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Originally Posted by Antares
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You would hardly believe what various gurus of healthy eating manage to sell to the populace.
Few biochemistry principles of human metabolism were extended to thousands of pages, that fill thousands of books. The "healthy eating" gurus that accuse the food industry are themselves an industry (of words, books and "bio" products) and prime manipulators.
Considering what people send down their blessed throats, I think that this aluminium discussion is really of no big worry. 
Imagine if someone would begin to advertise chassis parts in titanium! Or even better vanadium!
For me personally the best car would be a combination of modern high strength steel and carbon fibers.
Regretfully the costs are going to be prohibitive for the next 20 years. |
Agreed on all accounts. Except, I was hoping for door panels made from a Beryllium metal-matrix-composite, lol. 20 gram door panels and, it'll even give you cancer!
I totally agree about the mix of steels and carbon. Although, I don't know if the time frame is really going to be that long. High K carbon fiber will become much more available, once the aerospace manufacturers chill out. I think that will happen before the 20 year mark. The other issue is making carbon fiber uni-bodies that are repairable. I'd hate for my car to be totaled after a deep scratch or, a 15mph bump. But, OMG, imagine an E46 sized M3/M4 with a 350hp all aluminum FI motor, that weighs ~3000 pounds and gets like 35-40mpg.