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5 REASONS TO BUY UNITIZED-BODY SUVs LIKE GRAND HIGHLANDER INSTEAD OF BODY-ON-FRAME SUVs — RedlineArchive
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5 REASONS TO BUY UNITIZED-BODY SUVs LIKE GRAND HIGHLANDER INSTEAD OF BODY-ON-FRAME SUVs

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While Automotive Engineer David Chao loves body-on-frame SUVs like the Land Cruisers and 4Runners, unitized-body SUVs like the Grand Highlander actually makes more practical sense for 90% of the people. That's because most people don't need to go off-roading, and in many situations the monocoque body SUVs perform better and provide more refinement on the road. So in this video, David reviews the Grand Highlander Limited and provides 5 reasons why it might make more sense to buy unitized SUVs vs truck-based SUVs. Automotive Press is owned and managed by David Koichi Chao, a global expert in the field of automotive evaluation, engineering, and strategy. With over 35 years of engineering experience, David is able to review vehicles from unique perspectives utilizing technical and specialized methods. David is a board member and a Vice President at AJAC (Automobile Journalist Association of Canada). David is known around the world as an authentic specialist of Lean/Agile Thinking, and travels all around the world to review vehicles and teach latest engineering methods. Born and raised in Japan, David has an engineering degree from University of British Columbia and post-graduate executive education from MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.



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Body-on-frame, also known as full-frame, is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or chassis that carries the powertrain (the engine and drivetrain) and to which the wheels and their suspension, brakes, and steering are mounted. Whereas this was the original method of building automobiles, body-on-frame construction is now used mainly for pickup trucks, large SUVs, and heavy trucks. In the late 1...

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