I don't wanna "pimp my ride", so I'm only looking for what the manufacturer offers
. Plus, you can't really make up for small cylinder capacity, I read.
The whole "more PS than you need" thing is a good point. Although I agree, we should take a step back. Who really needs more than let's say, 60-100hp depending on the weight of your car (which should ideally depend on how many passengers you are able to take in). You'll reach a nice travelling speed pretty soon and for anything inside of town it's totally sufficient. The desire for more power is mainly initiated by some guy next to you in a faster car. So you think "my next car is totally gonna humiliate his car!". And so it goes on, until some crazy dude finally gets this hellcat machine. Insanity! 700-800hp, jesus christ...never heard of that murder weapon before.
However, I believe the time of combustion engines will end soon. I'm totally fine with an electric engine but they need to fix certain aspects before those things become a real alternative. That being:
1. How far you can go with a 100% loaded battery
2. How long it takes to load your battery
3. Price (I think they'll be affordable as soon as they start producing more and more)
Currently an electric ride is something only for people who go from A to B and both have a loading station and at both places you spend enough time to let it load enough to get back...oh, and for people with lots of money, of course.