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[QUOTE=jamesqf;313262]You could likewise argue that only a small fraction of commuters need the ability to go from 0 to 70, as most are stuck in stop & go traffic :-)
FTM, why should commuting be the standard by which cars are judged?
Manufacturers use market data to make decisions about what to offer. The 0-70 figure reflects a balance of capacity and dead weight. That's the same decision Honda made with the 1st gen Insight. Based on the fuel economy numbers produced by them even 6 years after production stopped, compared to everything made from 2006 to the new 2013 models, the Insight is still number 1.
0-70 is the amount of speed you can achieve legally in the US, with few exceptions. If you want more increase the storage, reduce it for less. Climbing mountainous areas actually allows for better efficiency than flat land constant speed driving. The same storage capacity would allow you to travel close to 1 mile on stored energy alone at speeds of 50 MPH average.
I wonder what the Audi system would be capable of in acceleration and constant speed distance travelled in a 2500 pound sedan.
regards
Mech
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