[speeder]

I think that they are performance cars for people who wouldn't know a performance car if it bit 'em in the ass. That is to say; the average person has only driven pretty ordinary cars all of their life, so if the new Camaro/Challenger/whatever lights-up the tires, it's a racing car.

It's been like this forever, though. There have always been cars marketed more for the sizzle than the steak. I just don't understand why they had to make it so huge and heavy. 3k lbs. is plenty heavy for a supposed sports car. Porsches have always been a little heavy in their respective classes but at least they have the excuse of building them like tanks.