| There are many sports car lovers who are afraid | | | | ride give you the best of both worlds. As far as |
| that they will soon go the way of the dinosaur | | | | the affordability issue goes, it is quite simple most |
| because of high fuel prices and the advances in | | | | families are just unable to afford the expense of |
| performance technology that is enabling family | | | | having a car just for fun. People these days have |
| sedans to compete with sports cars in quickness. | | | | to make use of their cars on a daily basis as it |
| While it does seem that there has been | | | | has become cost prohibitive to keep one around |
| somewhat of a decline in sports cars along with | | | | just as a hobby or weekend car.In the beginning |
| increased sales of SUVs some of the current | | | | cars were used as sport, for racing across |
| developments tell me that the vehicles we love | | | | country in rallies and contests. It wasn't until much |
| are not going to be around in large numbers but | | | | later that they became mainstream everyday |
| they will still be around.Back in the day, muscle | | | | drivers.Some good news for the high end sports |
| cars ruled in the performance realm and regular | | | | car market is that there are several companies |
| sedans and trucks couldn't keep up. SUVs didn't | | | | that are beginning production of hybrid or electric |
| even exist. Now with the innovations in design and | | | | sports cars. Some of the top companies like |
| engine performance and the light weight materials | | | | Toyota, Honda, Mazda, and Mitsubishi are working |
| being used automakers are getting superior | | | | on bringing them to the open market.The most |
| results out of smaller engines. In addition normal | | | | promising one that I have seen as a true sports |
| production vehicles now handle as good as a race | | | | car in terms of performance and the fact that it |
| car.Some of the other issues that are causing the | | | | is a two seater is the new totally electric roadster |
| decline in the numbers of sports cars seen on the | | | | from Tesla Motors, a company backed by the |
| road include comfort and affordability. Sports cars | | | | founders of Google and Paypal. The car does 0 to |
| in the truest sense are not built for comfort, they | | | | 60 in less than 4 seconds and it runs on laptop |
| are built for speed and long road trips are no fun. | | | | batteries!Gregg Hall is an author and internet |
| The larger cars of today that still offer a sporty | | | | marketing consultant living in Navarre Florida. |