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Originally Posted by ptclaus98
The point isn't that they're saving fuel or being green in every facet of the operation. The point is that they are creating technology and doing R&D at a hyper pace due to extreme competition between industry giants.
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True, I'm sure the level of development on those diesels has been tremendous. On the other hand, a spec car series making the claim would sound silly. That's a different story though.
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Originally Posted by ptclaus98
They won't be going toward the less frontal area philosophy, but lightweight and low power to the extreme IS where they are going, and recyclable composites are the future or both road and racing cars. The Delta Wing also allows manufacturers to go racing with road going engines. If they are anywhere near competitive, this revolutionizes racing, not only opening the door for more manufacturers, but with open source tech, it also opens the door for smaller teams. The other two concepts will remain for the most wealthy of teams.
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Weight reduction is part of the future (hopefully - street cars have become really bloated), but as mentioned earlier, we've had the low cost LMP675s a number of years ago in the past that had some level of competitiveness and the future will have mandated weight reduction. With that in mind, if weight reduction is the goal, why not go for a more conventional sports car package that incorporates new materials, etc.?