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...Because we can. Let's face it, the modern highway system was designed for high speed and modern cars have evolved to the point that most everyone feels safe driving seventy or eighty miles per hour. That's the reason for speed climbing and when all the traffic is ignoring the posted speed limits, enforcement is futile and arbitrary - and mostly to collect revenue, anyway.
Enforcing an artificial limit just would create bottlenecks and even more traffic jams. So the future will bring extremely aerodynamic cars capable of cruising all day at a hundred with excellent fuel economy. I see ecomodding as a means to a performance end, not just a lifestyle choice. I could see having a brutally fast hypercar in the stable and next to it an ultra-lightweight aero 100mpg car. Both have their place and reason for being. Just don't expect everyone to go along with computer driven jelly beans speed limited to 55.
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