The 2010s saw a significant rise in kerb weights and bhp figures.
Despite increasing emissions and safety regulations, the decade still produced many thrilling cars.
The 2000s felt like a goldilocks period for the performance car, a moment of coincidence between minimal regulation and increasing technological innovation.
The result was a decade of cars that were bigger, heavier, more powerful, and more complex, but sometimes at the expense of personality and dynamics.
This era marked the beginning of the development of today's high-performance hybrid cars.
Author's summary: The 2010s was a decade of powerful and complex cars.