Re: Don't make 'em like this anymore

Posted by PackardV8 On 2014/6/14 18:56:41

Glass is HEAVY. Modern cars tend to have much larger glass area. Combined with alot of unibody metal structure hidden from the eye.
Fuel economy, since the sythesised "Energy Crisis" ca 1975 is mostly just psucholigical. What gain has been made in fuel economy is due to electronic controls and sensors.
The safety factor again is strictly psychological. Does not really rxist except for the shoulder strap and collapsable steering column the rest of the so called saftey features such as air bags and ABS (anti stop brakes) is little more than just gimmick on a par with catalytic convertets saving the earth.