4/22/2002: 264 MPG car

[bartman]

Originally posted by dhamsaic
Bad ass.
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The question, however - how safe are they?

I don't think you'd want to get into an accident with one of these:

"...the reinforced plastic outer skin conceals a space frame constructed from magnesium, which is even lighter than aluminium."

and a good deal more dangerous in the event of a fire, I might add. Remember grade 8 chemistry?

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft...ES/MAGCO2.html