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The model S and 3 are built almost exclusively from aluminum and aren't marketed like tanks.


Most of the 3 body is steel. I believe the fenders and frunk/trunk lids are aluminum.

http://i.imgur.com/5dyII0Y.png


I guess for pedestrian impacts it does not matter what the frame is build from. It's the shell. Because if you (as pedestrian) already went through the aluminum shell, chances are you are already pretty much done :(




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