As far as pickups in America are concerned, there’s a noticeable discrepancy between American and Japanese automakers. Despite this contrast, the Tacoma fares rather well in the mid-size segment while ...

Why automakers are pulling back from their electric futures in favor of the the old ways.

A Nissan executive told The Drive it wants to build a "family" of body-on-frame models after the revived Xterra, and a proper Pathfinder could be in the mix. It’s not even December yet, but we’ve got ...

Street Rodder Magazine has put together a comprehensive guide to help you put together the right body and chassis for your needs. The Roadster Shop is also the place for a chassis to complement the ...

SUVs are everywhere, representing almost 60% of the vehicles sold last year in the U.S. However, most of them fall in the unibody category, a construction technique where the chassis and body are ...

Unitized auto body construction has always been a way to save weight and reduce manufacturing costs for automakers. However, 50 years ago unit body construction was never much on strength due to its ...

A user on the MachEClub forum discovered that on May 16, 2018, Ford applied to patent a “Body-on-frame electric vehicle with [a] battery pack integral to [the] frame.” The diagrams included in the ...

Believe it or not, BMW just patented a ladder frame chassis, and it looks like it’s serious about yanking sales from the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Then we get to BMW. Sure, it made the occasional special ...

When collectors talk about the gold standard of restoration work, they're usually talking about a frame-off build. It's a ...

Unitized auto body construction has always been a way to save weight and reduce manufacturing costs for automakers. However, 50 years ago unit body construction was never much on strength due to its ...