The metal frame of a motor or railway vehicle, to which the metal panels are attached.
（汽车或火车的）车身外壳，车架
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It handles well thanks to its rigid bodyshell and all-independent suspension, which make it a particularly agile car.
The one-piece bodyshell weighs just 25 kg and uses a new type of carbon fibre that only requires curing in a low bake oven rather than the traditional autoclave.
A stiffer bodyshell is a good starting point for the Porsche chassis gurus to work their suspension magic, although the choice of 19-inch wheels might be a questionable one for Brit buyers.
This adds at least 25 per cent to the torsional stiffness of the bodyshell, making it a really stable platform for the uprated suspension.
This new sedan is the first Jaguar production vehicle with an aluminum bodyshell.
Rattles and squeaks are a thing of the past thanks to a 15% torsionally stiffer bodyshell, plus many changes to comply with both latest Euro and US safety regulations.
The first ML had a separate chassis frame but the new model uses a bodyshell like that on a conventional car.
When they put the grille together and then tried fitting it into the bodyshell, it just didn't fit.
The only items that come into the plant direct are the bodyshells that come on trucks from Volkswagen's plant in Mosel.
Before the painted bodyshell heads for the assembly lines, it is baked to ensure the finish is as durable and as scratch-resistant as possible.
By modern standards, you got very little beyond an engine and a bodyshell.
The bodyshell itself is the stiffest in the segment, claims Mercedes-Benz, and yet at just 437 kg the new model is no heavier than the previous one.
Larger front bumpers and complex surface headlamps give the Boxer its new look but the bodyshell is greatly strengthened and more attention has been paid to impact protection.
The inherent rigidity of the steel bodyshell enhances the new 3 Series safety levels.
There a bare Focus bodyshell is strengthened with the addition of a roll cage (a metal skeleton encasing the driver and co-driver) and other supports.
The new car is higher, wider and longer than its predecessor and with a bodyshell 12 per cent stiffer it is also the stiffest in its class.
The bodyshell is made from glass-fibre composite, although a stronger and lighter carbon-fibre alternative is offered.