ryneches t1_ja73ce1 wrote
Because cars are ridiculously overpowered. As anyone who's owned an old VW can tell you, 40-50 horsepower is enough to get you anywhere you need to go at highway speeds. Old VWs are not particularly lightweight, either.
Horsepower beyond about 50 exists for entertainment purposes.
Dan-z-man t1_ja7f7lc wrote
Eh. I get your point but a 50hp minivan or a pickup with a family of four would slow as crap and sorta dangerous. I remember driving an old vw a few times and they would certainly get from point a to point b but they were pretty anemic. Part of this is just the enormous mass of modern vehicles. Let’s say more than 200hp is probably not necessary? But 400 is perfect
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