moonstone
Tyre Kicker
This started off as a question about electric cars but I suppose it’s broader than that.
Are petrolheads putting off going electric for as long as possible in favour of keeping hold of more traditional machinery or are the number of growing options starting to provide genuinely attractive alternatives? Porsche Taycan, Audi E-Tron GT etc...
I feel that we’re getting to a point where the general populace frown upon loud cars and with increasingly restrictive legislation around noise and emissions, even quieter performance that we lament for their lack of grunt in comparison to NA V8s of old, actually still stand out as loud and anti-social against the washing-machines on wheels that make up the bulk of cars on the road.
Personally, up until recently I’ve always embraced the latest and greatest but I now feel we’re reaching the twilight years of enthusiast motoring. Electric, self-driving, average speed cameras, dash cams and the instant ability to fan desire for people to share everything online....
Then the fact that passing your driving test is no longer the rite of passage for young people that it once was. More and more young people aren’t bothered.
So, are you resisting the electrical tidal wave coming in as a matter of principle or are you happy to embrace it when the right car (at the right budget) becomes available?
Are petrolheads putting off going electric for as long as possible in favour of keeping hold of more traditional machinery or are the number of growing options starting to provide genuinely attractive alternatives? Porsche Taycan, Audi E-Tron GT etc...
I feel that we’re getting to a point where the general populace frown upon loud cars and with increasingly restrictive legislation around noise and emissions, even quieter performance that we lament for their lack of grunt in comparison to NA V8s of old, actually still stand out as loud and anti-social against the washing-machines on wheels that make up the bulk of cars on the road.
Personally, up until recently I’ve always embraced the latest and greatest but I now feel we’re reaching the twilight years of enthusiast motoring. Electric, self-driving, average speed cameras, dash cams and the instant ability to fan desire for people to share everything online....
Then the fact that passing your driving test is no longer the rite of passage for young people that it once was. More and more young people aren’t bothered.
So, are you resisting the electrical tidal wave coming in as a matter of principle or are you happy to embrace it when the right car (at the right budget) becomes available?