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    THE EVO BLUEPRINT WEIGHT

    Nov 11, 2020 5 minutes
    by JOHN BARKER

    HAS LEGISLATION MADE CARS HEAVIER OVER THE LAST 10-20 YEARS? IF SO, WHICH REQUIREMENTS HAVE ADDED MOST WEIGHT?

    Steve Fletcher, director of body/trim/chassis and CAE (computer-aided engineering) at Group Lotus: ‘Most notable are crash test requirements. In the last 20 years there has, quite rightly, been an uplift in global technical safety standards and a huge campaign of consumer safety testing.’

    Ryan Vann, chief engineer of vehicle performance and technology at Prodrive: ‘Safety has contributed, particularly with increased side impact testing, roof crush loads and small overlap impact testing. Deflection of the car body structure into the occupant area needs to be minimal, so the body is physically bigger to provide the space.

    Multiple airbag systems add more weight. Compared with the 1999 original, the 2019 Focus is 200mm longer, 200mm wider and

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