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In the constant challenge of reducing the weight of modern vehicles, the materials used today are a lot more flammable than cars in the past. Aluminum and plastics have a very low melting point which the photo above shows. That F-Type was consumed by fire a few months ago in Belgium. Note that even the Aluminum body of that car was melted away. The melting point of Aluminum is about 1220F/660C degrees, or about the same temperature of a good Pizza oven.
You might be asking where I am going with this, well, I want my fellow F-Type drivers to be safe especially with a Lithium-Ion battery on board. I looked very carefully where I could put a fire extinguisher in our F-Type which became a challenge. Not much free room in the interior, no room whatsoever in the engine compartment, so into the trunk it went. Safety items now in the trunk well: air compressor, fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.

Enjoy these wonderful machines and be safe. Yes, the word extinguisher is not spelled correctly in the above photo. Too late to change.... Pascha