Vehicles of the Night

   Supercars, cars that the majority of us will never see and an even smaller group will ever drive. Why? Why should cars that cost an arm and a leg to buy, stay behind closed doors? My favorite thing to do in the world is to spot a supercar. Seeing a Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Murcielago, or a Ford GT makes the entire month special. It pains me to know that the predominance of supercars will to spend the majority of their life in garages. Supercars 

offer individuals a connection that runs deeper than money. They’re like good food when you’ve been eating rice and beans. They slap you across the face, warm your soul, and for a moment, make you forget about everything else.

   The other thing that supercars do really well is creating new technology that trickles down to affordable cars. Advancements in technology, such as paddle shifters, were first seen in Formula One cars. They then made there way into the supercar genre. More recently, paddle shifters have made their way into mass production vehicles. While older supercar technology makes it way into mass production vehicles, by no means are supercars becoming vehicles similar to the Honda Accord or Nissan Altima.

   Will there ever be a day when commuter cars encompass the majority of supercar traits? Chris Burdick at Automoblog.net believes so. “Yes, similar to how racing technology trickles down into consumer and performance cars. It’s a great thing.” This is how auto manufacturers get an upper hand on the rest of the field. By using technology from previous supercars, car manufacturers are able to incorporate the best of the automotive field to commuter cars. Commuter cars have similar technology and abilities of supercars of the past. Ask anyone and they’ll say that’s a good thing.