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Good question; simple answer: The death of manual transmissions ... For me, at least, that is what has put the nails in the coffin!
I love and prefer a manual transmission in a small car with a small engine, like an old Brittish sports car or a Miata, but in a car with a big powerful v8, like a Camaro, Mustang, or Corvette, I'd rather have an automatic.
American car companies have not made one affordable RWD car since the 70s. Show me a sub $20k RWD car? There are tons of $18k FWD compacts but not one RWD.
Today's sports cars are at what was once super car levels a few decades ago. At one time 0-60 in 7 seconds was considered fast and a quarter mile in 15 seconds was performance car level. Toyota Camry can do this today easily. We have sports cars doing 0-60 in under 4 seconds and quarter mile in 13 seconds. Super sports cars measure 0-60 in 2.5 seconds and quarter mile in under 12 seconds. These cars today pull a full g or more on the skidpad, something the best handling sports cars of a few decades ago could never do.
I agree. There are so many really good cars on the market today that even basic cars are pretty darn fast. How fast is fast enough? I think we reached that point. I am looking at an Audi S4 that will do the 1/4 in 13 flat and it is a basic sedan. On top of all this cars do all this speed and handling with comfort. Totally different back in the day when radio delete was an option for weight savings. lol Cars today are a million times better. You can thank government for mandating fuel economy which in turn got the engineers working on making an efficient motor that puts out a TON of horsepower and even more torque.
I haven't been to cars and coffee yet, but I have heard going things.
American car companies have not made one affordable RWD car since the 70s. Show me a sub $20k RWD car? There are tons of $18k FWD compacts but not one RWD.
Nobody makes one.
I guess you'll have to wait for the Chinese.
Ask him/her modification questions, all you will get only the response "Oh nothing really, just love driving it". Ask him if he/she loves the hell out of racing games and he/she will say "sure pal, but all video games can be pretty fun". Ask him if he/she is interested in knowing the way a car works and he/she will just only say "I am interested in the engine, that's pretty much it". Just what happened to this booming community? Where have they gone? And no don't add street racing into this please. Do they even attend Motorsport events or car shows anymore? The average is not the same. The most hardcore today aren't even that enthusiastic, you will only see like 3 cars and some magazines. THAT is pretty much it. I am not even one myself(though I do appreciate the science videos behind this) I did have some car enthusiast friends myself, but **** just what happened to this community? There are not as many of these as there were ages. Are people too lazy to just even bother with car stuff anymore? What's going on with the community itself?
As soon as video games were mentioned I knew who we were dealing with here...millennials don't often care for activities like cars. Heck in some metro areas there's even a trend of shunning driving altogether.
I think it's a generational thing,previous generations had not much else to do other than to cruise or play with their cars. Aside from the ones now who just like to have exhaust modification,lift kits,or sound systems there doesn't seem to be much interest.
American car companies have not made one affordable RWD car since the 70s. Show me a sub $20k RWD car? There are tons of $18k FWD compacts but not one RWD.
You can buy a new V6 Mustang for around $22K. I know it's not under $20K, but its close. 300hp, 0-60 in 5.6 seconds, and the 1/4 mile in 14.0 seconds at 102 mph. $22K was about $3,600 in 1970, which is about what a 1970 Boss 302 Mustang cost back then. Yet, the new V6 Mustang is quicker, faster, handles better, stops better, and is simply a far better vehicle all around.
We're living in the golden era of automotive performance. Instead of waxing nostalgically over a bunch of old relics, some folks need to get out of their rocking chairs and actually drive some of the newer performance cars.
Unless one owns a classic, you can't even work on your own car anymore. Heck, even the mechanics all need specialized tools. Plus everything's so freakin expensive today also.
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