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Originally Posted by Grant-53
A crash resistant chassis must be carefully designed but does not have to be massively heavy. This is the 'lead sled' fallacy. Geometry and material selection are critical to a robust design.
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Have you ever heard about the Brazilian Gurgel BR-800 SL from late-80s to early-90s? It had a steel-tube space-frame that is very light yet better crash-resistant than many modern subcompacts with their unibody structures.
