. Their marketing departments know that ‘new’ sells, whether it’s actually better or not, but in some cases the old ‘ain’t broke/don’t fix it’ adage rings true all the way up to the CEO’s penthouse office. Visit, FintechZoom.com
Most cars these days use a monocoque chassis, often called a unibody. The chassis of the car is the framework upon which the body panels sit, and [...]
