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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
Only someone that has never had a high horsepower car would say this.
I used to be one of you.
This past 5 days on my road trip, in a rented vehicle, I had never wanted my horsepower back so badly.
Passing, acceleration, going up hills, shifting, etc...... are all everyday benefits you enjoy in a high powered car that do not require going to the track.
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I'm totally the opposite. My "fast" car is a 6.8 liter ~580hp FD RX-7. I love it, it is a real challenge to extract a decent percentage of its potential at the track
. But I still I LOVE daily driving and road-tripping in my 240hp S2000. On the street, I seldom need to even get into VTEC, so it's essentially a ~150hp 2800 lb. FR sports car, and it's BRILLIANT to drive every day. Except for the wind noise through the single-layer convertible top. That, I am sick of...
I would much rather see more cars like the S2000, Elise, Miata, FR-S/BRZ on the market than the never-ending parade of uber-hyper-megacars. Simple, lightweight, rwd, fun >>> megapower and 1/4-mile and 'ring times for me.