My quarter-life crisis vehicle had 2 wheels rather than 4. But for the money, there was nothing on 4 wheels that could touch it. Plus there was so much pretty hardware to look at (i.e., the cast- and extruded-aluminum frame) and listen to (like the gear-driven cams). Man, I miss that bike.
Absolutely true. But if the affordable cars are uncompetitive (in terms of build quality, reliability, features, performance, etc.), then the halo cars don't matter, because the bread-and-butter cars still won't sell. And even worse, if the bread-and-butter cars are really crappy, they will damage the image of the…
As much as I admire Maximum Bob's car-guy spirit, and I acknowledge that he has been the driving force behind some of GM's more fun to drive products, he wasn't exactly GM's savior now, was he? I know it's akin to heresy among Jalops to criticize Lutz, but I'm not so sure that bringing him back would be a smart move.
While you're correct that the W168 A-class was launched before the Fit, that one actually looked like a Mercedes. The W169, on the other hand, came out in 2004—3 years after the Fit. And it looks remarkably like a Fit, rather than a Mercedes. Go figure.
Remember when the Japanese used to copy Mercedes? Now Mercedes is copying Honda. I swear, for a second, I thought I was looking at the ass end of a Fit.
Great idea! Tell you what—you give me a 250 GTO, and I will build you the best 240Z replica you have ever seen— I guarantee you will not be able to distinguish it in any way from the real thing. I'll even disguise the V12 so that it looks, sounds, and feels exactly like an emissions-controlled L24. It'll be…
Drainage! Drainage, Saudi Arabia. Drained dry. I'm so sorry. Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I... drink... your... milkshake! I drink it up!
Interesting choice. It's funny to look back now at the things we considered so cutting-edge then. With Ford, I remember the prevalence of the "aircraft-style doors" (where the door frames curved up smoothly into the rain-gutterless roof) which featured first on the T-Bird, followed by the Tempo, the Taurus, etc. It…
Although there are many good answers, for me, it's got to be the Citroen Traction Avant. It pointed the way toward monocoque construction and front-wheel-drive some 40-odd years before such features became mainstream.
I'm not sure I buy the physics involved in the scenario proposed by that simulation. I don't see how the guardrail could "curl" as it begins to penetrate the front of the car, but then straighten back out and push straight through the passenger compartment.
Maybe, maybe not. At the risk of greatly oversimplifying, there are two ways for a car company to maximize profit:
"The safety and security of all Chrysler Group employees is our first priority," a Chrysler spokesperson said in a prepared statement.
Given Lotus' longstanding fancy for names that begin with E, together with its newfound love for all things large and heavy, perhaps its next model should be the Eschrichtius Robustus.
'59 Volvo Duett: 70-ish?
This isn't the comment of the day. This is the comment of the whole effin' week!
That's right. Feel it.
The QOTD asks what *new* car, which makes it significantly more difficult, as the most logical answer is, of course, my old Volvo 240 wagon (a/k/a "the answer to everything").
@ret3: Maybe Dirk Diggler should have traded in his sweet Vette for a Cimarron?
