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Passenger cars, even sports cars today, are struggling to get all that power to the ground, even with near slicks, AWD, and traction/launch control.  A Corvette with 90 hp and AWD is not even at the top of the heap hp-wise.  You could go to 2,000 hp if you wanted but the car wouldn't be any* faster in the quarter mile or to 60, and this is with excellent sticky tires and all the gizmos.

*Might be slightly faster in the quarter.

If they have the money, they will fulfill a market niche.  How many 1600 ho Bugattis are sold in the US each year?

If we get to largely autonomous vehicles, what difference will it make?  What kind of car would you want if you aren't driving it?  Comfortable, amenities, quiet, nice sound system ... handling and acceleration?  Meh.  

I seriously pondered buying a Corvette a couple years back.  I saw one on the showroom pretty much what I wanted with a heavy discount.  My rational side said "Yeah, but where are you going to drive that thing anywhere near its limits?".

I don't even push the GTI that hard, I've never had it floored.  I've tossed an occasional corner with a bit of verve but not near the limits.

I'm getting old.  Really.  My back hurts, my legs hurt, my shoulder is killing me ... and I'm about to go running.

might bring a slight smile

I certainly don't hold the accelerator to the floor often in my pickup truck, but it does happen every so often

it's not very impressive, but it's more impressive than half throttle

I'm usually pretty easy on the 5.3, trying to keep the gas guage from plummeting

My truck has an almost embarrassing array of gauges and displays that I seldom use, but the one I do keep it on some of the time, is the fuel economy gauge.  It sure is tough to have a fun time driving, without driving that think down below 5 mpg.

I'm not sure how best to launch the GTI from a standstill, I'd have to work on that for a while I'm sure.  It has an LSD, or LST I guess it is, and some sort of traction control.  I don't really want to floor it and drop the clutch for obvious reasons.  I'm better off flooring it on an on ramp, but when I've given it throttle when merging around here, I'm rapidly over taking cars in front of me.  I don't often get "OTP" (outside the perimeter).  We are driving to Hilton Head and then Sarasota in January so perhaps I'll get gnarly and feel my oats, or trip over them.

Enjoy the ride!

I repainted a wall in the kitchen over the weekend, where the thermostat sits. In the process of removing and reinstalling the thermostat, I realized that it's decrepit and needs to be replaced. The screws holding in the wires to the furnace / AC controllers are so jammed that I can't even move them, and thus can't connect the existing thermostat.

So I ordered one from Amazon, due to arrive today. Meaning... We're going on day 6 in the house without a working heater.

Good thing I live in SoCal