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Old 04-27-2011, 09:37 PM   #88 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Take a good look at a picture of the Aptera, and compare it with the vehicles you see driving around out there. The nose is emphatically NOT higher than most bumpers. Indeed, it's enough lower than most SUV/pickup type vehicles that the actual danger would be going under the other vehicle.

But if this is an insurmountable problem for the Aptera, why is it not one for e.g. the Corvette, to name just one of many low-nosed cars?
Well lets look at its nose height compared to a prius. ( See attached pic )

The Aptera's nose is right about where the hood begins and thus above the bumper. So from this we can conclude that the Aptera is not a low nose car. In an impact with a prius the Aptera will be launched upward.
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