Hah! I like your idea, it would look menacing.

Does it need to be pointed out that there are stainless-steel-bodied Deloreans built in 1981 that still haven’t “attracted rusting surface contaminants?”

I don’t see this one catching on. If it does, I’ll commit myself to eating one entire Dallara SF23 chassis.

You’re mixing up frame and body panels.

Depending on the chemistry, austenitic stainless can contain a few % of delta-ferrite. The faint pull is from that non-austenitic phase in the austenitic structure.

Looking at the MSDS of that product, I don’t see any sign of it being a chlorinated product.

Do a google search for “304 magnetic”, and you will see that 304 is magnetic. I don’t care that you can in theory make 304 tha aren’t.

Uhmmm... No.

Two things:

That’s not a dumb question.

It’s impossible to pin down on only the descriptive “not too hard to form”.

It seemed to work fine for the DeLorean, so there’s that.

Material Scientist & Engineer / metallurgist here. Tesla is using a custom cold rolled 300 series stainless steel, so similar to type 304 and 316 austenitic stainless steel. Marketing name “ultra-hard 30X”.

If I ever can afford to restore one, it will get the K-swap treatment, aiming for a healthy 300'ish horses at the wheels.

I think a lot of old Jalopnik readers don’t realize just how much the tide has turned against manual transmissions among enthusiasts. It seems like the moment someone drives a sporty car with a great automatic, they see how inferior manuals are.

Using a fictional track side-steps several issues...

True, but that’s a different kind of appeal. The xenophobia and LGBTQAI-phobia is for the Yokels.

This isn’t about statistics. This is about company culture.

You’re not alone! I had the same immediate Hey Wait a Minute!-thought, only to then consider the "curtain" airbags. 

Ah, no disagreement on that particular angle. (Corporate) culture definitely plays a factor here.