Universal body for a vehicle

摘要

Universal body (4) for such a vehicle (1), as may be both of the traditional propulsion type and of the electric traction type, presenting base structure (5), identical for both types and consisting of front frame substructure (7), rear substructure (15) and flatbed-like substructure (16) defining a lower part (18) of a passengers compartment (21) of vehicle (1) and connecting front substructure (7) with rear substructure (15); the electric type being obtained by connecting with said substructures a plurality of reinforcement members (22) capable of defining, with said substructures, tridimensional body portions (23) to gain stiffening of base structure (5), capable of containing the batteries and arranged in such a manner, as to cause the greatest part of the batteries @ @ weight to be transferred on to front substructure (7).