Air suspension allowed variable ride height and achieved similar axle articulation to the previous live axle design.
The first generation Sunbird is a rear-wheel-drive vehicle with a live rear axle design.
During tests in 1987, the plant reportedly managed to switch from production of one axle design to another in less than 10 minutes.
The concept allows higher off-road speed compared to classical rigid axle design.
It featured new, boxy styling of the front, and a new rear axle design.
It had the advantages of simplicity and low unsprung weight (compared to other solid axle designs).
The undercarriage was a split axle design to allow a bomb to be released from under the fuselage.
In 1968 the chassis was improved to make it more rigid and give it a more adjustable rear axle design.
All the vehicles were 2 axle bogieless designs with the exception of the original Tram number 101 which had a double bogie.
The Skyhawk is a rear wheel drive vehicle with a live rear axle design.
