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      08-19-2014, 03:59 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Levi View Post
So what is the solution?
Consumers will eventually be the solution, when they stop focusing on how fast a car is and start focusing on other things, like how fun a car is.

Supercars in the 80s were lucky to crack into the 5s 0-60. Today a fast SUV will wipe the floor with them, going low 4s while out handling them. So how fast will tomorrow's SUV's be? As fast as today's supercars- mid 2s to 60. So we'll all be driving Veyrons if this keeps up.

But how much fun is it to drive a Veyron in the US, really? You can use all of a Veryon for about 3 seconds in the US without risking your license. It's an exercise in frustration: as the cars get faster, the fishbowl just gets smaller. Or you can take another path, like the FRZ or Lotus: stop asking how fast, start asking how fun. And power is fun, but it's just one component of fun. But as long as people keep dropping 3k for a 10 hp upgrade that's within the manufacturing tolerances, manufactures will continue to play the current game, rather than the one that matters.
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