You only say that because you have a luxury car :) Tim Heald Senior Web Developer TeraTech, Inc. 2003 Winner CFDJ awards Best Consulting Service
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 1-301-424-3903 x111 Web: http://www.teratech.com Gruss Gott wrote: >>Loathe wrote: >>What part of the market do you think drives auto innovation? Housewives? >> > > > Well I'd quibble a bit with you there. Many performance cars have > returned to the old muscle car formula - big naturally aspirated V8s > (Audi S class, BMW M class, MB AMGs). All of them have dumped turbo > and super chargers for their catalog models. > > The changes you see in cars these days is more technology than > performance innovation (iDrive, adjustable suspension, etc) but there > is a bit of engine technology there. > > The real change has been in after market performance parts - you can > buy upgrade kits for just about every performance car. Still, that's > not really innovation, just more products. > > So I'd say it's luxury cars that drive innovation, rather than performance. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168766 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
