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Originally Posted by kaisen
This is exactly what I'm talking about. MARKETING, consumed by the sheeple....
The 2008-up Volvo V70 is underpinned by -- guess what -- a FORD platform
Yep, that new platform Meatballs heralded in the V70 is Ford's EUCD platform shared with the European version of the Ford Fusion (Mondeo) as well as several other modern Fords, Volvos, and Land Rovers.
The NEW Ford Fusion/Mondeo is underpinned by an all-new platform (CD4) that is 60% stiffer and uses 40% more high-strength steel than the EUCD platform.
But don't let the facts dissuade you from buying into the hype
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Well, please enlighten me about the facts, Kaisen.
I've worked 13 years at Volvo in the safety department but quit recreantly. All that safety work seamed very real to me. Not like a hype at all, but I guess I was wrong?
I've worked a lot with Ford during the development of the EUCD platform and done much of the crash testing and analysis. And yes the Mondeo and the V70 shares the same platform but the safety structure is not exactly the same. Also the airbags, belts, belt pretensioners, seats, dash etc are not the same.
Lets discuss the "hype" regarding high strength steels. Why do car manufactures use them? To make cars stronger?
No, high strength steels are used because you can use thinner sheet metal and therefore save weight. I trust that you know all about HAZ around spot welds and how that makes the safety cage unstable when using high strength steels? I also trust you know all about how that affects real accidents?
Call me sheeple all you want if that makes you happy. You seem to have all the answers.