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Old 12-14-2018, 02:23 PM   #16 (permalink)
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The reason to keep the 'nose' for a truck is the same reason to keep it for a car... crash energy absorption
The two-box design evolved directly from the horse and wagon.

The reason for putting the engine in back is to enable the frunk as crash absorption. Or, in the case of Tesla, between the wheels.

The reason for keeping it is so the windshield isn't approaching horizontal.
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