11-14-2011, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24
Yep that's true. But, I wonder why someone wouldn't want to make, what would be a concept, into a real mass production. I mean yeah, in the FT-86 concept, dumb down the headlight housings, but maintain shape, make the divisions between sheet metal and bumpers, add door handles, etc.
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Safety, aero, cost, etc. Concepts have to be flashy, they don't have to be usable designs. They are done by designers and the engineers have the job of trying to stay as close as possible while making the car actually work the way it's supposed to/required to.
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