

Hydroforming and new welding methods help reduce vehicle weight




2013 Ford Fusion




Source: Detroit News

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RE: big, bloated, and overloaded
By Spuke on 10/25/2012 11:45:41 AM , Rating: 2
They should bring back 'selective' options. Can't stand all the useless geewhiz technocrap features that are standard and forced on the consumer.
I would agree here but the reason all that stuff is included is because of the increased cost of the car due to meeting safety and emission regulations. The automakers HAVE to include these features to sell at these higher price points. As what's been said here many times by many people, Americans aren't interested in $30k or $40k economy cars. And they aren't interested in technical details either (ie the reasons why cars are more expensive...CF, aluminum, hydroformed chassis etc). They see a price tag and EXPECT a certain level of features at that price tag. Can't say I'm any different either in this regard.

