Sharing much of the construction methods and design with race cars builds in a lot of the safety and performance virtues of a racer. The basic chassis construction is known as a space-frame with stressed skin. The aluminum panels contribute to the strength of the chassis while overall weight is kept minimal.
The final car should weight about 1300 lbs compared to 2400+ for my Miata and roughly 3500 for my 98' SS Camaro. This means the Locost using a Miata motor has the same power-to-weight ratio as the V8-powered Camaro... but with FAR better handling.
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