Vehicles Having A Cross-Vehicle Stabilizing Structure

A vehicle comprising:

• a first side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
• a second side support extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and spaced apart from the first side support in a vehicle lateral direction that is transverse to the vehicle longitudinal direction;
• a first front suspension mount coupled to the first side support;
• and
• a cross-vehicle stabilizing structure extending between the first side support and the second side support, the cross-vehicle stabilizing structure comprising:
• a first joint portion coupled to the first side support, the first joint portion comprising a stiffness-reducing portion positioned within a perimeter of the first joint portion, wherein the first joint portion has a buckling strength evaluated in the vehicle longitudinal direction that is less than a buckling strength of the first front suspension mount evaluated in the vehicle longitudinal direction;
• a second joint portion coupled to the second side support;
• and
• a cross-vehicle stabilizer portion coupled to the first joint portion and the second joint portion.