The 2015 Ford Transit is built with unibody construction. The Transit unibody is lightweight and also highly durable, engineered with high-strength and boron steel. Something to keep in mind is the seating capacity. The Transit “Wagon” seat 8 to 15-passenger ...
Read More »2014 Ford Fusion Body Structure
The 2014 Ford Fusion has an unique body structure. We covered the 2013 Ford Fusion last year here, but felt the need to update the material on the Fusion. The A-Pillar design stretches to the C-pillar and joins all 3 pillars ...
Read More »New XC90 Volvo Body Structure
Here is an interesting fact. Seven percent of the safety cage in the original XC90 was made of hot-formed boron steel. The structure in the upcoming cars built on the new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) feature over 40 per cent hot-formed steel,
Read More »Where’s the Boron, hot stamped, and UHSS?
Where's the Boron, hot stamped, and UHSS? On BoronExtrication.com of course! Advanced Extrication posted a list of vehicles that have boron and we put our own twist on it below and linked the models to pages that show the body structure of each vehicle.
Read More »2013 Mercedes S-Class Body Structure
Here's a quick look at the 2013 Mercedes S-Class Body Structure.
Read More »2013 Ford Fusion Body Structure (Hydroformed)
The 2013 Ford Fusion uses hydroformed steel tubes for its B-pillars and a hydroformed A-pillar roof rail. So why is this important to us?
Read More »B-pillar ‘tailor rolled’ to 8 different thicknesses
The 2013 Ford Focus is packed full of boron and other ultra-high strength steels. But, let’s take a look at the b-pillar and the material it is made from.
Read More »2012 Jeep Patriot Body Structure
Check out the body structure and safety features in the 2012 Jeep Patriot. Advanced multistage front airbags that adjust airbag output to crash severity Supplemental side-curtain front and rear airbags+ offer side protection for all of the outboard occupants Available supplemental front ...
Read More »2013 Volvo C70 Body Structure and Safety Systems
Here is a quick look at the 2013 Volvo C70.
Read More »Audi A5 Body Structure
Here's a quick look at all the different steels in the Audi A5.
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