Hyundai-Kia small automobile platforms
Hyundai-Kia small automobile platforms | |
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Kia utilized several iterations of platforms for their small automobile line-up since 1997.[1]
FF platformThe FF platform is the first city car platform developed by Hyundai for its first A-segment city car, the Hyundai Atos. Introduced in 1997, production continued until 2014, when the Hyundai Santro Xing was discontinued.
SA platformThe SA platform is a successor of the FF platform, mainly utilized for A-segment vehicles starting from 2004.[2] The platform was derived as a shortened version of the TB platform.[3]
BA platformThe BA platform is a successor of the SA platform, mainly utilized for A-segment vehicles starting from 2014.
TB platform
JB platformThe JB platform is a successor of the TB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles starting from 2005.
PB platformThe PB platform is a successor of the JB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles, which debuted with the second-generation Hyundai i20 in 2008 and then with the Hyundai ix20 in 2010.[9] Wheelbase variations ranging from 2,500 mm (98.4 in) to 2,650 mm (104.3 in).
GB platformThe GB platform is a successor of the PB platform, mainly utilized for K2 platform .
B-SUV platform (2017)The all-new B-SUV platform debuted with the Hyundai Kona in 2017.[16][17] The all-new platform is said to be based on the Hyundai i30 platform,[18] and is claimed to extensively using advanced high-strength steel.[19] The architecture supports electrified variants, and unlike the GB platform, the new platform supports an all-wheel-drive drivetrain with dual-arm multi-link independent rear suspension.[20][21]
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