# EPA to Automakers: Horsepower War is Over.

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 31, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/epa-to-automakers-horsepower-war-is-over/42753 "2008-01-31T20:40:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/epa-to-automakers-horsepower-war-is-over/42753/51 "2008-02-01T05:17:48Z")

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> [@Violator](#):
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> I for one was all for the EPA until I heard this bureaucratic bullshit.  
> The performance segment holds a VERY small percentage of all vehicles sold.
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> If the EPA had any fucking sense they would focus on all the pig trucks and 4000lb SUVs spewing shit into the air. They carry a significant percentage of cars sold and they get used a LOT MORE then any performance car.

It’s easier to chase the niche, than it is to go after the masses.

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