Cerberus has decided to kill off the Viper :S
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There is also talk that the insurance companies are beginning to start a war against high horsepower cars (it happened before and killed the muscle car [early 1970's]).
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1202...d=hpp_us_autos
The freedom to drive fast in a powerful car is fundamental to the mystique that auto makers use to sell cars. Now, as if the auto industry didn't have enough trouble, come more signs of a looming war on horsepower and speed.
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Taken as a whole, the IIHS's broadside against power and speed -- launched amid the bigger debate over the automobile's role in our energy and environmental problems -- should represent a warning to car makers and automotive enthusiasts. There's a backlash building against the idea of the car as an unassailable icon of freedom and power. America has changed since the late 1960's. The car culture may have to as well.
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Taken as a whole, the IIHS's broadside against power and speed -- launched amid the bigger debate over the automobile's role in our energy and environmental problems -- should represent a warning to car makers and automotive enthusiasts. There's a backlash building against the idea of the car as an unassailable icon of freedom and power. America has changed since the late 1960's. The car culture may have to as well.
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