There isn't much metal in the bodywork of this new car; it's mainly plastic. 这辆新汽车的车身没用多少金属材料, 大部分是塑料的.
The car's bodywork scarcely holds together. 这汽车的车身简直都要散架了.
The car is fine as far as the engine is concerned but the bodywork needs a lot of attention. 这辆汽车发动机还不错, 但车身需要大修.
bodywork
[ noun ]
the exterior body of a motor vehicle
<noun.artifact>
the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
<noun.act>
bodywork \bodywork\ n. 1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle. [WordNet 1.5]
2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies. [WordNet 1.5]
Along with the valve system it is small enough to have been installed in the Legacy's transmission tunnel without modifying the bodywork. The driver selects gears by touching buttons on the upper and lower surfaces of the steering wheel.