Lightweight design results from commitment but only when the level of commitment is high enough. Such commitment kindles the compulsion to find genuinely lightweight and innovative designs. The aerospace industry has found it absolutely essential to back lightweight design since here, more than almost all other means of transportation, weight has such a great influence on fuel consumption. A number of years ago, BMW decide to take a revolutionary new road and build the entire passenger cell from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic.
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