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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by Townshend, May 9, 2015.

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  1. Townshend

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    #1 Townshend, May 9, 2015
    As time progresses the performance differential between models is decreasing to a point where we may soon reach the pinnacle. In 10-20 years, magazines/people/blogs will surely not compare 0-60 and lap times to foregone models but there must be a difference that will motivate people to purchase the latest and greatest. What will that be; design, fuel economy, tech, other? Or will there always be a performance component to continually increase?
     
  2. opencollector

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    #2 opencollector, May 9, 2015
    We passed the point of practical performance increases a long time ago. A 15 year-old C5 Z06 is as usefully fast as anything on sale today.

    I think the appeal of new cars is really design and tech - novelty, mainly. The absolute performance of street cars is just for bench racing.

    Nothing wrong with that I suppose; it's nice to know somebody drove my car around the Nordschleife faster than I ever will.
     
  3. PhilNotHill

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    #3 PhilNotHill, May 9, 2015
    We have a place where you can let her rip when there is no traffic. 4 lane road with the oncoming lanes are 50-100 ft below. No place for cops to hide. 150 mph for 5 miles or so is fun!
     
  4. Townshend

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    #4 Townshend, May 10, 2015
    Practical, yes for the most part. However communities, people, magazines, manufacturers, etc, still talk about their 0-60 time and other performance numbers as though they still make a difference. At what point do we move beyond that and when that happens, what next?
     
  5. jm2

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    #5 jm2, May 10, 2015
    Design/branding/the customer experience are some of the last true differentiators now that quality/performance/etc have all evened out.
     
  6. Jason Crandall

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    #6 Jason Crandall, May 10, 2015
    We've long surpassed the pinnacle of "4 tires on the ground". I don't care anymore. I restore old cars and drive them.

    The new ones clearly are junk or they wouldn't drop in value so fast after driving them off the lot.

    What's a 3 year old S Class Benz worth right now?
     

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