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Originally Posted by arsenal
Very interesting concept. Unless the actual structure of the car can pass all the crash tests, this wont ever be in production.
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Yeah, but that's true about every car.
How much protection does that 1/16th bit of sheet metal (or plastic) on a regular car actually offer? Does it play a role in protecting the passenger compartment? I really don't know, but it doesn't seem like it would help much.
That being said, this is a pretty far-out concept and it must be a long way off if it is ever produced. Some of the literature says that the material is designed to withstand temperature extremes but I don't see this fabric living happily through a Calgary winter with salt, freezingnessity, wet, brown snow and all that.
Mission:Accomplished for BMW though. This car (and their logo) is all over the internet.