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AUTOMOTIVE manufacturers have the best engineers in the world, capable of coming up with ingenious ways of making our cars faster, more efficient and safer using the latest technology. But sometimes their solutions are much more basic. For example, a surprising number of cars have factory-fitted concrete in the chassis.

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