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Originally Posted by semtex
This might be slightly OT, but I've always wondered about something. I don't have a problem with saying that mass-produced street-legal cars aren't for competition or track use or whatever. But why sell mass-produced street-legal cars with top speeds of 150 mph then? I mean, it's kind of a mixed message, isn't it? Here, buy our car that is capable of speeds well in excess of any speed limit in the country. Oh but the car isn't intended to actually be driven at those speeds. You know what people say about driving fast, right? "Take it to the track!" Okay, so you take it to the track, only for manufacturers to say "Hey our cars aren't intended for track/competition use. No warranty for you!!!"   |
Because they can.
Because people want them.
They excite people and bring people into the showrooms (even people who can't buy them either for $ reasons or practical reasons).
Engineers like designing performance cars.
Auto executives like building performance cars.
How many more reasons do you want???
However, most manufacturers aren't going to risk bankrupting themselves by telling people they can go race their cars on a track somewhere.