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Originally Posted by sdiver68
The hatchback market dried up, the 90's became the decade of the dino-whore SUV.
We are in a full-fledged HP was now. It may peak and plateau, but I don't think it will go backwards unless fuel prices rise significantly. Rumors of the S6 at 580HP and CTS-V at 600HP show we aren't at the peak yet.
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There certainly is a horse power war (whores power war
) going on, but the cars you're talking about are racing models like the M, well, maybe not the CTS-V exactly but not a direct comparison.
We're at 300+HP now for the standard 3 series sedans and coupes. You think those models are going to creep into the 400+HP range as well??? I find that hard to believe!
I think we're going to hit a wall, the trade-off between fuel economy for the class against horse power or just plain pricing issues. The 3 series is supposed to bring performance and luxury at a more affordable price and it currently pretty much does that even if it is at the high end of its class.
On the other hand, it is hard to see where this will end.