This isn't inherently true.
Yes, it is possible, and yes it has happened. The chance of it providing positive benefit as opposed to the negatives are much higher though. If you get hit hard enough to bend the frame, I assure you that it would have occurred regardless of what bumper you had...
It's nice how the ODT has the upload a picture straight to the post feature.
Not the best on gas mileage.. but man I love it as much as the day I bought it.
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Michellin makes some pretty good AT's as well. I'm not sure if they have stud holes in them though.
I'm running some 35" mud tires ride now that have stud holes. If you don't like the sound coming from BFG AT's then you definitely wouldn't be interested in what I run though.
I'm actually...
I digress to what oklford said. They're producing according to the American market. It's American muscle, not exotic supercar.
They're two completely different platform designs we're talking about.
Take the new C7 corvette for example. It's got a 6.2L V8, pushing around 450bhp. Larger engine...
Laufen, the viper is modern day american muscle; and american muscle has always been about a rather large engine.
If you threw a single/twin turbo into the viper it would push much more than 618hp.
Another aspect you're over looking that the 8.4L engine produces that those other two cars don't...