Originally appeared on Automoblog.net

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“The pursuit of high performance is over, Grasshopper. Accept that the seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past. The truth lies at your local sports roadster franchise.” These possibly being almost the wise words of Master Po. (Look it up if you are a non-believer).
The truth, like David Duchovny, is out there. Here in blighted Britain we must face up to the facts. It?s an oft repeated chant that our rotten roads are full to the brim with traffic, regulated beyond imagining by many laws and much bureaucracy.
The cost of motoring is such that most drivers want answers.
Things have to change.
Sports Car Paralysis If you cannot afford a powerful sports car it doesn?t matter so much but even if you can, here in the UK at least, you won?t be able to use much of that performance in any meaningful way. I recently experienced this whilst at the wheel of an Audi R8. For a true gearhead it is very frustrating.
It wasn’t always like this. There was a time when driving was a simple pleasure and ruddy-faced boy-racers everywhere strove to get their 0-60 time below the magical ten seconds – a time which now seems so pedestrian.
It?s ancient history now, but back in the day automobiles weren?t especially fast and yet motoring was fun. Owning an usable sports car (and discounting the fragile super cars of the time) meant driving something like an ageing T...