well put!

why do they keep making this thing bigger and bigger each year?

It doesn't matter whether young buyers have the credit or not...when they get older and do have credit/money, this ain't the poster car for them anyway...If I had $60k to spend in a car I'd get the new M3. Who cares if it's slower than this, it's more of a complete package

A computer controlled robot would also be faster...why not propose that? If going fast is the main driver of your fun, go ride a roller coaster. As others have said, it's about the fun of doing it yourself rather than going fast. Everyone knows DCTs and the like are faster, it's not the point, and I'll rant forever…

i think a computer designs these:take the average width that "marketing studies show", take the average height, headlights, grille, bumper, hood, etc....use a really complex weighting formula and voilaa! a honda accord