BjoernB:
I am the other way : if I have a true-sports car - I don't need it for a family car as no car with 1800 kgs plus feels just close to a true sports car - hence is a pure ego thing for me. I rather enjoy a high milage/liter consumption in comfort. Also when you change back to a sportscar it feels massively different which is big joy. I never understood people having a big SUV with lots of hp and a similar car sitting a bit lower doing similar performance....
I actually see it the other way around: Why would someone drive a fast sports car but rely on comfort and high mileage on the family car? You either are what you are or not, there is no switching between driving modes. I drive all my cars the same way, as fast as possible, no matter where (of course within the legal limits). This is me. Driving in the US or in other European countries with a rental car is a pain in the a.. for me but I do my best to enjoy these cars too whenever possible.
I would get so bored in a normal car, take my wife's X3 35d for example. This car does 0-100 kph in 5.1 seconds and 0-200 kph in 24 seconds (according to a review). This is not a slow car but I drove it at it's limit and I was so bored. Not only talking about straight line but curves too (my wife was making fun of me all the time because I was bickering all the time how crappy her car is).
You should have seen me in my Smart (had one for the business a couple of years ago): I was driving this car like crap, my son was always making fun that the car is going to flip over (it didn't, don't worry). This wasn't a car, this was a disease, never again.
Sorry I have a different view on cars but for me, cars need to be fun. I cannot have fun in a car because it is comfortable or has a low fuel consumption, I have to drive the crap out of it. The only time I enjoy (sometimes) a comfortable ride is when I am tired from work. Even then, I drive in sport mode with the sport exhaust active because this is the most relaxing thing for me...the throttle response and the exhaust sound.
To each his own I guess.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Turbo S, Porsche Boxster S (981), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014), BMW X3 35d (2013)