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'''Advanced Compatibility Engineering''' or '''ACE Body Structure''' is the marketing name given to an [[Car classification|automobile body structure]] design by [[Honda Motor Company|Honda]]. It claims to distribute [[collision]] energy evenly and redirect it away from the passenger compartment, while at the same time, minimizingminimising damage to other impacted [[vehicle]]s. This is accomplished by using numerous [[Steel grade|grades of steel]] (typically four) which crumple in key areas and remain rigid in others.<ref name="ACE Videos">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7xJ6jDi0w |title=Honda Advanced Compatibility Engineering ACE.avi |author=HondaTiongNam |via=[[YouTube]] |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> It is standard on all Honda and Acura models as of the 2017 model year.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

==Vehicles equipped with the ACE body structure==