Recent media coverage, including this Fast Company article and a National Public Radio segment, bemoan the demise of the glorified car culture. People of all ages are keeping their cars longer and driving less, while 16-year olds are more content to let someone else get behind the wheel. Pundits fault everything from the high cost of gas and cars to changing social mores in the digital age. Meantime the automobile industry is committed to inject new excitement into the driving experience....