Body Construction Characteristics

FRONT BODY

HEADLIGHT SUPPORT

- The crush box structure, which has an octagonal cross-section at the front end of the front side-member, has been adopted. This structure can effectively absorb energy upon frontal impact and reduces the vehicle repair cost caused by a light collision.
- The bolt-on headlight support panel upper is used to improve maintainability.
- The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the front bumper reinforcement to improve the body rigidity.










The crush box structure has been changed to straight type with an octagon cross-section so that the structure
can effectively absorb energy from the impact at the time of collision.

FENDER SHIELD

- The front frame structure is supported in three directions by the dash crossmember center, dash crossmember lower and front side member rear in order to improve the frontal collision characteristics, and increase the vehicle body rigidity.
- The padding structure of the front fender bracket has been adopted to efficiently absorb energy upon impact and improve the pedestrian protection capability.







FRONT SIDE MEMBER REINFORCEMENT

The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the front sidemember extension, front sidemember rear bulkhead and front side-member rear to improve the body rigidity.
















FRONT DECK

- The impact absorbing opening on the cowl top outer reinforcement upper has been added to efficiently absorb energy upon impact and improve the pedestrian protection capability.
- Rigidity was heightened and driving stability was improved by bonding the fender shield frame upper outer and front pillar by the upper frame to front pillar brace.







DASH PANEL

- The front frame structure is supported in three directions by the dash crossmember center, dash crossmember lower and front sidemember rear in order to improve the frontal collision characteristics, and increase the vehicle body rigidity.
- The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the dash cross-member center, dash crossmember extension, dash panel reinforcement and dash crossmember side to improve the body rigidity.







SIDE BODY

SIDE STRUCTURE

- The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels or 980-MPa class ultra high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the front pillar, center pillar, side sill, and roof side rail to improve the body rigidity.
- The roof rail extension has been adopted to connect the roof side rail inner to the roof rail and the roof bow. The quarter inner gusset upper has also been adopted to connect the quarter inner panel upper to the roof rail rear. This improves rigidity of the body, handling stability, and riding comfort.










SIDE STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT

The ring structure of the side structure reinforcement has been adopted to improve the collision characteristics and the rigidity of the whole vehicle.







REAR BODY

REAR END CROSSMEMBER







ROOF

- The closed section structure has been adopted for the roof rail front and the roof bow center to heighten body rigidity, improve handling stability and riding comfort, and to reduce vibration and
- The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the roof bow center lower to improve the body rigidity.







UNDER BODY

FRONT FLOOR

The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the front floor crossmember front and front floor sidemember, and the 980-MPa class ultra high tensile strength steel panels for the front floor side sill inner, to improve the body rigidity.







REAR FLOOR

The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the rear floor extension, rear floor crossmember front and rear seat crossmember to improve the body rigidity.







REAR FLOOR SIDEMEMBER

REINFORCEMENT

The 590-MPa class high tensile strength steel panels have been adopted for the rear floor sidemember reinforcement, rear floor sidemember extension, rear floor side sill inner and rear floor sidemember bulkhead to improve the body rigidity.










DOOR

An uneven thickness steel sheet* has been used for the front and rear door panel inners to make the forward part of the vehicle thicker for reduction in vehicle weight and higher rigidity.

NOTE: *: A steel sheet of varying thickness that is welded into one steel sheet.