[Lafourche1]

Simply put the times are (have) a changin'. Trucks, SUVs and cross-overs are where the money is made for every manufacturer, even Porsche. Lamborghini and Ferrari have SUVs out or due to come out shortly. I got convulsions just typing that last sentence. Remember the furor over the BMW SUV, years back. Sacrilege. Now it supports the company.

The younger demographic is not attracted to performance cars. Yes, there is a certain group that lean towards performance imports, but rarely do we embrace them into our car culture. The rest are forced to buy functional, cheap vehicles because of student debt, low wages and fear of uncertain futures. Many (my daughter is part of this group) do not want children. She is not alone.

I've written this before. I am fairly active in the local car culture. I go to cruise-ins. I track my car. I even make the odd trip to the drag strip. I have a Medicare card in my wallet. I am not old in my car group