Phases of immense technological acceleration clobber many aspects of modern life. Personal computers are obsolete before you get rid of the plastic peanuts in which they’re packed. Cutting-edge audiophiles were replacing compact disc collections with minidiscs before the Goodwill truck could pick up their LPs.
The shock of having your $35,000 super-sports car compared to an eight-track tape player can be topped only by that of a certain Persian Gulf despot when his radar network gives no warning of the latest invisible airplanes. But sports cars are different from military aircraft, despite our incessant analogies.
Few owners truly will be impacted by a new model with a quarter-second edge in 0-60-mph acceleration, 0.05g more cornering power, or a 6-foot-shorter 0-60 slopping distance. Most are more than satisfied with their pride and joy’s…
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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 1993