dj.ctwatt

I too agree. . . I think the next trend will follow Europe and Asia, fun, practical, small vehicles. . . ie Scion. Notice the huge numbers of the vehicles being introduced. . . new Audi A3, BMW 1 series, Smart, Mini Cooper, VW Beatle, Ford Focus, the list goes on and on. These cars may not suite a Lexus buyers tastes, but I gaurantee you that this will be the new trend. I'd put money on it. Or course it'll probably only stick to the coasts. . .

mmarshall

SC400-V8 hit the #1 reason why the import tuning fad may NOT die out, but why, in general, speeding WILL.

Congestion.

In more and more areas it is just becoming physically impossible most of the time ( besides being unsafe ) to do triple-digit speeds. And you certainly can't do stop-light drags when you have stoplights and 4-way stop signs every block. And, last, speeding tickets are going to become prohibitively expensive....along with more and more places outlawing radar detectors. My home state of VA outlaws them now....with NO warnings.

flipspeed

i think the new fad in a decade or so are kit cars. the import trend right now is basically trying to make production cars look and feel more like race cars with the carbon fiber wings, lightweight rims, stiffer suspension, etc. hell, why not go for a real race car... that's also street legal! i'd have a corolla for a beater and one of these...