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[news flash/must read] Evos may be the only supercars left in Europe by 2013

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  1. C6DVL

    C6DVL Formula Junior

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    Yes, the title is sarcastic, but this article is real !!!!!!!!!!

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    Cutting CO2 or a Sneak Attack on Porsche, Ferrari?

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601093&sid=aijQ0.2BMGw8&refer=home

    July 10 (Bloomberg) -- If one of the more extreme responses to global warming comes true, driving a sports car anywhere but on a racetrack might be relegated to history's dustbin.

    Fast, powerful cars within a few years may be outlawed in Europe, an idea that has been raised ostensibly because Ferraris and Porsches produce too much carbon dioxide. For those who abhor sports cars as vulgar symbols of affluence (along with vacation homes, furs and fancy jewelry), such a ban could be a two-fer: Saving the planet while cutting economic inequality.

    Who are these people anyway who decide on behalf of everyone what car is proper to drive? In the U.S. they're members of Congress, which is considering fuel-efficiency standards that will affect vehicle size. In Europe, it's the ministers and parliamentarians of the European Union, which wants to limit how much CO2 cars can emit as a proxy for a fuel- consumption standard.

    Chris Davies, a British member of the European Parliament, is proposing one of the most-extreme measures -- a prohibition on any car that goes faster than 162 kilometers (101 miles) an hour, a speed that everything from the humble Honda Civic on up can exceed. He ridiculed fast cars as ``boys' toys.''

    The proposed ban would take effect in 2013. Davies told the Guardian newspaper that ``cars designed to go at stupid speeds have to be built to withstand the effects of a crash at those speeds. They are heavier than necessary, less fuel-efficient and produce too many emissions.''
     
  2. Parikh1234

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    umm why is this guy allowed to even speak, someone needs to staple his mounth shut. No way this would ever happen. MB, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, etc pull huge political power in europe. It would never happen. What head of state would allow their S-Class to turn into a Honda Accord?
     
  3. LAMBOJOE

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    #3 LAMBOJOE, Jul 11, 2007
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    fuc*ing clown, let him join the circus.


    Joey

    Hey Shivi he sad Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, you are lucky buddy "EVO"
    i think i would rather jump on my 12 speed bike then to ever drive an evo.
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  4. notoboy

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    Btw, a Honda Accord goes well over 100mph with any engine they offer...
     
  5. Parikh1234

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    well you get my point:)
     
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    #6 Cinna, Jul 11, 2007
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  7. C6DVL

    C6DVL Formula Junior

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    damm thats harsh!!!! a 12 speed over a street legal Rally Car??? haha

    BTW, the funniest **** on the road today, I kid in a Lancer (thats an Evo less awd,turbo & spoiler) trying to race an EVO on the highway.
     
  8. Ferrarispeed28

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    Another damn Evo Thread! I am starting to hate fchat
     
  9. Parikh1234

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    lol, there is alot of Ferrari Threads, this is the new york area thread and in my opinion its all us NY people bull****ting. Its not like I go into the 355 thread (which I do alot these days) and start talking evo....
     
  10. Formula M6

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    Evo a supercar...????
    Just kiddin with yah
     
  11. LAMBOJOE

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    no your not :D
     

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