two killed testing hellcat

With the highway speed limits holding at around 70 MPH for the last 50 years or so, sometimes I wonder about the prudence of so much horsepower in a street licensed/driven vehicle. I know the under-powered Volkswagen Beetle back in the 60's/70's seemed to cruise around at about 60 MPH (always seen 'em in the slow lane) and could have used a little more torque, but now, things are getting a little over the top.