Why?
There is so much more to the joy of driving a car, than driving it hard as you describe.
That is for an example to do 80km/h (legal speed limit in DK) at a twisty country road, and just feel how the car handles.
Another example is the sheer joy of simply driving a car you love.
For me the Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI is my dream car (the T16 being the ultimate). I have no plans to test it's 0-100 time, breaking the speed limit or driving the gears out. But still, i know i will enjoy that car every time i drive it, especially small trips on country roads, will give me a grin on my face so people confuse me of Jack Nicholson as the Joker.
But not to hijack more of Whiteballz thread, i think a major part of our difference in this matter, is our origins car history
. (Europeans stereotypical liking small quick handling cars, and Americans stereotypical liking bigger more brutal "drag" cars)