Title of article = stone age thinking. Advances in vehicle suspension technology would be a welcome change after the last 2 decades of electronics bloat.
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@Shadowguitar: When has Ford done the smart thing? Thousands of FoMoCo fans are still waiting for the Focus RS, but our friends in Dearborn think that their venerable horse/snake-mobiles handle well enough.
oh my, what a great plan - keep the remaining overhead dead wood, fire the last & most experienced production staff, find minimum wage slaves to assemble parts in a location where fewer bathroom breaks are necessary and "on-the-job safety" means you've paid off the local warlord/gang/political party/government thugs.
@KillerBRacing: Indeed, sounds like a waste of money to me. The engineering and model development isn't going to change, only the hood ornament and marketing materials. Increased overhead costs for zero practical vehicle benfit.
There is no such thing as "best". And even if you formulated a contrived situation to judge one car more worthy than another, you'd still not encompass the best vehicles for every situation. Often the most desirable vehicle for a policeman is a horse or a bike, NOT a car.
@nollid51: America's farms are full of cute little diesels.
@MrHowser, now with more job!: You guessed it right.
@CJinSD: Well, technically, TR3-A is right. Those "artificially high gasoline prices" fund things that Americans have to pay for out of their own pockets, higher education and healthcare being two noteable items. Because of this, Europeans tend to have more leisure time, health, and late-life resources.
@petersterncan: good point!
@Glenfiddich is good: Thanks for doing your part to keep the average up!
Urban warfare? I guess it depends if you want to win, or if you just want to blunder around for several years trading casualties. A-10 would be a good choice, but I'm partial to the good old F-18.
I disagree about the exploitation bent that you give this article on Saturn. Yes, it indeed was GM's grand plan to undercut the power of the union, but nobody was exploited in the process. The production bonuses were fair and, arguably, resulted in a more efficient factory —- up until 1996, when GM didn't invest a…
carryover chassis is disappointing. Sure, the capability is there, but you can't tell me there isn't some improvement to be had. At least replace some cheap heavy 1020 steel parts for some refined 4340 steel — those steel mfrs are looking for any contract they can get.
@duurtlang: sales for the BMW 3-series Touring speak for itself. It is indeed a superb touring car, but it's inexplicably devoid of the sportiness that BMW used to have in all their cars pre-Bangle, pre-V8 engines in the 3-series, way back before it was fashionable for BMWs to be overweight. Once Audis were the…
@Joshman Raffles Avenue: companies like Toyota and VW did not get to be the biggest & most profitable car manufacturers on the planet by concentrating only on vehicles with 2, 4, and 5 doors.
Great car. Bad investment.