Vehicle and chassis therefor

摘要

A vehicle comprises a chassis 10 having a longitudinal load-bearing tubular chassis member 12, 14 and a crush structure 56 located laterally outside of chassis member 12, 14 having an upper and a lower extent overlapping with an upper and lower extent of chassis member 12, 14. Crush structure 56 may be removable after an impact for example attached by bolts, rivets, adhesive or spot welds, or may be part of the lower sill of a vehicle door (120, Figure 11) and connected to a hinge pillar. Crush structure 56 may interact with chassis member 12, 14, transferring impact forces to chassis member 12, 14 and allowing the use of a compact crush structure 56. Crush structure 56 preferably includes an energy-absorbing foam 58 on one side of an internal wall, which may have an aperture through which foam 58 passes after a crash.