Ban sports cars in Europe (Crazy Enviromentalists...)

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Basically, they want Ferraris, Porsches, etc. to be banned because they feel that suddenly...they produce more gas than anyone else.
So, for all you guys in Europe, don't plan on buying a Ferrari soon unless you like looking at something you just paid $200,000 for and can't use.

Will never happen though. With all the folks who work at Ferrari, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Lamborghini, and in the towns named after/dedicated to them, hundreds of thousands of folks would become unemployed easily taking an effect on the economy.
 
Prohibitation of any car that goes faster then 101mph! That's outrageous man I thought it was bad thinking of all the cars going to electric and not getting to hear the lovely sound of an internal combustion engine again but now no faster then just above 100mph, outrageous!

Hope it doesn't happen even though if it were to it'd only be Europe.
 
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Absolutely rediculous! I've never heard of such a thing in my entire life.
 
"boys' toys.'' eh? I've never heard of a Prius being described as a boy's toy before.

"Toyota Prius banned by environmentalists for being too fast." :crazy:
 
If this happens (which I doubt) i'll probably leave europe.
 
So suddenly a few thousand Lamorghinis are producing more CO2 than the tens of thousands of SUVs and the like being sold? Rubbish.

I see an easy solution if the worst-case scenario ban came into force: gear all supercars to have a top speed of 100, but insane acceleration.

jammyozzy
"boys' toys.'' eh? I've never heard of a Prius being described as a boy's toy before.

"Toyota Prius banned by environmentalists for being too fast." :crazy:
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thats some nice tabloid "journalism" right there...:crazy:
i find this article more embarrassing than the news itself...


just the facts:

a british member of the european parliament said all cars should be limited to 100 mph. but thank god that stupid idea will never even be considered by the parliament itself.
 
Maybe if you actually linked to the articles like your thread title suggests, this wouldn't have been reposted.
 
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Maybe if you actually linked to the articles like your thread title suggests, this wouldn't have been reposted.
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I can't keep tabs on every story I post up.
 
I think the reaction to this sort of thing is funny because it's usually so dependent upon the person's interests. On a automotive forum people will complain about this sort of requested regulation. On a forum about food, perhaps nobody cares about the car regulation but they complain about regulation of a certain ingredient. On a forum about solar power people will complain about the lack of subsidies for solar panels in their area.... It's so unprincipled.

I have to wonder, if they were talking about subsidizing the cost of sports cars would you guys be in support? Ever wonder what that does to the folks on the food forum who don't give a rats behind about the latest Porsche?
 
Stupidity & Frivolousnes at its finest.
 
Remember when they tried this in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s? Remember how well that turned out?

Yeah, its a good case of nevergonnahappen.com, isn't it?
 
My question: What percentage of current cars wouldn't be banned? No cars come to mind that can't hit triple digits. Maybe, maybe there are a few SUVs out there that can't do that, but that would defeat the point, wouldn't it? Maybe over there the only vehicles that can't top 100 are the super-compacts.
 
Again, ill thought out tripe by some bonkers euro-prat (and a Brit too, the shame of it.) As phillycheese suggests, what would be left?

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Any car which isn't capable of 100mph is dangerous, as far as I'm concerned. If the only thing that's between me and getting T-boned by a speeding truck is the amount of go in my car, I want "ahead warp factor nine, Mister Scott."

Now, the amount of kinetic energy of a vehicle in motion at a given speed (i.e. weight) now we're talking. Ergo, vehicles should be taxed on sensible scales of efficiency, cargoes of more than 1 tonne per vehicle should be shipped via rail or tram, and trucks of any sort require individual licensing. This includes you, Mrs 2.2 children in a Range Rover Sport. Buy a damned Qashqai.

I love the Range Rover Sport - I'd love to drive one hard at a circuit to see how good the brakes are and then go field hopping. But, I also see it as an expensive indulgence at best and at worst a waste of material.

Flipside is the Lotus Elise (or perhaps, more sensibly, the Europa.) First, how many times do most people take more than themselves out in their car? How many of those times are there more than two people travelling? How many times do you really need a vehicle to transport a sofa? Sheesh, pay the delivery and have some fun.

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That said, I'm sure that it would be possible to create a single seat vehicle which went from 0-99.9mph in three seconds and still did 100mpg at a cruise of 60. Where there's a will...

V.
 
philly cheese
My question: What percentage of current cars wouldn't be banned? No cars come to mind that can't hit triple digits. Maybe, maybe there are a few SUVs out there that can't do that, but that would defeat the point, wouldn't it? Maybe over there the only vehicles that can't top 100 are the super-compacts.
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My "economical" Jetta can do more than 115 MPH, but by comparison, my Dad's "bad for the Earth" Chevy Avalanche is limited to 98 MPH (it could probably do 120 or so).

...I'd like Mr. European to explain to me which is better to have around...
 
Venari
Any car which isn't capable of 100mph is dangerous, as far as I'm concerned. If the only thing that's between me and getting T-boned by a speeding truck is the amount of go in my car, I want "ahead warp factor nine, Mister Scott."
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If that's all that's keeping you from getting T-boned, you may have issues. The amount of go definitly is useful in this situation. Safetywise, the bigest issue I see is every car being a dog and not able to get out of anybody's way. However, if every car is going the same slow speed...


That said, I'm sure that it would be possible to create a single seat vehicle which went from 0-99.9mph in three seconds and still did 100mpg at a cruise of 60. Where there's a will...

V.
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Crotch rocket anyone?
 
philly cheese
Venari
That said, I'm sure that it would be possible to create a single seat vehicle which went from 0-99.9mph in three seconds and still did 100mpg at a cruise of 60. Where there's a will...

V.
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Crotch rocket anyone?
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My bike is barely capable of 105mph and will do 70mpg without trying. Of course, it can't quite do 0-99.9mph in three seconds, but 0-60mph in six-and-a-half is more than enough to outrun most things with four wheels.

I agree with philly cheese. They might as well make people ride small-displacement motorcycles (okay, that's not quite what he said...).
 
Wolfe
My bike is barely capable of 105mph and will do 70mpg without trying. Of course, it can't quite do 0-99.9mph in three seconds, but 0-60mph in six-and-a-half is more than enough to outrun most things with four wheels.

I agree with philly cheese. They might as well make people ride small-displacement motorcycles (okay, that's not quite what he said...).
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I think you´re both right! It does have a sinister logic to it;
If more people ride bikes, more people will die in traffic (looking at current statistics), and thus, there wont be as many people around polluting with their vehicles!

Environmentalists=evil!
 
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