This means a body-on-frame type of construction in which the shell is bolted onto to a separate chassis.
The body design includes a rigid-mounted battery frame, which helps provide greater body rigidity compared to a conventional compact car.
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In the mid-20th century, elite car builders reached the effective limit of the materials (steel and aluminum) and engineering (body-on-frame) available.
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The F12 (aluminum-alloy space-frame with alloy body panels) is actually smaller (2 inches shorter and 2.5 inches lower, as well as 154 pounds lighter) than the car it replaces, the 599GTB.
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All their attention is on my face, and their pockets, especially the ones on their lower body, are out of the frame.
Yet the car's body is 25% stiffer than its predecessor because key parts of the frame--like the center post that supports the car body during side collisions and the roof side rail that connects the sides of the roof--are made of ultra-high-strength steel created through a process called hot stamping.
It's the only big, eight-cylinder, rear-wheel-drive sedan built by Detroit the old way: by welding the body of the car onto a stiff frame.
Jackson won't reach her goal weight of 164 pounds -- a healthy body mass index for her 5-foot-8 frame -- by her birthday in February.
It's roughly 40lbs, with a white curvy frame -- according to the company, the body itself is largely a proprietary design, including the metal basket that's welded to the front handlebars.
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Thanks to a unique 3.3-inch, 180-degree flip-out display on the MV900F, aspiring photographers can easily capture and frame any image -- from a full-body self-portrait to a big group of family and friends.
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Dr Johns believes that an optimistic frame of mind may lead to physical changes in the body that make it more likely that a woman will conceive a male child.
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But his lower body, especially his feet, did not gain much strength to hold his large frame.
The focus of the game is augmentations, mechanical enhancements to the body which provide basic services like restoring lost limbs to the injured, but also serve to weaponize the human frame into something terrifying.
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The innovative 3.3-inch, 180-degree flip-out display on the MV900F helps shutterbugs easily capture and frame images from any angle, whether it's a large group of friends or a full-body self-portrait.
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