On 22 Jun 2005 14:54:35 -0700, Ignasi Palou-Rivera
> wrote:

>"Dave Plowman (News)" > writes:
>> In article >,
>> Jeff Strickland > wrote:
>> > The 4-door chassis is inherently more rigid, which is a good thing. The
>> > 2-door models have to have added structural parts added on -- designed
>> > in -- to get the stiffness back. This costs money.
>>
>> Unless you're talking a convertible, I can't see this.
>
>I'm with Dave here. I can't see how a door (and an opening) would add
>any rigidity.

The 2-door has a larger hole. The 4-door has 2 more holes, but
there's a metal beam between them.