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Technology under discussion (6) - would less/different technology be more?

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Created on August 2, 2020

Text:

Gerhard Schütz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Opel / PSA

Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

Opel / PSA

Bruno von Rotz

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Opel GT (1968) - "only flying is more beautiful"

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Morgan Plus 4 - Lightweight construction as a strategy

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Morgan 4-4 (1961) - with four-cylinder engine

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Morgan 4-4 1600 Roadster (1968) - at an exhibition

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Maserati Mistral 3500 GT 2 Posti Coupé (1963) - elegant coupé, designed by Pietro Frua

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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super (1963) - the easiest way to drive a Giulia

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Lotus Elan 1600 (1963) - shown at the Earls Court Motor Show 1963

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Lotus Elan (1963) - sectional drawing and sleeping eyes

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Lotus Elan S3 (1965) - the coupé next to the Cabriolet S2

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Lotus Elan S4 (1969) - as Coupé and Cabriolet

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Lotus Elan Sprint (1972) - as a two-tone coupé

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BMW i8 (2016) - "The joy of driving" in the electric age - at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

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Summary

The days of simply built cars are long gone; modern vehicles may be safer and faster, but they are also significantly heavier, more complex and less approachable. Does the joy of driving increase when you can reach speeds of 300 km/h but have hardly any control over the technology? The buddies Exbert and Albert are not so sure and so nightmares, thoughts in the shower and in the beach bar finally lead to a call for renunciation.

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

More is not always better. This is not a new thought for the technology enthusiast Exbert, but his buddy Albert seems to think along similar lines. Exbert: I had a bad dream yesterday. Must have been the heat. I was driving on the highwaysomewhere in eastern Germany. I wanted to get to Görlitz, on the Oder-Neisse cycle path. A heavy SUV came speeding along... Albert: When did you start cycling? E: Oh, you don't even know that yet. I now have a trailer coupling on my Morgan ... A: Trailer coupling? On the Morgan?! On your fifty-year-old Plus 4? E: Don't get upset. Detachable, of course.

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