BASIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES 1 TEST PAPER 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In Nissan's chassis engineering philosophy, it aims to design vehicles to ________.
- ✔✔-Be drivers' vehicles
-Respond as the driver wants and expects it to respond
-Make no unanticipated movements
-Provide information to the driver
✔✔ Why did engineers design the Front Midship platform to have slightly more weight
over the front wheels when the vehicle is standing still, instead of a 50%/50% "ideal"
weight distribution? - ✔✔When a vehicle accelerates, some weight transfers to the rear
✔✔High-performance tires are also known as ________. - ✔✔Summer compound tires
✔✔What's the advantage of Nissan's welded ladder frame (vs. a riveted frame)? -
✔✔Helps reduce frame flexing and increase durability
✔✔What are the benefits of all-season tires? - ✔✔-Designed for both wet and dry
surfaces
-Tread design gives good performance on a wide variety of road surfaces
✔✔What steps are included in Nissan's body assembly process? - ✔✔-Welding tips on
all robotic welding machines are cleaned automatically
-Fail-safe systems automatically halt production if a single robotic weld is incorrect
-Select complete body assemblies are pried apart to reconfirm overall weld quality
✔✔How does the Easy-Fill Tire Alert system indicate that the tire has been overinflated
while inflating a tire? - ✔✔The horn sounds (NOT three times)
✔✔How does the Easy-Fill Tire Alert system indicate that the correct pressure has been
reached while inflating a tire? - ✔✔The horn sounds
✔✔The Front Midship platform provides better front-to-rear weight distribution for better
________. - ✔✔Handling
✔✔What are the advantages of monitoring tire pressure? - ✔✔-Helps prevent uneven
tire wear
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In Nissan's chassis engineering philosophy, it aims to design vehicles to ________.
- ✔✔-Be drivers' vehicles
-Respond as the driver wants and expects it to respond
-Make no unanticipated movements
-Provide information to the driver
✔✔ Why did engineers design the Front Midship platform to have slightly more weight
over the front wheels when the vehicle is standing still, instead of a 50%/50% "ideal"
weight distribution? - ✔✔When a vehicle accelerates, some weight transfers to the rear
✔✔High-performance tires are also known as ________. - ✔✔Summer compound tires
✔✔What's the advantage of Nissan's welded ladder frame (vs. a riveted frame)? -
✔✔Helps reduce frame flexing and increase durability
✔✔What are the benefits of all-season tires? - ✔✔-Designed for both wet and dry
surfaces
-Tread design gives good performance on a wide variety of road surfaces
✔✔What steps are included in Nissan's body assembly process? - ✔✔-Welding tips on
all robotic welding machines are cleaned automatically
-Fail-safe systems automatically halt production if a single robotic weld is incorrect
-Select complete body assemblies are pried apart to reconfirm overall weld quality
✔✔How does the Easy-Fill Tire Alert system indicate that the tire has been overinflated
while inflating a tire? - ✔✔The horn sounds (NOT three times)
✔✔How does the Easy-Fill Tire Alert system indicate that the correct pressure has been
reached while inflating a tire? - ✔✔The horn sounds
✔✔The Front Midship platform provides better front-to-rear weight distribution for better
________. - ✔✔Handling
✔✔What are the advantages of monitoring tire pressure? - ✔✔-Helps prevent uneven
tire wear
