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Body Structure

Body Structure

Description

The Sequoia has adopted a body construction that achieves both high rigidity and safety.

Lightweight and High Rigid Body


1. High Strength Sheet Steel


High strength sheet steel has been used in order to ensure body rigidity and realize a lightweight body.

2. Body Shell





^ The areas that join the pillars to the roof side rail or the rocker are provided with reinforcements to ensure a strong pillar construction. In addition, reinforcements are efficiently located throughout the body to realize excellent body rigidity.





^ The members have been effectively located to ensure high rigidity and to realize excellent stability and controllability.

Frame





The frame is the ladder type used in the Sequoia. The shape of the various areas of the frame has been adopted in order to realize excellent collision safety performance, good driving stability and riding comfort.