unitary construction

Definition

Cars & Driving

• noun a modern chassis layout with no separate frame, using the sheet metal parts of the vehicle body or floorpan as structural members which also carry all suspension parts; introduced by Citroën in 1934, by GM/Opel Olympia in 1935.

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Contexts for “unitary construction”

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• Cars & Driving