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Old 06-03-2008, 08:16 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tvacc View Post
Well the Caterham has a front engine so the engine absorbs before the foot wells. the Atom just has space.....so there is a difference there.
If the engine doesn't deform it's not absorbing any of the impact. It just transfers the energy backward.

I'm not saying the Atom is super-safe. I'm just saying that we don't have much room to talk.
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