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Ford engineers said that using independent rear suspension (IRS) allowed for them to design a flatter frame in the rear and have a floor that was seven inches lower. These facts made it possible to have a wider third-row seat. It is an interesting design in which the halfshafts actually pass through a porthole in the frame.
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Ford engineers said that using independent rear suspension (IRS) allowed for them to design a flatter frame in the rear and have a floor that was seven inches lower. These facts made it possible to have a wider third-row seat. It is an interesting design in which the halfshafts actually pass through a porthole in the frame.  View Related Article

 

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