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not neccessarily... Let's look at it this way, within the next few years, we could see the GT rules in general making a change to where the "top" GT class could be something akin to the GT2 cars that we have currently. Cars like the MC12 and perhaps even the S7R would fit more into the look and feel of the newer P1 class (at least what the ACO is describing). Therefore, cars like the new Aston Martin DBX would fit more in look and feel into the new P1 class. Obviously, the racecar itself would be built to the full P1 regulations (whatever those end up being), but it would reflect all the styling of the road going supercar, which ties it closer to what is being sold to consumers, which is what the ACO is trying to go for. What is nice is that since it is a prototype by name and design, there are no homologation numbers to worry about, therefore less reason for manufacturers to build "specials" for the road so that they can race them... rather, they can build a small volume of a car the celebrates the race car itself, and the technology found within. That to me is keeping both the "spirit" and the "letter" of the rules in tact...
just my take though...
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