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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by danni*j
Which sparked another question in my mind. What is the main reason those cars arent allowed stateside? Ive heard emmissions/smog standards, ive heard because the integrity of the machine isnt up to US safety standards, being too fast... the list goes on. Lambos, ferraris, etc are fast as hell, and although rare, you do see them from time to time tags and all.
Emissions are different but also the crash specs are lower than US spec and they use sugar glass instead of safety glass. So there is a bit to change over to equal US DOT legality.
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