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The V90—like the
XC90 and the S90—
is built on the Volvo
Scalable Product Architecture.
Which uses an increased amount of
steel, including hot-formed boron steel.
2017 VOLVO V90
The accompanying picture of the structure of the Volvo V90 is
color-coded, based on material use. Gray is mild steel. Blue is
high-strength steel. Yellow is very high-strength steel. Orange
is extra high-strength steel. And red is ultra-high-strength steel.
The green? Aluminum. The V90 is built on Volvo's Scalable
Product Architecture (SPA). As is the S90. And the XC90. The
XC90 is the first vehicle built on SPA. Volvo points out that
the first-generation XC90 had a safety cage that used 7 percent
hot-formed boron steel. But the second-generation XC90, like
other SPA-based vehicles, goes much further: 40 percent
boron steel. The objective, as always
with Volvo, is to achieve superlative
safety. But by using the steel,
it is doing so without any
penalties of mass.
2018 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
The all-new Traverse, depending on
configuration, seats eight people.
Which is probably the definition of
"family vehicle." So safety is important.
Certainly, Chevy is providing all
manner of technology to help make
the Traverse safe. Like front pedestrian
braking, forward collision alert, low-
and high-speed forward automatic
braking, lane-keep assist. And more.
It also has a body-in-white that's 100
percent steel.
With three rows of seating,
the Chevy Traverse can
seat up to eight.
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