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Originally Posted by Pauly
i get what you guys are saying about the company priority and all, im just upset that now all car makers are switching focus of freggin fuel economy for sportscars across the board, when the whole point is to have ONE car whose soul purpose is fast, light, and agile. global fail.
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at the end of the day, cars today are better than they
ever have been, all things considered. yes there have been some great cars in the past. especially in the muscle cars and the beginnings of the import scene. still, when you look at the stats, cars cost less in adjusted dollars, have 2-3x (if not more) the longevity, require way less maintenance, get way better gas mileage and are immeasurably safer than in the "good old days". just be thankful you are living through what may go down as the 2nd golden age of performance cars. they continue to get better because of racing and top models but even the "pedestrian" models blow the doors off most exotics of just a couple decades ago. i remember watching a segment on The Car Show where they were comparing boring *** toyota's with 80's supercars and it was just embarrassing. the current Sienna left a deloreon like it was in reverse, tho granted it was never really a "fast" car. a camry v6 destroyed a ferrari 328 (i think? or was it a 308?). having said that, i'd probably take the ferrari over the camry any day of the week, just because it's not as fast doesn't mean that it doesn't make a great noise or isn't a lot of fun to drive
