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The uni-body construction of the GL-Class SUV uses advanced technology and robust materials to create a virtual fortress for the vehicles' passengers. High- Strength/Low-Alloy steel is used in important areas of the vehicle. Roof pillars employ three layers of steel, and doors feature steel crossbeams. Full-width front and rear crossmembers, along with a reinforced floorpan and door sills, combine to provide protection in a variety of impacts. Advanced front and rear crumple zones progressively deform to help absorb the energy of an impact, while underhood components are staggered to help prevent them from stacking up in a frontal impact, thereby reducing the likelihood of intrusion into the cabin. An ellipsoidal front bulkhead helps channel some of the forces of a frontal impact under, over and around the passenger cabin.

The body structure shell for the 2005-2010 Mazda 5. The Mazda 5 is built with Triple H body construction. The Triple H construction gives superb strength to the unitary construction body. Unitary construction is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object's exterior. This is why higher strength steels are used in locations of high stress to increase strength and rigidity without adding weight.

The 2006-2011 BMW X5 has a highly rigid body structure for maxium occupant protection is made with Ultra High Strength Steel. The passive safety features in this vehicle are passed on via the engine supports and chassis along various load paths which diverts the energy away from the passenger cell.

The 2009 to 2011 Peugeot 3008 Body Structure is a well built vehicle. The 3008 is a crossover with a reinforced structure to protect its occupants with its rigid body. Notice the reinforcements in the front door?

The 2011 Hyundai Equus unibody structure made from ultra-high-strength steel with energy-dispersing crumple zones that forms the core of the passive safety system. The Equus also has 9 airbags.   Make sure you start thinking about Kness airbags, because this Hyundai has one.  ...

The body structure of the 2011 Hyundai Genesis is made from an Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) uni-body.  This is the first line of defense for the passengers inside the Genesis’s cabin.  Hyundai has engineered advanced crumple zones to absorb and redirect forces ...

I posted some videos of Ron Moore deploying airbags on several different Ford vehicles at the CREST Center in Michigan. Ron hot wired every airbag in the vehicle and deployed each one. The Ford representative was there also, he had ...

The Detroit News has an article today about GM’s plan to offer training to first responders.  I spoke with Ron Moore last month from Firehouse.com’s University of Extrication and he told me that he recently visited the GM proving grounds ...

Quick look at the 2006 Mercury Milan body structure and airbags.