It is almost a trademark design feature of Czech Tatra heavy trucks (cross-country, military etc.) - Hans Ledwinka developed this style of chassis for Tatra 11 in 1923 with the model Tatra 11. He further enhanced the design with 6x4 model Tatra 26 which had excellent offroad abilities. This type of chassis is also often found on some sports cars. It also does not provide protection against side collisions, and has to be combined with a body that would compensate for this shortcoming.