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lightweight
These regulations are a great opportunity for certain sportscar companies.
In particular, companies who produce lightweight sportscars will have a big advantage. Imagine Honda S2000 vs Lotus Elise 111R. The Lotus is about 300 kg lighter, so in order to get the same performance it employs a smaller engine. And because it's so light this means smaller CO2 emissions.
Regulatory changes are for some companies threats and for others great opportunities.
I believe the future of fast cars will be lightweight and not very powerful with good acceleration and low top speed. Not only because the emission regulation, but also because engines powered by alternative fuels are usually less powerful than comparable petrol powered engines. Add to this the incresingly restrictive speed limits almost everywhere, and you can see why I came to that conclusion.
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