The point?  What would some men and Jeremy Clarkson have to drool over?!

I suppose decent acceleration is useful should you find yourself in a tight spot, but I don't know why some cars are made to have very high top speeds apart from being flashy and appealing to boy / men racers.  The number of times some of my male friends brag about doing high speeds over a ton along dual carriageways etc. .......... I just think of them as describable by a 4 letter word.  People who drink over the limit and drive, even worse.  Some people need fixing.