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Saturday, 14 June 2025

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End of the road for noisy boy racers? Car makers are axing their beloved hot hatches to go electric

The days of noisy boy racers flying past in souped-up cars with offensively loud exhaust pipes look numbered.

That's because their beloved 'hot hatches' are accelerating towards demise as car makers cull them from their ranges as part of their transitions to electric vehicles.



Oh I don't know, I've seen plenty of lunatic driving in electric cars, the noise may come later.

Fake exhausts which emit a loud electric crackling noise from hidden speakers perhaps, or a siren-like whine under full acceleration. There are always possibilities.

7 comments:

James Higham said...

What's going to be fun is when driverless cars compete in edge of town drag races at night.

A K Haart said...

James - while strictly observing speed limits, stop signs, traffic lights and constantly sending driving data to the data centre. What fun life will be.

Sam Vega said...

"Siri, drive my car like a 17 year-old in his mate's mum's BMW..."

microdave said...

While strictly observing speed limits"

I remember reading last year how a US Sheriff was bitterly complaining about the drop in revenue from speeding tickets after one of the Big Tech companies started trialling driverless cars in his area...

A K Haart said...

Dave - things seem to be going that way so they will have to find other ways to sting motorists. Going too slowly perhaps.

Bucko said...

Or a loud beeping, low battery warning

A K Haart said...

Sam - "Sorry Sam, I can't do that, would you prefer some music instead?"

Bucko - yes, it could be made to sound like dying gasps - "Power... power..."