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Originally Posted by Tobra
all the conveniences is what adds all the weight, you can twist it around however you like, but once you eat your cake, it is gone and you don't have it anymore.
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Things all around us are getting smaller and lighter all the time. I don't think all of the components that add safety and convenience to cars are going to stay the same size and weight - these things will get lighter.
I also think lightness will find its way into things like bodies, frames, seats, suspensions, etc. driven primarily by a desire for better fuel economy. These advances will find their way into performance cars as well, IMO.
Manufacturers can't keep adding weight and subsequently adding horsepower to compensate. This trend will not last, IMO.
At some point new technologies, new materials and new engineering concepts and production techniques will converge to offer added lightness at a reasonable price . . . largely driven by fuel economy.
No "twisting" required, it's just simple progress.
Best,
Kurt