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- noun The main
body of amotor car , that rests on thechassis and into which is fitted theengine ,mechanical andelectrical systems,seats etc.
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Examples
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More racing versions of the Mustang, the availability of a 69-70 Mustang bodyshell, and ramping up anticipation for the Transit Connect.
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More racing versions of the Mustang, the availability of a 69-70 Mustang bodyshell, and ramping up anticipation for the Transit Connect.
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This adds at least 25 per cent to the torsional stiffness of the bodyshell, making it a really stable platform for the uprated suspension.
Making Conversation Friday Ben Barren 2005
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This adds at least 25 per cent to the torsional stiffness of the bodyshell, making it a really stable platform for the uprated suspension.
Archive 2005-11-01 Ben Barren 2005
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A bog-standard, stamped-steel monocoque bodyshell has industry-standard MacPherson-strut front and torsion-beam rear suspension with a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine mounted across the engine bay in 59bhp or 74bhp form, with a choice of a manual or robotised manual, five-speed transmission.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2011
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The ride feels quite stiff at first and the XV batters away at road seams and potholes, which report through the bodyshell like distant gunfire.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2012
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The accommodation is unchanged and the five-door bodyshell looks the same as the battery sits under the floor and the power electronics are under the bonnet.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2012
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Just 13 years after the launch of the first Focus, this new model offers the Mk1's gotta-have-it appeal in a bodyshell slightly longer and wider but lower than the Mk2's.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The only problem is relatively high cost - McLaren estimates that almost two thirds of the cost of its seminal F1 went into making the carbon-fibre bodyshell.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Paul Hudson 2011
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The slightly longer wheelbase also means the 911 rides nicely for a car of this type, with firm but well controlled damping and an incredibly stiff bodyshell.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Chris Knapman 2012
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