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by leetcrew 2172 days ago
kind of an odd choice.

> On top of that, the upper body will take the shape and size depending on the need: a sports or family car equivalent, a commercial vehicle, etc.

body-on-frame is not a great design for a family vehicle, as it tends to decrease the interior space and increase the weight for a vehicle of a certain overall size. it's particularly unsuited for a sports car due to the weight penalty and the higher center of gravity. AFAIK, it only really makes sense for large vehicles and/or vehicles designed to have a large towing capacity.

I have to wonder if they meant something more like the volkswagen mqb platform [0] but expressed it poorly.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group_MQB_platform