[Superhatch]

I for one am ready for the future. Bring on our electric overlords.

With the advent of super capacitors in WEC and LeMans and generally a hybrid theme in all of the top tiers of racing it will be coming our way if you like it or not. I think the segment were (20-30K) in will be immune for another generation, maybe two, but as the cost of hybrid tech comes down and the advances in tech come up this is the world we will be living in.

Say what you will but to me a high revving, turboed, 2.0L, with torque fill during spool up and gobs and gobs of torque sounds awesome to me. Add to that an ability to go 30-40 miles on electric power only (i.e. a commute to and from work) and they are on the verge of creating the perfect car for $5-6/gallon gas.

Gas isn't going to get cheaper anywhere. And every generation of car that gets made which is not as efficient as it could be, or doesn't use the latest technology available isn't doing us any favors. If a manufacturer wants a flagship in today's day and age they better come heavy with the tech, power, and efficiency all in the same package. Because if they don't someone else will.