by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 02/24/2017 at 11:25
by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 02/24/2017 at 11:25
Tags: Thoughts
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Just thinking about how the i8 had the most vicious and awarded 3-popper in the business. Now in only about 4 years that 220 hp, 1.5L is pretty much matched to the $22,000 version of Ford’s cheapest car. The $190k Panamera gets a turbo-V8 hybrid system the $850,000 918 missed out on and now this.
Anyone hearing me when I say all these hypercars from the beginning of the decade are going to look like a joke by the end? I’ll say it again, 2020-2025 will be the greatest performance market we will ever see, period. The 60s will look like a kindergarten rendition of Hamilton and everything after that will just be apps.
"Party-vi" (party-vi)
02/24/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 1
Any person reading this can take $16,000 and get a used Infiniti V40 generation G37 sedan. For $300 a month financed, you can have a luxury sedan that scoots to 60mph in just over 5 seconds. The amount of power available to the general public is getting insane. A decade ago no single person would have thought the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry would be pushing almost 300hp.
"Aaron M - MasoFiST" (amarks563)
02/24/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 2
Consider also that cars are going faster at similar power levels. A 2015 Honda Fit has 130 hp and can make it to 60 in 7.9 seconds according to Motor Trend. A 1991 Toyota Celica GT also has 130 hp, but does the deed in 9 or so. A 1981 Delorean also has 130hp, but instrumented tests put 0-60 at over 9.5. Also keep in mind the Delorean had a 2.7 liter engine, the Celica a 2.2, and the Fit a 1.5.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/24/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 1
With great power comes great responsibility. People are easily buying more power than they know how to handle now. That’s why the Mustang meme. Maybe we need our driver ed courses to be updated to account for that?
"camarov6rs" (mren2011)
02/24/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 3
I’d be willing to bet a bit of that comes down to how far tire technology has come.
"Aaron M - MasoFiST" (amarks563)
02/24/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 1
Tires and transmissions, the Fit has a six-speed while the other two don’t. Still drives the point home, cars are getting faster *and* not all of it is captured in something as simple as power levels.
"camarov6rs" (mren2011)
02/24/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 1
Very true. Then you have everyone saying how much cars of today are pigs, but they are faster with the same horsepower and more efficient and safer.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/24/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 1
Maybe we need our driver ed courses to be updated to account for that?
Naw. D’you think?
Honestly, how has this not happened ALREADY... we need the Finns to come over and show us how it’s done.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
02/24/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 1
I’d pay for that course.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
02/24/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
Same.
"DrScientist" (DrScientist)
02/24/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
02/24/2017 at 15:44, STARS: 0
I’m wondering what the limit will be, and I fear we are approaching it. At the top end we’ll run out of traction and physics, at the bottom end it’ll just become unsafe and irresponsible.
I think all the talk of the “DEATH OF THE SPORTS CAR” from a few years ago has proven entirely false though, which is great.
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
02/24/2017 at 17:30, STARS: 0
Agreed. I read recently an article that interviewed a Camaro engineer and he was saying that power is cheap and easy at this point that they’re focusing harder on a chassis and suspension that can keep up.