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Body Structure  

Take a look at the body structure of the new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid. Notice the door ring is reinforced with ultra-high strength steels.

The body structure of the next-generation 2021 Nissan Rogue is made from 35 percent ultra-high-strength steel which is up from 19 percent in the previous model.

Just when you thought the automakers had no where else they could place an airbag, Hyundai shows up with a roof airbag concept.

The 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 eTorque basically has an electrical generator and not a true alternator. The eTorque technology provides the electricity for the vehicle.

Body Structure The fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 uses ultra-high-tensile steel as well as aluminum construction in the body structure. I could not locate a table to explain the different materials used on the images below.  I safe assumption would the blue ...

The seat belt height adjuster is a common piece of equipment on passenger vehicles. The seat belt height adjuster can impede the cut of the upper b-pillar.

Here is a good look at the 2017 Jeep Renegade Body Structure. Look at the image below and then follow up with the crash test images. This will give you an idea one reason

Chances of seeing one of these vehicles is rare, responding to an accident scene with one is even rarer. Rolls-Royce only produces a few hundred of this model for the global market each year. However, you know what vehicle will be at your next accident scene so take a quick look.

The NHSTA and IIHS have tougher roof-crush standards that are met with thinner-section A-pillars that use patch-welded blanks where a super-stiff U-channel gets welded to a lighter-gauge material before it’s stamped into the rough shape of the A-pillar.