Somebody posted this on the other site, thought I’d link to
The age of average by Alex Murrell https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average
Somebody posted this on the other site, thought I’d link to
The age of average by Alex Murrell https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average
I’m not disagreeing but it’s annoying when a 20+yr old box shaped car gets the same economy and looks 100x better.
I think some of that is still marketing. You can pack a higher power engine in a more aerodynamic package with the same economy, the extra 5-10Hp will make it sell better. Also helps to standardize assembly lines across models.
There’s always the matter of following a trend and appeasing the business people’s expectations to consider.
Especially with electric cars becoming more popular. It’s cheaper than ever to go a certain distance. Now that I can use cheap power, give me less efficient and more interesting designs. (yes range is affected too, but it is negligibly cheap to recharge)