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Originally Posted by daleks
V8's and TT's? Yeah, I don't think so. We're in the second malaise era if you hadn't noticed. HP won't increase unless MPG increases accordingly. CAFE requirements are becoming loftier and will override the incredible HP advances (engine efficiency) we've seen in recent (10-15) years. I suspect we'll see cars with better power-to-weight ratios though as more money is put into materials rather than grunt.
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Nissan has done TT's in the Z before and if we are in a second malaise era, none bothered to tell Nissan, Ford, Chevy, Chysler, BMW, or many other companies currently push the most HP in their history on mid model sports cars.