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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
If lighter weight materials were the magic bullet, why aren't all cars made from them already by now? There must be a logical reason why they are not currently used... Hmmmmm. I wonder why they were not used previously.
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Like with any technology it is expensive early on but it's time is coming. As time goes by the economy of scale begins to kick in and as new
techniques and procedures are developed costs are further reduced. Suddenly technology that was once reserved for only high end exotics begins to trickle down to more mainstream cars. Magnetic Ride Control and independent rear suspension are both perfect and particularly relevant examples. Just look at how extensively carbon fiber is used not only in cars but in all kinds of stuff these days. My cell phone case is carbon fiber. 25 years ago the only people that could afford to use that stuff was the Department of Defense and NASA.