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Originally Posted by lbls1
Let me see if I can fill in some areas I think are being missed in this thread. The whole point of the discussion is that many of the good things about a muscle car and gas powered v8s will be gone if EV technology takes over. Things such as the sound of a v8 thru a real exhaust system, the thrill of taking a v8 to WOT and hearing that amazing sound come from the car. (for some) The smell of spent fuel from the exhaust, and perhaps a significant point, the pride that a local domestic car maker can create such a great automobile. What will end up happening is that whatever is left of gas powered cars may come from overseas manufacturers at very high prices. Where is the pride in this?? Where is the pride of knowing that foreign mfrs. are making most cars available in the US?????
Edit: I am not saying that one should ignore technology and advancement. What I am saying is that one needs to consider the good things that current cars have to offer, and to fully be aware that some of those features will be lost with a change in technology and manufacturing. Advancement comes from a need, and done right it can be a good thing. One needs to be aware of all the factors involved in advancement of technology, good and bad.
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But that's also my point. That people are soo stuck in their ways and unwilling to change that they don't even consider the fact that they might like the EV versions better. Which is why I brought up the old school guys from the 70s and 80s who swore that fuel injection was the end of performance. They didn't even give it a chance. They just right off the bat started spouting nonsense as if it was fact and now decades later we all see how stupid that was.
It's the same thing now. I mean, come on man...the smell of spent fuel from the exhaust? That's what got us here in the first place. Those noxious harmful fumes. Sure you and like 3 other people might like it. But what happens when you and those who like it go revving up and down your block and exposing the entire neighborhood to your loud exhausts and exhaust fumes? On top of that, how do you know you'll even think twice about exhausts and fumes once you're in a car that is much faster than you can even hope to go right now? I'll be almost willing to bet you anything that once you feel how fast those cars will be you won't even think about exhausts and fumes. No worrying about noise violations or pissing off your neighbors or cops pulling you over or getting tickets. No worrying about DMV inspections and cats and emission stuff. None of that sounds bad to me. In fact our cars will seem like dinosaurs and will be slow and heavy by comparison. I doubt any of the hardcore Muscle Car guys will actually miss these gas powered engines when the time comes.