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Originally Posted by ZDan
But yeah, people's tastes aren't the same now vs. 60s/70s. Back then people bought smaller lighter-weight sports cars not because they were FAST (any same-era musclecar would destroy them in a straight line), but because they were FUN. Desire for simple basic FUN seems to have waned
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I don't think tastes really changed. Back then the gulf between a fun car and a utility car was large and there were no cars that could do both. Today there are plenty of fun cars that can be used everyday as well. The European market's long love for hothatches over sports cars show this well. People can have the cake (a fun car) and eat it too (a usable car), so why bother with a compromised sports car?
This leaves the enthusiasts that find the dual-purpose car not fun enough and prefer a purer offering, but that's a small market. Huge kudos for Mazda, Subaru and Toyota for sticking to it!