The noun pace car has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (auto racing) a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course. 下文舉的紐約時報 似乎採pace car之寓意

(In Formula 1, a safety car (known in America as the pace car) is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a major accident or obstruction on the track.

In production automobiles, a safety car is one which highlights safety features (see automobile safety).)

In India, a $2,500 Pace Car

NEW DELHI, Oct. 11 — A revolution is taking place in India that could change what most of the world drives.

Next fall, the Indian automaker Tata Motors is scheduled to introduce its long-awaited People’s Car, with a sticker price of about $2,500. Hot on its tail may be as many as half a dozen new ultra-affordable vehicles — some from the world’s leading carmakers, including Toyota and Renault-Nissan.

With a median age of just under 25 and a rapidly expanding middle class, India will overtake China next year as the fastest-growing car market, according to estimates by CSM Worldwide, an auto industry forecasting service.

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