Firecars Inc.purchases cars from Santeno Automobiles and replaces the engines of these cars with racecar engines to boost the cars' speeds.One of Firecar's customers buys such a car and is injured in the process due to a defect in the car engine.Which of the following defenses can Santeno Automobiles use against a strict liability lawsuit that the customer files against it?

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Santeno Automobiles can use the defense of a supervening event because the original product (the car) was altered by Firecars Inc. by replacing the engine, which is a significant modification that could be considered an intervening act that caused the injury, not the condition of the car as sold by Santeno.