The thing about cars is...
First they make them fast. They feel fast. It's fun.
Then they improve the handling and brace the drive train better so they don't feel that fast.
So they make the cars faster to get the rush back.
Then they improve the handling and brace the drive train better so they don't feel that fast.
............................... on and on
It's almost ironic, but inevitable that cars increase performance. It's how they market, not fulfil a need. Anyone who's ever driven over 100mph knows that it can feel amazingly calm, or like you're about to lose your life, depending on the vehicle. Cars truly have out grown the street. Think about this, a go-cart that tops out at 35mph but is loud and very visceral feels
way faster on a tiny track than your AMG's do during any typical driving that isn't on the edge of taking your life.
The thing that blows me away is the lack of technology to increase MPG. I'd like to
see these in everyday cars. The produce 4x the power at half the size. Theoretically we could have very small, efficient, 300hp engines in everything...
Electric cars are fine, if we can figure out a way to make them not as much of an environmental hazard as gas already happens to be. I think that day will come. And right now everyone buying Tesla's are paving the way for when that day comes, so we'll have cars to use the technology with. They're luxury right now, but electric cars need to become the Toyota of the future and investing in them now will get us there sooner.