Engineering and active suspensions and electronic this and that can help compensate for weight (but also add weight themselves). See the portly GT-R and EVO X as an example. With that said, the same technology in a lighter car will be nimbler. Downside is driving feel and excitement as you let the computer do a lot of the driving. Depends what you care about. That extra 10 mph to 60, that extra 0.05G of lateral grip, or driving feel. Obviously, I'm speaking in generalities, but you get the point.
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