Why a performance car when all cars are near equal
Discussion
A thought I had the other day and really not sure how to word the subject.
OK imagine petrol cars are now banned (from being made) and all companies switch to electric. It seems getting performance from an EV is pretty equal when compared to a combustion engine so nearly all cars will be fast off the line (thinking of i3's here) and have a respectable top end etc.
So the question is why bother with a Sports car? What are the likes of Ferrari etc going to be able to come up to make their car any different to all the other EV's which have the motors in the same place and the battery along the floor.
Days gone by it would be the number of cylinders, how the engine made power (turbo or natural), the noise it made, where the engine was positioned etc etc. Now with battery packs being chucked in the floor to maximise space and all make bugger all noise is it really going to come down to just the way it looks? Is that even enough for the likes of use when you strip the rest of it away?
So where do you see it going? How will they stand out? Are we destined for a bland soulless car future?
OK imagine petrol cars are now banned (from being made) and all companies switch to electric. It seems getting performance from an EV is pretty equal when compared to a combustion engine so nearly all cars will be fast off the line (thinking of i3's here) and have a respectable top end etc.
So the question is why bother with a Sports car? What are the likes of Ferrari etc going to be able to come up to make their car any different to all the other EV's which have the motors in the same place and the battery along the floor.
Days gone by it would be the number of cylinders, how the engine made power (turbo or natural), the noise it made, where the engine was positioned etc etc. Now with battery packs being chucked in the floor to maximise space and all make bugger all noise is it really going to come down to just the way it looks? Is that even enough for the likes of use when you strip the rest of it away?
So where do you see it going? How will they stand out? Are we destined for a bland soulless car future?
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