Modular platform for vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a scalable frame structure, the frame structure comprising:
• a front frame portion configured to receive a front vehicle suspension, the front frame portion comprising a front frame cross-member that extends between respective first ends of the pair of rails, the front frame cross member comprising:
• a first flange that extends along the length of the front frame cross-member and that is configured to support a floor panel of the vehicle at a first floor height relative to the pair of rails;
• and
• a second flange that extends along the length of the front frame cross-member and above the first flange and that is configured to support the floor panel at a second floor height relative to the pair of rails that is above the first floor height;
• a rear frame portion configured to receive a rear vehicle suspension;
• and
• a pair of rails extending between the front frame portion and the rear frame portion along opposing sides of the frame structure, wherein each rail of the pair of rails comprises a length that is scalable to adjust a wheelbase of the vehicle between the front vehicle suspension and the rear vehicle suspension;
• and
• a battery pack supported on the frame structure, the battery pack operable to electrically power a drivetrain of the vehicle,
• wherein a length of the front frame cross-member is scalable to adjust a wheel track of the vehicle between a pair of wheels coupled to the front vehicle suspension.

A method for manufacturing a modular platform for a vehicle, the method comprising:

• trimming a front frame cross-member to one of:
• a first length to adjust a wheel track of the vehicle between a pair of wheels coupled to the front vehicle suspension to a first wheel track;
• or
• a second length that is less than the first length to adjust the wheel track to a second wheel track that is less than the first wheel track;
• mounting a front frame portion at respective first ends of a pair of extruded rails, the front frame portion configured to receive a front vehicle suspension, the front frame portion comprising the front frame cross-member that, with the front frame portion mounted at the respective first ends of the pair of extruded rails, extends between the respective first ends of the pair of extruded rails;
• mounting a rear frame portion at respective second ends of the pair of extruded rails, the respective second ends opposite the respective first ends and the rear frame portion is configured to receive a rear vehicle suspension;
• and
• before mounting the front frame portion and the rear frame portion at the pair of extruded rails, trimming the pair of extruded rails to one of:
• a first length to provide a first wheelbase of the vehicle between the front vehicle suspension and the rear vehicle suspension;
• or
• a second length that is less than the first length to provide a second wheelbase of the vehicle that is less than the first wheelbase.