The Idea That "imports Will Implode"

The Idea that "Imports will Implode"

I came across an article in Speed Magazine discussing the new popularity of import cars compared to the popular cars of the past. The author seems to be more of fan of classic muscle cars than the new form of them, and doesn't seem too fond of their replacement at all. I happened to feel the same way and believe that the popular import era will come to an end a lot sooner than some people think.

In the 1960's muscle cars, like the carmaro and mustang, were becoming more and more popular. People were really getting into the mechanics of the car and more importantly horsepower and speed. These particular cars came with sometimes massive engines and were capable of being very powerful and for the most part were quite powerful right off the dealer's lot. But other than the engine size and basic design, the car had much room for improvement as far as performance goes. And these upgrades were relatively inexpensive and often made huge differences in horsepower, top speed, and torque. Making them a very popular hobby at the time but due to ineffiencies, like being able to pass up anything but a gas station, these cars only were popular for a little over a decade.

Their modern replacements are, however, more fuel efficient and quite capable of being fast. Although a much smaller engine the lightweight and aerodynamic frame enables them to be able to reach quite surprising high speeds. But the thing is most of the cars come maxed-out. The manufacturers have already done everything to beef-up the design of the car. This in turn doesn't leave the buyer much room to improve the car's performance. Which stock are barely as good as the muscle cars built 40 years ago as far as speed, acceleration and horsepower go. The improvements that are available are expensive and do not have a profound impact on the cars performance.

For that main reason I cannot see how they will continue to grow, as a hobby, for much longer. They are too expensive and not powerful enough to keep the publics eye much longer.