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Originally Posted by ZDan
A lighter body is *CHEAPER*, not more expensive! Less materials, less $$$. The 370Z is heavy because it is literally an Infiniti luxury sedan with some length chopped off. Clean-slate smaller/lighter-weight genuine sports car could cost less than the bloated overweight 370Z while offering superior power to weight.
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No. If auto manufacturers could just easily remove structural parts and have a lighter car that still meets rigidity and safety requirements, they would have done it already.
Making a car lighter requires more engineering and more testing, which probably leads to something that is more difficult/time consuming to build in the factory, not to mention more expensive materials would have to likely be used as well.
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