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Craig @ Oct 10th 2007 2:25AM
Did you read plastic and think Coke bottle plastic?
This is Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic, you know the stuff that Formula 1 and IndyCar monocoques are made from. How often do the monocoques of those cars come apart?
In a lot of cases after a crash they rip off all the suspensions and light weight panels and the tub is fine, ready to be used again.
The following cars already use CFRP extensively: Ferrari F40, Ferrari Enzo, Koenigsegg CCR, Koenigsegg CCX, McLaren F1, McLaren Mercedes SLR, Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti EB110, Pagani Zonda and Porsche Carrera GT. There have been incidents where the afore-mentioned vehicles have been crashed but only the exterior body panels need replacing.
Even the bloody Corvette Z06 will be using CFRP to reduce weight and increase rigidity.