Are cars getting too fast?

[Dominic-Toretto]

A few examples:
Kia EV6 GT: (576bhp) 0-60: 3.1s, 1/4 mile: 11.4s @ 121mph
Hyundai Ioniq 5N (640BHP) 0-60: 2.9s, 1/4 mile: 10.9s @ 124mph
Tesla Model 3 Performance: (510bhp) 0-60: 2.7s, 1/4 mile: 10.7s @ 127mph
Porsche Taycan Turbo S: (938bhp): 0-60 2.4s, 1/4 mile 9.8s @ 139mph
Tesla Model S Plaid: (1020bhp) 0-60: 2.1s, 1/4 mile: 9.2s @ 153mph

It's 2024 and we have Hyundai's pushing almost 700bhp, in normal cars, how long until 1000bhp is the new norm? That's great if you live your life a quarter mile at a time like me, but for the rest of society, it is a lot of power to handle. Where will this stop? To be frank even 700bhp is pushing to much for the road in a mass produced cars. You cannot use the power for long, your very quickly in to triple digit figures in many newer performance cars.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

In 2005 I had a Nissan Skyline R33 GTR, it was like 400bhp and went like absolute hell, it was mental....

Compared to the average stuff on the road nowadays though, it would be mediocre - cars have gotten so so fast.

I keep having this urge to get a new M5, 0-60 in 3.3 seconds or something, but then I'm like 'why...?' there's just no point.

Speed cameras everywhere, roads choked up everywhere, there's just no point in that much power lol.

(I'll probably buy one anyway, because I'm an idiot when it comes to these sorts of purchases.... )

You need 0-60 in 2s minimum in 2024. Get with the times

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

Difference is on a RWD car you can switch TC off and slide it around for fun, probably drive it quicker if you know what you're doing. Turn TC off on an understeery car and all you get is even more understeer.

Though most of these EVs are not balanced or set up for this kind of thing. It's a functional brick basically. The idea of driving dynamics and feel seems to have been lost.

Who is doing this on a public road lol?