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Originally Posted by A930Rocket
I had no idea. Any other cars besides Saturn and Corvette using plastic body panels?
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Quite a few cars use (or used) plastic body panels other than the Corvette and Saturn models. The Pontiac Fiero was one of the best known, but there are many others, including:
BMW M1
Ford RS200
early Ferrari 308's
SAAB 97 Sonett II/III
Studebaker Avanti
Volvo P1900
BMC Mini (South American 1969 models)
Lancia Stratos
the infamous (and hilarious thanks to Jeremy Clarkson) Reliant Robin
And some cars used plastic body panels only on specific performance versions with wider fenders.
In modern high-performance cars, one should remember that "carbon fiber" bodywork can be thought of as fiberglass plastic with carbon fiber substituted for the glass fibers.