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Originally Posted by kach22i

Interesting if true.

I thought the nose was going to be much higher to meet Europe's pedestrian impact laws.

Will Pedestrian-Safety Laws Kill the Beautiful Car?
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/11/will-pedestrian.html


Maybe they have a system as pictured above.

They might be able to get around this regulation because the engine is not under the front hood, so when someone hits it it can deform downwards without running into an engine block.