> You can choose a drive train that has been more-or-less unchanged for many decades You can, for some models, but often not any more. Modern drivetrains inclu

> You can choose a drive train that has been more-or-less unchanged for many decades You can, for some models, but often not any more. Modern drivetrains include dual-clutch transmissions, which have only appeared in the last 10 years (despite actually being invented before WWII). >with all the money spent on the interior, Not really. A lot has been spent on combustion engine efficiency, for instance. I drive a twelve-year-old Renault Megane, not a wasteful car at all at its time, but new ones consume at least 30 % less gasoline.