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Originally Posted by iPODFAN11
It's an OPINION that its a PIG. Its a FACT that the NHSTA, IIHS, and many other higher powers demand cars be safer, that they should have strong roofs in the event of a rollover, doors that barley even twitch in a headon, and those that buckle only slightly in a side impact; that they have strong back ends for rear end collisions, and 6 airbags to cushion the occupants; Its to the point that cars have to be designed with saftey in mind, which can boil down to the fact that it all adds weight. Do you know why the 69 weighed 5-700 lbs less?? Because in 1969 all of those standards were almost not even in existence.
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EXACTLY. All these standards, while very good, has turned the modern automobile into a pig. Luckily we have a little thing called torque and horsepower.