Bye Bye Big Three?

rmchrgr said
You know, I actually had that in one of my posts, but I censored it because of the **** storm I thought it would create. Oh well.

Well you know as well as anyone, I have never been one to be intimidated by the gathering of brown storm clouds. I do my research and I speak my mind.

Still, UAW or not we need to have more inspired designs coming out of the design studios rather than trying to imitate the boring Japanese economy model. The G8 GT sedan and the new Malibu are OK. Why is the G8 GT NOT a 2 door? Drives me CRAZY.

I think some of the best and most unique designs in recent history have come right out of the Chrysler/Dodge line.

Does anyone else like the wheels of the car pushed all the way out? What about cab-forward designs? It's all about aerodynamics these days.

Cab-forward and pushing the wheels out was an ingenious way to greatly improve handling stability and interior room. That will never go away.

Everything is an aerodynamic, plastic blob and the wheels have no dish. It's depressing. I don't ever remember cars being so indistinct and uninspiring.

Have you even seen the Charger/300/Magnum line? What about the Challenger and the Mustang?

There has to be a way to design an economical car that is actually cool. How did he WRX get so popular? It's just a shitbox Impreza with a turbo! Where does American car design fail where Japanese and German cars succeed?

The WRX succeeds because of performance. The SRT-4 was a huge hit too and it was just a nasty neon. Every one we sold went for sticker or more.