MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A COMBINED SCALABLE PLATFORM FOR EITHER AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OR A BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLE

The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1) with a scalable frame (2) that may be used with an internal combustion engine or with an electric drive (51). The vehicle (1) has at least four wheels (6,7,8,9) and a frame (2) with a central support (3) bounded by a front transverse section (20), a rear transverse section (21) and two longitudinal side profiles (23,24). The front and rear transverse sections (20,21) are formed of cast metal with mechanical connector parts (30,31,32,33) attached respectively to a front frame structure (4) and a rear frame structure (5). The front transverse section (20) comprises cooling duct connector parts (40) adapted to be connected to cooling fluid ducts (47,48,49,50) and electrical connector parts (41) adapted to be connected to conductors (52,53,57,58) of an electric motor (51), the rear transverse section (21) comprising electrical connector parts (42) adapted to be connected to an electrical connector (63,64,65,66), such as a charging terminal.