What does a car "platform" mean?

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Does it mean different car models sharing the same frame?

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Usually it refers to the drive train and suspension under the car type. Chevrolet Venture, Pontiac Montana share a platform. Honda Pilot and Honda Ridgeline share a platform. Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, share a platform.

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The "shell" of it basically as in the frame, etc. Most cars are ID'ed by this with letters, like a "J" class or "L" class.

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substructure design ie. bonneville=lesabre just different tin and moldings

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im glad you asked that question, tom. the platform is basically the same frame with different skins. such as a pt cruiser on a neon frame. same heart, different flesh

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