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Because people dont want to buy cars that cant go over 100 mph. > I think the overwhelming majority (like 90%+) of people would happily buy a car that couldn't
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
Because people dont want to buy cars that cant go over 100 mph.
> I think the overwhelming majority (like 90%+) of people would happily buy a car that couldn't go more than 100mph
You are empirically wrong I think.
- codelikeawolf 2y agoMost people driving on I-294 in Illinois would agree. Just "keeping up with traffic" normally requires you to go about 80mph. If my car topped out at 50 or 60mph, I'd be frustrated as hell.
- smeej 2y agoHow can you make an empirical assessment when one of the options isn't available?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoIt is possible to make speed limited cars. The fact that no one does is evidence that people do not want them. The car market is very competitive, automakers do respond to what people want.
- smeej 2y agoThis isn't necessarily true at all. Other people in this very thread have proposed much better reasons. Some have even provided evidence that people do still buy cars that are limited (Volvos), without any apparent impact about speed. You can't assert that the empirical absence of data supports just one possible explanation.
- HDThoreaun 1y agoThe empirical absence suggests speed limited cars are not a viable product. Whether its because people dont want them or some other reason is up for debate but by far the simplest reason and to me most likely answer is just that not enough people want them.