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serialk11r · 02-12-2012, 08:24 PM

It's about the car's design, not the car's mass. A heavier car absorbs more impact energy into the structure, and I imagine in side impact situations having the door give away more could be troublesome.

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serialk11r Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,756 spyder2 - '00 Toyota MR2 Spyder Thanks: 104 Thanked 407 Times in 312 Posts	It's about the car's design, not the car's mass. A heavier car absorbs more impact energy into the structure, and I imagine in side impact situations having the door give away more could be troublesome.