Whatever happened to the government's policies
against macho, overweight, overpowered overconsumptive supercars?
In the 1970's, the high powered supercars of the day
Holden Monaro, Falcon GT and Valiant Charger - were forced off
the road by government pressure on the manufacturers.
This was because; firstly, they were unsafe in inexperienced
hands, and secondly, they were gas guzzlers.
Now we are being inundated with V8 cars and utes, twin-turbo's
and similar insanely quick cars.
At a time when we are supposed to be concerned about global
warming, depletion of oil reserves and safety on the roads,
I can't see the need for any of these vehicles.
Governments should once again seek to control the availability
of excessively powerful cars by fiscal means- high insurance,
high TPI, ect.