Pherdnut
Well-Known Member
It's a modular platform. They can do things like swap different kinds of motors and suspensions in and out of it. I'm not sure how they get different wheelbases (maybe swap battery beds out?) but I think they stuck with the same platform for the van.It isn't going to be that easy. For every change in wheel base and expected load, you have to do a heck of a lot of engineering and testing. You aren't going to be able to use the R1T platform for the van. The wheel base is way too short. And I would hope the CVWR will be much higher in the van. It is going to need a payload in the 4,000lbs range to compete with the Sprinter and Transits it would be replacing. More than double the payload of the R1T.
You're not wrong about testing but I suspect it still eliminates a lot of development time to kick things off with your drivetrain problem solved and the heaviest bits of your vehicle all packed very tightly into the bottom of it.
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