| There are many sports car lovers who are | | | | you the best of both worlds. As far as the |
| afraid that they will soon go the way of the | | | | affordability issue goes, it is quite simple |
| dinosaur because of high fuel prices and the | | | | most families are just unable to afford the |
| advances in performance technology that is | | | | expense of having a car just for fun. People |
| enabling family sedans to compete with sports | | | | these days have to make use of their cars on |
| cars in quickness. While it does seem that | | | | a daily basis as it has become cost |
| there has been somewhat of a decline in | | | | prohibitive to keep one around just as a |
| sports cars along with increased sales of | | | | hobby or weekend car. |
| SUVs some of the current developments tell me | | | | |
| that the vehicles we love are not going to be | | | | In the beginning cars were used as sport, for |
| around in large numbers but they will still | | | | racing across country in rallies and |
| be around. | | | | contests. It wasn't until much later that |
| | | | they became mainstream everyday drivers. |
| Back in the day, muscle cars ruled in the | | | | |
| performance realm and regular sedans and | | | | Some good news for the high end sports car |
| trucks couldn't keep up. SUVs didn't even | | | | market is that there are several companies |
| exist. Now with the innovations in design and | | | | that are beginning production of hybrid or |
| engine performance and the light weight | | | | electric sports cars. Some of the top |
| materials being used automakers are getting | | | | companies like Toyota, Honda, Mazda, and |
| superior results out of smaller engines. In | | | | Mitsubishi are working on bringing them to |
| addition normal production vehicles now | | | | the open market. |
| handle as good as a race car. | | | | |
| | | | The most promising one that I have seen as a |
| Some of the other issues that are causing the | | | | true sports car in terms of performance and |
| decline in the numbers of sports cars seen on | | | | the fact that it is a two seater is the new |
| the road include comfort and affordability. | | | | totally electric roadster from Tesla Motors, |
| Sports cars in the truest sense are not built | | | | a company backed by the founders of Google |
| for comfort, they are built for speed and | | | | and Paypal. The car does 0 to 60 in less than |
| long road trips are no fun. The larger cars | | | | 4 seconds and it runs on laptop batteries! |
| of today that still offer a sporty ride give | | | | |