Car platform

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Cars on the same platform generally share look and wheelbase; the Toyota Camry shares a 2,776 mm (109.3 in) wheelbase with the Lexus ES[1]

A car platform (automobile platform) is shared common design and production over different models and types of automobiles. They may be sold under different names or "marques".[2]

It is done by the automotive industry to save the costs of development by basing the products on a smaller number of platforms. This allows companies to create distinct models from similar underpinnings.[2] It is also done with commercial vehicles like trucks and vans.

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References

  1. Edmonston, Phil. Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Minivans 2004 (2003)Penguin Group. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-670-04375-0. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brylawski, Michael. Uncommon knowledge: automobile platform sharing's potential impact on advanced technologies, pre-print for the 1st International Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Automotive Conference (1999)International Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. Retrieved 6 November 2010.