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Old 01-25-2010, 01:48 PM   #111 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
It's not; it's a much larger car.
That was my question: how much of the weight increase is due to bloat - that is, being a much larger car - and how much to actual safety features? I'm betting the latter is only a small fraction.

Then there's the whole subject of what we might call anti-safety features, starting with this Safety of cars' keyless entry and ignition systems questioned - latimes.com and running through the whole in-car-entertainment & internet connection spectrum.

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