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Sumo Gen Next will be on a new platform.
New ‘Raptor’ platform will combine the benefits of monocoque and ladder frame chassis.
This new Raptor platform is that it will break with convention and will not be built on ladder-on-frame architecture, nor it will use a car-like pure monocoque setup. Instead, it will use a new technology known as the ‘Body Integrated Frame’ where, as the name suggests, the frame is integrated or welded into the chassis. This allows the company flexibility with the cars it builds on this platform – for example, choosing a stiff, heavy frame for vehicles that are likely to go off road, versus a lighter one for SUVs which are more car-like. So the new Sumo could have the correct level of stiffness, while still being much lighter and more efficient than its rivals.
With the new Raptor platform, even see a sub-family of new, affordable MUVs and SUVs from Tata Motors in the same ilk.
SCOOP! Next-gen Tata Sumo to use all-new lightweight platform | Car News | MPV/MUVs | Autocar India
New ‘Raptor’ platform will combine the benefits of monocoque and ladder frame chassis.
This new Raptor platform is that it will break with convention and will not be built on ladder-on-frame architecture, nor it will use a car-like pure monocoque setup. Instead, it will use a new technology known as the ‘Body Integrated Frame’ where, as the name suggests, the frame is integrated or welded into the chassis. This allows the company flexibility with the cars it builds on this platform – for example, choosing a stiff, heavy frame for vehicles that are likely to go off road, versus a lighter one for SUVs which are more car-like. So the new Sumo could have the correct level of stiffness, while still being much lighter and more efficient than its rivals.
With the new Raptor platform, even see a sub-family of new, affordable MUVs and SUVs from Tata Motors in the same ilk.
SCOOP! Next-gen Tata Sumo to use all-new lightweight platform | Car News | MPV/MUVs | Autocar India