Internal combustion engines are far from over: 'There was a bit of hype' around EVs, industry watchers sayIt's nearly impossible not to smile when you squeeze the throttle on the new Aston Martin Vantage.
"Enthusiasts absolutely want a V8 in the supercar segment," Alex Long, director of product and strategy at Aston Martin, told ABC News. "They want the sound quality it brings, the feel through the cabin, everything. Our customers are not asking for an electric Aston."The anti-electric attitude extends beyond the enthusiast community.
Lamborghini says the successor to the Huracan will have an electrified twin-turbo V8 engine. A Huracan STJ is shown here.Tony Quiroga, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver and co-host of the magazine's new "Into Cars" podcast, noted that EVs can work for some Americans though the inconvenience of charging can outweigh the pros.For enthusiasts, the attraction of owning an electric sports car is waning, he argued.
Rimac CEO Matt Rimac acknowledged that wealthy drivers have shown little interest in his heavily trumpeted Nevera hypercar, which can generate a staggering 1,914 hp from four electric motors. Limited to 150 units, the Croatian company has struggled to find buyers. Cammisa pointed out that even reducing cylinders in an engine can cause an uproar. He gave the example of when Porsche put in a turbocharged four-cylinder engine in the Boxster and Cayman. Owners revolted and sales slipped. To appease critics, Porsche offered a naturally aspirated flat-six engine in the cars and enthusiasts jockeyed for an allocation, paying above sticker price to get one.
For the sports car crowd, Cammisa liked the Corvette E-Ray so much that he called it "an example of a hybrid done correctly."
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