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I personally wouldn't blame the "environmental green movement" for a lack of lightweight interactive sports cars. Lightweight is good for the environment. But the market has never been that interested in those cars and with brands consolidating all of their models into a handful or even a single platform...it doesn't make much sense. The market wants big power, tech, insulation, and acres of piano black plastic.
Which sucks, but this isn't really a new thing.
As for new electrified sports cars...I started writing this for an article but then sat on it:
"Right now at Mazda, there’s a team focused on how to make an electric sports car as rewarding to drive as the Miata. And a big part of that is software engineers tweaking the accelerator tuning, torque vectoring, electronic steering, brake by wire, and brake regeneration. Trying to make it feel more natural and cohesive. More like a sports car and less like a space ship.
At least I hope so. The next Miata will at least be a hybrid and it will set the bar for what an attainable electrified sports car can feel like to enthusiasts. It will have lots of tech and it will still feel like a Miata. Some people will still be upset.
Climate, politics, the market, whatever. The bottom line is that sports cars have to change to survive. But they don’t have to suck."
Anyway, I really want an Alpine A110.
- Andrew
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