Originally Posted by DdDd
Everything Tesla related...
20 yrs from now most Motörheads will be dead. The people you're thinking to replace them don't have any interest in cars, lease with no passion and have no idea how to open a hood.
Within two decades everything will be electrified, possibly not using batteries. There will be as much interest in the ICE as we have in steam engines today. Just an esoteric technology from a bygone era.
For the time being I am enjoying my pentastar though.
I wouldn't say most will be dead. I'm a millennial, and there are quite a few gear heads my age, they just are a different type. My dad's generation had nice old Chevys and stuff from their childhood they would restore and drive 3 times a year to car shows. People from my generation are about horsepower, tuning, building, etc. Mainly because most stuff isn't built to last like the old cars were. I have quite a few automotive enthusiast friends, and none of us go to car shows. We like going to driving events, working on our cars, driving them on cruises, etc. There were a lot of people back in the day that had no interest in cars, just like there are today.
I think a lot of the engines admired in the future will be for their tune-ability, like the BMW B58. Electric has it's own great advantages like instant torque, but it can't replace the sound and feel of an ICE. The car guys I know who own a Tesla usually also own an ICE vehicle for fun like a Mustang or Vette.