Future of Performance Cars

It seems every carmaker today is playing the hybrid game and going after the high MPG numbers; it's only logical with all these high gas prices and the want of fuel-efficient cars. That's fine and dandy and I completely respect that, but there are CAFE laws and demands to carry over the MPG numbers to the performance cars. Sure I'd like a sports car that can get great mileage and all that, but when you're taking away the "sport" part of it, you're cutting off the proverbial balls off.

However, technology is advancing further and further every year, so there may be a good chance of having a 500 horsepower V-8 engine that gets 40 MPG (for those that don't understand car-jargon, that means: A big mama-jama of an engine that sips gas like your grandma at tea time). That'd be great, I  can own a super cool car and I don't have the pretentious-Prius-driving pricks give me ugly looks for driving a "dirty vehicle."

Although, what of the older cars? That's something else...




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Warning: this article is a bit on the long side, so pick 20 minutes of free time, get a nice snack, and click away.

Future of Performance Cars Article