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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
- Message-ID: <bob1.728066217@cos>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 16:36:57 GMT
- References: <1993Jan24.141549.16369@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <krothman.727889636@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> <1993Jan25.170828.3532@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> <C1FJxL.2rz@ssesco.com> <C1G4G3.113@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In <C1G4G3.113@news.cso.uiuc.edu> bsmg9810@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Bhaskar S.Manda) writes:
-
- >nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
-
- >>Ken Rothman <krothman.727987654@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> writes:
- >>> With all the advances in aerodynamics and ergonomics in design in the past ten
- >>> years (mostly on the part of European and Japanese makers), this beast is an
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- >>Apparently the Ford Taurus had little influence on the shape of cars today.
- >>In my opinion there is no car that has had a greater influence on the vast
- >>improvements of aerodynamics than the Taurus.
-
- >>--
- >>William R. Nau
-
- >Before we go overboard on this, recall that even the Eagle Premier
- >has a drag coefficient that bests that of the Ford Taurus.
- >Speaking subjectively, I think the Taurus ranks right up there with the
- >Caprices and Roadmasters, surpassed only by the Sable in ughness. Atleast
- >the Caprice looks impressive or at least deterring as a cop car.
-
- Well, I sure hope the police get special suspension put on them. The
- Caprices that I've seen driving around this area wallow about like
- a hippo in the mud.
-
- But for cars that have been hit with an ugly stick, the whole Toyota
- line gets my vote. Look like the designers were just introduced to
- a draughtsman's set of french curves and went nuts.
-
- >The profile of the Taurus, especially the lines of the rear doors, is the
- >mark of a design team in an unholy hurry.
-
- Yeah, but can those suckers move. I live up a twisting two-lane rural
- highway, and if I can get to the head of the line, like driving up
- it fast. A week ago, I passed this Taurus wagon on one of the two
- spots where it is legal to pass, and booted the Probe up the road.
- Must have upset him, but I sure couldn't lose him on curves, hills,
- nowhere.
-
- >Well anyway, the first thing I said here is not subjective.
-
- >Bhaskar
-
- Bob.
-