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Originally Posted by Tim
Or why not cars with switchable modes? Why not an I6 that has the ability to shut down 2 cyls all together for economy - run 6 if they want performance. Would be an interesting concept to have a car with say 3 or 4 settings where you can control your own economy / performance level. Seems like it would appeal to a wider demographic.
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you can get anything you want faster, better, or cheaper. Pick any 2.
Added complexity...cost...more stuff to go wrong...slipping rollout dates...too hard to explain the system to J.Q. Public (look @ the HAH sales)... I can see the executives' eyes rolling back in their heads at the meeting that presented all these "what if" possibilities.
Ideally we would get a "cafeteria hybrid" that we could tailor on the fly. But anything that tries to be everything to everyone winds up doing nothing for anyone, and probably breaks along the way. So we get compromises instead that at least do something for many.
The ideal can be achieved in limited circumstances, but at what cost in capital, talent, and time; given limited reservoirs of each.