Polymer Bodies

[randomone]

I'm having a bit of trouble visualizing the RL equivalent of polymer. While I do know of several cars with fiberglass bodies, I can't think of any with a pure plastic or "polymer" body. It has nearly identical stats as fiberglass except it has a very high tooling cost instead of material cost. Is it just a form of mass-produced fiberglass? I can't really think of any other equivalent.

[Slim Jim]

I'm thinking first-generation Saturn...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEhaxgohXdQ

...and a more "official" commercial for their dent-resistant polymer panels... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W26FX5YP3Y

[xwing]

When I saw polymer body, I immediately thought Trabant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant

[fralbjabar]

I've been thinking of something like the fiber reinforced plastic used for body panels in the C4-C6 corvettes. Still technically fiberglass, but much more flexible and lighter (and made in an automated press).

[Killrob]

I've been thinking of something like the fiber reinforced plastic used for body panels in the C4-C6 corvettes. Still technically fiberglass, but much more flexible and lighter (and made in an automated press).

That is what it is supposed to be, yes

[vmo]

The Clio MK2 (and forward Renaults) had a plastic side guard, and the Smart had a plastic body.