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Developing
key new technologies to create a mass-produced open car
with a taut feeling of oneness.
The High X-Bone Frame makes a new-generation
true sports car a reality
To develop a new-generation open-body structure, Honda
rejected the parameters of conventional thinking and created
new technologies. These technologies have been applied
to virtually every detail of the car. |
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first step in this direction can be found in the recently
introduced "High X-Bone Frame" open-body structure. In
this new frame construction, the raised center tunnel
features a strong boxed-type structure that connects to
the front and rear side members in a single horizontal
plane. Furthermore, completely straight front side members
are connected to the floor tunnel, sidesills, and floor
frame to form a "three-point support structure". Impact
load is thus efficiently distributed, resulting in an
open body with rigidity and collision safety equal to
that of a closed body without the weight penalty inevitable
until now. A drive in the S2000 is one of life's great
pleasures. |
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