Top speed & acceleration - one trick ponies?
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Are top speed & accelerative power one trick ponies, outside of motor racing?
With the inexorable rise of electric power in cars, are we still to be seduced by ever increasing top speeds & decreasing 0-60 times, with the seemingly attendant loss of aural & mechanical stimuli? Will/does the electrification of motor transport turn all cars into anodyne utilities.
Will we regret the loss? Will we miss the noise, vibration, & harshness that years of vehicle development have sought to eliminate. Will the more visceral attributes of a sports car be lost forever or, perhaps, even valued evermore highly? Or, will people celebrate seeing, hearing, & smelling the sports cars of today in action: much like steam trains are venerated? All opinions are valid & eagerly awaited.
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With the inexorable rise of electric power in cars, are we still to be seduced by ever increasing top speeds & decreasing 0-60 times, with the seemingly attendant loss of aural & mechanical stimuli? Will/does the electrification of motor transport turn all cars into anodyne utilities.
Will we regret the loss? Will we miss the noise, vibration, & harshness that years of vehicle development have sought to eliminate. Will the more visceral attributes of a sports car be lost forever or, perhaps, even valued evermore highly? Or, will people celebrate seeing, hearing, & smelling the sports cars of today in action: much like steam trains are venerated? All opinions are valid & eagerly awaited.
Opinions on values, specifications, who knows more about ‘such & such’, & who’s **** is biggest are banned from this topic - period!
MDL111 said:
Yes I think so
Most new cars don’t really excite me anymore unfortunately - top of the list is currently a Yaris - which is something I didn’t think I would ever type
But even that is too fast.Most new cars don’t really excite me anymore unfortunately - top of the list is currently a Yaris - which is something I didn’t think I would ever type
I've been thinking the same, espcially now the roads are so full/crap/monitored.
By the time you get to the bend you want to enjoy you're either going too fast or you're thrust sideways in your ever so capable go-cart.
It will be missed massively by me for certain. An involving car where you can hear the engine, change gear yourself, feel the road under you is a hugely different proposition to a smooth silent rocket. Doubtless they will eventually dial in proper handling, but there is no way that an artificial soundscape is the real thing.
Of course it will obsolete many skills. Who will know how to H&T or do a handbrake turn for example? Understand that will be like driving a coach-and-four, a specialized capability.
I have some fast cars ( or they were when I got them) , but not one of them will out-accelerate the coming EV generation. On the other had I have several cars with launch control, and have never used it. Acceleration just for the thrill gets old quickly. I just accept that this is part of the evolution of the car.
It used to be so much fun once;
Of course it will obsolete many skills. Who will know how to H&T or do a handbrake turn for example? Understand that will be like driving a coach-and-four, a specialized capability.
I have some fast cars ( or they were when I got them) , but not one of them will out-accelerate the coming EV generation. On the other had I have several cars with launch control, and have never used it. Acceleration just for the thrill gets old quickly. I just accept that this is part of the evolution of the car.
It used to be so much fun once;
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