What does UHSS stand for?

So Volvo engineers went to work developing a safety cage for the five-passenger compartment with materials ranging from high-strength to ultra-high-strength steels.

In the unlikely event that the MX-5 Roadster Coupe could ever roll over, protection is provided to the passengers by bracing bars integrated into the A-pillars made of ultra-high-strength steel, a massive windshield frame and reinforcements behind the seats.

In the unlikely event that the MX-5 Roadster Coupe could ever roll over, protection is provided to the passengers by bracing bars integrated into the A-pillars made of ultra-high-strength steel, a massive windshield frame and reinforcements behind the seats.

On the materials side, the work includes creating more formable versions of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels in concert with the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Elsewhere, Mazda engineers: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Used high and ultra-high-strength steels in body and joint reinforcements * Shortened the trailing arms of the rear suspension * Went from closed- to open-channel lower control arms in the front suspension * Made the hood striker smaller * Reduced the gauge of the hood hinges * Moved the fresh-air inlet to the top of the radiator shroud, eliminating a resonator and baffle * Shortened the wiring harness * Changed to neodymium door speakers with a one-piece plastic molding.

The development team estimates that the Avenger has among the highest quantity of high- and ultra-high-strength steels of any production cars built in the U.

The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer utilizes high- and ultra-high-strength steel in its body-in-white, improving torsional rigidity by 56% and bending rigidity by 50% over the previous model.

Rigidity is up 25%, and the B-pillars use an ultra-high-strength steel tubular reinforcement that is warm-molded and heat-treated while in the die.