What’s the advantage of a over an 1000hp sedan? That’s a ‘change’ vs norm in the luxury sedan category. Can you list the precise advantages if you don’t categorize is as ‘dumb’?
For the record-I classify ‘change’ as ‘potential progress.’ Per my profesional experience and observation.
There were people who thought replacing V8s with forced induction engines with less cylinders were ‘dumb.’ Those earlier engines did suffer from turbo lag, carbon buildup etc. But such is progress and transition.
There were those who thought carbon ceramic brakes were ‘dumb’. As of today, there still exists a delta in which a properly set up six piston braking system and pads will match the performance of the former for most users.
There were those who thought cruise control was ‘dumb’ and dangerous-an earlier innovation not coincidentally to process (time/refinement/customer adaptation etc). There was a spike in deaths at times with the varying levels of added autonomy to cruise control.
Such is progress. There are some (most) that lament changes that don’t line up with their perspective bias.
My inherit bias as a someone who works in the industry is that I’m aware of the process of industrial design and automotive design on quite a few levels. There is a tremendous amount of planning, engineering, data, discussion and validation that goes into the creation of every part within an automobile, which add up into the thousands vs other disciplines, like CP (consumer products, even though the modeling of some detergent bottles are pretty sublime).
Most consumers who actually care enough about a, um, consumerable will fall into a few vocal camps. I know that from a historical perspective, consumers will complain and adapt. Such is life. But the value I’m attempting to bring onto this platform is an insight into how things actually work within the industry and I stand by my assertion that the OP ‘scientific’ approach was bias driven more than process driven. Your free to scan this thread for his/her responses to those challenges. All have been literally challenged those points with data.
The response ‘I’m not buying it’.
If that brings value to you, that’s awesome. But again, that doesn’t have to be accepted/agreed upon by all. But outside of validation of bias, what other value is that bringing to this discussion?