A crossmember for supporting and limiting torsional forces of an engine unit relative to a mounting frame, particularly a vehicle body, wherein the crossmember is provided with at least one area or one device for introducing torsional forces into the crossmember.

A supporting pillar for a body frame of a passenger motor vehicle comprises a pillar-shaped hollow body with at least one profile shell. In the hollow body, a tubular body is arranged which essentially extends longitudinally through the hollow body and is attached to it. A lower region of the tubular body is held in a bracket attached to the profile shell. The bracket comprises two walls spaced apart from each other longitudinally. Each wall comprises a receiving aperture into which the lower re...