[BigAls87Z28]

The quandry that is car manufacturing.

Make a car that meets saftey standards, which means it has to survive all but a direct hit from a Suburban.
That means reinforcement out the ass, air bags galore, and all the other gizmometers, which make cars heavier
Which effects the vehicles gas milage, which that standard is always being raise.
But now you have a heavier car due to the structure and air bags, so you need a bigger engine to move it...but you have to achieve better gas milage? So you have to lighten things up and use aluminum, fiberglas, and sometimes carbon fiber, which drives the overall cost of production up, which makes the car more expensive, which now you have to make a more affordable car that can be driven on the road, only problem now you have this big, heavy, V8 powerd, carbon fiber and aluminum bodied quazi super car on the road, so the small affordable car now must be strong enought to take an impact from one of those....
And back to square one.