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Much of the reason for the continuous weight gain is new technologies like rear-wheel steer, active dampers, active aerodynamics, etc. They add weight, but the net gain in performance more than makes up for it. Play that game a few times over and over and you end up with a really fast car that still has quite a bit of weight to it.
Cars like the GT-R and new NSX actually wouldn't be as fast if they were lighter, given their systems have been set up to use the weight in an advantageous manner (increased tire load = grip).
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