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I abhor industrial espionage as much as the next person and believe that IP must be protected.
That said, this is not truly industrial espionage. It is not covert and the products are on open display. If a database was hacked and the calculations and specifications for the special hinge that MBZ created to have the most silky smooth hinging mechanism on the market, different story.
Please understand, competitors go the the dealership and legally buy the top cars in the markets that they target and deconstruct them in order to get them to reveal their secrets.
A few photo's and measurements taken at a public venue are nothing. For real industrial auto industry espionage think McLaren and Ferrari circa 2007. And I'm a HUGE McLaren fan.
Cheers-mk
P.S. Thanks for the photos, Dackelone! They are always appreciated.
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