Vehicle pillar structure

A vehicle pillar structure comprising:

• a pair of front pillars for extending upward and rearward from a vehicle body;
• a pair of rails extending rearward from the pair of front pillars;
• a pair of intermediate pillars each extending from the rails towards the vehicle body, each being offset laterally inboard from an adjacent side window of the vehicle body;
• and
• a roof supported upon the pair of front pillars, the pair of rails, and the pair of intermediate pillars.

A method for assembling a vehicle comprising:

• providing a pillar structure with a series of pillars interconnected by a pair of rails;
• assembling a front header onto the pillar structure;
• assembling a rear header onto the pillar structure;
• assembling a windshield onto the pillar structure;
• assembling a rear window onto the pillar structure;
• assembling a roof onto the pillar structure;
• assembling a headliner onto the pillar structure;
• and
• after the front header, the rear header, the windshield, the rear window, the roof and the headliner are assembled onto the pillar structure, assembling the pillar structure to a vehicle body.