Most cars on our roads today are underpinned by a monocoque chassis. However, some models still come with a ladder-frame chassis. A ladder-frame chassis consists of two long beams on the sides of the ...

The new Lexus GX is one of the coolest new SUVs on the market, with its boxy, kick-ass styling and twin-turbo V6. Thankfully, it should stick around for a while, as its ladder frame chassis was built ...

The placement of the battery introduces new challenges for engineers, such as packaging, structural reinforcement and crash management. Also, heavy battery packs must be offset with lighter and ...

Nissan’s Pathfinder could return to a body-on-frame chassis, rivalling the Toyota Prado, Ford Everest ...

A Hyundai official has confirmed that the company is planning to introduce a new one-tone pickup truck with a traditional ladder-frame chassis. This new model should not be confused with the pictured ...

Genesis quietly developed a rugged, body-on-frame pickup concept targeted squarely at the United States, then shelved it before the public ever saw it. The project, now revealed through official ...

A ladder-frame SUV from Kia is no longer considered a priority for the South Korean car manufacturer. Last year, it was reported that Kia could partner with Hyundai to develop a ladder frame chassis ...

There are a number of companies that offer aftermarket upgrade ladder frame chassis for vintage muscle cars like the Chevy Camaro and Corvette, with Roadster Shop among the most well-known. Thanks to ...

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 ...