Hyundai-Kia small automobile platforms

Hyundai-Kia small automobile platforms
Overview
ManufacturerHyundai
Kia
Body and chassis
ClassCity car (A)
Subcompact car/supermini (B)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (GB only)
PlatformA-segment: FF, SA, BA
B-segment: TB, JB, PB, GB
Chronology
SuccessorHyundai-Kia K1 platform
Hyundai-Kia K2 platform

Hyundai and Kia utilized several iterations of platforms for their small automobile line-up since 1997.[1]

FF platform

The 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 platform

The 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 platform

The BA platform is a successor of the SA platform, mainly utilized for A-segment vehicles starting from 2014.

TB platform

JB platform

The JB platform is a successor of the TB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles starting from 2005.

PB platform

The 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 platform

The GB platform is a successor of the PB platform, mainly utilized for B-segment vehicles. Wheelbase variations ranging from 2,520 mm (99.2 in) to 2,630 mm (103.5 in). It is succeeded by the 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]

References

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